Maximum distance, Power over ethernet, Cable requirements – Allied Telesis FS970M Series User Manual
Page 36: Port pinouts

Overview
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The MDI and MDI-X settings do not apply when the ports are operating at
1000 Mbps.
Maximum
Distance
The ports have a maximum operating distance of 100 meters (328 feet).
Power Over
Ethernet
The 10/100/1000Base-T ports on the AT-FS970M/8PS, AT-FS970M/8PS-
E, AT-FS970M/24PS and AT-FS970M/48PS Switches do not support
PoE.
Cable
Requirements
The cable requirements of the ports are given in Table 8.
Port Pinouts
Refer to Table 25 on page 102 and Table 26 on page 103 for the port
pinouts of the 10/100/1000Base-T twisted pair ports.
Table 8. Twisted Pair Cable for the 10/100/1000Base-T Ports
Cable Type
10Mbps
100Mbps
1000Mbps
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 3 shielded
or unshielded cabling with 100
ohm impedance and a
frequency of 16 MHz.
Yes
Yes
No
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 of 100 MHz.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-
compliant Category 6 or 6a
shielded cabling.
Yes
Yes
Yes