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2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
Thank you for your purchase of this Patton Electronics product. This
product has been thoroughly inspected and tested and is warranted for
one year for parts and labor. If any questions or problems arise during
installation or use of this product, contact Patton Electronics Technical
Support at +1 (301) 975-1007.
2.1 FEATURES
• Variable rate CopperLINK extender - Easy to configure
• Auto-MDIX Ethernet
• Configurable 10/100, Full/Half, and Auto-Negotiating Ethernet
• Extends network connections up to 5,500 ft (1.6 km) over 2-wire 24-
AWG unconditioned lines
• Auto-Rate line rates up to 100 Mbps downstream/70 Mbps upstream
• Symmetric or asymmetric settings via DIP switch
• Transparent operation
• LED indicators for Power, Link, Ethernet Link & Activity, and Remote/Local
2.2 DESCRIPTION
The Patton Electronics Model 2173R Ruggedized Ethernet Extender
provides high-speed LAN connections between peered Ethernet LANs,
remote PCs, or any other network enabled 10/100Base-T device.
Operating in pairs, one Model 2173R or 2173 is configured as the (L) Local
unit located at one end of the LAN extension and the other Model 2173R
or 2173 is configured as the (R) Remote unit at the other end. These units
can automatically forward LAN broadcasts, multicasts, and frames across
a 2-wire voice-grade twisted-pair link. The data is passed transparently
(unmodified) through the 2173Rs or 2173s. The 2173Rs automatically add
and delete MAC addresses, only passing packets across the CopperLINK
link that are meant for the remote peered LAN.
