Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EFAH05W Linksys
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Instant EtherFast ® Series EtherF ast 10/100 Auto-Sensing Hubs Use this guide to install these Linksys pr oducts : EtherFast 10/100 5-P or t Hub (EF AH05W) EtherFast 10/100 8-P or t Hub (EF AH08W) Et.
COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Cop yright © 1998 Linksys, All Rights Reser ved. Instant EtherF ast is a registered trade- mark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windo ws, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Cor poration. All other trademarks and brand names are the proper ty of their respective proprietors.
Contents Introduction 2 About F ast Ethernet 3 Planning Y our Network 4 Installing the Hub 5 LED Indicators 6 Optional Fiber Optic Expansion Modules 7 Mounting the Hub 7 Connecting Nodes to the Hub 7 .
Intr oduction The EtherF ast 10/100 Auto-Sensing series of hubs from Linksys is the fastest, most economical wa y to build or expand an enterprise 100Mbps netw ork! Ready to r un right out of the box,.
About Fast Ethernet As the demand for desktop video, multimedia dev elopment, imaging, and other speed-intensiv e applications continues to rise, the need for high per- formance, f ault tolerant LAN technology will become more critical.
Planning Y our Network The rules that go vern ho w nodes and hubs are distributed across a netw ork are important to ensure the integ rity of your data. Cab ling specif ications, distance limits, and other topology rules must be follo wed in order to a void collisions or data loss.
Installing the Hub Carefully remo ve the hub from its packaging. Mak e sure that you receiv ed all of the items listed belo w . If an y items are missing or damaged , contact your Linksys dealer for replacement part(s).
LED Indicators P ower Indicates that the hub is recei ving po wer . 100/10 Col Indicates if collisions are being encountered at 100Mbps and/or 10Mbps. Some collisions are normal. If your netw ork seems to be experienc- ing high collision lev els, verify that your cabling is good , and that there are no cabling coils, cross-o vers, or breaks.
Optional Fiber Optic Expansion Module The Auto-Sensing 16 and 24-P or t rack mountable hubs each come with a f iber optic expansion slot w hich accepts an optional 100BaseFX f iber optic module for connecting to high-speed f iber cabling.
Connecting the A uto-Sensing Hubs to Other Hubs, Switches, or Routers Like most hubs, the Auto-Sensing Hubs can be uplinked to 10Mbps or 100Mbps hubs, stackable hubs, s witches, or routers.
Uplinking the 5-P or t Hub The EtherF ast 5-P or t Auto-Sensing Hub has a special switched uplink port with it’ s own distance e xtension capabilities. If you are mixing 10Mbps and 100Mbps hardware on y our 5-Port hub, the hub can be uplinked to other 100Mbps hubs at a distance of 5 meters (16.
P owering On the Hub Desktop Model The hub comes with both a po wer adapter and in some instances, an A C electrical cord. Plug the po wer adapter’ s plug into the hub’ s po wer jack. Plug the pro vided AC electrical cord into the po w er adapter .
Appendix T wisted P air Cabling There are different grades, or categories, of twisted-pair cab ling. Categor y 5 is the most reliable and widel y compatible, and is required for F ast Ethernet. Y ou can buy Category 5 cabling that is pre-made, or y ou can cut and crimp your o wn.
12 How T o Install An Add-On Module F ollo w the follo wing steps to install the add-on modules in the EtherF ast 10/100 Auto-Sensing Hub ( EF AH16 or EF AH24 ).
Fiber Optic Modules Six different F iber Optic modules are av ailable for the rack mountable Auto-Sensing hubs (EF AH16 and EF AH24): FFOSC1 : 100BaseFX 1-P or t Transcei ver Module (SC) FFOSC2 : 100B.
A maximum of 2 T ransceivers can be connected to gether in one segment. When tw o hubs are connected via T ransceivers to gether, the same rule of cascading tw o 100Mb hubs applies to them. T o cascade another hub to these tw o hubs (using RJ-45), a switch or repeater must be used.
The follo wing illustration is an example of ho w to connect four Rack Mountable EtherF ast 10/100 Auto-Sensing hubs together using f iber optic cabling. Notice that the hubs at the top and the bottom are equipped with 100BaseFX 1-P or t Distance Extender modules, while the tw o hubs in the middle ha ve 100BaseFX 2- P or t Trancei ver Modules.
16 100BaseTX Distance Extender Module This module has a special distance extending port that sends data at 100Mbps o ver regular 100BaseTX Cate gory 5 cabling. The distance exten- der module sends your data up to 100 meter s (328 feet). This module is ideal for connecting to f ile ser vers or uplinking to remote hubs.
The follo wing illustration is an example of ho w to connect four EtherF ast 10/100 Auto-Sensing hubs together using the Single-P ort 100BaseTX Distance Extender Module. Note that, without the distance extender mod- ule, the maximum distance betw een two uplinked hubs is 5 meters (16.
Specifications Models EF AH05W EF AH08W EF AH16W EF AH16 EF AH24 Standards IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u Po r t s 5, 8, 16, or 24, depending on model; 16 and 24-P or t models each also include tw o 100BaseFX.
Customer Support F or help with the installation or operation of your EtherF ast 10/100 Auto- Sensing Hub, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone num- bers or Internet addresses below . Customer Support 949-261-1288 F ax 949-261-8868 Bulletin Board 949-261-2888 (33.
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