Black Box LE2690A, User Manual

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CHAPTER 3: Installation
3.2.3 C
ONNECTING
T
WISTED
-P
AIR
S
EGMENTS TO THE
F
RONT
-P
ANEL
P
ORTS
1. Insert the male plug on one end of a standard 10BASE-T cable into
one of the RJ-45 female ports on the front panel of the 9-Port Personal
MiniHub. (Even though the MiniHub’s connectors are shielded, they
will accept, and operate properly with, either unshielded- or shielded-
type RJ-45 twisted-pair wiring plugs.)
2. Connect the other end of each network segment to a workstation or
user device. If the MiniHub is getting AC power, it will light the
“LINK” LED corresponding to each MiniHub port that has a
powered-up and functional device attached to it.
3.2.4 U
SING THE
R
EAR
-P
ANEL
P
ORT AND THE
U
P
-L
INK
S
WITCH
For the rear-panel RJ-45 port only, use the Up-Link crossover switch (also
on the rear panel) to select either a normal 10BASE-T connection to a user
device (switch in the “===” position) or a special network-uplink connection
to another hub or concentrator (switch in the “
=
x
=
” position). A special
cross-pinned cable for uplinks is not needed with Personal MiniHubs,
because with the Up-Link switch in the “
=
x
=
” position the pinning is
crossed inside the MiniHub.
Insert the male plug on one end of a standard 10BASE-T cable into the
RJ-45 female port on the rear panel of the 9-Port Personal MiniHub.
Connect the other end of the network segment to a workstation or user
device if the Up-Link switch is in the “===” position, or to a network hub
or concentrator if the Up-Link switch is in the “
=
x
=
” position.
Even when the rear port is physically uplinked (cable runs from the port
to a larger network), you can logically isolate the users and devices on the
9-Port Personal MiniHub by moving the Up-Link switch to the “===”
position. In this situation, the uplink segment is inoperative and full
bandwidth is available locally.