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For 10/100 Base-TX ports, plug a Category 5 (or better) twisted pair cable
into one of the RJ45 copper ports (1-6). Connect the other end to the far
end station. Verify that the Port LED’s are ON once the connection has
been completed. For Switch to Switch or Switch to Repeater connections, a
crossover cable may be required if the connecting unit does not support the
HP-MDIX auto cable detect feature. For 10/100BaseTX operation, the
608MFX will sense & adapt accordingly.
A maximum number of 50 608MFX’s can be connected in a ring.
CONNECTING MULTIPLE RINGS
For multiple rings, the connection between two network segments is made
on two separate paths. Two of the 608MFX’s in a ring are connected
together via a connection cable with an ITP cable (maximum length of
40m), and inform each other of their operating states. One of the 608MFX
units is assigned the redundant function using the DIP switch setting “Stby
on” (Standby Slave). The other 608MFX unit takes over the function of the
Standby Master, with the DIP switch setting “Stby off” (See Figure 2).
Because of the 50-unit ring limit, for larger networks, the user must
configure multiple rings. By using the Master/Slave Standby approach to
couple rings together, the user can enlarge the network by chaining
segments.
Port Assignment in the Standby Mode
On the Standby Master and Standby Slave only port #1 (default standby
port) can be used for the coupling to the neighboring ring. Connect the #1
ports together using a CAT5E crossover cable between switches. Ports 2-6
can be used just as normal switch ports.
Simultaneous Standby and Redundancy Manager Operation
A standby master or standby slave can adopt the function of a redundancy
manager at the same time.
