Allied Telesis X610-24SPS/X User Manual
Chapter 4: Cabling the Network Ports
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Cabling the 10/100/1000Base-T and Fiber Optic Ports
Observe the following guidelines when connecting a twisted pair or fiber
optic cable to a port on the switch:
optic cable to a port on the switch:
The connector on the cable should fit snugly into the port on the
switch. The tab on the connector should lock the connector into place.
switch. The tab on the connector should lock the connector into place.
Because the 10/100/1000Base-T ports on the switch are auto-MDI/
MDI-X, any type of network device can be connected to a port on the
switch using a straight-through twisted pair cable. If you disable
Auto-Negotiation on the port, the port defaults to MDI-X.
MDI-X, any type of network device can be connected to a port on the
switch using a straight-through twisted pair cable. If you disable
Auto-Negotiation on the port, the port defaults to MDI-X.
If your network topology contains a loop where two or more network
devices can communicate with each other over more than one network
path, make sure that your switch is properly configured with the
appropriate protocol(s); i.e., STP, ESPR, LACP, etc. Data loops without
these protocols enabled can adversely affect network performance.
devices can communicate with each other over more than one network
path, make sure that your switch is properly configured with the
appropriate protocol(s); i.e., STP, ESPR, LACP, etc. Data loops without
these protocols enabled can adversely affect network performance.
In order for a switch port to successfully Auto-Negotiate its duplex
mode with an end node, the end node should also be using Auto-
Negotiation. Otherwise, a duplex mode mismatch can occur. A switch
port using Auto-Negotiation defaults to half-duplex if it detects that the
end node is not using Auto-Negotiation. This can result in a mismatch
if the end node is operating at a fixed duplex mode of full-duplex.
mode with an end node, the end node should also be using Auto-
Negotiation. Otherwise, a duplex mode mismatch can occur. A switch
port using Auto-Negotiation defaults to half-duplex if it detects that the
end node is not using Auto-Negotiation. This can result in a mismatch
if the end node is operating at a fixed duplex mode of full-duplex.
To avoid this problem, disable Auto-Negotiation on a switch port and
set the port’s speed and duplex mode manually if the end node has a
fixed duplex mode of full-duplex.
set the port’s speed and duplex mode manually if the end node has a
fixed duplex mode of full-duplex.