C H A P T E R 1 Setting up the Switch

Crossover Button

The 460T switch has a button that toggles port 1 from MDI-X to MDI. With the button depressed (MDI) you can to connect to another switch or a hub without using a crossover cable. For more information, see pages 9-10.

460T Switch Setup

MDI

MDI-X

Intel® Express 460T Standal

MDI

1

2

3

4

MDI-X

Connection Guidelines

General

The 460T switch can auto-negotiate port speed and can operate at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps per port. The switch matches the highest possible speed of an attached device.

The 460T switch can auto-negotiate port duplex and can operate at half- duplex or full-duplex.

Cabling

Use Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (CAT 5 UTP) cable when connecting 100 Mbps devices to the switch.

Use Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted-pair (CAT 3, 4, or 5 UTP) cable when connecting 10 Mbps devices to the switch.

Limit the cable length between devices to 100 meters (330 feet).

Use a straight-through cable to connect the switch to a server or workstation. For more information on cabling, see pages 9 and 10.

To connect to another switch or hub use a crossover cable on any port, or set port 1 to MDI and use a straight-through cable.

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