Network and Computer Port Pinouts
Although both the network and computer (access) ports are used for network connectivity, they serve different
purposes and have different port pinouts.
• The network port is the 10/100 SW port (The Cisco IP Phone 7841 has a 10/100/1000 SW network port).
• The computer (access) port is the 10/100 PC port (The Cisco IP Phone 7841 has a 10/100/1000 PC
Network Port Connector
The following table describes the network port connector pinouts.
Table 2: Network Port Connector Pinouts
Pin number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Note
Computer Port Connector
The following table describes the computer port connector pinouts.
Table 3: Computer (Access) Port Connector Pinouts
Pin number
1
2
computer port).
Function
BI_DA+
BI_DA-
BI_DB+
BI_DC+
BI_DC-
BI_DB-
BI_DD+
BI_DD-
BI stands for bidirectional, while DA, DB, DC and DD stand for Data A, Data B, Data C and Data
D respectively.
Function
BI_DB+
BI_DB-
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