(Revised 2011-07-21) page 14 of 152Connecting the UnitFor FX/FXE units, remove the dust cap from the fiber optic connectors and connect the fiber optic cables.The TX port on the FX/FXE models should be connected to the RX port of the far end station. The RX porton the FX/FXE versions should be connected to the TX port of the far end station.For 10/100 Base-TX ports, plug a Category 5E twisted pair cable into the RJ45 connector. Connect theother end to the far end station. Verify that the LNK LED‟s are ON once the connection has beencompleted. To connect any port to another device (end node, Switch or Repeater), use a standard Category5E straight through or crossover cablewith a minimum length of one meter and amaximum length of 100 meters..N-Tron recommends the use of pre-manufactured Cat5E cables to ensure thebest performance. If this is not an optionand users must terminate their own endson the Cat5E cables; one of the two colorcoded standards shown to the right shouldbe utilized. If a user does not follow oneof these two color code standards then theperformance and maximum cable distancewill be reduced significantly, and mayprevent the switch from establishing alink.Warning: In absence of RSTP or Proprietary Ring control on the specific ports connected, creating a portto port connection on the same switch (i.e. loop) is an illegal operation and will create a broadcast stormwhich will crash the network!
