Allied Telesis AT-FS705PD - Manual (Page 20)

Installation
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Planning the Installation
Be sure to observe the following guidelines when planning the installation of
your switch.
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The end-nodes connected to the twisted pair ports can operate at 10
Mbps or 100 Mbps and half or full-duplex. The switch uses Auto-
Negotiation to determine the correct speed and duplex mode for each
port.
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The end-nodes connected to the ports on the switch can be a network
adapter card, hub, repeater, router, or another switch.
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The twisted pair port cabling must be kept away from sources of
electrical noise, such as radios, transmitters, power lines, broadband
amplifiers electrical motors, and fluorescent fixtures.
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A twisted pair port using the Auto-Negotiation feature to configure
the Auto MDI/MDI-X. It configures itself automatically as MDI or
MDI-X when connected to an end-node. Either a straight-through or
crossover twisted pair cable can be used to connect a switch port to any
network device.
Refer to Table 3 for the cabling specifications for the twisted pair ports.
Table 3 10Base-T/100Base-TX Twisted Pair Port Cabling Specifications
Operating Mode Twisted Pair Cable Maximum Operating
Distance
10Base-T Shielded or Unshielded Category 3 or better 100 m (328 ft)
100Base-TX Shielded or Unshielded Category 5 or better 100 m (328 ft)