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STACKABLE MINIHUB
Wall (or Vertical-Surface) Mounting
The Stackable MiniHub comes with a piece of Velcro mounting tape. You can
use this to mount a Stackable Hub in a vertical position. Stick one side of the
Velcro to the bottom of the hub between the rubber feet. Stick the other side
of the Velcro to the desired vertical mounting location. This permits the
compact Stackable Hub to be mounted on a wall surface, on the side of a
server cabinet, on the back of a desk, or in similar convenient locations in
the workplace where the associated cables are out of the way.
As an alternative to Velcro for vertical-surface mounting, you can use the
included small brackets to mount the MiniHub with screws, as shown below.
You can use the metal screws in each side of the Stackable MiniHub’s case to
attach the brackets. With the brackets, you can mount the MiniHub in almost
any desired position.
3.2.2 P
OWERING
U
P THE
H
UB
Once you’ve mounted the Stackable MiniHub, plug the included external
power supply’s DC power cord into the matching power jack on the Stackable
MiniHub’s rear panel. Plug the power supply’s transformer into an AC
receptacle that is six feet (2 meters) or less away. The green “PWR” LED
should light up. Now you are ready to begin attaching Ethernet cable
segments.
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 Stackable MiniHub.
(Even though the MiniHub’s connectors are shielded, they will accept,
and operate properly with, either unshielded or shielded 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.
