D-Link Switch User Manual
Cable Quality
For all connections to the Switch, use these rules for cable selection:
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For connections to 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX devices, use Category 5 or 5e UTP/STP cable.
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For connections to 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T devices, use Category 5e or better UTP/STP cable.
All 1000BASE-T connections will operate in full duplex mode.
Connect to an End Node
End nodes include PCs outfitted with a 10, 100 or 1000 Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Network
Interface Card (NIC) and Ethernet-ready routers. Use standard Ethernet cables to connect the Switch to end
nodes. The Switch port will automatically adjust to the hardware characteristics (MDI/MDIX, speed, duplex)
of the device to which it is connected.
Switch connected to an end node
Observe the guidelines for cable quality stated at the beginning of this section. The
Link/Act/Speed
LEDs
for ports 1 to 16 lights green when the link is valid. The LEDs for ports 17 to 18 lights up amber at 10/100
Mbps and green at 1000 Mbps.
Connect to a Hub or Switch
Connect to another switch or hub
NOTE:
All Ethernet ports auto-detect MDI/MDIX, port
speed (10, 100, 1000 Mbps) and duplex of the device
connected to the Switch.
NOTE:
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) Ethernet
cabling is adequate for most small office environments.
More expensive STP (Shielded Twisted Pair) can also
be used, but is generally only needed when there will
be risk of strong electromagnetic interference due to
radio frequencies.
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