Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless
APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0
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2.3 Cables and Antennas
2.3.1 Ethernet Cables
The APX-5700 WLAN AP has a PoE Ethernet port. According to the link type, the AP use CAT 3, 4,
5,5e UTP cables to connect to any other network device (PCs, servers, switches, routers, or hubs).
Please refer to the following table for cable specifications.
Cable Types and Specifications
Cable
Type
Max. Length
Connector
10BASE-T
Cat. 3, 4, 5 100-ohm
UTP 100 m (328 ft)
RJ-45
100BASE-TX
Cat. 5 100-ohm
UTP 100 m (328 ft)
RJ-45
1000Base-TX
Cat. 5, 5e, 6 100-ohm
UTP 100 m (328 ft)
RJ-45
10BaseT/100/1000BaseTX Pin Assignments
The APX-5700 supports auto MDI/MDI-X operation. You can use a straight-through cable to connect
PC and AP. The following table below shows the 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX MDI and MDI-X port pin
outs.
RJ-45 Pin Assignments
Pin Number
Assignment
1
TD+
2
TD-
3
RD+
4
Not used
5
Not used
6
RD-
7
Not used
8
Not used
With 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T cable, pins 1 and 2 are used for transmitting data, and pins 3 and 6 are
used for receiving data.
MDI/MDI-X Pin Assignments
Note:
“+” and “-” signs represent the polarity of the wires that make up each wire pair.
2.3.2 Wireless Antenna
5GHz Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output (MIMO) antennas are used for the APX-5700 and are
connected using N-type connectors. External antennas can also be used with this type of connector.
Pin Number
MDI port
MDI-X port
1
TD+(transmit)
RD+(receive)
2
TD-(transmit)
RD-(receive)
3
RD+(receive)
TD+(transmit)
4
Not used
Not used
5
Not used
Not used
6
RD-(receive)
TD-(transmit)
7
Not used
Not used
8
Not used
Not used