Connection Guidelines
General
•The 470T switch is can auto-negotiate port duplex. It can operate at half-duplex or full-duplex at 100Mbps, and full-duplex at 1000Mbps. The switch matches the highest possible speed (up to 1000Mbps) of an attached device.
•The 470F operates at full-duplex and at 1000Mbps.
Cabling
•Use Category 5 unshielded, twisted-pair (CAT 5 UTP) cable to connect 1000Mbps or 100Mbps devices to the switch.
•Limit the cable length between devices to 100 meters (330 feet) for copper wire.
•Use a straight-through cable to connect the switch to a server or workstation.
•To connect to another switch or hub, use a crossover cable.
Straight-through vs. Crossover Cables
Switch ports are wired MDI-X, so use a straight-through cable to connect to a workstation or server (network adapter cards are wired MDI). To connect to another MDI-X port, use a crossover cable. The following pin arrangements are for the switch’s Ethernet port and the typical RJ-45 connector. The wiring diagrams illustrate how to wire a straight-through and crossover cable for 100Mbps and 1000Mbps devices.
Straight-Through UTP cable (100Mbps)
Switch (MDI-X) | Adapter (MDI) |
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