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Of ficeConnect ® Ethe r ne t Hu b 4, 4C, 8 , 8 C User Guid e (3C1 670 4A, 3C 16 70 3A, 3C 16 700 A, 3C16 701 A) 3C 1670 0 .bo ok Pa ge i Tu es day , J uly 1 3, 19 9 9 9: 5 9 A M.
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3 Intr odu ction 5 Crea t ing your Networ k 6 What Els e Do I Need? 6 Wor kstat ion Connec tions 6 T ran sceiv er Connect ions 6 Hub Connect i ons 7 10BASE- 2 7 10BASE- T 7 T w i st ed Pa ir (TP ) Ca .
4 Consign es i mpor tantes de séc urité 29 T e chnical Suppor t 30 Onl ine T echnical Servi ces 30 Wo rld W ide We b Site 30 3Com Knowl edgebas e Web Service s 30 Suppor t fro m Y our Network Suppl .
5 I NTRODUCTI O N Wel come to t he world of networking with 3Com ® . In the modern business env ir onment, com munication and sh aring information i s crucial. Comput er networks have pr ov ed t o be one of the fast est modes of communica tion but, until re cently , only lar ge busine sses could affor d the advantage of networking .
6 C RE AT I N G YOUR N ETW ORK What Els e Do I Need ? Y our OfficeConnec t hub comes w ith: ■ One power adapter for us e wit h the Of ficeConne ct hub. ■ A Pr oduc t Reg istration card f or you t o fill out and r eturn. ■ Four rubber feet. ■ A st acki ng cl ip.
7 Hu b Co nn ect ions Depending on what ports your hub has , you can use eith er 10BASE-T or 10BASE-2 to connect your hubs toge ther: ■ With 10BASE-2 you ca n connect up to 30 hubs on a single s egment, leaving a ll of the 10BA SE-T port s fr ee. ■ With 10BASE-T you c a n connect up t o f our hubs in serie s.
8 St acki ng the Un it s T oge ther The Rub ber Fe et The f our self-a dhesive rubber feet pr event your hub f r om moving ar ound on your des k. Only stic k the feet t o the marke d ar eas at eac h cor ner of the unde rside of y our hub if you int end to place the unit di rectly on t op of the de sk.
9 Po s i ti oni n g Y o ur H ub When installi ng y our Offi ceConnect hub, ens ure: ■ It is out of direct sunlight a nd away fr om sources of heat. ■ Cabling is away f rom power lines , fluor escent lighti ng fixtur es, and sour ces of el ectric al noise such as radios , transmit ters and br oadband ampl ifiers.
10 T HE O FF IC E C ONNE CT E TH E R NE T H UB 4 AND 4C Et herne t Hub 4 and 4C—F ro nt 12 3 4 Green=AUI off=COAX 1% 2% 3% 6% 12% 25% 50% 80% Port Status Netwo rk Utilizatio n Partitioned AUI/COAX A.
11 Ether ne t Hub 4 and 4C— Rear Power Adapter socket Only use the power adapter that i s supplied with this OfficeConnect hub. Do not use any other adapter . 10BASE-2 port (Hub 4C only) Can be used to connect your hub to other OfficeConnect hubs and equipment with 10BASE-2 cabli ng.
12 Conne cting Workstat ions a nd Othe r Equip ment to Y o ur Hub WAR NING: Please r ead the ‘Import ant Sa fety Information’ sect ion before you start. WARNHINWEIS: Bitt e les en Sie de n Abschnitt ‘Wichtige Siche rheitsinforma tionen’ sor gfältig durch, bevor Sie das Gerät einschal t en.
13 C onne ctin g Hu bs U si ng 10 BA SE- 2 Connect a 10BASE-2 ‘Y’ piece t o eac h of your hubs (Hub 4C only). Connec t the ‘Y’ pi ec es w ith 10BASE-2 cable to for m a singl e segment, as shown in Figur e 4. Reme mber to term ina te the tw o free ends of the seg me nt by fittin g terminators (end pi eces).
14 Conn e ctin g Hub s Us in g 10 BAS E-T Y ou can connect hubs together with 10BASE-T in a number of ways , but for s implicity w e r ecommend the foll ow ing method, as show n in Figur e 5: 1 Start ing fr om the bot tom, connect the por t 4 of th e lower hub t o port 3 of t he hub imme diately above.
15 P RO B L E M S OL VI NG FOR TH E H UB 4 AND 4C The Of ficeConnect hub has been des igned to a id you when detecti ng and solv ing possible pr oblems with your networ k. These pr oblems ar e ra rel y serious , the cause is us ually a disconnect ed or da maged cable, or incorr ect configuration.
16 Port Status LED not lit for a 10BASE-T p ort that has a connection. There i s a pr oblem with t his conne ction. Check that you a re using a straight-thr ough 10BASE-T cable which is pr operly connected a t bot h ends, and i s not damaged. If the cable is connected to port 4, ensure that the Uplink/ Normal switch is set to Normal (out).
17 T HE O FF IC E C ONNE CT E TH E R NE T H UB 8 AN D 8C Ether ne t Hub 8 and 8C— Front Alert 12 3 45678 1 % 2 % 3 % 6 % 1 2 % 2 5 % 5 0 % 8 0 % OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 8C Port Status Netw ork Ut.
18 Ether net Hub 8 and 8C— Rear Power Adapter socket Only use the power adapter that i s supplied with thi s OfficeConnect hub. Do not use any other adapter . 10BASE-2 port (Hub 8C only) Can be used to connect your hub to other OfficeConnect hubs and equipment with 10BASE-2 cabli ng.
19 Co nnecting Work stations and Othe r Equip ment to Y o ur Hub WAR NING: Please read t he ‘ Important Sa f ety Information’ s ection bef ore you s tart. WARNHINWEIS: Bitte les en Sie de n Abschnitt ‘Wichtige Sicherhe itsi nformat ionen’ s orgfältig durch, bevor Sie das Gerät einschal t en.
20 Conn e ctin g Hub s Us in g 10 BAS E-2 Connect a 10BASE-2 ‘Y’ pie ce to each of your hubs (Hub 8C only). Connect the ‘Y’ pi ec es wit h 10BASE-2 c able to for m a singl e segment, as shown in Figur e 7. Reme mber to term inat e the tw o free ends of the seg me nt by fittin g terminators (end pieces).
21 C onne ctin g Hu bs U si ng 10 BA SE- T Y ou can connect hubs together with 10BASE- T in a number of ways , but for si mplicity w e r ecommend the foll owing method, a s shown in F igure 8: 1 Start ing fr om the bot tom, connec t the por t 8 of t he lower hub t o port 7 of the hub immediately above.
22 P RO B L E M S OLV ING FOR THE H UB 8 AND 8C The Of ficeConnect hub has be en designed t o aid you when detect ing and solving possible proble ms with your network. These proble m s are rare ly serious, the cause is usual ly a disconne cted or damaged c able, or incorr ect configuration.
23 Port Status LED not lit for a 10BASE-T port that has a connection. There i s a pr oblem wi th this connect ion. Check t hat you are us ing a strai ght -thr ough 10BA SE-T c able which is pr operly connec ted at b oth ends, and is not damaged.
24 N ETWORKI NG T ERM INOLO GY A Net work is a collec tion of workstations (for ex ample, IBM-compat ible per sonal computers ) and other equipme nt (for ex ample, pri nters), connec ted for t he purpose of exchangi ng informat ion. Networks vary i n size, some ar e withi n a single room, ot hers span continents.
25 D IMEN SION S AND S TAND AR DS Dim ensions and Op erating Cond itions Standa r ds Functiona l: ISO 8802/3 I EEE 802.3 Safet y: UL 1950, EN 60950 CSA 22.
26 E NVIR ONMENTA L S TATEM ENT S It i s the polic y of 3Com Cor poration to be environ mentally-friendly in all operations. T o uphold our poli cy , we ar e committed t o: ■ Establis hing envir onmental per formance standard s that comply w ith nationa l legi slation and regulations .
27 I MPO RTANT S A FETY I NFO RM AT IO N WARNIN G: Warnings contain directions that y ou must fo llow for your personal s afety . Follow all dire ctions ca refu lly .
28 W ICHT IGE S ICHER HE ITSHI NWEIS E WARNHINWEIS: Warnhinweis e enthal ten Anweisungen, die Sie zu Ihr er ei genen Siche rheit befolge n müssen. All e A nweisungen sind sorgfäl tig zu befolge n.
29 C ONSI GN ES IM PO RT ANTES DE SÉ CU RI TÉ A VERTISSEMENT : Les aver tis sements prés entent de s consignes que vous devez respecter pour garantir votre séc urité per sonnell e.
30 T ECHNIC AL S UPPOR T 3Com pr ov i des ea sy acc ess t o technica l support inf ormation through a variet y of servic es. This section descr ibes these serv ices.
31 Suppo rt from Y our Net work Supp lier If you r equire addit ional as sista nce, contact your network supplier . Many suppl iers ar e authorized 3C om servic e partner s who ar e qualif ied t o provide a variety of service s, including ne twork planni ng, installa t ion, har dwa r e mainte nance, applic ation train ing, and support ser vices.
32 Here is a l ist of worldwide t echnical telephone s upport numbers: Count ry T el ephone Numbe r Coun try T ele phone Num ber Asia, Pacif ic Rim Australia Hon g Kong India Indo nesi a Japan Malaysi.
33 Lat i n Am e ric a Ar genti na Bra zi l Chile Col om b ia A T&T +800 666 5 065 0800 1 3 3266 1230 0 20 064 5 98012 212 7 Mex ico Per u Pu er to Ri c o Ve n e z u e l a 01 800 CARE ( 01 800 2273.
34 Retu rni ng Pr o ducts for Repair Befor e you se nd a pr oduct dire c tly to 3Com for repair , you must fi rst ob tain a Retur n M ateri al Au thorizati on (RM A) number . Products sent to 3C om without a uthorization numbers wi ll be returne d to the s ender unopened, at th e sender’ s ex pense.
35 3Co m Co rp or ati on Li m ite d W arra n ty 3Com Offic eConnect E t hernet Hu b 4, 4C, 8, 8C The d uration of the w arra nty for the Offi ceConne ct Etherne t Hub 4, 4C , 8, 8C (3C1670 4A, 3 C16703A, 3C16 700A, 3C1 6701A ) is li fetime, i nclu ding th e power ada p ter .
36 pre-a uthorize d by 3C om with a Ret urn Mat erial Aut hori zation (RMA) numbe r marke d on the outsi de of the pack age, a nd sent prep aid and pa ckage d appr opriately f or saf e ship ment, and it is recomm end ed that they be i nsure d or sent by a me thod t hat provi des f or tra cking of t he pack age.
37 D ISCLA IM ER Some countr ies, s tates, or province s do not allo w the excl usion or limi tatio n of impli ed war ranties or the limi tation o f incid ental or c on sequenti al damag es fo r certa.
38 E LECTR OMAGNETIC C OM PA TI BI LITY FCC S TATEM ENT This equip ment has be en t ested and f ound to com ply wit h the limi ts for a C lass B digita l device , pursu ant to P art 15 of the FCC Rul es, and the C anadian Depa rtment of Communi cati ons Equi pment Sta ndards en title d, “Digi tal Appara tus,” IC ES-003.
39 W al l mounting screw hole guide 150 mm (5.9 in) 3C 1670 0 .bo ok Pa ge 39 T u esda y , J uly 1 3, 19 9 9 9:5 9 AM.
Part No. DUA 16 70-0AA A04 Publ ished June 19 99 40 3C 1670 0 .bo ok Pa ge 40 T u esda y , J uly 1 3, 19 9 9 9:5 9 AM.
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