Connecting to devices, Connection guidelines, General – Intel 220T User Manual

Page 10: Cabling, Daisy-chaining hubs

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Connection Guidelines

General

• Ports on the 220T and 210T hubs are half-duplex. To connect to a device

at full-duplex, you must use the optional Ethernet or Fiber Modules.

• 220T ports are autonegotiating and can operate at 10Mbps or 100Mbps.

The hub matches the highest possible speed of an attached device.

• All ports on the 210T hub operate at the same speed, either 10Mbps or

100Mbps. The ports cannot autonegotiate speed.

• If the 10Mbps and 100Mbps segments are bridged externally (through a

switch or Ethernet Module), be sure to turn off the hub’s internal bridge
before connecting any devices.

Cabling

• Use Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair (CAT 5 UTP) cable when

connecting 100Mbps devices to the hub.

• Use Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted-pair (CAT 3, 4, 5 UTP) cable

when connecting 10Mbps devices to the hub.

• Limit the cable length between devices to 100 meters.

• Use a crossover cable to connect the hub to a switch.

• Use a straight-through cable to connect the hub to a server or

workstation. For more information on cabling, see pages 12-13.

Daisy-chaining Hubs

• Don’t daisy-chain two hubs operating at 100Mbps with UTP cabling

(this violates the IEEE 802.3u Fast Ethernet specification for Class I
hubs). You must use Intel Cascade Cables (EE200CC).

• Hubs can be daisy-chained only if they are operating at 10Mbps.

• When connecting 10Mbps hubs, please note the following diagram.

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500m (max)

100m (max)

Connecting to Devices

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