Cable
Type
Max. Length
Connector
10BASE-T
Cat. 3, 4, 5100-ohm
UTP 100 m (328 ft)
RJ-45
100BASE-TX
Cat. 5 100-ohm UTP
100 m (328 ft)
RJ-45
100BASE-FX
core multimode fiber (MMF)
2 km (1.24 miles)
SC or ST
50/125 or 62.5/125 micron
6.2 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Pin Assignments
With 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T cable, pins 1 and 2 are used for transmitting data, and pins 3 and 6 for
receiving data.
RJ-45 Pin Assignments
Pin Number
Assignment
1 Tx+
2 Tx-
3 Rx+
6 Rx-
Note:
"+" and "-" signs represent the polarity of the wires that make up each wire pair.
All ports
itch
automati
operation, yo
raight-t
all network connections to PCs or servers, or to other switches or hubs. In straight-through cable, pins 1,
2, 3, and 6, at one end of
cabl
ght through to pi 1, 2, 3 and 6 at the other end
of the cable
table
w sho
SE-TX MDI and MDI-X port pin outs.
on this sw
support
c MDI/MDI-X
u can use st
hrough cables for
the
e, are connected strai
ns
. The
belo
ws the 10BASE-T/ 100BA
Pin MDI-X
Signal Name
MDI Signal Name
1
Receive Data plus (RD+)
Transmit Data plus (TD+)
2
Receive Data minus (RD-)
Transmit Data minus (TD-)
3
Transmit Data plus (TD+)
Receive Data plus (RD+)
6
Transmit Data
e Data
D-)
minus (TD-)
Receiv
minus (R
