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Black Box Ethernet Extender & Media Converter Rack manual

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  • Page 1

    Ethernet Extender & Media Converter Rack: LB300A-RACK F EBR U AR Y , 2006 CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monda y to midnight Friday : 877-877-BB OX FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 o r fax 724- 746-0746 Mail order: Black Box Corporation , 1000 Park Drive, Lawrenc[...]

  • Page 2

    LB300A-RACK: 16-Bay Ethernet Extender and Media Conve rter Chassis 2 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSI ON AND CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATI ONS RADIO FREQUENC Y INTER FERENCE STATEMENT This equipment generat es, uses and c an radiate radio freq uenc y en ergy and if not install ed and use d properl y, that is, in strict accordance with the manuf[...]

  • Page 3

    3 16. El cable de cor r iente d eberá ser desconectado del cuan do el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo. 17. Cuidado deb e ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liqu id os no sean derramados sobre la cubi erta u orificios de ventilación. 18. Servicio por personal c alifica do deberá ser provisto cuando: A: El cable de poder o el[...]

  • Page 4

    LB300A-RACK: 16-Bay Ethernet Extender and Media Conve rter Chassis 4 Pr eface This manual describes how to install and use LB300A-RACK, the 16-Bay Ethe rnet Extender and Media Converter Chassis. The syst em introduced he re is capable of housing up t o sixteen media con verters, each of w hich offers one channel media conversion sol ution: 10/100Ba[...]

  • Page 5

    5 T able of Contents P REFACE 4 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 5 P RODUCT O VERVIEW 6 LB300A-RACK: 16-B AY M EDIA C ONVERTER C HASSIS ................................................................................. 6 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ............................................................................................................................[...]

  • Page 6

    LB300A-RACK: 16-Bay Ethernet Extender and Media Conve rter Chassis 6 Pr oduct Over view LB300A-RACK: 16-Bay Media Converter Chassis Figure 1: LB300A-RACK: Chassis equipped with one power supply Package Contents When you unpack the produ ct package, you shall find these items listed b elow. 3 LB300A-RACK:16-Bay Media Convert er Chassis 3 One power s[...]

  • Page 7

    7 LB300A-RACK: Product Features ♦ H OUSE UP TO SIXTEEN MEDIA CONVERTERS ♦ F RONT PANEL LED S FOR POWER STATUS ♦ S TANDARD 19” RACKMOUNTABLE SIZE , 2U ♦ N ON - STOP OPERATION & MINIMAL DOWNTIME ♦ H OT - SWAPPABLE The following items are designed to be hot swappable to allow easy and quick repl acement: - Media converters - Power supp[...]

  • Page 8

    LB300A-RACK: 16-Bay Ethernet Extender and Media Conve rter Chassis 8 Front Panel Display F RO N T P ANEL The front panel of this 16-Bay Media Conv erter Chassis shows it is capable of housing up to sixteen media converters in bay 1~16. There is an array of LED ind icators, which provides you with instant feedback on the status of eac h power. Figur[...]

  • Page 9

    9 Installation Selecting a Site for the Equipment As with any electric device, you sho uld place the equipment where it will n ot be subjected to extreme temperatures, humidity, or electromagnetic interference. Specifically, th e s ite you select should meet the following requirements: - The ambient temperature should be between 32 and 104 d egrees[...]

  • Page 10

    16-Bay Media Converter Chassi s 10 User’s Manual Deciding How to In stall the System We strongly suggest that you install the chassis first, as th is is more convenient for you to install media converters into the chassis with ease. T he accessories supplied in th e product package includes: rackm ount screws, rackmount brackets, and bracket sc r[...]

  • Page 11

    11 Installing ETHERNET EXTENDER: LB300A The chassis is equipped with media converter carriers, each of which is fitted into bays of the ch assis. LB300A: Ethernet Exten d er Product Overvi e w LB300A: Ethernet Exten d er Product Features y One 10/100BaseTX (TX) E t hern et port with RJ-45 connector y Auto negotiation of speed and duplex mo de on TX[...]

  • Page 12

    16-Bay Media Converter Chassi s 12 User’s Manual Ethernet data Ethernet Connection in full duplex mode Steady Fdx stands fo r FULL-DUPL EX Flashing Collision occurred Fdx Off Ethernet Connection in half-duplex mode Ethernet over VDSL Green The VDSL port transmitting/receiving at 1Mbps, up to 1900M 1 Amber The VDSL port transmitting/receiving at 3[...]

  • Page 13

    13 Connecting to Power P O WER SUPPL Y The chassis ships with t wo pow er supplies. When the chassis is equ ipped with two power supplies, you can have the following a dvanced pe rformance. ♦ Hot Swappable – The design of the po wer system is based on an idea of prov iding maxim um flexibility an d redundanc y. I n this way, you may remove any [...]

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    16-Bay Media Converter Chassi s 14 User’s Manual Cooling System The chassis system can hold two power s upplies and up to sixteen m edia converte rs, and therefore, it is necessary to provide a good coolin g system and so to achieve obtain adequ ate ventilation. The chassis ca n equip with one or two ho t-swappable power supplies with fans at the[...]

  • Page 15

    User’s Manual 15 Specifications C HASSIS S YSTEM Capacity Sixteen bays for housing up to sixte en media converters Power One power supplies provided, when equipped with dual po wer supply, one of redundant power supply can be hot- swappa ble Cooling two power supplies with fans One fan on the left and right side of the chassis LED Indicators 2 LE[...]