Installation Guide ECS5510-48S 48-Port 10G Ethernet ... - Edge-Core

CHAPTER 3 | Making Network Connections
DAC Connections
CONNECTING TO THE MANAGEMENT PORT
1. Attach one end of a twisted-pair cable segment to the link device’s RJ-45
connector.
Figure 16: Making a Connection to the Management Port
2. Attach the other end to the Management port on the switch.
Make sure the twisted pair cable does not exceed 100 meters (328 ft) in
length.
3. When the connection is made, the Mgmt LED (on the switch) will light green
to indicate that the connection is valid.
DAC CONNECTIONS
Direct Attach Cable (DAC) is a method of connecting two SFP+ interfaces
without using optics and fiber cable. A fixed length of twinax copper cable is
terminated at each end with physically-compliant SFP+ transceivers that do not
include all their normal electronic and optical components. The result is a low
cost, low-latency, 10G Ethernet solution for short distances, ideal for
connections within the data center.
DAC is also known as twinax copper, or 10GBASE-CR. DAC copper cables are
available in pre-terminated lengths up to 7 m (22.9 ft).
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