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SSIGNMENTS
B-3
Straight-Through Wiring
If the twisted-pair cable is to join two ports and only one of the ports has 
an internal crossover (MDI-X), the two pairs of wires must be 
straight-through. (When auto-negotiation is enabled for any RJ-45 port on 
the switch, you can use either straight-through or crossover cable to 
connect to any device type.)
You must connect all four wire pairs as shown in the following diagram to 
support Gigabit Ethernet connections.
Figure B-2  Straight-through Wiring
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EIA/TIA 568B RJ-45 Wiring Standard
10/100BASE-TX Straight-through Cable
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