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Connecting an R100 chassis to an Ethernet network

Connecting to an Ethernet port using copper cabling

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To connect the chassis to a 10Base-T/100Base-TX or 100Base-TX/1000Base-T Ethernet network using copper cabling, complete the following step.

Step

Action
1

If your Ethernet port is...

Then...

The chassis' onboard Ethernet port, labeled 10Base-T/
100Base-TX

Push the cable with the RJ-45 connector into the onboard Ethernet port on the chassis, until it clicks and locks into place.
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A 100Base-TX/1000Base-T NIC

Push the cable with the RJ-45 connector into the RJ-45 port on the NIC, until it clicks and locks into place.

The following illustration shows a UTP cable with an RJ-45 connector connecting to a single-port 100Base-TX/1000Base-T NIC.

Note
The NIC is labeled 10/100/1000-TX; however, the chassis supports only 100Base-TX/1000Base-T.

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