CentreCOM GS970M Series Quick Installation Guide 13
4. Place the switch on a table or desk.
5. Use the stud finder to check for hot electrical wires at the
locations of the screw holes.
6. If the wall material requires pre-drilling the screw holes, use an
appropriate drill to drill the holes.
7. If the wall material requires anchors, insert the anchors into the
screw holes.
8. Have another person hold the switch on the wall while you
secure it with appropriate screws.
9. Go to “Ports” next.
Ports
Ethernet Copper Cable Specifications
The minimum cable requirements for the Ethernet copper ports are:
10/100Mbps ports: Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-compliant unshielded
Category 3 cabling.
1000Mbps ports: Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-compliant Category 5
or TIA/EIA 568-B-compliant unshielded Enhanced Category 5
(Cat 5e) cabling.
Cabling Ethernet Copper Ports
Observe the following guidelines when connecting Ethernet copper
cables to the ports on the switch:
The connectors on the cables should fit snugly into the ports, and
the tabs should lock the connectors into place.
The default speed setting for the ports is Auto-Negotiation. This
setting is appropriate for ports connected to network devices that
also support Auto-Negotiation.
The ports must be set to Auto-Negotiation, the default setting, to
operate at 1000Mbps.
The ports support half- and full-duplex at 10Mbps or 100Mbps.
The ports support only full-duplex at 1000Mbps.
Warning: Do not install the switch on a wall near hot
electrical wires.