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Installing the Switch
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Planning the Installation
Be sure to observe the following guidelines when planning the installation of
your switch.
❑ The end-node connected to the 100Base-FX fiber optic port must be
able to operate at 100 Mbps.
❑ The end-node connected to the 10Base-T/100Base-TX twisted-pair
port can operate at either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.
❑ The end-node connected to a port on the switch can be a network
adapter card, repeater, router, hub, or another switch.
❑ The twisted-pair cabling must be kept away from sources of electrical
noise, such as radios, transmitters, power lines, broadband amplifiers,
electrical motor, and fluorescent fixtures.
❑ Refer to Table 3 for the cabling specifications for the twisted-pair port.
Table 3 10Base-T/100Base-TX twisted-pair Cabling Specifications
❑ Refer to Table 4 for the cabling specifications for the fiber optic port
operating in full-duplex mode.
Table 4 100Base-FX Fiber Optic Cabling Specifications (Full-duplex)
Operating
Mode
Cable Type
Maximum
Operating
Distance
10Base-T Shielded or unshielded Category 3 or
better
100 m (328 ft)
100Base-TX Shielded or unshielded Category 5 or
better
100 m (328 ft)
Model Cable Type
Maximum
Operating
Distance
1
Maximum
Allowable Loss
Budget
AT-FS201 50/125 or 62.5/
125 micron
multimode
2 km (1.2 mi) 13 dB at 1310 nm