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    B L A C K B O X ® Li nk a 1 0/ 10 0B AS E- TX s eg me nt t o a 10 0B AS E- FX s eg me nt o n yo ur n et wo rk , an d ex te nd t he 3 28 f oo t (100 m) distance limit of copper -based Ethernet. Pure Networking ™ Fast Ethernet Media Converters LHC201A LHC202A Ord er tol l-free in t he U.S.: Call 8 77-87 7-BBOX (outs ide U .S. cal l 724- 746-55 00)[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 2 T rade mark s U se d i n t his Manu al T rad em ark s U se d in th is M anua l Bla ck Box and th e D ou ble D iam ond lo go ar e re gis te red tra de mar ks of BB Techno lo gie s, In c. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the proper ty of the trademark owner s.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 3 FCC and I C R FI State me nt s FEDER AL CO MM UN IC A T IO NS CO MM IS SI ON A ND I N DUS T RY C A NA DA R A DI O FREQU ENC Y IN TER FER ENC E STA TEM EN TS Class B Digital Device. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a C lass B computing device pursuant to Part 1 5 of the FC C Ru[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 4 NOM Stat ement No rma s O fici ale s Me xi can as ( NO M ) Elec tric al S afe t y Sta tem en t IN ST RUCC IO N ES DE SEG UR IDAD 1. T oda s las i nst ruc cio nes d e s egu rid ad y op era ci ón de be rán s er le ída s ante s de que el aparato eléctrico sea op erado. 2. La s ins tr ucci one s de s eg uri dad y [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 5 NOM Stat ement 1 2. Precaución debe ser tomada de t al maner a que la tierra fisica y la polarización del e qui po n o sea e lim inad a. 1 3. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sea n pis ad os n i pel lizc ado s po r ob jeto s col oc ad os s ob re o cont ra el los , poniendo [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 6 T able of Content s T abl e of Co nte nt s 1 . Specifications .............................................................................................. 7 2. Over vi ew .................................................................................................... 8 2. 1 Introduction .....................[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 7 Chap ter 1: S pe cific ation s 1. Spe cifi ca tion s Ma xi mum D is t an ce — LHC2 01 A: Mu ltimode fiber optic : 2 km , LHC202 A : S ing le - mo de fib er opt ic: 20 k m Standards — I EEE 802. 3, I EEE 8 02.3u Connectors — ( 1) d ual S C, ( 1) R J- 45 T em pe ra tur e Tole ran ce — Opera ting: + 32 t o + [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 8 Chap ter 2 : O ver view 2. O ver view 2. 1 In tro du c tio n The Pure Net working Fast Ethernet Media Conv er ters connec t a 1 0 /1 0 0 BASE-TX network segm ent and a 1 0 0BA SE-F X net work segment. Use these units to join a 10 /100 B A SE-T X se gm ent to a 100 B A SE- F X s egm ent on yo ur net w ork , or use [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 9 Chap ter 2 : O ver view 2. 4 Co nne c to r s and N e t wor k Ca ble s S upp or ted The connectors and net work cables suppor ted by the converter are listed as follows. • Conn ec to r s: R J - 45, S C. • Network c ables: CAT5 twisted -pair (T P) , 1 31 0 - nm 62 .5/1 25 -µm, 50 /12 5 -µm single-m ode / multi[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 10 Chap ter 2 : O ver view 1 0 1 1 Fig ure 2-2. Back p ane l o f t he LH C201A. T able 2- 2. LHC201 A components. Number Component Descri ption 1, 2 (1) dual SC co nne c tor ( T X / R X ) Links to multi mo de fiber segment 3, 4 , 5, 6, 8, 9 ( 6 ) LE Ds PWR , LFP , L INK /ACT FX , SPD, FDX / C O L, LI N K / AC T T P [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 11 Chap ter 2 : O ver view 2.5.2 LHC202A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fig ure 2-3. Fro nt p an el of t he LH C202 A . 1 0 1 1 Fig ure 2- 4. Ba ck p an el of t he LH C202 A .[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 12 Chap ter 2 : O ver view T able 2-3 . L HC202A components. Number Component Descri ption 1, 2 (1) dual SC co nne c tor ( T X / R X ) Links to single-mode fiber segment 3, 4 , 5, 6, 8, 9 ( 6 ) LE Ds PWR , LFP , L INK /ACT FX , SPD, FDX / C O L, LI N K / AC T T P 7 R J- 45 connector Co nnects to 10 / 10 0 B A S E - [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 13 Chapter 3 : Configuration 3. Configur ation T o expand a Fast Ethernet network, you can use the converter as described in the following exampl es: 1 . Place two converters ba ck to back between the end devices as shown in Figure 3 -1 . Dev ice A Dev ice B L H C 2 01A or LH C202 A L H C 2 01A or LH C202 A Tw i s t[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 14 Chapter 3 : Configuration 2. Place one converter directly bet ween a 10/100BA SE-TX net work segment and a 100 BA SE - F X net w ork s egm ent as sh ow n in Fi gur e 3 -2. Dev ice A Dev ice B 10 /10 0 B A SE -T X inte r face 1 00BAS E-FX inte r face Fig ure 3-2. Ap pli ca tio n u sing on e LH C201 A o r o ne LH C[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 15 Chap ter 4 : I ns ta llation 4. I ns t alla tion 4. 1 Typic al In s tall atio n 1 . The S C fibe r c onnecto r of an LHC20 1 A tra nsmi ts /rece ives d ata by 1 31 0-nm sho r t-wa ve las er on mul tim od e f ibe r. 2. T he SC fi be r co nne c tor of an LH C202 A t rans mit s /r ece ive s dat a b y 131 0 - nm sho [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 16 Chap ter 4 : I ns ta llation 2. Conn ec t t wo conv er te rs or a conv er ter an d a 100 B A SE- F X d evi ce. • Use an SC fiber cable to connect the two converters’ SC connector or the SC conn ec te r o f a con ver te r a nd a 10 0 BA SE - F X d ev ice. 3. Turn on th e p owe r .[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 17 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration 5. O pe ratio n 5. 1 LE Ds o n the M e dia Co nver ter s Th e co nver t er s h ave rea l-t ime L ED ind ica tor s that c an prov id e r eal -ti me st atu s report s. Just look at the LEDs to determine the link status. Figure 5-1 shows the LEDs and T able 5 - 1 des cribes their functions. [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 18 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration T able 5 - 1. LED functions. Name Sta tu s Descri ption PWR ON Pow er to t he uni t i s O N . OFF Pow er to the uni t is O F F . FX LFP ON Th e L ink Faul t Pa ss thr oug h ( LF P) fun c tio n is enabled. OFF Th e Lin k Faul t P as sth rou gh ( L FP ) func t ion is disable d. Link / Ac t [...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 19 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration 5. 2 Sw itch The converters have a 4- position DIP s witch. Figure 5-2 shows the DIP s witch and T able 5 -2 describes its functions. Fig ure 5 -2. D IP s wi tch.[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 20 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration T able 5 -2 . D IP sw itch functions. Switch Posi tion Name Po sitio n Descri ption 1 TP - AU TO UP The TP por t operates in autonegotiation mode. TP- DIS DOWN T he T P por t o pera tes in F ORCE mode. 2 T P -10 0 M UP The T P port operates in 1 0 0BASE-TX mode. T P -10 M DOW N The TP por[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 21 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration T able 5 -3. Common confi gurations. Dev ic e Mo de Switch TP: AUTO; LFP ON T P_ A U T O , T P_1 0 0 M , T P_ F D X , L F P_ O N TP : A UTO ; L FP O FF T P_ A U T O , T P_1 0 0 M , T P_ F D X , L F P_ O F F TP : F O RCE; 100 M FU L L; L FP O N T P_ D I S _ T P_1 0 0 M , T P_ F D X , L F P[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 22 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration 5. 3 Lin k Fault Pa ss T hro ug h Fun c tion In com mon si tuat io ns, wh en on e s ide of th e l ink fails , t he oth er sid e cont inue s tran smit t ing pa cket s a nd wai t s fo r a re sp ons e t hat ne ver ar riv es fro m t he disconne c ted sid e. With the Link Fault Passthrough fun[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 23 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration T able 5 - 4. Link LED functions. Lin k LE D Dev ic e A OFF Dev ic e B OFF FX _ LFP FX _ Link /A ct T P_ L i n k / A c t Con ver ter A ON OFF OFF Con ver ter B ON OFF OFF[...]

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    724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 24 Chapter 6 : T roubleshooting 6. T roublesh ooting 6. 1 C allin g Bla ck Box If y ou det ermin e tha t you r Pur e Netw orki ng F ast E thern et Media C onv erter i s malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit. It contains no user-serviceable part s. Contact Black Box T echnical Suppor t at 72 4 -7[...]

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    Chapte r Page 900 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com B L A C K B O X ® Gr eat te ch s upp ort is ju st 30 se con ds awa y at 724-746-5500 or blackbox.com. Black Box T ech Support: FREE! Live. 24/7. T ec h sup po rt the way it should be. LHC20 1A/ LHC20 2A , v ersion 1 Ab ou t Bla ck Box Bla ck Box pro vid es an ex t ensi ve ran ge of net w ork ing an d i[...]