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24-port NWay Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
20 Connecting The Switch
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This chapter describes how to connect the DES-3225G 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 5 UTP or STP cabling for 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet
connections). The end node should be connected to any of
the twenty-two ports (1x - 22x) of the DES-3225G or to
either of the two 100BASE-TX ports on the front-panel
module that came preinstalled on the switch. An end node
should not be connected to an Uplink port (unless using a
crossover cable), and if the top Uplink port is in use, Port