CABLES
Crossover Wiring
If the twisted-pair cable is to join two ports and either both ports are labeled with an “X” (indicating MDI-X) or neither port is labeled with an “X” (which indicates MDI), a crossover must be implemented in the wiring. (When auto-negotiation is enabled for any RJ-45 port on the switch, 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 Crossover 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 | 
|   |   |   | 
Brown
Figure B-3 Crossover Wiring