3Com 3C13755-US - Router 5642, Installation Manual

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Features Table 11 lists features of the 1-port 10/100 BASE-T SIC.
Front Panel and LEDs Figure 10 illustrates the front panel of the 1-port 10/100 BASE-T SIC.
Figure 10 Front Panel of the 1-Port 10/100 BASE-T SIC
Table 12 lists the status descriptions of the 1-port 10/100 BASE-T SIC LEDs.
Cables 3Com recommends that you use category-5 twisted pair cable to connect the
10BASE-T /100BASE-TX Ethernet interface to the Ethernet, as shown in Figure 11.
Figure 11 Ethernet Cable
Ethernet cables are grouped into two types; standard network cables and
crossover cables:
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Standard network cable, or straight-through cable — The wire sequences of
the twisted pair cable are terminated by RJ-45 connectors at both ends, which
are identical. This cable connects the terminals, such as PCs and routers, to
Table 11 Features of the 1-Port 10/100 BASE-T SIC
Feature Description
Connector type RJ-45
Interface type MDI
Number of connector 1
Cable type Standard Ethernet cable
Operating mode 10/100BASE-T Mbps autosensing
Full- duplex/half-duplex Supported frame format
Ethernet_II Ethernet_SNAP
IEEE 802.2 IEEE 802.3
Supported network protocol IP
Novell IPX
Table 12 1-Port 10/100 BASE-T SIC LEDs
LINK
Off: The link is not connected.
Yellow: The link is connected.
ACT
Off: No data is being transmitted.
Flashing yellow: Data is being Transmitted.