- Extron Electronics Matrix Switchers User's Manual

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CrossPoint / MAV Matrix Switchers • Installation
Cabling and RJ-45 connector wiring
ItisvitalthatyourEthernetcablesbethecorrectcables,andthattheybeproperly
terminatedwiththecorrectpinout.EthernetlinksuseCategory(CAT)5eorCAT6,
unshieldedtwistedpair(UTP)orshieldedtwistedpair(STP)cables,terminated
withRJ-45connectors.Ethernetcablesarelimitedtoalength328'(100m).
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Do not use standard telephone cables. Telephone cables will not support
Ethernet or Fast Ethernet.
Do not stretch or bend cables. Transmission errors can occur.
The cable used depends on your network speed. The switcher supports both
10Mbps(10Base-T—Ethernet)and100Mbps(100Base-T—FastEthernet),
half-duplex and full-duplex, Ethernet connections.
 • 10Base-TEthernetrequiresCAT3UTPorSTPcableatminimum.
 • 100Base-TFastEthernetrequiresCAT5eUTPorSTPcableatminimum.
The Ethernet cable can be terminated as a straight-through cable or a crossover
cable and must be properly terminated for your application (figure 2-21).
• Crossover cable—Directconnectionbetweenthecomputerandthe
matrix switcher.
• Patch (straight) cable — Connection of the matrix switcher to an Ethernet
LAN.
Side
RJ-45
connector
Patch (straight) cable
Side 1 Side 2
Pin Wire color Pin Wire color
1 White-orange 1 White-orange
2Orange 2Orange
3 White-green 3 White-green
4 Blue 4 Blue
5 White-blue 5 White-blue
6 Green 6 Green
7 White-brown 7 White-brown
8 Brown 8 Brown
Crossover cable
Side 1 Side 2
Pin Wire color Pin Wire color
1 White-orange 1 White-green
2Orange 2 Green
3 White-green 3 White-orange
4 Blue 4 Blue
5 White-blue 5 White-blue
6 Green 6Orange
7 White-brown 7 White-brown
8 Brown 8 Brown
Insert
twisted
pair wires.
Figure 2-21 — RJ-45 connector and pinout tables