40 PowerConnect B-FCX Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Configuring IP addresses
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FIGURE 33 Straight-through cable
Connecting to workstations, servers, or routers
Straight-through UTP cabling is required for direct UTP attachment to workstations, servers, or
routers using network interface cards (NICs).
Fiber cabling is required for direct attachment to Gigabit NICs or switches and routers through fiber
ports. Refer to “Connecting a network device to a fiber port” on page40.

Automatic MDI or MDIX detection

All 10/100 and Gbps Ethernet Copper ports on the devices support automatic Media Dependent
Interface (MDI) and Media Dependent Interface Crossover (MDIX) detection. This feature is
enabled on all 10/100 and Gigabit copper ports by default. For each port, you can disable auto
MDI or MDIX, designate the port as an MDI port, or designate the port as an MDIX port.
For more information about this feature and how configure it, refer to PowerConnect B-FCX Series
Configuration Guide.
Connecting a network device to a fiber port
For direct attachment from the device to a Gbps NIC, switch, or router, using a fiber optic
transceiver, you will need fiber cabling with an LC connector.
To connect the device to another network device using a fiber port, you must do the following tasks:
Install a fiber optic transceiver (XFP, SFP, or SFP+)
Cable the fiber optic transceiver
The following sections describe these tasks.

Fiber Optic transceivers

Table 17 lists supported XFP transceivers (for stacking and non-stacking PowerConnect B-FCX
models). Table 1 8 shows supported SFP and SFP+ transceivers. For information about cabling for
transceivers, see Table 24 .
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10/100BASE-TX Straight-through Cable