5100G Cable Connection

The 5100G adapter has one RJ-45 connector used for attaching the server to an Ethernet twisted pair copper segment. The port is auto-negotiating and supports full-duplex operation.

1.Prepare an appropriate cable.

The following table lists cable characteristics required for connecting to 10/100/100 Base-T ports:

10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications

Port Type

Connector

Media

 

Maximum

 

Distance

 

 

 

 

10Base-T

RJ-45

Cat. 3, 4 or 5 UTP 100

Meters

100/1000Base-T

RJ-45

Cat. 5 UTP

100

Meters

Table 7: 10/100/1000BASE-T Cable Specifications

2.Connect one end of the cable to the ITI-5100G/GF adapter.

3.Connect the other end of the cable to a Gigabit Ethernet network port.

Note: The adapter port LEDs are not functional (they will not reflect port link or data status) until the adapter driver software is installed.

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