Connecting to a Network
4.2 Creating a ThinWire Ethernet Work Group
4.2.1 Connecting Your System to a DECconnect Faceplate
If your office has been wired with Digital’s DECconnect products, then connect
your system to the DECconnect faceplate in your office. A faceplate is a wall
receptacle that provides a single network connection for your system.
DECconnect cabling components support network configurations ranging from
simple standalone ThinWire networks to multimedia local area networks
(LANs) that connect PCs, workstations, and VAX systems. No matter how
large or how small your network, the most visible DECconnect component in
your office is the faceplate. The faceplate has one of the following connectors:
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A ThinWire BNC connector that allows several systems, including
InfoServer 150 systems, to be serially connected to one another on the
office side of the faceplate.
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A ThinWire Ethernet serial connector that allows several faceplates to be
serially connected behind the wall to a single segment of ThinWire cable.
One system can be attached to each faceplate.
Your network coordinator knows which type of DECconnect faceplate you have
in your office.
To connect your system, attach one end of the ThinWire cable to the office side
of the DECconnect faceplate. Attach the other end of the ThinWire cable to the
ThinWire connector on the back of your system unit.
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