DEC 3000 800, Owner'S Manual

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Connecting to a 10BASE2 Network
Connecting to a 10BASE2 Network
10BASE2
Ethernet
Connection
Procedure You can connect your system to a 10BASE2 Ethernet network
by attaching an Ethernet cable (BNE4C–xx) to the AUI
Ethernet port on the system unit, and then attaching a DECXM
transceiver to the cable.
To connect your system to a 10BASE2 (ThinWire) Ethernet
network, complete the steps listed in Table 5–3.
Table 5–3 Steps for Connecting a 10BASE2 Ethernet Network
Step Action
1 Remove loopback connector.
2 Connect a standard Ethernet cable to the AUI port on the
system unit.
3 Attach the cable to a DECXM transceiver.
4 Connect ThinWire cable and T-connector to the DECXM
transceiver.
5 Terminate the T-connector (if necessary).
Step 1:
Loopback
Connector
If the Ethernet loopback connector is still connected to your
system, remove it now. Keep the loopback connector in a safe
place. You may need it for testing purposes later.
Connecting the System to a Network 5–7