C H A P T E R 1 Intel
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Express 530T Switch Users Guide
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About the 530T Switch
General
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The 530T switch is capable of auto-negotiating port speed and can
operate at 10Mbps or 100Mbps per port. The switch matches the
highest possible speed of an attached device.
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The 530T switch is capable of auto-negotiating port duplex and can
operate at half- or full-duplex.
Cabling
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Use Category 5 or greater unshielded twisted-pair (CAT 5 UTP)
cable when connecting 100Mbps devices to the switch.
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Use Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted-pair (CAT 3, 4, or 5
UTP) cable when connecting 10Mbps devices to the switch.
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Limit the cable length between devices to 100 meters (328 feet).
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Use a straight-through cable to connect the switch to a server or
workstation. For more information on cabling, see pages 7 and 8.
Modules
The 530T switch accepts a Stack Matrix Module to connect with up to
three member switches and an uplink module (Module A) to provide an
additional two Gigabit ports.
The four modules supported by the 530T are:
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Stack Matrix Module (Connects to a maximum of three 535T
[member] switches.) (ES530MSM)
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1000Base-SX (ES530MSX)
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1000Base-LX (ES530MLX)
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100/1000Base-T (ES530MT)
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