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Using a Crossover Cable
When connecting any 10/100 Mbps station port (MDI-X) of other switch or device with
any station port (MDI-X) of Live-FSH16T Fast Ethernet Switch, it is required that you use
a crossover cable.
Fig. 4-2 Connection through Station Port using crossover cable
The LED indicators on Live-FSH16T Fast Ethernet Switch corresponding to the respective
connected port should give the following signals to indicate a proper and functional
connection:
Link/Rx indicators should be ON
100M LED is ON for a 100BASE-TX connection; otherwise it is OFF
FDX/Col LED status will depends on the status of the other connected switch or device
Note: Do not plug a phone jack connector into any RJ-45 port. This may damage the port.
Instead, use only twisted-pair cable with RJ-45 connector that conforms with FCC standards.
Note: Port 16 is shared with the Uplink daisy-chain port, although their pinouts are different. Do
not use both port 16 and the Uplink Port (MDI-II) at the same time.
Note: Make sure each twisted-pair cable does not exceed 100 meters. To connect to another
switch or hub, you may make a connection with station ports (MDI-X) at both ends if you use
crossover cable.
RJ-45 Port Description
RJ-45 station ports (MDI-X) can be attached to any devices, which use a standard network
interface (e.g., a workstation, server, bridge or router). But the Uplink daisy-chain port
(MDI-II) can be cascaded to a station port on similar networking devices (e.g. another
