Extron electronic MPX 866 A manual Ethernet Connection, Cabling, RJ-45 connector wiring

Activity Link

LED LED

Ethernet Connection

KLAN port — For IP control of the system, connect the matrix switcher to a PC or to an

Ethernet LAN via this RJ-45 connector. You can use a PC to control the networked switcher with SIS commands from anywhere in the world. You

can also control the switcher from a PC that is running the Extron Matrix Switchers Control Program or has downloaded HTML pages from the switcher.

Link LED indicator — The green (link) LED indicates that the switcher is properly connected to an Ethernet LAN. This LED should light steadily.

Act LED indicator — The yellow (activity) LED indicates transmission of data packets on the RJ-45 connector. This LED should flicker as the switcher communicates.

Cabling

It is vital that your Ethernet cables be the correct cable type and that they be properly terminated with the correct pinout. Ethernet links use Category (CAT) 3, 5e, or CAT 6, unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded twisted pair (STP) cables, terminated with RJ-45 connectors. Ethernet cables are limited to a length of 328 feet (100 m).

NOTES: • Do not use standard telephone cables. Telephone cables do not support Ethernet or Fast Ethernet.

• Do not stretch or bend cables. Transmission errors can occur.

The cable used depends on your network speed. The switcher supports both

10 Mbps (10Base-T — Ethernet) and 100 Mbps (100Base-T — Fast Ethernet), half-duplex and full-duplex Ethernet connections.

zz10Base-T Ethernet requires CAT 3 UTP or STP cable at minimum.

zz100Base-T Fast Ethernet requires CAT 5e UTP or STP cable at minimum.

RJ-45 connector wiring

The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover cable and must be properly terminated for your application (see figure 7).

zzCrossover cable — Direct connection between the computer and the matrix switcher zz Patch (straight) cable — Connection of the matrix switcher to an Ethernet LAN

Pins:

12345678

Insert Twisted

Pair Wires

RJ-45

Connector

Crossover Cable

	End 1	End 2
Pin	Wire color	Wire color
1	White-green	White-orange
2	Green	Orange
3	White-orange	White-green
4	Blue	Blue
5	White-blue	White-blue
6	Orange	Green
7	White-brown	White-brown
8	Brown	Brown
	T568A	T568B

A cable that is wired as T568A at one end and T568B at the other (Tx and Rx pairs reversed) is a "crossover" cable.

Straight-through Cable

	End 1	End 2
Pin	Wire color	Wire color
1	White-orange	White-orange
2	Orange	Orange
3	White-green	White-green
4	Blue	Blue
5	White-blue	White-blue
6	Green	Green
7	White-brown	White-brown
8	Brown	Brown
	T568B	T568B

A cable wired the same at both ends is called a "straight-through" cable, because no pin/pair assignments are swapped.

Figure 7. RJ-45 Connector and Pinout Tables

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