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OCTOBER 2001

IC264A

3270 Repeater—Fiber

CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION

Order

toll-free

in the U.S.: Call

877-877-BBOX

(outside U.S. call

724-746-5500

)

FREE technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call

724-746-5500

or fax

724-746-0746

Mailing address:

Black Box Corporation

, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018

Web site:

www.blackbox.com

• E-mail:

[email protected]

Summary of Contents for 3270 Repeater-Fiber

Page 1: ...ree in the U S Call 877 877 BBOX outside U S call 724 746 5500 FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 Mailing address Black Box Corporation 1000 Park...

Page 2: ...nt is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever...

Page 3: ...lavabo s tano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc 6 El aparato el ctrico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante 7 El aparato el ctrico debe ser montad...

Page 4: ...contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato 14 El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante 15 En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser l...

Page 5: ...BM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation ST is a registered trademark of American Telephone and Telegraph Company Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are a...

Page 6: ...ir Cable and Connector 8 1 3 1 Category 3 8 1 3 2 Category 5 9 1 3 3 Category 3 and 5 9 1 4 RG 62 Cable 10 2 Introduction 11 3 Installation 12 4 Operation 18 5 Application 19 5 1 Repeaters in the Netw...

Page 7: ...to workstation 900 ft 274 3 m Indicators 3 Status LEDs Power UTP STP Coax Fiber Connectors 1 RJ 45 8 wire modular jack 2 ST Switches 1 Configuration switch Twisted pair or Coax Temperature Tolerance...

Page 8: ...Optic Cable recommended 62 5 125 m multimode fiber Transmitter Power Minimum 19 0 dBm Maximum 14 0 dBm Receiver Sensitivity Minimum 32 5 dBm Maximum 14 0 dBm Wavelength 850 nm Bit Error Rate 10 9 Maxi...

Page 9: ...9 mi 1 3 Twisted Pair Cable and Connector Category 3 wire or better is required Category 5 wire is recommended Either shielded twisted pair STP or unshielded twisted pair UTP can be used Do not use f...

Page 10: ...mum UTP STP Cable Distance 1 8 m 5 9 ft Maximum UTP STP Cable Distance 762 m 2500 ft NOTE The active pair in a twisted pair copper 3270 compliant network are pins 4 and 5 Use only dedicated wire pairs...

Page 11: ...10 3270 REPEATER FIBER 1 4 RG 62 Cable Cable Type Coaxial RG 62 Impedance 93 10 MHz Mutual Capacitance 13 pF ft 20 10 MHz Maximum Cable Distance 307 m 1007 ft Minimum Distance Connection 1 8 m 5 9 ft...

Page 12: ...tance of a 317x or 327x cluster controller to terminal links The Repeater provides an RJ 45 twisted pair connector to copper cable a BNC connector to coaxial cable and a set of RX receive and TX trans...

Page 13: ...witch located on the side of the Repeater according to site requirements using the following switches Switch 1 NOT USED Switch 2 UP Twisted Pair DOWN Coax STEP 1 Connect the host signal to the Repeate...

Page 14: ...tor Install the balun at the host coax connector Connect the male RJ 45 plug connector at one end of the twisted pair cable to the balun on the host coax connector Connect the male RJ 45 plug connecto...

Page 15: ...epeater near the terminal device Locate or build fiber cable that conforms to the cable specifications see Chapter 1 with male fiber connectors at both ends Connect one end of the first fiber cable to...

Page 16: ...terminal device 3 Connect the Repeater near the terminal device to the terminal device Twisted pair NOTE Install a balun part number 50370 between the RJ 45 cable and the terminal device coax connect...

Page 17: ...ial Connect the male coax connector on one end of the cable to the female connector marked Coax on the Repeater Connect the male coax connector at the other end of the cable to the female coax connect...

Page 18: ...supply adapter for site installation Connect the Repeater s power connector at the end of the power supply adapter cord to the Repeater s power receptacle Connect the 2 prong or 3 prong external powe...

Page 19: ...dicates network traffic on the unshielded or shielded twisted pair link or on the coaxial cable Fiber Blinking green LED indicates network traffic on the fiber link NOTE Devices installed at maximum d...

Page 20: ...3270 compliant terminal device 2 In pairs that extend network distance through twisted pair copper cable an RJ 45 connector and balun and through fiber and coax cable to a 3270 compliant terminal dev...

Page 21: ...tion at terminal device Multimode up to 2 km Single mode up to 8 km Multimode up to 2 km Single mode up to 8 km Multimode up to 2 km Single mode up to 8 km 3 BNC connection to terminal device 2 BNC co...

Page 22: ...s the power adapter the proper voltage and cycle frequency for the AC outlet Requirement Location 240 volts 50 Hz United Kingdom 230 volts 50 Hz Europe 120 volts 60 Hz USA Canada Mexico 100 volts 50 6...

Page 23: ...ctor for correct twisted pair cable configuration Check the configuration switch for correct twisted pair setting Call Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 Coax Check the coax cables for proper...

Page 24: ...Black Box Technical Support at 724 746 5500 6 2 Calling Black Box If you determine that your 3270 Repeater Fiber is malfunctioning do not attempt to alter or repair the unit It contains no user servi...

Page 25: ...ars to create the problem or make it worse 6 3 Shipping and Packaging If you need to transport or ship your Repeater Package it carefully We recommend that you use the original container If you are sh...

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