Kingston Technology KNS1600 manual Using a Straight-Through Cable, Using a Crossover Cable

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The following diagrams show the relationship between cable type and which UTP port connector to use. To verify the pin wiring of your UTP cable, see “Appendix A Pin Assignments.”

Using a Straight-Through Cable

Use the port

labeled when connecting to a network card or other MDI device.

Use the port

labeled when connecting to a hub or other MDI- X device.

Using a Crossover Cable

Use the port

labeled when connecting to a network card or other MDI device.

Use the port

labeled when connecting to a hub or other MDI- X device.

Notes on MDI and MDI-X

MDI (Media Dependent Interface) is the standard that defines the mechanical and electrical configuration of a UTP port. For any two devices to communicate with each other on the network, the transmitter of one device must be connected to the receiver of the other device. This can be achieved by using a crossover cable, or by using the MDI-X port, which implements the crossover internally.

Ports 1 through 15, like all normal hub ports, are configured as MDI-X. Port 16 supports both MDI and MDI-X configurations. All NICs (Network Interface Cards) and Router ports are usually by default configured MDI.

Note: Do not use both ports labeled port 16, only one connection can be used.

Port 16	Port	For connection to	For connection to a NIC
	Config	another hub (MDI-X)	or router (MDI)
	MDI-X	Use cross-over cable	Use straight-through cable
	MDI	Use straight-through cable	Use cross-over cable

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