Installation
Revised 2015-12-04
2-10
N-Tron® 300 Series Hardware Guide
RJ45 Connector Crimp Specifications
Please reference the illustration below for the Cat5 cable specifications:
Connecting the Unit
For 300 series fiber units, remove the dust cap from the fiber optic connectors and connect the fiber optic cables.
For Fiber Optic ports, the TX port on the near station should be connected to the RX port of the far end station, and
the RX port should be connected to the TX port of the far end station.
For 10Base-T ports, plug a Category 3 (or greater) twisted pair cable into the RJ45 connector. For 100Base-T
ports, plug a Category 5 (or greater) twisted pair cable into the RJ45 connector. Connect the other end to the far
end station. Verify that the LNK LED’s are ON once the connection has been completed. To connect any other port
to another Switch or Repeater, use a standard Cat5 straight through or crossover cable.
Note:
For units which have the
N-View Option
, you can validate that all ports are working cor-
rectly by installing the N-View OPC Server software. The software is freely distributed on the Prod-
uct CD and our website (
http://www.redlion.net/support/software-firmware
). Once the software is
installed, you should view the Ports Counter page to remotely monitor each connected port. You
may find it helpful to copy [Alt]+[Print Screen] the Port Counter information for each port and paste
[C[V] into a Windows document for further review. Please consult your N-View OPC Server
Manual for additional information.
CAUTION:
Creating a port to port connection on the same switch (i.e. loop) is an illegal operation
and will create a broadcast storm which will crash the network!
ATTENTION:
La création d'un port à l'autre connexion sur le même commutateur (c'est-à-dire
boucle) est une opération illégale et créera une tempête de diffusion qui va planter le réseau!
