Accton Technology 3012B manual

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    CheetaHub Power-3012B &INO<GG<ODJI*<IP<G[...]

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    Installation Manual CheetaHub Pow er-3012B Ethernet Hub with 12 Dual-Speed RJ-45 Ports and 1 MII Port Two Internally Switched Repeaters for 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps Dom ains in One Package[...]

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    Copyright © 1997 by Ac c ton Technology Corporat i on. All right s reserved. No part of thi s docum ent m ay be copied or reproduc ed in any form or by any m eans without t he pri or writt en consent of A ccton Tec hnology Corporation. Acct on mak es no warranties with respect to this doc umentat ion and disc l ai m s any im plied warranties of me[...]

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    Package Contents i Package Content s Carefully unpack the contents of the package and verify them against the check list giv en below. Package Checklist æ CheetaHub Power-3012B (Model No. EH3012B) Ethernet hub with 12 dual-speed RJ-45 ports and 1 MII port æ two brack ets for rack m ounting æ four ru bber foot pads æ installation manual æ w arr[...]

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    Quick Installation iii Quick Inst allation The CheetaHub Power-3012B contains 12 RJ-45 ports for 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet connection (detected by auto- sensing). This dual- speed hub contains two internal repeater buses – one for 10 Mbps traffic and another for 100 Mbps traffic. Traffic passing between attached dev ices that operate at the sa[...]

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    CheetaHub Power- 3012B User’s Guide iv Quick Installation 4. Connect PCs or other network devices to the RJ-45 ports. Attac h PCs or dais y -chain to another devic e via the RJ -45 port s Connect any dev i ces that use standard network interface cards to the RJ-45 (MDI - X) station ports (e.g., a workstation, server, bridg e or router). This hub [...]

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    CheetaHub Power- 3012B User’s Guide Quick Installation v 5. Connect other media ty pes using the D-ty pe MII port. Attac h to alternat e media types v ia the Class I MII port You can also connect to other network devices using the media independent interface (MI I) on the back panel. Y ou can attach to 100BASE-TX (operating at 100 Mbps only ) , 1[...]

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    A bout this Guide vii About this Guide This guide is desig ned for the experienced network installer. It describes how to install and operate Accton’s dual- speed CheetaHub. After reading this m a nual, you should be able to use the front display panel and config ure options to manag e all your network connections. This manual cov ers the followi[...]

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    Contents Contents ix Chapter 1: Product Overv i ew 1-1 Introduction to Fast Ethernet 1-1 Accton’ s Dual-S peed CheetaHub Sy stem 1-1 Basic Features 1-2 Chapter 2: Installing t he Sy stem 2-1 Pre-Installation Requirements 2-1 Hardware In stallation 2-2 Stacking Hu bs on a Flat Surf ace 2-2 Mounting Hub s in a Rack 2-3 Connecting the Hub Sy stem 2-[...]

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    CheetaHub Power- 3012B User’s Guide x Contents A ppendix B: Port and Cable Assignments B-1 RJ-45 Port B-1 MII Port B-2 A ppendix C: Product Specifications C-1 Repeater Criteria C-1 Network Criteria C-1 Internal Switching Criteria C-2 A ppendix D: Standards Compliance D-1 EMI Warning D-1 FCC Class B D-1 Voluntary Control Council for In terference [...]

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    CheetaHub Power- 3012B User’s Guide Contents xi List of Figures Figure 2-1 Stacking Hu bs on a Flat Surf ace 2-2 Figure 2-2 Mounting Hub s in a Rack 2-3 Figu re 2-3 Hub Indi cators 2-9 Figu re 3.1 Stand- Alon e Configu ration 3-2 Fig ur e 3 .2 Multiple Hub Configuration Using Daisy-Chain Port 3- 3 Figu re 3.3 Uplink ed Hub Usin g Fiber Optic Cabl[...]