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4. Installation
1.
Install the LCL114A with the DC power adapter provided (+12 VDC, 800mA).
2.
Connect the power adapter cable to the LCL114A before connecting the
adapter to the AC outlet.
4.1 Making Network Connections
4.1.1 PC Station to Switch
The following example illustrates a connection from a network interface card
(NIC) inside a PC station to a 100BaseFx port of a switch unit through the
LCL114A. The NIC jack type is MDI.
Fiber optic cable
100BaseFx Compliant Switch
Straight-through CAT5 UTP
(connect to "X" RJ45 jack)
100BaseTx to 100BaseFx Transceiver
FE-Link
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LCL114A
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4.1.2 Hub to Switch
The following example illustrates a connection from a 100BaseTx port of one hub
to a 100BaseFx port of a switch unit through the LCL114A Fast Ethernet Fiber
Extender. A hub port is MDI-X type normally.
Fiber optic cable
100BaseFx Compliant Switch
Straight-through CAT5 UTP
(connect to "II" RJ45 jack)
100BaseTx Compliant Hub
100BaseTx to 100BaseFx Transceiver
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