Filter
Top Products
The cable used depends on your network speed. The switcher supports both
10 Mbps (10Base-T — Ethernet) and 100 Mbps (100Base-T — Fast Ethernet), half-duplex
and full-duplex Ethernet connections.
• 10Base-T Ethernet requires CAT 3 UTP or STP cable at minimum.
• 100Base-T Fast Ethernet requires CAT 5e UTP or STP cable at minimum.
RJ-45 connector wiring
The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover cable and
must be properly terminated for your application (see figure 10).
• Crossover cable — Direct connection between the computer and the
FOX matrix switcher
• Patch (straight) cable — Connection of the FOX matrix switcher to an Ethernet LAN
A cable that is wired as T568A at one end
and T568B at the other (Tx and Rx pairs
reversed) is a "crossover" cable.
A cable that is wired the same at both ends is
called a "straight-through" cable, because
no pin/pair assignments are swapped.
12345678
RJ-45
Connector
Inser
t Twisted
Pair Wires
Pins:
Crossover Cable Straight-through Cable
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Wire color
White-green
Green
White-orange
Blue
White-blue
Orange
White-brown
Brown
Wire color
T568A T568B
End 1 End 2 End 1 End 2
White-orange
Orange
White-green
Blue
White-blue
Green
White-brown
Brown
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Wire color
White-orange
White-green
Blue
White-blue
White-brown
Brown
Wire color
T568BT568B
White-orange
OrangeOrange
White-green
Blue
White-blue
GreenGreen
White-brown
Brown
Figure 10. RJ-45 Connector and Pinout Tables
Reset Button and LED
e Reset button (see figure 3 on page 8 and figure 4 on page 9) —
RESET
The recessed Reset button initiates four levels of matrix switcher reset. For four
different reset levels, press and hold the button while the switcher is running or
while you power up the switcher (see Reset Operations on page 43 for details).
• Events (mode 3) reset — Toggles events monitoring on and off.
• IP settings (mode 4) reset — Reset the IP functions of the switcher.
NOTE: The IP settings reset does not replace any user-installed firmware.
• Absolute (mode 5) reset — Restore the switcher to the default factory conditions.
• Hard reset — Restore the switcher to the default factory conditions and return the
switcher to the default firmware that shipped with the unit.
NOTES:
• Factory loaded firmware is active until it is replaced or the power is cycled.
• Hard reset does not clear the current configuration.
FOX Matrix 3200 and 7200 Switchers • Installation 14