Troubleshooting, Incorrect connections, Faulty or loose cables – Microsens MS453510M User Manual

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Troubleshooting

This section is intended to help users to solve the most common problems on the

4 10/100/1000T plus 1 Mini-GBIC Web Managed Switch.

Incorrect connections

The switch port can auto detect straight or crossover cable when the switch link

with other Ethernet device. For the RJ-45 connector should use correct UTP or

STP cable, 10/100Mbps port use 2 pairs twisted cable and Gigabit 1000T port

use 4 pairs twisted cable. If the RJ-45 connector is not correctly pinned on right

position then the link will fail. For fiber connection, please notice that fiber cable

mode and fiber module should match.

Faulty or loose cables

Look for loose or obviously faulty connections. If they appear to be OK, make

sure the connections are snug. If that does not correct the problem, try a different

cable.

Non-standard cables

Non-standard and miss-wired cables may cause numerous network collisions

and other network problem, and can seriously impair network performance. A

category-5 cable tester is a recommended tool for every 100Base-T network

installation.

RJ-45 ports: Use unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) or shielded twisted-pair (STP)

cable for RJ-45 connections: 100Ω Category 3, 4 or 5 cable for 10Mbps

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