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Cable type, Auto-mdi/ mdi-x, Port pinouts – Allied Telesis Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch x600-24Ts-POE User Manual

Page 27: Cable type auto-mdi/mdi-x port pinouts

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x600 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Switches Installation Guide

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Cable Type

The cabling requirements for a 10/100/1000Base-T port are:

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For 10 Mbps operation: Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-compliant Category 3
or better shielded or unshielded cabling with 100 ohm impedance and
a frequency range that extends to 16 MHz.

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For 100 Mbps operation: Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-compliant Category
5 or TIA/EIA 568-B-compliant Enhanced Category 5 (Cat 5e) shielded
or unshielded cabling with 100 ohm impedance and a frequency range
that extends to 100 MHz.

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For 1000 Mbps operation: Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-compliant
Category 5 or TIA/EIA 568-B-compliant Enhanced Category 5 (Cat 5e)
shielded or unshielded cabling with 100 ohm impedance and a
frequency range that extends to 100 MHz.

Auto-MDI/

MDI-X

The 10/100/1000Base-T ports on the switch are IEEE 802ab-compliant
and feature auto-MDI/MDI-X. This feature, available when a port’s speed
and duplex mode are set through Auto-Negotiation, automatically
configures a switch port to MDI or MDI-X depending on the wiring
configuration of the port on the end node. This feature allows you to use a
straight-through twisted pair cable when connecting any network device to
a port on the switch.

Disabling Auto-Negotiation on a port and setting the speed and duplex
mode manually also disables the auto-MDI/MDI-X feature. A port where
Auto-Negotiation has been disabled defaults to MDI-X. Disabling Auto-
Negotiation may require manually configuring a port’s MDI/MDI-X setting
or using a crossover cable.

Port Pinouts

The port pinout information is listed in Appendix A, Technical
Specifications.

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When operating at 10 or 100 Mbps in the MDI configuration, refer to
the specifications in Table 14 on page 104.

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When operating at 10 or 100 Mbps in the MDI-X configuration, refer to
the specifications in Table 15 on page 104.

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When a 10/100/1000Base-T port operates at 1000 Mbps, refer to the
specifications in Table 16 on page 105.