Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The 5250 Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Networking the 5250 Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Connectors, Switches, and Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
2 SITE CONSIDERATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Unpacking the 5250 Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Connecting Host to Host 5250 Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Connecting Host 5250 Repeater to Terminal 5250 Repeater .9
Connecting Terminal 5250 Repeater to Terminal Equipment 11
Connecting Power to 5250 Repeaters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
4 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5 MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Fault Isolation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Technical Support Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
WARRANTY STATEMENT
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
AS/400 & S/3x CABLE SPECIFICATIONS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5250 REPEATER TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
. . . . . . . . . 21
Twinax to Fiber
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5250 Repeater
AS/400 & S/3x Cable Specifications
Twisted Pair Cable and Connector Specifications
The physical characteristics of the twisted pair cable must meet or exceed the
following:
Cable Characteristics:
Category 3 wire or better is required; category 5 wire is recommended. Either
shielded twisted pair (STP) or unshielded twisted pair (UTP) can be used. DO
NOT USE FLAT OR SILVER SATIN WIRE.
Category 3:
Gauge
24 to 22 AWG
Attenuation
28 dB/1000’ @ 10 MHz
Differential Characteristic Impedance
100
Ω
±10% @ 10 MHz
Category 5:
Gauge
24 to 22 AWG
Attenuation
20 dB/1000’ @ 10 MHz
Differential Characteristic Impedance
100
Ω
±10% @ 10 MHz
Minimum Cable Distance:
Host to Product
7.6 meters (25 feet)
Product to Product
7.6 meters (25 feet)
Product to Terminal Device
7.6 meters (25 feet)
Maximum Cable Distance:
Host to Product
762 meters (2500 feet
)
Product to Product
762 meters (2500 feet
)
Product to Terminal Device
762 meters (2500 feet
)
Connector Characteristics:
Twisted pair connection requires one active pair configured as straight through.
1
6
Top View
of the
RJ-11 Cable
Connector
1 2 3 4 5 6
Thick lines
indicate
pairs
Thin lines
indicate
pin leads
1
6
Crossview
of the RJ-11
Cable Connector
Top
1
8
RJ-45
J
ACK
1
8
2 3 4 5 6 7
When using RJ-11 connectors,
the active pair can be pins 2 & 5
or pins 3 & 4.
When using RJ-45 connectors,
the active pair can be pins 1 & 2,
pins 4 & 5 or pins 3 & 6.
