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3.1.2 Installing Network Cables
After placing the switch on the desktop, then we need to know how to connect
the device to network.
3.1.2.1 Station Connections with Twisted-Pair Cable
Connect each station to the switch by a twisted-pair straight cable
(10BASE-T or 100BASE-T cables). Plug one RJ-45 connector into a
rear-panel port of the switch, and plug the other RJ-45 connector into
the station’s network adapter.
3.1.2.2 Switch to Switch Connections with Twisted-Pair Cable
In making a switch to switch connection, you could use any port to connect
another switch with straight or cross-over cable. As all the ports support auto
MDI / MDI-X function, so the connection is independent of cable type and
using a straight cable to make a switch to switch connection is allowed.
