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Twisted pair cabling -12 – Cabletron Systems HSIM-FE6 User Manual

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Chapter 2: Installation

2-12

HSIM-FE6 User’s Guide

A schematic of a straight-through and a crossover cable is shown in

Figure 2-6

. If the wires do not cross over, use the switch on the FE-100TX

to internally cross over the RJ45 port.

Figure 2-5

shows how to properly

set the FE-100TX crossover switch.

Figure 2-6

Twisted Pair Cabling

Connect an FE-100TX to a twisted pair segment as follows:

1.

Ensure that the device connected to the other end of the segment is
powered ON.

2.

Connect the twisted pair segment to the module by inserting the RJ45
connector on the twisted pair cable into the RJ45 port on the module
shown in

Figure 2-5

.

TX+

TX–

RX+

RX–

2

1

3

6

TX+

TX–

2

1

3

6

NOTE:
RX+/RX– and TX+/TX–
must share a common
color pair.

TO

RJ45 Port

25041-08

RJ45 to RJ45

RX+

RX–

TX+

TX–

RX+

RX–

2

1

3

6

TO

10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX

Device Port

TX+

TX–

2

1

3

6

RJ45 to RJ45

RX+

RX–

TO

RJ45 Port

Straight-Through Cable

Crossover Cable

TO

10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX

Device Port