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Overview

The FastHub 116T is an unmanaged 16-port 100BaseT Class II repeater for workgroups
and server farms. It is a member of an extended network system of stackable, modular LAN
and WAN products that increase LAN performance, connect remote offices and users, and
provide secure access. Figure 1-1 shows the network system units.

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FastHub 116T in an Extended Network System of Stackable LAN and
WAN Products

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Summary of Contents for FastHub 116T

Page 1: ...system of stackable modular LAN and WAN products that increase LAN performance connect remote offices and users and provide secure access Figure 1 1 shows the network system units Figure 1 1 FastHub 116T in an Extended Network System of Stackable LAN and WAN Products 1x 16x 16 2x 3x 4x 5x 6x 7x 8x 9x 10x 11x 12x 13x 14x 15x H10259 Routers Switches Hubs Redundant power system ...

Page 2: ...ton Ports The ports on the front panel of the FastHub are all 100BaseTX ports with fixed RJ 45 connectors see Figure 1 2 All ports are compatible with the 100BaseTX IEEE 802 3u specification and can connect to any 100BaseTX device through standard Category 5 unshielded twisted pair UTP cable Feature Description Compatibility IEEE 802 3u Class II repeater compliant Compatible with the 100BaseT stan...

Page 3: ...100BaseTX uplink port This uplink port is not internally crossed Standard Category 5 UTP straight through cable is required when connecting this port to another FastHub 100BaseTX port or to the 100BaseTX port on another hub switch or router Caution You will disable both ports if you connect to both the uplink port port 16 and port 16x For more information on connecting to these ports see the Conne...

Page 4: ...OK no RPS or RPS not powered up Solid green Power OK RPS powered up and OK Solid amber Internal power supply not powered up RPS connected but not OK Flashing green RPS and FastHub internal power supply are both powered up Only one power source can be supplying power to the FastHub If you are using the RPS the FastHub power cord must not be plugged in If you are using the internal power supply the ...

Page 5: ...n LED shows the frequency of collisions for all ports on the FastHub see Table 1 4 The LED flashes amber if one or more ports on the FastHub are involved in a collision Note The flash rate of the group collision LED increases with an increase in collisions a high number of collisions causes the LED to appear solid amber Table 1 4 COL LED Description Color System Status Off FastHub powered down Sol...

Page 6: ...able 1 5 Port Status LED Description 1 This indication remains until the link fault is corrected Possible causes are autopartition jabber and isolated carrier integrity error Note that this state should not be confused with the no link status link down indication where the link is not operational Color Port Status Off No link link down Green Link operational with no activity Flashing green Link op...

Page 7: ... flashing green from left to right to show the current bandwidth utilization Table 1 6 lists the port LEDs and the bandwidth associated with each LED Table 1 6 Utilization LED Scale ID Mode In unit identification mode the LED for port 1 is solid green indicating that the unit ID number for the FastHub is 1 For the FastHub 116T the unit ID number is always 1 LED Mbps Activity Port 1 0 to 6 25 Port ...

Page 8: ... one power source can be supplying power to the FastHub Disconnecting power to the FastHub resets the FastHub itself If you want to use the internal power supply which is an autoranging unit supporting input voltages of 90 to 127 200 to 250 VAC use the supplied AC power cord to connect the AC power receptacle to an AC power outlet If you are using the RPS the supplied AC power cord must not be plu...

Page 9: ...e 100 Mbps workgroups by interconnecting FastHubs FastHub 116T FastHub 216T and FastHub 300 series as shown in Figure 1 5 Figure 1 5 FastHubs in a Workgroup Application S6322 100BaseT enabled router or switch Workgroup of up to 15 users servers FastHub 216T FastHub 300 series stack FastHub 116T FastHub 316T Workgroup of up to 31 users servers Workgroup of up to 14 users servers ...

Page 10: ...s to increase centralized and decentralized server performance as shown in Figure 1 6 Figure 1 6 FastHubs in a Server Farm Application S6323 Server farm of up to 15 servers 10BaseT hub FastHub 116T FastHub 216T 10BaseT hub Centralized server farms 100BaseT enabled 10 Mbps switch 100BaseT enabled router Server farm of up to 15 servers ...

Page 11: ...rs and the Internet Figure 1 7 is an application for an extended network system Figure 1 7 FastHub in an Extended Network Application 100BaseT hub attached workstations and servers Single workstations Cisco 3600 series Cisco 700 series CiscoRemote Cisco 1600 or 2500 series FastHub 116T Catalyst 1900 series Single workstations S6324 Catalyst 2820 or Catalyst 1900 series 100BaseT server Remote sites...

Page 12: ...1 12 FastHub 116T Installation Guide Examples of Using the FastHub ...

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