Black Box LBMC300-MMST manual

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    B L A C K B O X ® Provides one channel to convert 10BASE-T/ 100BASE-TX to 100BASE-FX media. Use as a standalone device or with a standard 19" rackmount chassis. 10/100BASE-TX to 100BASE-FX Media Converter April 2010 LBMC300-MMST LBMC300-MMSC Ord er tol l-free in t he U.S.: Call 8 77-87 7-B BOX (o utside U.S. cal l 724- 746-55 00) • FR EE te[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 2 1 0 / 1 0 0B A SE - TX t o 1 00B ASE -FX Med ia Co nv erter FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ST A TEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency en ergy , and if not ins ta lle d a nd use d pro per ly, th at is, in st ric t acco rda nce wi[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 3 NOM Stat ement 2. L as ins tr ucci one s de s eg uri dad y o pe raci ón d eb erán s er gu arda das p ara referencia futura. 3. T odas las adver tencias en el aparat o eléctrico y en sus in s trucciones de op erac ió n deb en s er re sp et ada s. 4. Todas la s ins tr ucci one s de o pe raci ón y us o de be n s[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 4 1 0 /1 00BAS E- TX to 100B ASE - FX Medi a C on vert er 14. El e qui po e lé ct ric o deb e s er lim pia do ún ica me nte de a cue rdo a l as recomendaciones del fabri cante . 1 5 . En c aso d e ex is tir, una anten a ex te rna d eb erá s er lo ca liz ada l ejo s de la s lin eas de energia. 1 6. El cable de cor[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 5 T rade mark s Us ed in thi s Manua l T rad em ark s U se d in th is Ma nual Bla ck Box and th e D oub le Di amo nd lo go are re gis tere d trad ema rk s of B B Techn olo gi es, I nc. UL is a registered trademark of Underwriters L aboratories Inc. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to b [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 6 1 0 /1 00BAS E- TX to 100B ASE - FX Medi a C on vert er T abl e of Co nte nt s Cha pt er Pag e 1 . Specifications ............................................................................................. 7 2. Over v ie w ..........................................................................................[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 7 Chap ter 1: S pe cific ation s 1. Spe cifi cat ion s Emissions: FC C P art 1 5 C lass A, CE Mark Fix ed Ports : ( 1) T X port, (1 ) FX port For warding Ra te: 1 4,880 pps for 1 0 Mb ps; 1 48,800 pps for 1 00 Mbp s Safet y : UL ® 60950- 1 Speed : 1 0 /20 Mb ps fo r hal f-/full-du plex 1 0BASE- T; 100/ 200 Mbps for[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 8 1 0 /1 00BAS E- TX to 100B ASE - FX Medi a C on vert er 2. O ver vie w 2. 1 In tro du c tio n LBMC30 0 - MMST and LB MC300 - MMSC converters provide one channel for media conve rs ion b et we en 10BA S E-T/10 0B A SE-T X and 100 B A SE- F X . Th ey ca n b e u se d a s a s ta nda lon e d ev ice or wi th a s t and a[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 9 Chap ter 2 : O ver v iew • N on - bl ock ing ful l w ire - sp ee d fo r war ding ra te • Su pp or t bro ad cas t sto rm fil ter ing • B ack pre ssu re and I EEE 802. 3x comp lia nt f low co ntro l • Fr ont- pan el st atu s L ED s • Ex ternal AC to DC power adapter • U se d a s a st an dal one d evi ce [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 10 1 0 /1 00BAS E- TX to 100B ASE - FX Medi a C on vert er T able 2- 1 . Front-panel components. Number Component Description 1 SC or ST co nne c tor Fib er link 2 LEDs S ee T able 4 - 1 in Chapter 4. 3 R J - 45 con ne cto r Twiste d -p air link 2. 4 . 2 Bac k Pane l Figure 2 -3 shows the back panel of the media con[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 1 1 Chap ter 3 : D IP Switc h Set tings 3. DI P Swi tch S et t ing s A close- up view of the DIP sw itches appears in Figure 3- 1. Settings for the 6 - po siti on D IP s wit ch a re de scr ib ed in Tabl e 3 -1 . Fig ure 3-1 . D IP s wi tche s. T able 3. 1 DIP s witch settings. DI P S wi tch Dow n ( D efa ult s et t [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 1 2 1 0 /1 00BAS E- TX to 100B ASE - FX Medi a C on vert er To set th e D I P s wi tche s : 1 . First, disconnec t the converter from the power . Then toggle Pin 2 of the DIP sw itch to th e u p p osi tio n to e nab le the for ced mo de for T X po r t. NOT E : P in 2 m ust b e to gg led up b efor e s et tin g s pe e[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 1 3 Chap ter 4 : L ED Ind ica tor s 4. L ED In dic ato r s Th e L ED ind ica tor s giv e yo u i nst ant fe edb ac k o n s ta tus of the con ver te r . T able 4 - 1. LED indicators and their functions. LED State Indication PW R Stead y Pow er on Of f Pow er of f 100 ( Mb ps ) Stead y Conne c ted at 100 M bps sp ee d [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 14 1 0 /1 00BAS E- TX to 100B ASE - FX Medi a C on vert er 5. Link -Fault - Pass through C onnect t he FX po rts of Media Con verters A and B thr ough the fi ber ca ble . 1 . Link Fa ult on th e FX port of Medi a C onvert er A: A Link F aul t con dition will be sen sed on the T X po r t whe never Media Con verter A [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 1 5 Chap ter 6 : I ns ta llation 6. I ns t allat ion Thi s c hapt er giv es ste p - by- st ep ins ta llat ion ins tr uc ti ons for th e c onve r ter. 6. 1 S el ec ti ng a Si te for t he Equ ipm en t As with any elec tric device, you should place the equipment where it will not be subjected to ex treme temperatures, [...]

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