D-Link DES-1016 - Using Straight Cable; Using Crossover Cable; Switch to Switch (and;or Hub)

10/100 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide
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Connecting The Switch
Figure 4.3 DES-1016 Switch connected to a Hub without Uplink (MDI-II) port
using the Straight or crossover cable option
Using straight cable
When using straight cable, the connection can be made from the Uplink
(MDI-II) port of the Switch to any port of the Hub (see figure 11
)
.
Using crossover cable
When using crossover cable, the connection can be made from any MDI-X
ports of the Switch to any port of the Hub (see Figure 4.2).
Switch to Switch (and/or Hub)
The Switch provides two Uplink ports to connect 2 Switches or Hubs using
Category 3, 4, 5 UTP/STP straight cable (see
Appendix B
,
Pin Specification
for cable requirement).