to connect workstations or other equipment (such as servers) directly to your switch, you need:
1 one 10base-t, 100base-tx or 10/100base-tx adapter card for each workstation. 3com produce a range of easy to install network adapters, which provide your workstation with a 10base-t or 100base-tx connection.
2 an operating system (for example, netware or windows 95/98) with network support configured, running on your workstations.
3 one suitable twisted pair cable for each workstation.

in order to comply with the 10base-t standard, ports designed for workstation connections have been marked with the graphical symbol ′x′. this denotes a crossover in the port′s internal wiring, for example 1x,2x, 3x...