CrossPoint / MAV Matrix Switchers • Ethernet Connection
A-2
Ethernet Connection
Ethernet Link
The rear panel Ethernet connector on the
CrossPointorMAVswitchercanbeconnectedtoan
EthernetLANorWAN.ThisconnectionmakesSIScontrol
of the switcher possible using a computer connected to the
same LAN.
Ethernet connection
The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover
cable and must be properly terminated for your application (figure A-1).
•
Crossover cable—Directconnectionbetweenthecomputerandthe
CrossPointorMAVswitcher.
• Patch (straight-through) cable—ConnectionoftheCrossPointorMAV
switcher to an Ethernet LAN.
A cable that is wired as T568A at one end
and T568B at the other (Tx and Rx pairs
reversed) is a "crossover" cable.
A cable wired the same at both ends is
called a "straight-through" cable, because
no pin/pair assignments are swapped.
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RJ-45
Connector
Insert Twisted
Pair Wires
Pins:
Crossover Cable Straight-through Cable
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Wire color
White-green
Green
White-orange
Blue
White-blue
Orange
White-brown
Brown
Wire color
T568A T568B
End 1 End 2 End 1 End 2
White-orange
Orange
White-green
Blue
White-blue
Green
White-brown
Brown
Pin
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Wire color
White-orange
White-green
Blue
White-blue
White-brown
Brown
Wire color
T568BT568B
White-orange
OrangeOrange
White-green
Blue
White-blue
GreenGreen
White-brown
Brown
Figure A-1 — RJ-45 connector pinout tables
Default address
ToaccesstheCrossPointorMAVswitcherviatheLANport,youneedthe
switcher’sIPaddress.Iftheaddresshasbeenchangedtoanaddresscomprisedof
wordsandcharacters,youcandeterminetheactualnumericIPaddressusingthe
Pingutility.Iftheaddresshasnotbeenchanged,thefactory-specieddefaultis
192.168.254.254.
PingcanalsobeusedtotesttheEthernetlinktotheCrossPointorMAV
switcher.