CN-1108 Setup and Installation Manual
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1. INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing the CN-1108 HPNA Switch for your MDU Solution.
City-Net has been on the forefront of HPNA technology since its inception, and will
always strive to create quality, cost-effective solutions for HomePNA installers and users.
Conventional office Ethernet LAN installation has become more complicated,
expensive and time consuming. By choosing the CN-1108 HPNA Switch, you have
enabled your network to have Ethernet and HPNA accesses. The CN-1108 an Ethernet
port, to offer you network connection, as well as 8 VLAN HPNA ports ready to plug into
your existing wiring system using current Cat. 3/RJ-11 installations.
Some highlights of the CN-1108 include:
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Supports security with port based VLAN function
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Auto Noise Leveling (Automatic & Manual)
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Eight 1Mbps HPNA Ports
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One 10/100 Mbps Base-TX Ethernet Ports
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One Console Port for CN-1108 unit
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Easy installation – no new wire required inside the building
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Easy to use menu system and command interface
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HomePNA and Ethernet ports statuses monitoring
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Frequency division multiplexing for uninterrupted simultaneous voice/data
transmission
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Layer 2 Switching
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Supports full and half duplex modes
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Store-and-Forward mechanism
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HPNA port
transmission speed
up to
1Mbps
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Back pressure and IEEE 802.3X compliant flow control
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Supports 8K MAC addresses entries
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Standard 19” Rack-mountable
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Less distance restriction (500 ft or 160 m) than regular Ethernet (100 m)
