Allied Telesis AT-PC232/POE, Installation Manual

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AT-PC232/POE Media Converter Installation Guide
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Type of Cabling
For 10 Mbps, the port requires Category 3 or better 100 ohm shielded or
unshielded twisted pair cabling. For 100 Mbps operation, the port requires
Category 5 or Enhanced Category 5 (5E) 100 ohm shielded or unshielded
twisted pair cabling.
Auto
MDI/MDI-X
The 10/100Base-TX twisted pair port on the AT-PC232/POE Media
Converter is auto-MDI/MDI-X and IEEE 802.3ab-compatible. The port
uses the auto-MDI/MDI-X feature to automatically configure itself as MDI
or MDI-X when connected to an end-node. Consequently, you can use a
straight-through twisted pair cable when connecting any network device to
a port. The Auto MDI/MDI-X feature is always enabled even when the
Auto- Negotiate feature is turned off and the speed and duplex mode on a
port are set manually.
Port Pinouts
For the pinouts of the port when it is operating at 10 or 100 Mbps in the
MDI configuration, refer to Table 11, “MDI Pin Signals (10/100Base-TX)”
page 54. For the pinouts of the port when it is operating in the MDI-X
configuration, refer to Table 12, “MDI-X Pin Signals (10/100Base-TX)”
page 55.