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Catalyst 3560-C and 2960-C Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 2 Switch Installation
Connecting Devices to the Ethernet Ports
Figure 2-35 Removing a Bale-Clasp Latch SFP Module
Connecting Devices to the Ethernet Ports
• Connecting to the 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ports, page 2-33
• Connecting to the PoE Ports, page 2-34
Connecting to the 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ports
The 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports use RJ-45 connectors with Ethernet pinouts. The maximum
cable length is 328 feet (100 meters). The 100BASE-TX and 1000BASE-T traffic requires Category 5,
Category 5e, or Category 6 UTP cable. The 10BASE-T traffic uses Category 3 or Category 4 cable.
The autonegotiation feature is enabled by default on the switch. At this setting, the switch ports
configure themselves to operate at the speed of the attached device. If the device does not support
autonegotiation, you can set the switch port speed and duplex parameters. To maximize performance,
either let the ports autonegotiate both speed and duplex, or set the port speed and duplex parameters on
both ends of the connection.
See the switch software configuration guide or the switch command reference on Cisco.com for more
information about autonegotiation and auto-MDIX.
If auto-MDIX is disabled, use the guidelines in Table 2-1 to select the cable for connecting the
10/100/1000 Ethernet ports to other devices. See the “Cables and Adapters” section on page B-3 for
cable-pinout descriptions. See Figure 2-36.
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