Intel 100BASE-TX manual Physical Configuration Guidelines, Making Connections to 100BASE-T Ports

Physical

Configuration

Guidelines

This chapter describes

∙Making connections to ports on the Express hub.

∙Verifying the installation.

∙The unit numbering convention.

∙Typical 100BASE-T network configurations.

Making Connections to 100BASE-T Ports

This section provides the information you need to know before you connect cables to the 100BASE-T ports on the hub and the optional 100BASE-T Media Adapters and 100BASE-T Host Modules. This information covers the following topics:

∙Making decisions about your network configuration

∙Ensuring your network devices are configured for 100 Mbps operation

This section also provides information about making cable connections to 100BASE-T ports on the Express hub.

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