Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product HB-E-TX-8 Transition Networks
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For assistance in installing, using, or maintaining the TRANSITION Networks LAN Master™ TX8 100BASE-TX 8-Port Hub, contact TRANSITION Networks T echnical Support at: (800) 260-1312 or contact your local distributor .
LAN Master™ TX8 100BASE-TX 8-Port Hub 16 CAUTION: RJ connectors are NOT INTENDED FOR CONNECTION TO THE PUBLIC TELEPHONE NETWORK. Failure to observe this caution could result in damage to the public telephone network.
T able of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The LAN Master™ TX8 Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 LAN Master™ TX8 Hub Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Networking the LAN Master™ TX8 Hub .
LAN Master™ TX8 14 1 100BASE-TX 8-Port Hub 1. INTRODUCTION This guide is intended for the system or network administrator responsible for installing and monitoring a TRANSITION Networks LAN Master ™ TX-8 100BASE-TX 8-Port Hub.
LAN Master™ TX8 2 13 100BASE-TX 8-Port Hub Networking the LAN Master™ TX8 Hub Use the LAN Master ™ TX8 100BASE-TX 8 port hub alone to provide eight RJ-45 Fast Ethernet port connections. Cascade two LAN Master ™ TX8 hubs, using the uplink port at the front of the hubs, to provide fourteen RJ-45 Fast Ethernet port connections.
LAN Master™ TX8 12 3 100BASE-TX 8-Port Hub LAN Master™ TX8 Connectors and Status LEDs RJ-45 Connectors Eight (8) 100BASE-TX RJ-45 connectors are located at the front of the LAN Master ™ TX8. The RJ-45 jacks support connection to Category 5 shielded or unshielded 100 ohm twisted pair 100BASE-TX cable.
LAN Master™ TX8 4 11 100BASE-TX 8-Port Hub 2. SITE CONSIDERA TIONS The site for the LAN Master ™ TX8 hub must provide: • AC power outlet for each hub • Adequate ventilation • Standard enviro.
LAN Master™ TX8 10 5 100BASE-TX 8-Port Hub 3. INST ALLA TION NOTE: LAN Master ™ TX8 Link Integrity cannot be disabled. All devices connected to the LAN Master ™ TX8 MUST have link functions enabled. To install the LAN Master ™ TX8: • Unpack the LAN Master ™ TX8 Hub.
LAN Master™ TX8 100BASE-TX 8-Port Hub 6 9 Installing LAN Master™ TX8 in 19-inch Rack NOTE: Optionally, the LAN Master ™ TX8 can be installed on a table or other flat, stable surface. NOTE: The LAN Master ™ TX8 is shipped with attached brackets for standard 19-inch rack installation.
LAN Master™ TX8 100BASE-TX 8-Port Hub 8 7 Optionally Cascading T wo LAN Master™ TX8 Hubs Two LAN Master ™ TX8 hubs can be cascaded using the two connections at the front of each hub that are labelled ‘ Port 8 ’ . To cascade two LAN Master ™ TX8 hubs: 1.
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