IDS-141A_181A Series
User’s Manual
ORing Industrial Networking Corp
12.
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ables
4.1 Ethernet Cables
The IDS-141A / IDS-181A has standard Ethernet ports. According to the link type, the
IDS-141A / IDS-181A use CAT 3, 4, 5,5e UTP cables to connect to any other network device
(PCs, servers, switches, routers, or hubs). Please refer to the following table for cable
specifications.
Cable
Type
Max. Length
Connector
10BASE-T
Cat. 3, 4, 5 100-ohm
UTP 100 m (328 ft)
RJ-45
100BASE-TX
Cat. 5 100-ohm UTP
UTP 100 m (328 ft)
RJ-45
Table 4-1 Cable Types and Specifications
100BASE-TX/10BASE-T Pin Assignments
With 100BASE-TX/10BASE-T cable, pins 1 and 2 are used for transmitting data, and pins 3
and 6 are used for receiving data.