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Connecting Ethernet
Use only certified Cat5, Cat5e or Cat6 cabling.
Acceptable lenghts are 95 metres with UTP cables, 50 metres with
SFTP, FTP or STP cables.
Power Requirements
The NS6 Ethernet switch is designed to receive input power via the
Ethernet connector marked as PoE Input.
The NS6 Ethernet switch needs to be connected to either an 802.3AF
compliant Power Over Lan Ethernet Switch or to be connected to a
Midspan Power Inserter. The NS6 Ethernet switch is a Class2 PoE
device. See table on page 13 for specifications.
LED signals
Power LED 1
The upper LED shows the status of the 5V power supply to the con-
trol circuits.
Power LED 2
The upper LED shows the status of the 3,3V power supply to the
control circuits.
Link/Active (per port)
When a valid network connection is established this LED will be lit.
This LED will blink when data is being transmitted.
Duplex/Collision (per port)
When a full duplex network connection is negotiated this LED will be
lit. This LED will blink when a network collision is detected on that
port.
Chapter 2
Using the NS6
