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Kingston Technology EtheRx Pro-Series 19” Rack-Mount Stackable 10BASE-T Ethernet Hubs User’s Guide Models: KNE16TP/RS KNE24TP/RS.
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KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Kingston Technology’s EtheRx Pro-Series ™ 16-Port and 24-Port Stackable 19-inch Rack-Mount 10BASE-T Ethernet Hubs User’s Guide Part No.
Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read all these instructions. 2. Save these instructions for later use. 3. Follow all warnings and inst ructions marked on the product. 4. Do not use this product near water.
i KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company T ABLE O F C ONTENTS Introduction Special Features ............................................................................2 Package Contents ......................................
ii Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 AC Power Connector .................................................... 8 AUI Port ........................................................................ 8 BNC Port ...............
General Information 1 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Introduction Intended Audience: This manual assumes that th e user has a general working knowledge of networking principles a nd architecture and is familiar with network systems in general.
2 General Information Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Special Features • Stack-n-Play ™ ports connect up to five EtheRx hubs as a single repeater unit • Hot-Sta.
Design Features 3 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Design Features The EtheRx Pro-Series hubs comply with the full set of repeater functions as defined by IEEE802.
4 Design Features Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Automatic Partitioning/Reconnection If any of the ports on the EtheRx hub experience excessive numbers of consecutive collisions, duration collisions, or faulty conditions, that particular port can be partitioned.
Hardware Installation 5 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Hardware Installation Before you begin installing network cab les, please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the EtheRx 16-Port and 24-Port Ethernet Hubs.
6 Hardware Installation Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 AUI LED The two-color LED displays two stat es of operation for the Activity and Partition status on the AUI port. When data is received, the LED will flash green.
Hardware Installation 7 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Cascade Switch The cascade switch provides cable wiring flexibility on the last UTP Port (i.e., Port 16 or Port 24) for connecting to a workstation or cascading to another hub.
8 Hardware Installation Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Rear Panel STA CK-IN STA CK-OUT AUI OFF ON 100-240VAC 50-60HZ 1A EXTERNAL TRANSCEIVER ( SQE JUMPER DISABLED) UTILIZATION % - Bar graph indication (in percentage) of the traffic rate in reference to the 10 Mbps Ethernet bandwidth.
Hardware Installation 9 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Stacking EtheRx Hubs The EtheRx hubs use stacking ports located on the rear panel to stack up to five hubs in any combination of 16-Port KNE16TP/RS and 24- Port KNE24TP/RS models.
10 Network Configurations Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Network Configurations The installation of the EtheRx hub is simp le and can be configured for either the Ethernet Star topology or Linear Bus topology . The hubs may also be vertically stacked or horizontally cascaded to other Ethernet hubs.
Network Configurations 11 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Linear Bus Network The typical network configuration for 10BASE2 networks is a Linear Bus topology in which nodes are connected via thin coaxial cabling using the BNC connector.
12 Network Configurations Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Cascading with Stacked Hubs By stacking up to five Pro-Series hubs per segment, the number of UTP ports increases dramatically. The total numbe r of UTP ports changes from 90 (shown in Figure 6) to 474 (shown below).
13 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Appendices.
14 Appendix A Pin Assignments Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Appendix A Pin Assignments UTP Pin Assignments UTP Ports use RJ-45 Unshielded Twis ted Pair (UTP) cabling. Cable Pin Numbers and Pin Wiring Assignments are listed below in Figure A-1 and Table A-2, respectively.
Appendix A Pin Assignments 15 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company AUI Pin Assignments The AUI port, labeled AUI on the rear panel of the hub, is a general purpose port for.
16 Appendix B Cabling Guidelines Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Appendix B Cabling Guidelines Cable Types When connecting network cables, th e following table shows appropriate networking guidelines associated with each cable type.
Appendix B Cabling Guidelines 17 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Cabling Suggestions When connecting UTP network cables, the following guidelines are suggested for trouble-free operation.
18 Appendix B Cabling Guidelines Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Cable Wiring Standards There are two governmental agencies: the Electronic Industry Association (EIA) and the Telecommunications Industr y Association (TIA), which set the standard for all cable wiring requi rements for commercial buildings.
Appendix C Specifications 19 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Specifications EtheRx Model KNE16TP/RS Compliance: IEEE 802.
20 Appendix C Specifications Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 EtheRx Model KNE24TP/RS Compliance: IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD standard IEEE 802.
Appendix D Mounting Templates 21 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Appendix D Mounting Templates The EtheRx hubs can be stationed on a flat surface using the four rubber feet provided, or mounted to a standard 19-inch rack by using the mounting brackets on each side of the unit.
22 Appendix E Warranties and Notices Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Appendix E Warranties and Notices Limited Warranty Statement KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ("Kingston") warrants that this product is free from defects in m aterial and workm anship.
Appendix E Warranties and Notices 23 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Warranty Claim Requirements To obtain warranty service, return the defec tive product, freight pre.
24 Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 F.C.C. Certification This device has been tested and found to comply with limits for Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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