Rear Panel
Rear panels of both MULTINET
switches
™
series are illus-
trated in
Figure B3
. The rear panel is the location for all
cable connections and the power input connection.
An explanation of each rear panel legend follows:
WAN Links: 1
through
8
These connector ports are shielded and used for connecting
to 8 network links. Any WAN link can be switched to the
WAN Common Port
.
LAN Segments: 1
through
8
These connector ports are shielded and used for connecting
to 8 network segments. Any LAN segment can be switched
to the
LAN Common Port
.
WAN Common Port
This connector port is shielded and is cabled to the
WAN
MONITOR
port of a dual DSS Server or previous switch
WAN Link Port 8
if daisy-chained. The MULTINET
switch
™
connects the selected WAN link port (
1-8
) to the
WAN
Common Port
.
LAN Common Port
This connector port is shielded and is cabled to the
LAN
MONITOR
port of a dual DSS Server or previous switch
LAN Segment Port 8
if daisy-chained. The MULTINET-
switch
™
connects the selected LAN segment port (
1-8
) to the
LAN Common Port
.
Control
This connector port is a shielded DB9 Female and is cabled
to the
COM 1
port(s) of one or both connected DSS’s, or to
the previous switch
Link
port if daisy-chained. If the user
prefers, this port may be used by any compatible PC where
Datacom DOS Switch Control Software resides, or by a
modem for remote operation. Because this port has a modi-
fied RS232 configuration, Datacom Systems supplied con-
trol cabling must be used.
Link
This connector port is a shielded DB9 Male connection and is
cabled to the
Control
port of the next MULTINET
switch
™
when
daisy-chained.
Power
This connector is a shielded 5-pin DIN Female used to cable
to either the provided 100-240 Volts AC, 50-60 Hertz exter-
nal DC power supply.
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