Sonnet Thunderbolt Twin 10G, User Manual

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Chapter 1 – Introduction, System Requirements, and Setup Overview
Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase! The Twin 10G SFP+
Thunderbolt 3 Edition (T3E) is a Thunderbolt 3-to-10 Gigabit
Ethernet (10GbE) adapter that enables you to connect your
computer with a Thunderbolt 3 port to 10GbE infrastructure.
Connection of the Twin 10G SFP+ T3E adapter to your computer
requires a single Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) cable (included), while
connection to 10GbE infrastructure requires the use of two SFP+
transceivers plus LC/LC fiber optic cables, or two SFP+ terminated
Twinax copper cables.
Mac® Compatibility
• MacBook Pro® (15-inch, Late 2016)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 Ports)
• Mac with Thunderbolt or Thunderbolt 2 ports and Apple
Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter
• macOS™ 10.12.1+
Windows® Compatibility
• PC with a Thunderbolt 3 port
• 64-bit editions of Windows 10, 8, 7
System Requirements
The Twin 10G SFP+ T3E adapter requires the following to operate:
• Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) cable (included)
• Two short-range or long-range SFP+ transceivers plus LC/LC
fiber optic cables, or two SFP+ terminated Twinax copper cables
Driver Information
The drivers that enable the Twin 10G SFP+ T3E adapter to work
with your computer must be downloaded from Sonnet’s Website;
instructions follow.
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Support Note:
This document was up to date at the
time of printing. However, changes to the hardware or
software may have occurred since then. Please check the Sonnet
website for the latest documentation.
1. Go to www.sonnettech.com/support/kb/kb.php
2. Click the Thunderbolt Product link.
3. Click the Twin 10G SFP+ Thunderbolt 3 Edition link, and then
click the Documentation link.
5. Click the Twin 10G SFP+ Thunderbolt 3 Edition User’s
Guide [English] link and then check the Document Version
information. If the version listed on the last page of this
manual is later than this document (revision B), click the
Download Now button for the latest version.