Figure 3 Rear Panel of the ES-108

RJ-45 Auto-negotiating Ports

Your switch comes with 5 or 8 10Base-T/100Base-TX RJ-45 ports depending on the model of your switch. The auto-negotiation feature allows the switch to detect the speed of incoming transmission and adjust appropriately without manual intervention. It allows data transfers of either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps in either half-duplex or full- duplex mode depending on your Ethernet network.

Auto-sensing MDI/MDIX ports

Each 10Base-T/100Base-TX RJ-45 MDI/MDIX port allows you to connect to a computer or to a hub using either a straight-through or a crossover Ethernet cable.

Rear Panel Ethernet Cable Connections

Use unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded twisted-pair (STP) Ethernet cables for RJ-45 ports. The following table describes the types of network cable used for the different connection speeds.

 

Table 1 Network Cable Types

 

 

 

SPEED

 

NETWORK CABLE TYPE

 

 

 

10 Base-T

 

100Ω 2-pair UTP/STP Category 3, 4 or 5

 

 

 

100 Base-TX

 

100Ω 2-pair UTP/STP Category 5

 

 

 

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