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Connecting to the Network

SecureStack A2 PoE Installation Guide 3-19

Connecting to the Network

Thefollowingprocedurescoverthecableconnectionsfromthenetworkorotherdevices

totheswitchRJ45portsoranyinstalledoptionalMini‐GBIC.

• ConnectingUTPCablesonpage 3‐19

• ConnectingFiber‐OpticCablestoMT‐RJPortsonpage 3‐27

• ConnectingFiber‐OpticCablestoLCPortsonpage 3‐

30

Connecting UTP Cables

ThefixedRJ45frontpanelportsare10/100Mbpsportsandhaveautopolaritydetect.

Whenconnectingaworkstationtotheseports,useastraight‐throughcable.When

connectingnetworkingdevicestotheseports,suchasabridge,repeater,orrouter,itisnot

necessarytouseacrossovercable.

To

connecttwistedpairsegmentstotheswitch,refertoFigure 3‐12andproceedas

follows:

1. Ensurethatthedevicetobeconnectedattheotherendofthesegmentis

powered ON.

2. ConnectthetwistedpairsegmenttotheswitchbyinsertingtheRJ45connectoronthe

twistedpairsegmentintothedesired

RJ45port(forexample,Port8).

Note: All fixed RJ45 front panel ports support Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)

cabling with an impedance between 85 and 111 ohms. Category 3 cable may be used if

the connection is going to be used only for 10 Mbps.

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