Chapter 1 Introduction
WX Series User’s Guide
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1.1.2 Multi-Gigabit
A 2.5 Gigabit port supports speed of 2.5G if the connected device supports 2.5G and a Cat 6a (up to
100 m) or Cat 6 cable (up to 50 m) is used. The speed drops to 1G if these criteria are not met; it drops to
100M if a Cat 5 cable is used (up to 100 m).
If a network device such as an Access Point (AP) only supports 1 Gigabit connectivity, then the
maximum speed potential of this device is never reached.
In addition, at the time of writing, most existing cabling is Cat 5e or Cat 6, further limiting maximum
speed or distance potential.
Multi-Gigabit (IEEE 802.3bz) solves these problems by additionally supporting 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
connections over Cat 5e and higher Ethernet cables. Multi-Gigabit ports are also backward compatible
with 100 Mbps and 1 Gigabit ports.
Figure 1 Multi-Gigabit Application
See the following table for the cables required and distance limitation to attain the corresponding
speed.
Mobile APP MPro Mesh app
iOS: v 2.2.2
Android: v 2.2.2
MPro Mesh app
iOS: v 2.2.2
Android: v 2.2.2
MPro Mesh app
iOS: v 2.2.2
Android: v 2.2.2
Latest Firmware Version 5.50 5.70 5.18
Table 1 WX Device Comparison Table
WX3100-T0 WX5600-T0 WX5610-B0
Table 2 Cable Types
CABLE TRANSMISSION SPEED MAXIMUM DISTANCE BANDWIDTH CAPACITY
Category 5 100M 100 m 100 MHz
Category 5e 1G / 2.5G 100 m 100 MHz
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