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Station ports
The Station ports are the first 4
RJ-45
ports, which are
labeled
1X–4X
. The Station ports use straight-through
UTP
cables to connect the hub with:
• Workstations or other non-hub devices that you want
to include in your network.
• The Uplink port of another hub in a cascading config-
uration.
Note
: A Station port acts as an Uplink port when it is used
with a crossover cable.
Uplink port
The Uplink port is normally used in either of the following
ways, as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Dual Use of the Uplink Port
Communication
cables
The hub requires a category 3, 4, or 5 UTP 10Base-T com-
munication cable for each device to be attached.
Connected in cascade with a Station port of another
hub or switching device, using a straight-through
cable.
Connected to a workstation or other non-hub device,
using a crossover cable.
straight-through cable
crossover cable
1X 2X 3X 4X Uplink
1X 2X 3X 4X Uplink
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