Enterasys SecureStack A2 A2H124-24P

Connecting to the Network
SecureStack A2 PoE Installation Guide 3-19
Connecting to the Network
Thefollowingprocedurescoverthecableconnectionsfromthenetworkorotherdevices
totheswitchRJ45portsoranyinstalledoptionalMini‐GBIC.
• ConnectingUTPCablesonpage 3‐19
• ConnectingFiber‐OpticCablestoMT‐RJ Portsonpage 3‐27
• ConnectingFiber‐OpticCablestoLCPortsonpage 3‐
30
Connecting UTP Cables
ThefixedRJ45frontpanelportsare10/100Mbpsportsandhaveautopolaritydetect.
Whenconnectingaworkstationtotheseports,useastraight‐throughcable.When
connectingnetworkingdevicestotheseports,suchasabridge,repeater,orrouter,itisnot
necessarytouseacrossovercable.
To
connecttwistedpairsegmentstotheswitch,refertoFigure 3‐12andproceedas
follows:
1. Ensurethatthedevicetobeconnectedattheotherendofthesegmentis
powered ON.
2. ConnectthetwistedpairsegmenttotheswitchbyinsertingtheRJ45connectoronthe
twistedpairsegmentintothedesired
RJ45port(forexample,Port8).
Note: All fixed RJ45 front panel ports support Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
cabling with an impedance between 85 and 111 ohms. Category 3 cable may be used if
the connection is going to be used only for 10 Mbps.