Nortel Networks AN/DC Network Card User Manual


 
Installing the ANH-8/DC
312410-A Rev 00
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Connecting Ethernet Repeater Port UTP Cables
To connect unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cables to the front panel 10Base-T
repeater ports, attach the UTP cables to the front-panel RJ-45 connectors
(Ethernet Repeater Ports 1-8), as shown in Figure 2-8
.
Figure 2-8. Connecting Repeater UTP Cables
Using the MDI/MDI-X Switch
The ANH-8/DC front panel includes an external MDI/MDI-X switch (Figure 2-9)
that allows you to change transmit and receive signals for 10Base-T repeater Port
1 from normal repeater input mode (media-dependent interface with crossover, or
MDI-X) to repeater cascade out (media-dependent interface, or MDI)
configuration. In MDI-X mode, transmit and receive signal connections are
reversed; in MDI mode, the port transmits and receives straight-through signals
With a standard (straight-through) UTP cable in Port 1, press the switch in for
MDI operation.
With a crossover cable in Port 1, keep the switch out for MDI-X operation.
Ethernet repeater ports 1-8
with RJ-45 connectors
Access Node Hub
UTP cables
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