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Your Home Network
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Positioning and Securing the Hub
The HomeConnect hub comes with a base that can be fixed to
either the bottom or the rear of the hub. The hub can then be
placed upright on a desktop or table, or mounted to a wall to
save desktop space.
When selecting a location for the hub, follow these guidelines:
Make sure that the hub is out of direct sunlight and away
from heat sources.
Make sure that the hub cabling is away from power lines,
fluo rescent lighting fixtures, and sources of electrical noise
such as radios and televisions.
Make sure that water or moisture cannot enter the case of
the hub.
Make sure that the air flow around the hub and through its
vents is not restricted. A minimum of 1 inch clearance around
the hub is recommended.
If you want to place the hub on a table or desk, install the base
on the bottom of the hub, so that the hub is standing upright.
If you want to mount the hub to a wall, secure the base to the
wall using two screws (not supplied), and then slide the side of
the hub into the base.
Note:
Before installing the hub
on a wall, make sure it is
within reach of a power
outlet. Also, use flathead
screws to secure the base
so that the heads of the
screws do not protrude
above the surface of the
base.
Connecting Hubs Together
If you want to expand your network beyond the five computer
ports available on your hub, you can connect up to four standard
Ethernet hubs together in a "daisy chain" (that is, hub 1 to hub
2, and so on).
Before you connect your hubs together, make sure that they are
turned off.
1.
Insert one end of an Ethernet cable into the Uplink port on
the HomeConnect hub.
2.
Insert the other end of the Ethernet cable into one of the
computer ports on theother hub. Do not insert the cable
into the Uplink port on the other hub.
3.
Turn on the hubs.
The Port Status LEDs for the ports you have used should be
green. If they are not, check your connections and make sure
that the cabling is secure and not pulled too tightly.
The HomeConnect hub automatically recognizes the other hub.
Note:
When connecting stan-
dard Ethernet hubs to-
gether, make sure that the
Ethernet cable connecting
one hub to another is not
longer than 328 feet.
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