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Cabling and Technology Information
Twisted-Pair Cable/Connector Pin-Outs
Cabling and Technology
Information
■ For 10 Mbps connections to the ports, you can use Category 3, 4, or 5
100-ohm differential unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or shielded twisted-
pair (STP) cable, as supported by the IEEE 802.3 10Base-T standard.
■ For 100 Mbps connections to the ports, use Category 5 100-ohm differen-
tial UTP or STP cable only, as supported by the IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX
standard.
■ For1000 Mbpsconnections, Category5 orbetter 100-ohmdifferential UTP
or STP cable only, as supported by theIEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T standard;
Category 5e or better is recommended.