Fast EtherHub-8s User’s Guide
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Installing the System
Connecting the Hub System
The EtherHub-8s has 8 RJ-45 station ports and 1 RJ-45 daisy-chain port. The
station ports allow you to make connections to devices such as a workstation,
server, bridge or router. You can also cascade to another compatible hub or
switch by connecting an MDI port on one device (e.g., Port
8MDI
on this hub)
to an MDI-X port on the other device. Or you can cascade from an MDI port
on another device to any MDI-X port on this hub. See Figure 3.2.
Making a Connection via an MDI-X Station Port
You can connect an RJ-45 station port on the hub to any device that uses a
standard network interface such as a workstation or server, or also to a network
interconnection device such as a bridge or router (depending on the port type
implemented).
1.
Prepare the network devices you wish to network. Make sure you have
installed suitable 100BASE-TX network interface cards for making a
connection to any of the hub’s station ports. You also need to prepare
straight-through shielded or unshielded twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 plugs
at both ends. Use 100
W
Category 5 cable for all connections.
2.
Connect one end of the cable to the RJ-45 port of the network interface card,
and the other end to any available (MDI-X) station port on the hub. When
inserting an RJ-45 plug, be sure the tab on the plug clicks into position to
ensure that it is properly seated. Using the hub in a stand-alone configuration,
you can network up to 8 nodes.
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Do not plug a phone jack connector into the RJ-45 port. This may damage the hub.
Use only twisted-pair cables with RJ-45 connectors that conform with FCC standards.
Notes: 1. When connecting to station Port 8MDI, do not use Port 8MDI-X.
2. Make sure each twisted-pair cable does not exceed 100 meters (328 feet).
