HP J3175A manual Connect the Network Cables, Using RJ-45 Connectors 10 Mbit/s and 100 Mbit/s ports

Installing the Switch 208/224

Installation Steps

6. Connect the Network Cables

Using RJ-45 Connectors (10 Mbit/s and 100 Mbit/s ports)

To connect:

Push the RJ-45 plug into the RJ-45 jack until the tab on the plug clicks into place.

When power is on for the switch and the connected device, the Port LED should light to confirm a powered-on device

(for example, an end node) is at the other end of the cable.

RJ-45 plug

Installing the Switch 208/224

To disconnect:

Press the small tab on the plug and pull the plug out of the jack.

Caution:

Do not connect a 10 Mbit/s network into either of the 100 Mbit/s ports.

Unshielded twisted-pair cable: Category 3, 4, or 5 for 10 Mbit/s ports Category 5 only for 100 Mbit/s ports

Cat 3, 4 maximum distance: 100 meters

Cat 5 maximum distance: 150 meters for 10BT 100 meters for 100BT

100Base-T Xcvr Slot

An optional 100Base-T transceiver module can be installed in the switch’s transceiver (Xcvr) slot to provide additional connectivity choices, including:

HP 100Base-FX Fiber-Optic Transceiver Module (HP J3193B)

Maximum Distance: 1 kilometer

HP 100Base-TX Twisted-Pair Transceiver Module (HP J3192B)

Category 5 maximum distance: 100 meters

See the documentation accompanying the optional transceiver modules for cabling configurations for those modules.

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