Fiber Ethernet Adapter
10
User’s Guide
Connecting to Your Network
This section describes how to connect the Fiber Adapter to a 100
Mbps fiber-based Ethernet network, which contributes to its
optimal performance.
<Note>
You must connect the Fiber Adapter to the network before installing the
network driver.
Step 1:
Remove the protective covers from the Fiber Adapter’s connector.
Step 2:
Prepare a network cable with corresponding connectors for the two end
devices, one end to the Fiber Adapter and the other to a 100Mbps fiber
port on the network hub or switch.
Step 3:
Connect the network cable to the connector on the Fiber Adapter. This
network cable consists of two individual cables: one for ‘transmission
(TX)’, and the other for ‘reception (RX)’. Refer to Figure 4 for details.
Step 4:
Connect the other end of the network cable to a 100BASE-FX hub or a
switch.
<Note>
i.
Insert the cable that is connected to the transmit (TX) connector on the Fiber
Adapter into the receive (RX) connector on the network hub or switch.
ii.
Insert the cable that is connected to the receive (RX) connector on the Fiber
Adapter into the transmit (TX) connector on the network hub or switch.
Step 5:
When the cable is properly connected to two end devices, turn on the
power to the PC.
Step 6:
Check the LNK (Link) LED. The LED will come on when the Fiber
Adapter is receiving a good link signal from the connected device, a hub
or switch.
Step 7:
Proceed to next section for installing the network driver.
