
Chapter 2: System hardware
Ethernet cabling
Drop cable tester
The drop cable tester is an optional item for testing the resistances between the RJ45 pins of the
drop cable (
). Order it by completing the order form on the support website (see
.
Figure 19 Drop cable tester
Indoor Cat5e cable
To connect the PSU to network terminating equipment, use indoor Cat5e cable. The ODU network
connection implements automatic MDI/MDI-X sensing and pair swapping, allowing connection to
networking equipment that requires cross-over cables (MDI-X networks) or straight-through cables
(MDI Networks).
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