Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product IC401A Black Box
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B L A C K B O X ® Break the USB distance barrier! Now you c an place USB dev ices up to 330 feet ( 1 00 meters) from the computer . Ex te nd s b ey on d th e st and ar d 1 . 5 - f o ot ( 5- m) ca bl e li mi t for U SB p er ip he ral devices. 1-Port CA T5 USB 2.
Page 2 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Manu al FCC and IC RFI Statements FE DERAL C OMMUNICA TIONS COMMIS SION AND INDUS T RY CA NA DA RA DIO FREQUENC Y INT ERFERENCE ST A TEMENT S Th is eq ui p me n t gen er ate s, us es , a nd can ra d i at e ra d io- fr e qu e ncy en e rg y , C lass B Di g ita l Dev ic e .
Page 3 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Man ual NOM Stat ement Norma s Of iciales Mexi canas ( NO M ) Elec trical Safe t y Stateme nt INS TRUCCIO NES DE SEGURIDAD 1. T odas las i nstru ccione s de seguri dad y opera ción deberá n ser leída s ant es de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado.
Page 4 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Manu al NOM Stat ement 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada.
Page 5 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Man ual T rademark s Us ed in this Manual T rademar ks U se d in this Manual Bl a ck Bo x and th e Do u bl e Di a mo n d log o a r e re g is t er e d tr a de m ar ks o f BB T e chnologies, Inc. Ma c is a re g is t er ed tr a de m ar k o f Ap pl e C omp ut er , In c .
Page 6 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Manu al T abl e of Content s T able of Content s 1 . Specifications ............................................................................................. 7 2. O v e r v i e w .....................
Page 7 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Man ual Chapter 1: S pecifications 1 . Specific ations Complianc e — FC C C la ss B, IC C lass B, E MC E N- 6 1 0 00 - 4 - 2 8 kV C o n ta ct, 1 6 kV A.
Page 8 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Manu al Chap ter 2 : O ve r v iew 2. Ove r view 2. 1 Introdu c tion The 1 - Port CA T5 US B 2 .0 Exte nd er in c re a se s th e di sta nc e fro m you r c.
Page 9 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Man ual Chap ter 2 : O ve r v iew 2. 3 What ’s Included Y ou r 1 -P o rt C A T5 U SB 2 . 0 Ext en d e r in c lu d e s t he f ol l o wi n g i te m s. I f a n yth in g is mi ss i n g or da m ag ed , co n ta ct Bl ac k Bo x T ech ni ca l Su pp ort a t 7 2 4 - 7 46-5 500 or info @ bla ckbox .
Page 10 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Manu al Chap ter 2 : O ve r v iew 1 2 3 4 Figure 2 - 1 . Front view : loc al unit. 5 6 7 8 Figure 2 - 2 . Back view : loc al unit. T able 2 - 1 . Loc al ( L E X) Unit Components. Number Component Descri pti on 1 Powe r LED ( B lue ) LED t urn s on wh en po wer i s s u ppl ie d.
Page 11 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Man ual Chap ter 2 : O ve r v iew 2.5. 2 T he Rem ote Ex tende r ( RE X ) Unit The REX un i t pr ovid es US B T ype A ports f or sta nd a r d U SB dev ic es. The REX un i t allows you to connect one ( 1 ) USB d evice direc tly .
Page 12 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Manu al Chap ter 2 : O ve r v iew T able 2 - 2 . Remote ( RE X ) Unit C omponents. Number Component Descri pti on 1 Devi c e P ort (U SB T ype A) A ccept s US B d ev ice s. 2 Dev ice L ED ( Gre en / Orange) Indicates when a USB device is con nected to the device port.
Page 13 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Man ual Chap ter 2 : O ve r v iew 2.6 T y pical In st allation Host computer Loc al Exte nd er Unit ( L E X ) Re mo t e Exte nd er Unit ( R E X ) USB 2.0 and 1 . 1 dev ice s US B ov er 3 2 8 fe et ( 1 00 m) CA T5 or CA T6 cable Figure 2 -5.
Page 14 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Manu al Chapter 3 : Ins tallat ion 3. Ins t allation Before you can install the ex tender , you ne ed to prepare your site: 1 . Determine w here the computer is to be lo cated and s et up the compute r .
Page 15 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Man ual Chapter 3 : Ins tallat ion 2 . Pl ug the ot h er en d o f th e CA T5 ca bl i n g i n t o th e Lin k port (R J - 4 5) on th e REX unit. With Premise C abling: 1 . Pl u g on e e nd of a CA T5 pat ch c or d (no t in c l ud ed) in t o the Li nk port (R J- 45) on the LE X unit.
Page 16 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Manu al Chapter 3 : Ins tallat ion 3.5 Conn ec ting a US B Device 1 . In sta l l an y so ftwa r e r eq u i re d to oper ate th e U SB dev i ce(s). Ref er t o th e documentation for the USB device ( s) , as required .
Page 17 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Man ual Chapter 4 : T roublesh ooting 4. T roublesho oting T able 4- 1 pr o vi des tr o ub le s hoo tin g tip s . The t opi cs ar e a rr a n ged in th e or de r in wh ic h the y sh ou l d be exe c ut e d in mos t s it u a ti on s.
Page 18 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Manu al Chapter 4 : T roublesh ooting T able 4 - 1 ( Con tinued). Problems / Causes / Solutions. Problem Caus e Soluti on All LEDs on both the LEX unit and the REX unit are on, but the USB device does not operate correctly or is detected as an “Unknown Device” in the operati ng sy stem.
Page 19 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Man ual Chapter 4 : T roublesh ooting 4. 2 Co ntac ting Black Box If y ou de te r mi n e th at yo u r 1 - Po rt CA T5 U SB 2 . 0 Ex te n de r i s m al f u nct io ni ng, do no t att em p t t o a lt e r o r re pa i r the un i t.
Page 20 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Manu al Ap pen dix : T e chnical Glos sar y App endix . T e chnical Glos s ar y Ca t e g o ry 5 (C A T5 ) Ne tw o r k C a b l i n g — C a t ego ry 5 cab le is co m mo n ly al so refe rred to as CA T5.
Page 21 724-746-5500 | blackbox.com IC401A User Man ual Ap pen dix : T e chnical Glos sar y R J - 45 Pin Positioning T able 6 - 1 . T 568A w iring. Pin Pair Wire C a ble C ol or 1 3 1 W hite / Gree n 2 3 2 Green 3 2 1 W hite / Orange 4 1 2 B lue 5 1 1 W hite / Blue 6 2 2 O range 7 4 1 W hite / Brown 8 4 2 B rown T able 6 - 1 .
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