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DES-3326S Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
Connecting The Switch 39
4
CONNECTING THE
SWITCH
This chapter describes how to connect the DES 3226 to your
Fast Ethernet network.
Switch to End Node
End nodes include PCs outfitted with a 10, 100 or 10/100
Mbps RJ-45 Ethernet/Fast Ethernet Network Interface Card
(NIC) and most routers. The RJ-45 UTP ports on NICs and most
routers are MDI-II. When using a normal straight-through
cable, an MDI-II port must connect to an MDI-X port.
An end node can be connected to the Switch via a two-pair
Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight cable (be sure to use
Category 5e UTP or STP cabling for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
connections). The end node should be connected to any of the
twenty-four ports (2x - 24x) of the DES-3226 or to either of the
two 100BASE-TX ports on the front-panel module that came
preinstalled on the switch.