SMC Networks SMC8126PL2-F manual Straight-ThroughWiring, Crossover Wiring, MDI Signal Name

B Cables

Table B-1 10/100BASE-TX MDI and MDI-X Port Pinouts

Pin	MDI Signal Name	MDI-X Signal Name
1	Transmit Data plus (TD+)	Receive Data plus (RD+)
2	Transmit Data minus (TD-)	Receive Data minus (RD-)
3	Receive Data plus (RD+)	Transmit Data plus (TD+)
6	Receive Data minus (RD-)	Transmit Data minus (TD-)
4,5,7,8	Not used	Not used

Note: The “+” and “-” signs represent the polarity of the wires that make up each wire pair.

Straight-Through Wiring

If the twisted-pair cable is to join two ports and only one of the ports has an internal crossover (MDI-X), the two pairs of wires must be straight-through. (When auto-negotiation is enabled for any RJ-45 port on these switches, you can use either straight-through or crossover cable to connect to any device type.)

You must connect all four wire pairs as shown in the following diagram to support Gigabit Ethernet connections.

EIA/TIA 568B RJ-45 Wiring Standard 10/100BASE-TX Straight-through Cable

White/Orange Stripe

Orange

	1	White/Green Stripe	1
End A	2		2
	3	Blue	3
	4		4
	5	White/Blue Stripe	5
	6	Green	6
	7		7
	8	White/Brown Stripe	8

End B

Brown

Figure B-2 Straight-through Wiring

Crossover Wiring

If the twisted-pair cable is to join two ports and either both ports are labeled with an “X” (MDI-X) or neither port is labeled with an “X” (MDI), a crossover must be implemented in the wiring. (When auto-negotiation is enabled for any RJ-45 port on these switches, you can use either straight-through or crossover cable to connect to any device type.)

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