Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LGC201A Black Box
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B L A C K B O X ® Li nk a 1 00 0B AS E- TX s eg me nt t o a 10 00 BA SE - 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 ™ Gigabit Media Converters LGC200A LGC201A LGC202A Ord er tol l-free in t he U.
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 , a nd Pur e Ne t wor kin g i s a tra de mar k, of BB Techno lo gie s, In c.
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.
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.
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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 ...........................................
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 — LG C20 1 A : Mu ltimod e fibe r opti c: 0.
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 LGC 20 0A, LGC2 01 A and LGC20 2A are Gigabit Media Con ver ters. The SFP p ort of the LGC200A supports hot-swappable, Gigabit SFP modules.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 9 Chap ter 2 : O ver view 2. 3 W hat ’s Inclu d ed Y o ur pac kag e s hou ld cont ai n t he foll ow ing ite ms. If any thing is mi ssi ng or dam age d, cont ac t Bla ck Box Techni ca l Su pp or t at 724 -7 46 -550 0 or info @ b lack box .
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 10 Chap ter 2 : O ver view 2. 5 Har dwa re De s crip tio n Fig ures 2-1 throu gh 2- 6 s how th e f ront an d b ack p ane ls of t he me dia con ver te rs . T ables 2-2 through 2 - 4 describ e their components. 2. 5. 1 LGC 201A 5 6 1 2 3 4 Fig ure 2- 1.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 11 Chap ter 2 : O ver view T able 2- 2. LGC2 01 A component s. Number Component Descri ption 1 (1) dual SC co nne c tor ( T X / R X ) Li nk s to fi ber s egm ent 2 (1) F X L ink L ED Lights ON when there is a valid link.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 12 Chap ter 2 : O ver view *See Table 5-1 fo r L ED fun ct ion s. 2. 5. 2 LGC 202 A 5 6 1 2 3 4 Fig ure 2-3. Fro nt p an el of t he LGC202 A .
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 13 Chap ter 2 : O ver view T able 2-3 . LGC20 2A components. Number Component Descri ption 1 (1 ) dual SC connector (TX / RX) L ink s to fib er se gme nt 2 (1) F X L ink L ED Lights ON when there is a val id link. Flashi ng when the con ver ter is receiving or transm it ting data from the fibe r opt ic c onnect or .
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 14 Chap ter 2 : O ver view 2. 5. 3 LGC 20 0A 5 6 1 2 3 4 Fig ure 2-5. F ront pa nel of th e LGC 20 0A . 7 8 Fig ure 2- 6.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 15 Chap ter 2 : O ver view T able 2-4. LGC200A components. Number Component Descri ption 1 (1) SFP sl ot for SF P m odu le Link s to fib er se gm ent 2 (1) F X L ink L ED Lights ON when there is a valid link. Flashing when the conv er ter is receiving or trans mit ting data fr om the fiber optic connector .
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 16 Chapter 3 : Configuration 3. Configur ation T o expand a Gigabit Ethernet network, you can use the converter as described in the fol low ing e xam ple s : 1 . Place two converters ba ck to back between the end devices as shown in Figure 3 -1 .
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 17 Chapter 3 : Configuration Dev ice A Dev ice B 1 00 0BA SE-TX inte r face 1 000BAS E-X inte r face LG C 2 01A o r LGC2 02 A Fig ure 3- 2.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 18 Chap ter 4 : I ns ta llation 4. I ns t alla tion 4. 1 Typic al In s tall atio n 4. 1. 1 LGC2 01 A a nd LGC 20 2 A 1 . The S C fibe r c onnecto r of an LGC 201 A tr ansmi t s /rece ives d ata b y 8 50 -nm sho r t-wa ve las er on mul tim od e f ibe r.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 19 Chap ter 4 : I ns ta llation 4. 1. 2 LGC 20 0A Plu g t he SFP m odu le into th e LGC20 0 A a s s how n i n F igu re 4 -2.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 20 Chap ter 4 : I ns ta llation T able 4 - 1. L GC200A LC to L GC201 A or LGC2 02A SC connec tion. Par t N um b er LGC 2 0 0A L G C 2 01A LG C 20 2 A T ransmision Media SFP module 850- nm mult imode 131 0 - n m single- mode 4.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 21 Chap ter 4 : I ns ta llation Retainer plate Cha s si s Figure 4 -5. I nsta ll the ret ainer. 2. Turn o f f t he sw itc h p owe r a nd take of f the fr ont gua rd that ’s o n the cha ss is.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 22 Chap ter 4 : I ns ta llation 5. T ur n o n t he po wer s witc h a nd you w ill se e t he me dia con ver te r’s Pow er LED li ght. Then you can operate it in the same way as a standalone Pure Networking Media Conv er ter .
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 23 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 rep or t s. J ust lo ok at th e L ED s t o d ete rimi ne th e li nk st atus .
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 24 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration T able 5 - 1. LED functions. Name Sta tu s Descri ption PWR ON Powe r t o t he chas sis is O N. OFF Pow er to the cha ssi s is O FF. FX Link ON Th ere is a v alid lin k. Flashing The converter is receivi ng or transmitting dat a f rom the fi be r o pti c co nne c tor.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 25 Chapter 6 : T roubleshooting 6. T roublesh ooting 6. 1 C ont a c ting B lac k Box If y ou det ermin e tha t you r Pur e Netw orki ng Gi gabit Media Con verter is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit.
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