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Network connection – Asus Z96J User Manual

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Using the Notebook PC

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Network Hub or Switch

Network cable with RJ-45 connectors

LAN connector is the

larger of the two.

Example of the Notebook PC connected to a Network Hub or Switch for use with the built-in

Ethernet controller.

WARNING! Only use analog telephone outlets. The built-in modem does not support

the voltage used in digital phone systems. Do not connect the RJ-11 to digital phone

systems found in many commercial buildings or else damage will occur!

Network Connection

Connect a network cable, with RJ-45 connectors on each end, to the modem/network port on the Note-

book PC and the other end to a hub or switch. For 100 BASE-TX / 1000 BASE-T speeds, your network

cable must be category 5 or better (not category 3) with twisted-pair wiring. If you plan on running the

interface at 100/1000Mbps, it must be connected to a 100 BASE-TX / 1000 BASE-T hub (not a BASE-T4

hub). For 10Base-T, use category 3, 4, or 5 twisted-pair wiring. 10/100 Mbps Full-Duplex is supported

on this Notebook PC but requires connection to a network switching hub with “duplex” enabled. The

software default is to use the fastest setting so no user-intervention is required.

1000BASE-T (or Gigabit) is only supported on selected models.

Twisted-Pair Cable

The cable used to connect the Ethernet card to a host (generally a

Hub or Switch) is called a straight-through Twisted Pair Ethernet

(TPE). The end connectors are called RJ-45 connectors, which are

not compatible with RJ-11 telephone connectors. If connecting two

computers together without a hub in between, a crossover LAN

cable is required (Fast-Ethernet model). (Gigabit models support

auto-crossover so a crossover LAN cable is optional.)

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