Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 3C16751 3Com
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1 W elcome to t he worl d of networki ng with 3Com ® . In the moder n business envir onment , communication and shar ing inf ormation a r e cr ucial. Comput er networks have pr oved to be one of the fas test modes of co mmunication. The Of ficeConnect ® produc t range from 3C om brings the power of c omputer netw orks to the small office.
2 Net wo rk ing T ermi nol ogy A Net work is a collection of w ork s tations (for ex ample, IBM-compat ible PCs) and ot her equipment (f or example , printers), connec ted for t he purpose of exchangi ng information or shari ng resour ce s. Networ ks var y in siz e; some are wi thin a singl e room, othe rs spa n co ntinen ts.
3 Befo re Y ou Star t Y our Off ic eConnect D ual Spe ed Hub 16 comes w ith: One p ower adap ter for u se with the Hub One power cord A Warranty Reg istrati on card f o r y ou to fill out a nd re t u .
4 Pos itioni ng Y our Of fice Conn ect H ub When installing your Hub, ens ur e: It i s out of dir ect sunlight a nd aw ay fr om sourc es of heat. Cabling is away f rom pow er lines , fluor escent lighting fixtur es, and sourc es of elec trical noise such as radios , trans mitters and broadband amplifiers .
5 Con necti ng An other Off iceCo nnect Hub Y ou may wish to connect anot her Of ficeConnect hub to y our Dual Spe ed Hub 16. Alternatively , you may wish to add y our Hub to an existing 10Mbps network. When ex tending your network, you should be awar e of the configuration rules given below .
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7 P RO B L E M S OLVING The Hub h as been desi gned to aid you when detect ing and s ol ving possible pr oblems with your network. These probl ems are ra rel y serious ; the cause is us ually a disconnected or damaged c able, or incor rect configura tion.
8 The duration o f the warranty f or the OfficeConnect Dual Sp eed Hub 16 (3C16751) is l ifetime, inc lu din g the p ower su pp ly , bu t ex cl udi ng the fa n, w hich ha s one ( 1) y ea r wa rra nty.
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