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Installing the Switch
Installation Procedures
Installing the Switch
1. Prepare the Installation Site
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Cabling Infrastructure
- Ensure the cabling infrastructure meets the
necessary network specifications. See the following table for cable types
and lengths, and see appendix B, “Cables and Connectors” for more
information:
Table 2-1.
Summary of Cable Types to Use With the Switch
Port Type
Cable Type
Length Limits
Twisted-Pair Cables
10/100/1000Base-T
For either 10, 100 Mbps, or 1000 Mbps
operation:
Category 5 or better, 100-ohm UTP or shielded
twisted-pair (STP) balanced cable. For
1000 Mbps (gigabit) operation, Category 5E
cabling or better is recommended.
100 meters
Note:
The Switch 2800 Series devices are
compatible with the IEEE 802.3ab standard
including the “Auto MDI/MDI-X” feature,
which allows use of either straight-through or
crossover twisted-pair cables for connecting
to any network devices including end nodes,
such as computers, or to other switches, hubs,
and routers.
Note:
For 1000 Mbps operation, all four wire
pairs are used for data transmission.
