Connect To The Switch Ports - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Getting Started Manual

Connect to the Switch Ports

This section describes how to connect to the fixed switch ports and to the SFP and GBIC module ports.
Connect to 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ports
Follow these steps:
When you connect to servers,
Step 1
workstations, IP phones, wireless
access points, and routers, insert a
straight-through, twisted four-pair,
Category 5 cable in a switch 10/100 or
10/100/1000 port. Use a crossover,
twisted four-pair, Category 5 cable
when you connect to other switches,
hubs, or repeaters.
Step 2 Insert the other cable end into an RJ-45 connector on the other device.
Connect to 100BASE-FX and 1000BASE-SX Ports
Follow these steps:
Remove the dust plugs from the
Step 1
100BASE-FX or 1000BASE-SX port
and the rubber caps from the MT-RJ
patch cable. Store them for future use.
Insert an appropriate cable into a 100BASE-FX or 1000BASE-SX port. Insert the
Step 2
other cable end into an SC or ST port on the other device.
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