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NETGEAR EN524 manual

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide Congrat ulat ions on y our pur chase of t he NE TGEAR ™ Model EN51 6 or Mode l EN524 Eth ernet hub . The se hu bs deli v er s tandar ds -ba sed, plug -an d-pla y net wor ki ng so lu ti ons f or s mall b usi ne sse s, home of f ices , and lo w- de nsi ty work groups of la rge r co mp anies . The[...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide V erif y tha t yo ur pa ckage co nt ain s th e foll o win g: • Model EN516 hu b or Model EN524 hub • Rack mount kit t hat in clude s ei gh t small sc re ws , fou r l arge sc re ws , fou r sp ace rs , and t wo r ac k m ou n t br ac ke t s • Fo u r r ubbe r fo ot pad s • BNC T -conne ctor a[...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide The inst ru ctio ns pro vided i n this gu ide ar e for ins tall ing an d using t he Mode l EN51 6 hub an d the Model EN524 hu b. Vista 10BASE-T Network P orts w ith Built-in L EDs The fr ont p ane l of the M odel EN516 h ub has 16 RJ-45 10 BASE- T po rts, and the M odel EN524 hub has 24 RJ-45 10B[...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide LEDs The tabl e belo w des crib es the ac ti vi ty of th e LEDs. N ormal/Upl ink Pu sh Button The Nor mal/Upl ink pu sh b utto n allo ws you to se lect Nor mal (MDI-X ) for di rect PC connect ion. The p ush b utto n also al lo ws yo u to se lect Upl ink (MDI) wi ring for co nne ction to a h ub or[...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide Before you be gin ins tall ing yo ur hub, prepa re the insta llat ion si te. Ma ke sur e your o peratin g en viron m ent meet s th e operati ng en vi ro nm ent require m ent s of the eq uipm ent . Charact erist ic Requirement T emp er atur e Ambi ent tem perat ure betw een 0 ° an d 40 ° C (3 2 [...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide T o i nsta ll yo ur hu b on a fl at sur face , you do not n eed a ny s pecial too ls. Inst all t he r ubber footpads that are i ncluded i n the packag e. Be sur e the hub is po sitione d with at leas t 2 i nch es of space on all si d e s fo r ve nt ila t io n. T o ins ta l l the h ub in a ra ck, [...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide Cascadi ng refer s to con necting hu bs togeth er to in crease t he nu m ber of port s or the num ber of users suppo rted on t he ne tw ork. The 10B ASE-T , BNC, or A UI p orts ca n be us ed to c ascade hubs tog ether . C onnect to a Network Usin g the 10BASE-T P or ts Th e twi st ed p a ir ca bl[...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide Y ou can casca de hub s tog e ther thr ough an y of the ports . The follo wi ng il lust rati on sho ws cascad ing hubs tog ether in a hie rarch i cal star th rough t he 10B ASE-T por ts and i ndicat es the sett ing o f the Normal/ Uplin k p ush b u tton on e ach hu b . The fo llo wing il lust rat[...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide C onnect to a Network Using the BNC P or t The BNC p ort on th e rear pa nel of th e hub is us ed for co nnecti ng to a thi n coaxial segme nt. Y o u can con nect o ther Model EN 516 or Model EN524 hu bs, serv ers, w orkstat ions, or ot her d evices to the BNC po rt. A BNC-T c onnect or is i nser[...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide C onn ec t to a Networ k Usin g th e AUI P or t The A U I port on th e re ar pane l of the hub is nor mally us ed f or co nnect ing a thick coax ial segm ent . W ith t he righ t type o f tran scei ver , you can use the A UI por t to co nnect t o most ty pes of netw ork media, inclu ding 10B ASE-T[...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide Refer t o thi s tabl e and t he inf ormation t hat fol lows t he t able t o trou bl esh oot your Model EN5 16 or Model EN524 hub . Symp tom Cause Sol utio n Am be r Co ll is io n LE D bli nk s. Da ta coll is io n is norma l on Et hern et netw orks. No ac t i on i s requi red. Am be r Co ll is io [...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide N etw ork Interface Cards Make sure t he net work i nter face cards ins tall ed in t he wor ks tations are i n working c onditio n and the sof tw ar e driv er has been in stalle d. H ub I nt egr ity If requi red, ve ri fy the integr it y of the hub by res ettin g it. Turn p ower to th e swit c h [...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide R J-45 Connector The RJ- 45 con necto r (s ho wn in the illust rati on wi th an RJ-45 plug ) is used to conn ect wor kstat ions , hubs , and s witch es throu gh unsh i elde d tw isted pa i r ca ble. The RJ-45 c onnect or accept s four -pai r Catego ry 3 or Cat egor y 5 UTP cable . Only t wo pairs[...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide B NC Connector The BNC c onn ector fo r the hub s upports 1 0 Mbps dat a tra n sm i ssio n an d con nects th e hu b to other devi ces. The BNC port on the hub, wit h the BNC T -co nnector and th e 50 Ω t er min ator , is used for co n ne ct in g to a th in co ax ia l seg m e n t. 8149EA 1 2 Cen[...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide Gen eral Sp ec ifi cat ion s Ne twork Prot ocol an d St and ards C ompa tibi lity IEE E 802 .3i, 1 0B ASE-T , 10BAS E-2, 1 0BA SE-5 Eth er net Data Rate 10 Mbp s, Manc hester encod e d Int erfa ce 16 1 0BASE- T p or ts (RJ-45 ) o n the M odel EN5 16 h ub 24 1 0BASE- T p or ts (RJ-45 ) on t he M o[...]

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    Model EN516/ E N524 E thernet Hub Installation Guide © 19 98 by NET GE A R, In c. A ll r igh t s res erve d . Tradem arks Bay Net works is a r egistered trademar k of Bay Net works, Inc. NETGEAR is a trad emark of Bay Networ ks, Inc. All other tra demarks a nd registered tra demark s are the p roperty of the ir respective owners. Statement of Cond[...]

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    NET G EAR, In c . A Bay Netwo rks Company 4401 Great Americ a P ar kwa y Santa Cl ara, CA 95054 USA Phone: 8 88-NET G EAR *M-EN500NA-0* Customer Support Phone Aus tr ali a: 1800- 142-04 6 Fran ce: 0800-90 - 2078 Ge rm any: 0130 -8 17305 Japa n: 01 20-66-540 2 K ore a: 0 0308-11 -0319 Ne w Ze aland: 0800 -4 44- 626 Swe den : 020-79 0086 Uni t ed Kin[...]