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Refer to, Section 3.4.2 – Cabletron Systems 6H129-08 User Manual

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Chapter 3: Installation

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6H128-08 and 6H129-08 User’s Guide

c.

Make sure that the fiber connection meets dB loss specifications
for a 100BASE-FX link as specified in the Cabletron Systems
Cabling Guide.

d.

See

Section 5.19

for information on how to manage the connected

port.

If a link has not been established, refer to

Chapter 4

, before contacting the

Cabletron Systems Global Call Center. Refer to

Section 1.7

for help if the

problem has not been resolved.

3.4.2

Connecting a Twisted Pair Segment to the
FE-100TX

An FE-100TX installed in port 7 and/or 8 has an internal crossover
switch, which acts like a crossover cable. A schematic of a crossover
cable is shown in

Figure 3-3

.

Figure 3-3

Cable Pinouts - (RJ45) Crossover Cable

NOTE

To ensure proper operation, use only Category 5 Unshielded
Twisted Pair (UTP) cabling that has an impedance of 85 to
111 ohms.

NOTE

RX+/RX- and TX+/TX- must share a common color pair. For
example, the receive pair may use the white/blue, blue/white
pair, while the transmit pair may use the white/orange,
orange/white pair.

TX+

TX–

RX+

RX–

2

1

3

6

10BASE-T Device Port

TX+

TX–

2

1

3

6

SmartSwitch RJ45 Port

2159_04

RJ45 to RJ45

RX+

RX–

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