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APPENDIX A NETWORKING CONNECTION
A.1 Switch‘s RJ-45 Pin Assignments
10/100Mbps, 10/100Base-TX
RJ-45 Connector pin assignment
Contact
MDI
Media Dependant
Interface
MDI-X
Media Dependant
Interface -Cross
1
Tx + (transmit)
Rx + (receive)
2
Tx - (transmit)
Rx - (receive)
3
Rx + (receive)
Tx + (transmit)
4, 5
IEEE 802.3af DC 48V
6
Rx - (receive)
Tx - (transmit)
7, 8
IEEE 802.3af DC 0V
A.2 RJ-45 cable pin assignment
The standard RJ-45 receptacle/connector
There are 8 wires on a standard UTP/STP cable and each wire is color-coded. The following shows the pin allocation
and color of straight cable and crossover cable connection:
Figure A-1: Straight-Through and Crossover Cable
Please make sure your connected cables are with same pin assignment and color as above picture before deploying the
cables into your network.
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