Linksys EFAH16W manual

Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherF ast 10/100 Auto-Sensing Hubs Use this guide to install these Linksys pr oducts : EtherFast 10/100 5-P or t Hub (EF AH05W) EtherFast 10/100 8-P or t Hub (EF AH08W) EtherFast 10/100 16-P or t Hub (EF AH16W) User Guide EtherFast 10/100 16-P or t Rack Mountable Hub (EF AH16) EtherFast 10/100 24-P or t Rack Mountable H[...]

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Contents Introduction 2 About F ast Ethernet 3 Planning Y our Network 4 Installing the Hub 5 LED Indicators 6 Optional Fiber Optic Expansion Modules 7 Mounting the Hub 7 Connecting Nodes to the Hub 7 Uplinking the Hub 8 Uplinking the 5-P or t Hub 9 P ow ering On and Resetting the Hub 10 Appendix T wisted P air Cab ling 11 Installing Add-On Modules [...]

Intr oduction The EtherF ast 10/100 Auto-Sensing series of hubs from Linksys is the fastest, most economical wa y to build or expand an enterprise 100Mbps netw ork! Ready to r un right out of the box, each 10/100 hub lets you con- nect computers or other nodes together in seconds, with auto-sensing ports that automatically adjust to either 10Mbps o[...]

About Fast Ethernet As the demand for desktop video, multimedia dev elopment, imaging, and other speed-intensiv e applications continues to rise, the need for high per- formance, f ault tolerant LAN technology will become more critical. Standard Ethernet , w hich has been the most popular netw orking technolo- gy to date with a maximum data through[...]

Planning Y our Network The rules that go vern ho w nodes and hubs are distributed across a netw ork are important to ensure the integ rity of your data. Cab ling specif ications, distance limits, and other topology rules must be follo wed in order to a void collisions or data loss. The Auto-Sensing Hub is equipped with RJ-45 ports that can automati[...]

Installing the Hub Carefully remo ve the hub from its packaging. Mak e sure that you receiv ed all of the items listed belo w . If an y items are missing or damaged , contact your Linksys dealer for replacement part(s). · EtherF ast 10/100 Auto-Sensing Hub · A C Po w er Adapter and/or a P ow er Cord , (with rackmount models) · User Guide and Reg[...]

LED Indicators P ower Indicates that the hub is recei ving po wer . 100/10 Col Indicates if collisions are being encountered at 100Mbps and/or 10Mbps. Some collisions are normal. If your netw ork seems to be experienc- ing high collision lev els, verify that your cabling is good , and that there are no cabling coils, cross-o vers, or breaks. 100 ON[...]

Optional Fiber Optic Expansion Module The Auto-Sensing 16 and 24-P or t rack mountable hubs each come with a f iber optic expansion slot w hich accepts an optional 100BaseFX f iber optic module for connecting to high-speed f iber cabling. If y ou purchased an optional f iber optic expansion module, set it up b y follo wing the setup instructions in[...]

Connecting the A uto-Sensing Hubs to Other Hubs, Switches, or Routers Like most hubs, the Auto-Sensing Hubs can be uplinked to 10Mbps or 100Mbps hubs, stackable hubs, s witches, or routers. The front of each hub has an Uplink port for this pur pose. If you are connecting the hub to a F ast Ether net hub, router , or switch, remember that F ast Ethe[...]

Uplinking the 5-P or t Hub The EtherF ast 5-P or t Auto-Sensing Hub has a special switched uplink port with it’ s own distance e xtension capabilities. If you are mixing 10Mbps and 100Mbps hardware on y our 5-Port hub, the hub can be uplinked to other 100Mbps hubs at a distance of 5 meters (16.4 feet) -- just like other hubs. Ho we ver , if all p[...]

P owering On the Hub Desktop Model The hub comes with both a po wer adapter and in some instances, an A C electrical cord. Plug the po wer adapter’ s plug into the hub’ s po wer jack. Plug the pro vided AC electrical cord into the po w er adapter . Finall y , plug the other end of the electrical cord into a standard A C electrical outlet. The h[...]

Appendix T wisted P air Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cab ling. Categor y 5 is the most reliable and widel y compatible, and is required for F ast Ethernet. Y ou can buy Category 5 cabling that is pre-made, or y ou can cut and crimp your o wn. Category 5 cables can be purchased or crimped as either straight-thro[...]

12 How T o Install An Add-On Module F ollo w the follo wing steps to install the add-on modules in the EtherF ast 10/100 Auto-Sensing Hub ( EF AH16 or EF AH24 ). 1. P ow er off the hub and remo ve the AC po w er cord from the hub . 2. Remo ve all RJ-45 cables from the all the ports in the hub and if the hub is on a rack remo ve the hub from the rac[...]

Fiber Optic Modules Six different F iber Optic modules are av ailable for the rack mountable Auto-Sensing hubs (EF AH16 and EF AH24): FFOSC1 : 100BaseFX 1-P or t Transcei ver Module (SC) FFOSC2 : 100BaseFX 2-P or t Transcei ver Module (SC) FFOST1 : 100BaseFX 1-P or t Transcei ver Module (ST) FFOST2 : 100BaseFX 2-P or t Transcei ver Module (ST) FFOS[...]

A maximum of 2 T ransceivers can be connected to gether in one segment. When tw o hubs are connected via T ransceivers to gether, the same rule of cascading tw o 100Mb hubs applies to them. T o cascade another hub to these tw o hubs (using RJ-45), a switch or repeater must be used. The Distance Extender is a switched port . This means another 100Mb[...]

The follo wing illustration is an example of ho w to connect four Rack Mountable EtherF ast 10/100 Auto-Sensing hubs together using f iber optic cabling. Notice that the hubs at the top and the bottom are equipped with 100BaseFX 1-P or t Distance Extender modules, while the tw o hubs in the middle ha ve 100BaseFX 2- P or t Trancei ver Modules. The [...]

16 100BaseTX Distance Extender Module This module has a special distance extending port that sends data at 100Mbps o ver regular 100BaseTX Cate gory 5 cabling. The distance exten- der module sends your data up to 100 meter s (328 feet). This module is ideal for connecting to f ile ser vers or uplinking to remote hubs. This module is a vailable for [...]

The follo wing illustration is an example of ho w to connect four EtherF ast 10/100 Auto-Sensing hubs together using the Single-P ort 100BaseTX Distance Extender Module. Note that, without the distance extender mod- ule, the maximum distance betw een two uplinked hubs is 5 meters (16.4 feet). W ith the distance extender module installed on one of t[...]

Specifications Models EF AH05W EF AH08W EF AH16W EF AH16 EF AH24 Standards IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u Po r t s 5, 8, 16, or 24, depending on model; 16 and 24-P or t models each also include tw o 100BaseFX f iber optic expansion slots; All hubs ha ve built-in shared uplink por t Speed Each port r uns at 10Mbps or 100Mbps, independent of other ports’ s[...]

Customer Support F or help with the installation or operation of your EtherF ast 10/100 Auto- Sensing Hub, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone num- bers or Internet addresses below . Customer Support 949-261-1288 F ax 949-261-8868 Bulletin Board 949-261-2888 (33.6K, 8-N-1) E-mail support@linksys.com W eb http://www .linksys.com FTP[...]

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