Netgear GS516TNA GS516T Reference Manual - Page 12

RJ-45 Ports The Model GS516T switch has 16 auto-sensing 10/100/1000 Mbps UTP ports. Each port can operate at 1000 Mbps full-duplex mode, 100 Mbps full/half duplex mode, or 10Mbps full/half duplex mode, and provide a standard UTP for Category 5 or Category 5e cable. Figure 2-2 shows a RJ-45 connector. For further information about Category 5 cables and connectors, refer to Appendix B, "Connector Pin Assignments," and Appendix C, "Cabling Guidelines." The 1000BASE-T requires very careful cable installation. 1 2 Key: 735EA 1 = 1000M Link LED 2 = 100M Link LED Figure 2-2. RJ-45 Connector with Built-in LEDs Auto Uplink To simplify the procedure for attaching devices, all RJ-45 ports on the GS516T Switch support Auto Uplink.This technology allows you to attach devices to the RJ45 ports using either straight-through or crossover cables. When you insert a cable into the switch's RJ-45 port, the switch automatically: • Senses whether the cable is a straight-through or crossover cable, and • Determines whether the link to the attached device requires a "normal" connection (such as when connecting the port to a PC) or an "uplink" connection (such as when connecting the port to a router, switch, or hub). After detecting this information, the switch automatically configures the RJ-45 port to enable communications with the attached device, without requiring user intervention. In this way, the Auto Uplink technology compensates for setting uplink connections, while eliminating concern about whether to use crossover or straight-throughcables when attaching devices. physical description 2-2