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Kingston Technology EtheRx 10BASE-T WorkGroup and Stackable Ethernet Hubs User’s Guide Models: KNE8TP/WG KNE8TP/SE KNE16TP/WG KNE16TP/SE.
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EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company Kingston’s Technology’s EtheRx 10BASE-T WorkGroup and Stackable 8-Port and 16-Port Ethernet Hubs User’s Guide Part No.
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i EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company T ABLE O F C ONTENTS Introducti on ...................................................................................... 1 Model Ty pes ..................................................
ii Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 Rear P anel ...................................................................... 10 BNC Po rt........................................................... 10 AUI Po rt ..................
General Information 1 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 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 EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 Model Types 8-Port Hub Models LINK / ACTIVITY / P ARTITION Workgroup Hub PWR CASCADE 12345678 BNC UTIL % COLL % KNE8.
General Information 3 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company Special Features • 8 or 16 UTP ports for 10BASE-T connection • 1 BNC port for 10BASE2 thin Ethernet connection .
4 Design Features Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 Design Features The EtheRx hub complies with the full se t of repeater basic functions as defined by IEEE 802.
Design Features 5 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company Automatic Partitioning/Reconnection If any of the ports on the EtheRx hub experience excessive collisions, duration collisions, or faulty conditions, that pa rticular port can be partitioned.
6 Hardware Installation Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 Hardware Installation Before you begin installing network cab les, please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the EtheRx hubs . The front and rear panels of the Stackable hubs are used for illustration.
Hardware Installation 7 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company Utilization and Collision LEDs There are five Utilization and five Collision LEDs to display the network traffic and number of collisions on the network. The utilization LEDs measure the amount of data traffic in frames per second (FPS).
8 Hardware Installation Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 8 or 16 UTP Port LEDs The LINK/ACTIVITY/PARTITION LEDs use two colors to display three states of operation for the 8 or 16 UTP ports.
Hardware Installation 9 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company Using a Straight-Through Cable Using a Crossover Cable Fig. 1-4 Cable Switch functions Notes on MDI and MDI-X Ports MDI (Media Dependent Interface) is the IEEE 10BASE-T standard for the interface to the UTP cable.
10 Hardware Installation Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 Rear Panel BNC 87 6 54 3 21 POWER Fig. 2-1 KNE8TP/SE Rear Panel POWER BNC AUI 8 7 6 5 4 32 1 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 Fig.
Network Configurations 11 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company Network Configurations The installation of the EtheRx hub is simp le and can be configured for either the Ethernet Star topology , Linear Bus topology, or vertically stacked (SE models only), or horizontally cascaded to other Ethernet hubs.
12 Network Configurations Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 Linear Bus Network The typical network configuration for 10BASE2 networks is a Linear Bus topology in which nodes are connected to the BNC connector via a thin coaxial cable.
Network Configurations 13 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company Stacking EtheRx SE Hubs The EtheRx SE hubs use stacking ports lo cated on the front panel to stack up to five SE hubs in any combination of 8-Port KNE8TP/SE and the 16-Port KNE16TP/SE models.
14 Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 Appendices.
Appendix A Pin Assignments 15 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company 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.
16 Appendix A Pin Assignments Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 AUI Pin Assignments (16-Port models only) The AUI port, labeled AUI on the rear panel of the hub, is a gener.
Appendix B Cabling Guidelines 17 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company Appendix B Cabling Guidelines Cable Type When connecting network cables, th e following table shows appropriate networking guidelines associated with each cable type.
18 Appendix B Cabling Guidelines Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 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 require ments for commercial buildings.
Appendix C Specifications 19 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Specifications EtheRx 8-Port WorkGr oup and Stackable Hubs KNE8TP/WG KNE8TP/SE 8-Port 10BASE-T W orkGroup hub 8-Port 10BASE-T Stackable hub Compliance: IEEE 802.
20 Appendix C Specifications Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 EtheRx 16-Port WorkGr oup and Stackable Hubs KNE16TP/WG KNE16TP/SE 16-Port 10BASE-T W orkGroup hub 16-Port 10BASE-T Stackable hub Compliance: IEEE 802.3 Sec tion 9 Basic Repeater Functions IEEE 802.
Appendix D Mounting Templates 21 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company Appendix D Mounting Templates The EtheRx WorkGroup hubs can be stationed on a flat surface using the four rubber feet provided, or mounted vertically by using the mounting holes on the bottom side of the unit.
22 Appendix E Product Warranties and Notices Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 Appendix E Product Warranties and Notices Limited Warranty KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ("Kings ton") warrants that this product is free from defects in material and workmanship.
Appendix E Product Warranties and Notices 23 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company Warranty Claim Requirements To obtain warranty service, return the defective product, freight.
24 Appendix E Product Warranties and Notices Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 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.
Appendix E Product Warranties and Notices 25 EtheRx User’s Guide - Rev. B 00 Kingston Technology Company How to Reach Kingston If you have any problems, questions, or comments associated with installing or using your EtheRx WorkGroup or SE hub, please call Kingston Technical Support.
EtheRx Workgroup Hubs For Internal Use Only Kingston Technology Company EtheR x User’s Guide - Rev. B00 Revision Level Comment A1 General Release. A2 Added “Appendix D Mounting Templates”. A3 New Enhanced design w ith cable switch, two-color LEDs (red for partition status), and LEDs for AUI and BNC ports on front panel.
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