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2.2 Hardware Connection
The power receptacle is located on the rear panel of the switch. The standard power receptacle is
for the
AC power cord.
The Switch contains 24 10BASE-T /
100BASE-TX RJ-45 ports. All of these ports
support automatic
MDI/MDI-X
operation, so you can use
straight-through cables for all network
connections to PCs or servers,
or to other switches or hubs. Each of these ports also support
auto-negotiation, so the optimum transmission mode
(half or full duplex
), and data rate
(10 or 100
Mbps)
can be selected automatically.
See the following section to get more details about connection of RJ-45 ports.
Connecting to PC or Server
You can connect any
RJ-45
station port
on the Switch to a PC via twisted-pair cable
with RJ-45 plugs at both ends. Use Category
3, 4 or 5
cable for standard 10Mbps
Ethernet connections, or Category 5 cable
for 100Mbps Fast Ethernet connections.
Make sure you have installed a
10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX
network
interface card for connecting a PC to the
Switch’s
RJ-45 (MDI-X)
station ports. If
LEDs don’t light afterpowering on the Switch, check if the LAN card, the cable and connectors are
properly attached to the PC and the Switch. When a attached PC is powered on or reset:
1. The
Link/Act LED
will light
2. The
FDX/Col LED
depends on the installed LAN card’s capabilities for the PC and the Switch
connection.
3. The
100M LED
will light for 100Mbps connection, otherwise it will be unlighted.
Power
RJ-45 Ports
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MAC
Phone
Jack
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