Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
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Connecting to ports and power
Connecting to the
10/100/1000BASE-T
Ethernet port
Use Category 5 (Cat5) Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) cable terminated with an
RJ-45 connector to connect to the 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet port for remote
network management. You can also use Cat6 cables to connect to the Ethernet
ports.
The auto-MDIX feature is enabled by default, so it does not matter whether you
use a straight-through or crossover cable to connect a device to the switch. With
auto-MDIX enabled, the switch detects whether a crossover or straight-through
cable connection type is required and automatically configures the port for the
appropriate connection.
Note
The cable length between the switch and the attached device is limited to 100m
(328 ft.).
When a link is established between the switch and the connected device, the link
LED is green.
Connecting to the
SFP+ ports
SFP+ copper twin-ax cables connect directly into the SFP+ port and do not
require a separate SFP+ transceiver module. If you use an optical cable for
10GBase-SR transmissions, install the appropriate transceiver module before
connecting the fiber-optic cable between the switch and the target device, see
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Installing and removing SFP+ modules
After the SFP+ transceiver module has been installed in the SFP+ port, connect
one end of the appropriate fiber-optic cable to the module installed in the switch
port, and connect the other end to the target device.
When a link is established between the switch and the connected device, the link
LED is green.
Summary of Contents for N Series
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