Port Connections, Cables, and Pinout Information
This section explains the device’s physical interfaces, and provides information about port connections. Connector types, ports and cables are summarized in Ports, Connectors, and Cables. Copper Cable and Optical Transceiver Diagnostics are supported.
RJ-45 Connections for 10/100/1000BaseT Ports
The 10/100/1000BaseT ports are copper
To establish a link for the
When selecting cables to connect the device ports to their networking peers, straight through cables must be used to connect the device to a station, and crossover cables must be used to connect one transmission device (switch or hub) to another. Both the straight through and crossover cables are category 5.
After a port is connected, its LINK indication LED is lit.
Table 3-1. Ports, Connectors and Cables
Connector | Port/Interface | Cable |
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10/100/1000BaseT Port | Cat.5 | |
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Table
Pin No | Function |
1TxRx 1+
2TxRx 1-
3TxRx 2+
4TxRx 2-
5TxRx 3+
6TxRx 3-
7TxRx 4+
8TxRx 4-
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