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Connecting to a Network
Network Configuration
For connector type, cabling requirements, and maximum
segment distance when connecting the PCI Express Gigabit
Ethernet Adapter to your network, please refer to the following
table:
Speed
Connector
Port Speed
Half/Full
Duplex
Cable
Max.
Distance
1000Base-SX
SC
2000 Mbps
MMF
(62.5μm)
220 m
1000Base-SX
SC
2000 Mbps
MMF
(50μm)
550 m
1.
Remove the protective covers from the PCI Express Fiber
Gigabit Ethernet Adapter’s connector.
2.
Prepare a network cable with the corresponding “SC”
connectors for the two end devices. One end to the PCI
Express Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Adapter and the other to a
1000Mbps fiber port on the network switch.
3.
Connect the network cable to the connector on the PCI
Express Fiber Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. This network cable
consists of two individual cables: one for “transmission (TX)”,
and the other for “reception (RX)”.
4.
Connect the other end of the network cable to a 1000BASE-
SX switch.
