Allied Telesis X610-24TS/X-POE+ User Manual

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x610 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Switches Installation Guide
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Cable Type
The cabling requirements for a 10/100/1000Base-T port are:
For 10 Mbps operation: Standard TIA/EIA 568-B-compliant Category 3 
or better shielded or unshielded cabling with 100 ohm impedance and 
a frequency range that extends to 16 MHz.
For 100 Mbps operation: Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-compliant Category 
5 or TIA/EIA 568-B-compliant Enhanced Category 5 (Cat 5e) shielded 
or unshielded cabling with 100 ohm impedance and a frequency range 
that extends to 100 MHz.
For 1000 Mbps operation: Standard TIA/EIA 568-A-compliant 
Category 5 or TIA/EIA 568-B-compliant Enhanced Category 5 (Cat 5e) 
shielded or unshielded cabling with 100 ohm impedance and a 
frequency range that extends to 100 MHz.
Auto-MDI/
MDI-X
The 10/100/1000Base-T ports on the switch are IEEE 802ab-compliant 
and feature auto-MDI/MDI-X. This feature, available when a port’s speed 
and duplex mode are set through Auto-Negotiation, automatically 
configures a switch port to MDI or MDI-X depending on the wiring 
configuration of the port on the end node. This feature allows you to use a 
straight-through twisted pair cable when connecting any network device to 
a port on the switch.
Disabling Auto-Negotiation on a port and setting the speed and duplex 
mode manually also disables the auto-MDI/MDI-X feature. A port where 
Auto-Negotiation has been disabled defaults to MDI-X. Disabling 
Auto-Negotiation may require manually configuring a port’s MDI/MDI-X 
setting or using a crossover cable.
Port Pinouts
The port pinout information is listed in Appendix A, Technical 
Specifications.
When operating at 10 or 100 Mbps in the MDI configuration, refer to 
the specifications in Table 19 on page 125.
When operating at 10 or 100 Mbps in the MDI-X configuration, refer to 
the specifications in Table 20 on page 125.
When a 10/100/1000Base-T port operates at 1000 Mbps, refer to the 
specifications in Table 21 on page 126.