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Specifications
Twisted-pair Cable
C a u t i o n : Do NOT plug a phone j ack connect or into any RJ -45 port. Use
o nly twis ted -pair cabl es wit h RJ-45 connectors t hat conform with FCC
standards.
For 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX connections, a twisted-pair cable must have
t wo pairs of wires . Each wire pair is id enti fied by di fferent colors. For
example, one wire might be red and the other, red with white stripes. Also,
an RJ-45 connector must be attached to both ends of the cable.
Figure B-1 illustrates how the pins on the RJ-45 connector are numbered.
Be sure to hold the connectors in the same orientation when attaching the
wires to the pins.
B-1. RJ-45 Connector Pin Numbers
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BRL-04EX
Appendix B
Cables
B
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Ethernet Cable
