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GS116 & STP cable
The GS116 has what appears to be a ground lug on the rear. I measure 0 ohms resistance between the RJ45 jack metal frames and internal tabs and this lug. Presumably, the metal plug of a STP cable wil...
kmmcd wrote:The GS116 has what appears to be a ground lug on the rear. I measure 0 ohms resistance between the RJ45 jack metal frames and internal tabs and this lug. Presumably, the metal plug of a STP cable will contact these tabs.
Yes, of course.
kmmcd wrote:
If I connect the rear lug to ground of another piece of equipment, will this switch effectively support STP shielding?
Sure.
kmmcd wrote:
The manual does not mention this lug, and the specification sheet indicates that the connectors are UTP connectors.
Looks like a mistake on the almost 10 year old data sheet of the GS116 - the newer GS116v2 data sheet (from around 2014) does no longer talk of UTP ports (what does make no sense - as there is perfect shielding/grounding capability in place).
kmmcd wrote:The GS116 has what appears to be a ground lug on the rear. I measure 0 ohms resistance between the RJ45 jack metal frames and internal tabs and this lug. Presumably, the metal plug of a STP cable will contact these tabs.
Yes, of course.
kmmcd wrote:
If I connect the rear lug to ground of another piece of equipment, will this switch effectively support STP shielding?
Sure.
kmmcd wrote:
The manual does not mention this lug, and the specification sheet indicates that the connectors are UTP connectors.
Looks like a mistake on the almost 10 year old data sheet of the GS116 - the newer GS116v2 data sheet (from around 2014) does no longer talk of UTP ports (what does make no sense - as there is perfect shielding/grounding capability in place).
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