Magnum 6K8-Series Industrial Field Switch

Installation and User Guide (04/07)

powered-up device at the other end of the cable) in order for a LK LED to provide valid indications of operating conditions on that port.

2.2.3Eight-Port Copper Module, 6K8-RJ45

The 6K8-Series’s 8-port Copper port module, model 6K8-RJ45, provides eight 10/100Mb switched RJ-45 ports. The 10/100Mb switched ports normally (as a default setting) are independently N-way auto-negotiating, and auto-crossover (MDIX) for operation at 10 or 100Mb speed in full- or half-duplex mode, i.e., each independently selects a mode and speed to match the device at the other end of the twisted pair cable.

(See Section 4.3 for auto-negotiation and MDIX details). The auto-crossover feature will automatically determine the other side of connection to make the connection, and eliminate the need of crossover cable.

On the model 6K8-RJ45 module, there are four LEDs for each port, two in the connector and two separate. The LK (Link) LED indicates, “ready for operation” on that port when lit. The blinking ACT (Activity) LED indicates receiving Activity on that port

when lit. The 10/100 LED

 

 

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indicate full-duplex operation

and OFF to indicate half-duplex mode. A twisted pair cable must be connected into an RJ-45 port and the Link (LK) indicator for that port must be ON (indicating there is a powered-up device at the other end of the cable) in order for a LK LED to provide valid indications of operating conditions on that port.

Using the 6K8-Series (MNS-6K) management software, the user may disable auto-negotiation and fix the desired operation of each RJ-45 port. User may select 10Mb or 100Mb speed and full- or half-duplex mode per-port as per user requirement. (See Magnum MNS-6K Software Manual for details info.).

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GarrettCom manual Eight-Port Copper Module, 6K8-RJ45, When lit. The 10/100 LED Indicates operation at 100Mb