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Cables
Depending on the connection speed, use the proper UTP cables:
Speed
Cables used
Distance
100M
Cat. 5, 5e, or higher grade
100 meters
10M
Cat. 3, 4, 5, 5e, or higher grade 100 meters
Auto-MDI-X Function
An Auto-MDI-X function will automatically detect if a crossover is re-
quired and make the swap of Tx pair and Rx pair internally. With this
function, straight-through cable can be used for any connection. MDI to
MDI-X connection rule is not necessary anymore. In the switches, all TP
ports are equipped with this function. You can use just straight-through
type of cables for all your connections.
3.3 Making Fiber Connection
For different fiber connections, several alternative models can be
selected for different fiber connections. Refer to Section 1.2 for the
model selection.
The following figure illustrates a connection example
between two SC fiber ports:
