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DGS-3120 Series Layer 3 Managed Gigabit Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Switch to Switch
There is a great deal of flexibility on how connections are made using the appropriate cabling.
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Connect a 10BASE-T switch port to the Switch via a twisted-pair Category 3, 4 or 5 UTP/STP cable.
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Connect a 100BASE-TX switch port to the Switch via a twisted-pair Category 5 UTP/STP cable.
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Connect 1000BASE-T switch port to the Switch via a twisted pair Category 5e UTP/STP cable.
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Connect switch supporting a fiber-optic uplink to the Switch’s SFP ports via fiber-optic cabling. See cabling
guidelines in Appendix B for more information.
Figure 3-2 Connecting a Switch to another switch