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Cables and Antennas
Ethernet Cables
The APN-210N WLAN AP has standard Ethernet ports. According to the link type, the AP
use CAT 3, 4, 5,5e UTP cables to connect to any other network device (PCs, servers, switches,
routers, or hubs). Please refer to the following table for cable specifications.
Cable Types and Specifications
Cable
Type
Max. Length
Connector
10BASE-T
Cat. 3, 4, 5 100-ohm
UTP 100 m (328 ft)
RJ-45
100BASE-TX
Cat. 5 100-ohm UTP
UTP 100 m (328 ft)
RJ-45
10BaseT/100BaseTX Pin Assignments
With 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T cable, pins 1 and 2 are used for transmitting data, and pins 3
and 6 are used for receiving data.
RJ-45 Pin Assignments
Pin Number
Assignment
1
TD+
2
TD-
3
RD+
4
Not used
5
Not used
6
RD-
7
Not used
8
Not used
The APN-210N AP support auto MDI/MDI-X operation. You can use a straight-through
cable to connect PC and AP. The following table below shows the 10BASE-T/
100BASE-TX MDI and MDI-X port pin outs.
MDI/MDI-X pins assignment
Pin Number
MDI port
MDI-X port
1
TD+(transmit)
RD+(receive)
2
TD-(transmit)
RD-(receive)
3
RD+(receive)
TD+(transmit)
