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Chapter 2
Installation
Installing the Mini Hub
1.
Place the Hub on a smooth and horizontal surface.
2.
Establish network connection by plugging one end of the Category 5
UTP/STP cable RJ45 connector into the hub port, the other end to the
Ethernet/Fast Ethernet adapter installed in the workstation computers.
(Use Category 5 or above for 100 Mbps; use Category 3, 4, or 5 or above
for 10 Mbps.)
3.
Connect each device by repeating Step 2.
4.
Make sure that each device is connected properly. Turn on the power by
attaching the power cable to the hub and plug in the power outlet.
Caution
Be sure to use Category 5 or above UTP cable in connecting 100 Mbps
network devices. The cable length should not exceed 100 m (328 ft).
Uplink Connection
1.
Set the Uplink switch to the Uplink position.
2.
Attach one end of the RJ45 cable connector to the Uplink port (port 1) of
the first Hub. (Use Category 5 or above for 100 Mbps; use Category 3, 4,
or 5 or above or 10 Mbps.)
3.
Plug the other end into any RJ45 port of the second Hub.
Caution
Crossover cable is not necessary in establishing uplink connection
through the uplink port.
