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Figure 3 Straight-through cable
Figure 4 Crossover cable
Pin assignments
Select an Ethernet twisted pair cable according to the RJ-45 Ethernet interface type on your device.
An RJ-45 Ethernet interface can be MDI or MDIX. For the pinouts of RJ-45 Ethernet interfaces, see
and
Straight-through cable
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Crossover cable
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