Allied Telesis AT-8550SP - Manual (Page 60)

Installation
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Cabling and Powering On the Switch
Perform the following procedure to connect the data cables to the
switch ports and to apply power to the switch.
1. If your AT-8500 Series switch has twisted pair ports, connect the
twisted pair data cables to the RJ-45 ports on the switch, as shown
in Figure 18.
Figure 18 Connecting the Twisted Pair Data Cables
When you connect a twisted pair cable to a port, observe the
following guidelines:
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An RJ-45 connector should fit snugly into the port on the
switch. The tab on the connector should lock the connector
into place.
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Because 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. If
you disable Auto-Negotiation on a port, the auto-MDI/MDI-X
feature is disabled and the port defaults to MDI-X. For
instructions on how to configure a port, refer to the AT-S62
Management Software User’s Guide or AT-S62 Command
Line User’s Guide.
❑
If your network topology will contain a loop where two or
more network devices can communicate with each other over
more than one data path, do not connect the network cables
forming the loop until after you have activated a spanning
tree protocol on the switch. Data loops can adversely affect
network performance. For information on spanning tree, refer
to the AT-S62 Management Software User’s Guide or
AT-S62 Command Line User’s Guide.
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