3Com WL-462 Network Router User Manual


 
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o Connect the access point directly to your own power-over-Ethernet hub or switch,
which must also comply with the IEEE 802.3af standard.
If you supply your own Ethernet cable for connecting power, be sure that it is
standard category 5 straight-through (8-wire) cable that has not been altered in any
way. Use of nonstandard cable could damage the access point.
USING THE POWER SUPPLY
The power supply can be located at any point between the access point and the LAN
access port, wherever a convenient power outlet exists. If you supply your own
Ethernet cable for connecting power, be sure that it is standard category 5
straight-through (8-wire) cable that has not been altered in any way. Use of
nonstandard cable could damage the access point.
Refer to the illustration above, and follow these steps:
1 Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the access point.
2 Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the port labeled To Access Point on
the power supply.
3 Connect the power cord to the power supply and plug the cord into a power outlet.
"To Access Point"
"To Hub/Switch"
Using the Power Supply
Using A Power-over-Ethernet
LAN Port
CAUTION: To avoid damaging network equipment, make sure that the cables are
connected from access point to power supply to LAN as shown above and
described below.