Allied Telesis AT-FS708/POE - Manual (Page 34)

Chapter 2: Installation
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Planning the Installation
Table 6 contains the cabling specifications for the twisted-pair ports.
Note
The twisted-pair ports on the switch feature auto-MDI/MDI-X when
operating at 10 or 100 Mbps. Each port is individually configured as
MDI or MDI-X during the auto-negotiation process with an end node.
Therefore, you can use either a straight-through or crossover
twisted-pair cable when connecting any network device to a twisted-
pair port on the switch.
Table 6. Twisted Pair Cabling and Distances
Speed Type of Cable
Maximum
Operating
Distance
10 Mbps Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-compliant
Category 3 or better shielded or
unshielded cabling with 100 ohm
impedance and a frequency range
extending up to 16 MHz. 100 m (328 ft.)
100 Mbps 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
extending up to 100 MHz. 100 m (328 ft.)