GarrettCom 6K32FC User Manual

Magnum 6K32F/FR/FC/FRC Managed Switch Installation and User Guide (05/08) 

when ON (half-duplex when OFF), and the blinking ACT LED indicates receiving 

Activity on the port. A fiber cable must be connected into a SFF port and the Link (LK) 

indicator for that port must be ON (indicating there is a powered-up device at the other 

end of the cable) in order for a LK LED to provide valid indications of operating 

conditions on that port. 

 
2.2.3    Eight-Port Copper     Module, 6KP8-RJ45 (MDIX) 
 

The 6K-Series 8-port Copper port 

module, model 6KP8-RJ45, 

provides eight 10/100Mb switched 

RJ-45 ports. The 10/100Mb 

switched ports normally (as 

default setting) are indepen

N-way auto-negotiating, and auto-

crossover(MDIX) for operation at 

10 or 100Mb speed in full- or half-

duplex mode, i.e., each independently selec

a 

dently 

ts a mode and speed to match the device at 

in order for 

a LK LED

the other end of the twisted pair cable.  

 

 (See Section 4.3 for auto-negotiation and MDIX details). The auto-crossover feature will 

automatically determine the other side of the connection to make the connection, and 

eliminate the need of a cross-over cable. 

On the model 6KP8-RJ45 module, there are four LEDs for each port, two in 

the connector and two separate.  The LK (Link) LED indicates “ready for operation” on 

that port when lit. The blinking ACT (Activity) LED indicates receiving Activity on that 

port when lit. The 10/100 LED indicates operation at 100Mb speed when ON and at 10 

Mb speed when OFF (when auto-negotiation is not disabled). The FDX/HDX LED is ON 

to indicate full-duplex operation and OFF to indicate half-duplex mode. A twisted pair 

cable must be connected into an RJ-45 port and the Link (LK) indicator for that port must 

be ON (indicating there is a powered-up device at the other end of the cable) 

 to provide valid indications of operating conditions on that port.  

Using the 6K8-Series (MNS-6K) management software, the user may disable 

auto-negotiation and fix the desired operation of each RJ-45 port. User may select 10Mb 

or 100Mb speed and full- or half-duplex mode per-port as per user requirement. (See 

Magnum MNS-6K Software Manual for details info.). 

 

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