# Attach the Network Cable

## Network Adapter with RJ-45 Copper Connections

Insert the twisted pair, RJ-45 network cable as shown.

Type of cabling to use: For 1000BaseT (gigabit over copper), use Category 5 or better (must be 4-pair wiring). Make sure you use Category 5 cable that complies with the TIA-568 wiring specification. For more information on this specification, see the Telecommunications Industry Association's web site: www.tiaonline.org. For 100BaseTX, use Category 5 wiring or better. For 10BaseT, use Category 3 wiring or better.
| Caution: If using less than 4-pair cabling, you must manually configure the speed and duplex setting of the adapter and the link partner. In addition, with 2- and 3-pair cabling the adapter can only achieve speeds of up to 100Mbps.
If you want to use this adapter in a residential environment (at any speed), use Category 5 or better wiring. If the cable runs between rooms or through walls and/or ceilings, it should be plenum-rated for fire safety. In all cases: Length is limited to 100 meters. The adapter must be connected to a compatible link partner, preferably set to auto-negotiate speed and duplex. Intel® PRO/1000 Adapters using copper connections automatically accommodate either MDI or MDI-X connections. The auto-MDI-X feature of Intel PRO/1000 copper adapters allows you to directly connect two adapters without using a cross-over cable. | Single-port models Dual-port models Quad-port model

| NOTE: Multi port adapters have multiple Ethernet addresses. The address for the first port (port A or 1) is printed on a label on the component side of the adapter. Add one (hexadecimal) to this address to obtain the value for the second port (port B or 2), add one again to obtain the third port, and one again to obtain the last port. For example if the address on the label is 0002B3002B50, then the second port is 0002B3002B51, the third port is 0002B3002B52, and the last port is 0002B3002B53.

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