This appendix provides the pinouts for creating a crossover cable if a standard crossover cable is not available. You must use a crossover cable to connect the bridge directly to the Ethernet port on a computer.
Table C-1 below lists the signals and pins on each end of the cable. The wire on the pin 1 location on cable end A must be connected to the pin 3 location on cable end B, and so on. Figure C-1 shows the pin numbering on an RJ-45 connector.
Table C-1
Cable End A
Cable End B
Signal
Pin
Pin
Signal
Tx+
1
3
Rx+
Tx-
2
6
Rx-
Rx+
3
1
Tx+
-
4
4
-
-
5
5
-
Rx-
6
2
Tx-
-
7
7
-
-
8
8
-
Pinouts for a Crossover Cable
Note Pins 3 and 6 at cable end A must be a twisted pair wired through to pins 1 and 2, respectively, at B. Pins 1 and 2 at cable end B must be a twisted pair wired through to pins 3 and 6, respectively, at cable end A. Pins 4, 5, 7, and 8 are not used in this application, although they may be wired in the cable.