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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 up to 4x 10/100Base-TX Ethernet beyond 328-foot (100-
meter) limitation over a single twisted-pair, Cat 5e/6/7, or coaxial cable
• Symmetric or asymmetric settings via DIP switch
• Transparent operation
• LED indicators for Power, DSL Link, Ethernet Link/Activity, Remote and
Local
2.2 DESCRIPTION
The Patton Electronics Model 2174 CopperLink modems provide high-
speed LAN connections between peered Ethernet LANs, remote PCs, or
any other network-enabled 10/100Base-T device.
Operating in pairs, one Model 2174 is configured as the (L) Local unit
located at one end of the LAN extension and the other Model 2174 is con-
figured as the (R) Remote unit at the other end. The Model 2174 is config-
ured as a L or R via the switch on the bottom of the unit. These units can
automatically forward LAN broadcasts, multicasts, and frames across a 2-
wire voice-grade twisted-pair or BNC link. The data is passed transpar-
ently (unmodified) through the 2174s. The 2174s automatically add and
delete MAC addresses, only passing packets across the CopperLINK link
that are meant for the remote peered LAN.
