HP J9981A Installation And Getting Started Guide

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Specifications
Twisted-Pair Cable/Connector Pin-Outs
Straight-Through Twisted-Pair Cable for
1000 Mbps Network Connections
1000BASE-T connections require that all four pairs of wires be connected.
Cable Diagram
Note Pins 1 and 2 on connector “A” must be wired as a twisted pair to pins 1 and 2
on connector “B”.
Pins 3 and 6 on connector “A” must be wired as a twisted pair to pins 3 and 6
on connector “B”.
Pins 4 and 5 on connector “A” must be wired as a twisted pair to pins 4 and 5
on connector “B”.
Pins 7 and 8 on connector “A” must be wired as a twisted pair to pins 7 and 8
on connector “B”.
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Pin Assignments
For 1000BASE-T operation, all four pairs of wires are used for both transmit
and receive.

HP J9981A Specifications

General

Management	Managed
PoE	No
Jumbo Frame Support	Yes
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
Model	J9981A
Layer	Layer 2
Weight	2.5 kg
MAC Address Table Size	16, 000 entries
Power Supply	Internal
Operating Temperature	0°C to 40°C
Ports	24 x 10/100/1000BASE-T ports 4 x SFP+ ports
Humidity	15% to 95% non-condensing