Enterasys VHIM-2GBC-L3 Quick Installation Manual Download Page 1

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EC CONFORMANCE DECLARATION 

All other product names mentioned in this manual may 
be trademarks or registered trademarks of their 
respective companies. 

VHIM-2GBC-L3 

European contact:  

Enterasys Networks Ltd. 

GIGABIT ETHERNET 

FCC NOTICE 

SPECIFICATIONS 

Nexus House, Newbury Business Park 
London Road, Newbury 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply 
with the limits for a Class A digital 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 this user’s 
guide, may cause harmful interference to radio 
communications. Operation of this equipment in a 
residential area is likely to cause harmful interference 
in which case the user will be required to correct the 
interference at his own expense.

 

EXPANSION MODULE 

Ports 

2 GBIC 

Berkshire RG14 2PZ, England 

Communication Mode 

Full duplex mode and flow control 

QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE 

 

Network Interface 

GBIC connector, 

This information technology product complies with 
ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN45014. It conforms to the 
following specifications: 

850 nm short-wavelength transceiver for SX 

 

1310 nm long-wavelength transceiver for LX  

 

62.5/125 or 50/125 micron multimode fiber cable 

Switch Method 

Store-and-forward 

EN55022(1988)/CISPR-22(1985) Class A 

Size 

4.82 x 3.57 x 1.08 in. 

EN50082-1: IEC 1000-4-2, 3, 4, 6 

(12.25 x 90.70.5 x 2.74 cm) 

This information technology product complies with 
the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 
73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/ EEC and 
carries the CE Mark accordingly. 

9033696-01 

Power Consumption 

2.4W maximum 

 

Temperature 

Operating: 32° to 131° F (0° to 55° C) 

NOTICE! 

ONLY QUALIFIED 

PERSONNEL SHOULD PERFORM 
INSTALLATION PROCEDURES.

 

Storage: -40° to 131° F (-25° to 55° C) 

Humidity 

Operating: 5% to 95% 

SAFETY WARNING 

Emissions 

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. 
Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference, 
and (2) this device must accept any interference 
received, including interference that may cause 
undesired operation. 

Before installing or removing the VHIM-2GBC-L3, 
first disconnect the switch from the main power supply. 
For full safety instructions, please refer to the user 
guide that accompanies the switch. 

FCC Class A, VCCI class A, BSMI class A  

Enterasys Networks reserves the right to make changes 
in specifications and other information contained in 
this document without prior notice. The reader should 
in all cases consult Enterasys Networks to determine 
whether any such changes have been made. 

EN55022 Class A, C-Tick class A, CE Mark

 

Immunity 

IEC 1000-4-2/3/4/6 

Standards 

IEEE

 

802.3z Gigabit Ethernet 

 

ISO/IEC 8802-3

 

BGICs are a Class 1 laser device. Use only modules 
approved by the switch manufacturer. These modules 
are compliant to the following standards: 

The hardware, firmware, or software described in this 
manual is subject to change without notice. 

CABLE TYPES AND SPECIFICATIONS 

Cable 

Type 

Max. 

Length 

Connector 

10Base-T 

Cat. 3,4,5 
100-ohm UTP 

100 m  
(328 ft.) 

RJ-45 

100Base-T 

Cat. 5 100-ohm 

100 m  
(328 ft.) 

RJ-45 

1000Base-T 

Cat. 5e 100-ohm 

100 m  
(328 ft.) 

RJ-45 

1000Base-SX 

50/125 µm or 
62.5/125 µm 
multimode fiber 

See table 
below 

SC or ST 

1000Base-LX 

MMF or SMF 

See table 
below 

SC or ST 

WARNING: 

Changes or modifications made to this 

device which are not expressly approved by the party 
responsible for compliance could void the user’s 
authority to operate the equipment. 

EN60825-1, EN60825-2 and IEC825-1, IEC825-2. 

IN NO EVENT SHALL ENTERASYS NETWORKS BE 
LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, 
SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES 
WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 
LOST PROFITS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO 
THIS DOCUMENT, WEB SITE, OR THE 
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THEM, EVEN IF 
ENTERASYS NETWORKS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF, 
KNEW OF, OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF, THE 
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. 

CLASS I LASER 

DEVICE 

Warning: 

Optical Safety for Fiber 
Optic Modules  

INDUSTRY CANADA NOTICE 

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A 
limits for radio noise emissions 

 
When using a fiber optic media expansion module, 
never look at the transmit laser while it is powered on. 
Also, never look directly at the fiber TX port and fiber 
cable ends when they are powered on. 

from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference 
Regulations of the Canadian 
Department of Communications. Le présent appareil 
numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques 
dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils 
numériques de la class A prescrites dans le Règlement 
sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le ministère 
des Communica

tions du Canada

 

1000Base-SX Fiber  

Diameter 

 

Bandwidth 

Range

160 MHz/km 

2-220 m (7-722 ft.) 

62.5/125 µm MMF 

200 MHz/km 

2-275 m (7-902 ft.) 

400 MHz/km  

2-500 m (7-1641 ft.) 

50/125 µm MMF 

500 MHz/km 

2-550 m (7-1805 ft.) 

Enterasys Networks, Inc. 
500 Spaulding Turnpike 
Portsmouth, NH 03801 

 2002 Enterasys Networks, Inc. 

All Rights Reserved 
Printed in the United States of America 
Order Number: 9033696-01 April 2002 
 
LANVIEW is a registered trademark of Enterasys 
Networks. ENTERASYS NETWORKS, NETSIGHT, 
MATRIX, WEBVIEW, and any logos associated 
therewith, are trademarks of Enterasys Networks. 

SPECTRUM is a registered trademark of Aprisma 
Management Technologies, Inc. 

 

VCCI NOTICE 

 

Class A ITE Notice 

WARNING:  This is a class A product. In a domestic 
environment this product may cause radio interference 
in which case the user may be required to take 
adequate measures. 

Avertissment:  

Ports pour fibres 
optiques –sécurité sur le 
plan optique  
Ne regardez jamais le laser tant qu'il est sous tension. 

DISPOSITIF 

LASER DE 

CLASSE I

 

Ne regardez jamais directement le port TX 
(Transmission) à fibres optiques et les embouts de 
câbles à fibres optiques tant qu'ils sont sous tension. 

1000Base-LX Fiber  

Diameter 

 

Bandwidth 

Range

9 µm  SMF 

N/A 

2 m – 5 km (16,404 ft.) 

62.5/125 µm  MMF 

500 MHz/km 

2-550 m (7-1805 ft.) 

400 MHz/km  

2-550 m (7-1805 ft.) 

50/125 µm MMF 

500 MHz/km 

2-550 m (7-1805 ft.) 

LASERGERÄT 

DER KLASSE

I

 

Warnhinweis:  

Faseroptikanschlüsse –
Optische Sicherheit 
 

Note: 

Network diameter is defined as the wire distance 

between two end stations in the same collision domain. 

Niemals ein Übertragungslaser betrachten, während 
dieses eingeschaltet ist. 

 

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