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LGB1108A Quick Start Guide
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Chapter 9: Cabling
Straight-Through Wiring
If the twisted-pair cable is to join two ports and only one of the ports has an internal crossover (MDI-X), the two pairs of wires
must be straight-through. (When auto-negotiation is enabled for any RJ-45 port on this 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.
Figure 9-2. Straight-through wiring: EIA/TIA 586B RJ-45 wiring standard 10BASE-TX / 100BASE-T straight-through cable.
Crossover Wiring
If the twisted-pair cable is to join two ports and either both ports are labeled with an “X” (MDI-X) or neither port is labeled with
an “X” (MDI), a crossover must be implemented in the wiring. (When autonegotiation is enabled for any RJ-45 port on this
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.
Figure 9-3. Crossover wiring: EIA/TIA 586B RJ-45 wiring standard 10BASE-TX / 100BASE-T crossover cable.
1000BASE-T Pin Assignments
All 1000BASE-T ports support automatic MDI/MDI-X operation, so you can use straight-through cables for all network
connections to PCs or servers, or to other switches or hubs. The table below shows the 1000BASE-T MDI and MDI-X port
pinouts. These ports require that all four pairs of wires be connected. Note that for 1000BASE-T operation, all four pairs of wires
are used for both transmit and receive. Use 100-ohm Category 5, 5e or 6 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or shielded twisted-pair
(STP) cable for 1000BASE-T connections. Also be sure that the length of any twisted-pair connection does not exceed 100 meters
(328 feet).