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Cisco Content Engine 500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1
Introducing the Content Engine
System Hardware Features
Note
The Ethernet ports on the Content Engine are MDI.
Use a Category 5 UTP cable to connect to a 100BASE-T network.
Ethernet Cable Pinouts
The following pinout information for common cable configurations can assist you
in purchasing or building replacement cables.
Table 1-8
shows the pinout for a straight-through 100BASE-T cable.
Table 1-9
shows the pinout for a crossover 100BASE-T cable.
Table 1-8
Straight-Through 100BASE-T Cable Pinout
RJ-45 Pin
Signal
RJ-45 Pin
1
TX+
1
2
TX–
2
3
RX+
3
4
—
4
5
—
5
6
RX–
6
7
7
8
8
Table 1-9
Crossover 100BASE-T Cable Pinout
RJ-45 Pin
Signal
RJ-45 Pin
1
TX+
3
2
TX–
6
3
RX+
1
4
4
5
5
