Allied Telesis AT-GS950/8 - Manual (Page 40)

Chapter 2: Installation
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Cabling and Powering On the Switch
To cable and power on the AT-GS950/8 switch, see the following sections:
ˆ “Connecting the Twisted Pair Cables” on page 40
ˆ “Connecting the Fiber Optic Cables” on page 41
ˆ “Powering On the Switch” on page 41
Connecting the
Twisted Pair
Cables
To connect the twisted cables to the RJ-45 ports on the AT-GS950/8
switch, perform the following procedure:
1. Plug the twisted pair data cables to the RJ-45 ports on the switch, as
shown in Figure 15.
Figure 15. Connecting the Twisted Pair Data Cables
When you connect a twisted pair cable to a port, observe the following
guidelines:
ˆ An RJ-45 connector should fit snugly into the port on the switch.
The tab on the connector should lock the connector into place.
ˆ The ports on the switch are auto-MDI/MDI-X. You can use either a
straight-through or crossover twisted pair cable to connect any
type of network device to a port on the switch.
ˆ The network should not contain data loops, which can adversely
affect network performance. A data loop exists when two or more
network devices can communicate with each other over more than
one data path.
2. Connect the other end of the twisted pair cable to a port in the end
node.
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