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SwitcHub-8se User’s Guide
Station Port
MDI-X ports which are used for connecting the switch to any workstation or server that has a properly
installed network adapter card. (For RJ-45 ports 1 and 7, the selector switch must be set toMDI-X.)
STP (Shielded Twisted-Pair)
Twisted-pair wire covered with an external aluminum-foil or woven-copper shield designed to reduce
excessive noise pick up or radiation. The STP cable refered to in this manual is also sometimes called
screened twisted-pair (ScTP). Its impedance is 100W and has the same pin assignment as UTP. This
cable should not be confused with the older 150W cable type designed by IBM.
Terminator
A resistor placed at each end of a thin or thick Ethernet cable to make sure that signals do not reflect
back and cause errors.
UTP (Unshielded Twisted-Pair)
Cable composed of two insulated wires twisted together to reduce electrical interference; used in
common telephone cord.
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