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Chapter 5

General Information

Customer Service Information

Call:

(724) 746-5500 Phone orders 24 hours a day,  7:00 AM

Monday to midnight Friday; 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Saturday (EST)

Fax:

(724) 746-0746 or in North America 1-800-321-0746

Mail order:

Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, 

PA 15055-1018

Technical Support and fax orders 24 hours a day

Warranty

Contact Black Box Corporation for warranty information.

Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency

Interference Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class A computing device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC

Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a

commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in

accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment

in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which

chassis the user will be required to correct the interference at his own

expense.

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the

manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the

equipment.

The use of non-shielded I/O cables may not guarantee compliance

with FCC RFI limits.

5.1

Summary of Contents for TotalSwitch Series

Page 1: ...Switch line of modular 10 Mbps Ethernet multi port switches TotalSwitch 6 10 Mbps Module Installation Guide and Users Reference Manual Document Number 56 80326BB 00 A0 September 1998 LB6010 TP8 LB6011...

Page 2: ...ppear in this document or for incidental consequential damages in connection with the performance or use of this material This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright...

Page 3: ...mination 2 6 LEDs 2 6 LEDs on Twisted Pair Ports 2 7 LEDs on Fiber Ports 2 7 LEDs on Thin Coaxial Ports 2 8 Chapter 3 User Guidelines TotalSwitch Installation Examples 3 1 Chapter 4 Technical Specific...

Page 4: ...g mechanism with advanced address recognition that holds eight thousand addresses and includes a 1MB packet buffer for high performance About TotalSwitch 6 10 Mbps Modules TotalSwitch 6 10 Mbps Module...

Page 5: ...rs Half or Full Duplex on each port 850 nm multi mode fiber TotalSwitch 6 10 Mbps Modules TP4 FO2 includes four RJ 45 connectors and two pair ST LB6015 TPFO or SC LB6015 TPFOSC connectors Half or Full...

Page 6: ...alSwitch Module is installed it is necessary to remove the PCB from the chassis To do this loosen the thumbscrews on the face of the chassis then slide the PCB out of the chassis After configuration i...

Page 7: ...Figure 2 1 Jumper Locations and Default Settings for TotalSwitch TP 8 Figure 2 2 Jumper Locations and Default Settings for TotalSwitch FO 4 2 2...

Page 8: ...g the shunts on the 3 pin FiberAlert jumper blocks on the PCB TotalSwitch Modules are shipped from the factory with FiberAlert disabled on each port The FiberAlert jumper blocks on TotalSwitch TP 4 FO...

Page 9: ...eled Port 3 on the PCB Select FDX by positioning the shunt over the top and center pins Select HDX factory default by positioning the shunt over the center and bottom pins Factory Test Jumpers The jum...

Page 10: ...tion Installing TotalSwitch Modules in TotalSwitch 6 TotalSwitch Modules can be installed into any available slot in any modular TotalSwitch 6 Before installing a TotalSwitch Module in a TotalSwitch 6...

Page 11: ...rt Termination must be OFF disabled factory default Termination is disabled when the toggle is in the down position Figure 2 6 BNC Termination If a thin Ethernet segment is to be terminated at the Tot...

Page 12: ...ce every few seconds if the port has been partitioned LEDs on Fiber Ports The LED functions for fiber optic ports are as follows Figure 2 8 LEDs on TotalSwitch F0 4 Module RCV Flickers amber when port...

Page 13: ...l ports are as follows Figure 2 9 LEDs on TotalSwitch BNC 4 Module ACT Flickers green in normal operation indicating activity traffic on the BNC segment COL Flickers red in normal operation indicating...

Page 14: ...fering because you have too many nodes creating too much traffic SOLUTION By installing a TotalSwitch Module as illustrated in Figure 3 1 you will decrease traffic congestion and at the same time incr...

Page 15: ...er connections between buildings as illustrated in Figure 3 2 Figure 3 2 PROBLEM 3 You have the same situation as Problem 2 but you have four buildings you need to connect SOLUTION As in the solution...

Page 16: ...and have been determined under factory conditions Actual field application values may vary 3 Half Duplex HDX distances are limited by IEEE specifications Fiber Optic Cleaning Guidelines Fiber Optic t...

Page 17: ...ing or handling an add in module or any board assembly 1 Do not remove unit from its protective packaging until you are ready to install it 2 Wear an ESD wrist grounding strap before handling any modu...

Page 18: ...Specifications Environmental Operating Temperature 32 122 F 0 40 C Storage Temperature 22 160 F 6 71 C Humidity 5 95 non condensing 4 3...

Page 19: ...pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment...

Page 20: ...Including Electrical Business Equipment CE The products described herein comply with the Council Directive on Electromagnetic Compatibility 89 336 EEC and the Council Directive on Electrical Equipmen...

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