Users Guide

4–Installing the Hardware
Installation of the Add-In NIC
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Copper Wire
To connect a copper wire:
1. Select an appropriate cable. Table 4-1 lists the copper cable requirements
for connecting to 100 and 1000BASE-T and 10GBASE-T ports.
2. Connect one end of the cable to the RJ45 connector on the adapter.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to an RJ45 Ethernet network port.
Table 4-1. 100/1000BASE-T and 10GBASE-T Cable Specifications
Port Type Connector Media
Maximum
Distance
100/1000BASE-T
a
a
1000BASE-T signaling requires four twisted pairs of CAT-5 balanced cabling, as specified in
ISO/IEC 11801:2002 and ANSI/EIA/TIA-568-B.
RJ45
CAT-5
b
UTP
b
CAT-5 is the minimum requirement. CAT-5e, CAT-6, CAT-6a, and CAT-7 are fully supported.
100m (328ft)
10GBASE-T RJ45
CAT-6
c
UTP
CAT-6a and CAT-7
c
UTP
c
10GBASE-T signaling requires four twisted pairs of CAT-6 or CAT-6A (augmented CAT-6) balanced
cabling, as specified in ISO/IEC 11801:2002 and ANSI/TIA/EIA-568-B.
40m (131ft)
100m (328CAT-ft)