MSBR Series  29  Mediant 500L MSBR 
Hardware Installation Manual   5. Cabling the Device 
5.2  Connecting LAN Interfaces 
The device's  Fast Ethernet LAN ports (10/100Base-T)  can be connected to  network 
equipment and entities such as computers, switches, and IP phones. These ports support 
half- and full-duplex modes, auto-negotiation, and straight or crossover cable detection. 
Cable specification: 
  Cable: straight-through Cat 5e or Cat 6 cable 
  Connector: RJ-45 
  Connector Pinouts:  
Table  5-3: RJ-45 Connector Pinouts for FE 
Pin  Signal Name 
1 
Ethernet signal pair (10/100Base-T)  
2 
3 
Ethernet signal pair (10/100Base-T)  
6 
 
  To connect the device to the LAN: 
1.  Connect one end of a straight-through RJ-45 Cat 5e or Cat 6 cable to the LAN port, 
located on the rear panel and labeled FE LAN. 
Figure  5-6: Cabling LAN Ports 
 
2.  Connect the other end of the cable to a network device or entity.