Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Pure Networking Fast Ethernet Media Converters Black Box
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B L A C K B O X ® Li nk a 1 0/ 10 0B AS E- TX s eg me nt t o a 10 0B AS E- FX s eg me nt o n yo ur n et wo rk , an d ex te nd t he 3 28 f oo t (100 m) distance limit of copper -based Ethernet. Pure Networking ™ Fast Ethernet Media Converters LHC201A LHC202A Ord er tol l-free in t he U.
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724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 3 FCC and I C R FI State me nt s FEDER AL CO MM UN IC A T IO NS CO MM IS SI ON A ND I N DUS T RY C A NA DA R A DI O FREQU ENC Y IN TER FER ENC E STA TEM EN TS Class B Digital Device.
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724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 6 T able of Content s T abl e of Co nte nt s 1 . Specifications .............................................................................................. 7 2. Over vi ew ...........................................
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 7 Chap ter 1: S pe cific ation s 1. Spe cifi ca tion s Ma xi mum D is t an ce — LHC2 01 A: Mu ltimode fiber optic : 2 km , LHC202 A : S ing le - mo de fib er opt ic: 20 k m Standards — I EEE 802.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 8 Chap ter 2 : O ver view 2. O ver view 2. 1 In tro du c tio n The Pure Net working Fast Ethernet Media Conv er ters connec t a 1 0 /1 0 0 BASE-TX network segm ent and a 1 0 0BA SE-F X net work segment.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 9 Chap ter 2 : O ver view 2. 4 Co nne c to r s and N e t wor k Ca ble s S upp or ted The connectors and net work cables suppor ted by the converter are listed as follows. • Conn ec to r s: R J - 45, S C. • Network c ables: CAT5 twisted -pair (T P) , 1 31 0 - nm 62 .
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 10 Chap ter 2 : O ver view 1 0 1 1 Fig ure 2-2. Back p ane l o f t he LH C201A. T able 2- 2. LHC201 A components. Number Component Descri ption 1, 2 (1) dual SC co nne.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 11 Chap ter 2 : O ver view 2.5.2 LHC202A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Fig ure 2-3. Fro nt p an el of t he LH C202 A . 1 0 1 1 Fig ure 2- 4.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 12 Chap ter 2 : O ver view T able 2-3 . L HC202A components. Number Component Descri ption 1, 2 (1) dual SC co nne c tor ( T X / R X ) Links to single-mode fiber segme.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 13 Chapter 3 : Configuration 3. Configur ation T o expand a Fast Ethernet network, you can use the converter as described in the following exampl es: 1 . Place two converters ba ck to back between the end devices as shown in Figure 3 -1 .
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 14 Chapter 3 : Configuration 2. Place one converter directly bet ween a 10/100BA SE-TX net work segment and a 100 BA SE - F X net w ork s egm ent as sh ow n in Fi gur e 3 -2. Dev ice A Dev ice B 10 /10 0 B A SE -T X inte r face 1 00BAS E-FX inte r face Fig ure 3-2.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 15 Chap ter 4 : I ns ta llation 4. I ns t alla tion 4. 1 Typic al In s tall atio n 1 . The S C fibe r c onnecto r of an LHC20 1 A tra nsmi ts /rece ives d ata by 1 31 0-nm sho r t-wa ve las er on mul tim od e f ibe r. 2.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 16 Chap ter 4 : I ns ta llation 2. Conn ec t t wo conv er te rs or a conv er ter an d a 100 B A SE- F X d evi ce. • Use an SC fiber cable to connect the two converters’ SC connector or the SC conn ec te r o f a con ver te r a nd a 10 0 BA SE - F X d ev ice.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 17 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration 5. O pe ratio n 5. 1 LE Ds o n the M e dia Co nver ter s Th e co nver t er s h ave rea l-t ime L ED ind ica tor s that c an prov id e r eal -ti me st atu s report s. Just look at the LEDs to determine the link status.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 18 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration T able 5 - 1. LED functions. Name Sta tu s Descri ption PWR ON Pow er to t he uni t i s O N . OFF Pow er to the uni t is O F F . FX LFP ON Th e L ink Faul t Pa ss thr oug h ( LF P) fun c tio n is enabled.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 19 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration 5. 2 Sw itch The converters have a 4- position DIP s witch. Figure 5-2 shows the DIP s witch and T able 5 -2 describes its functions.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 20 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration T able 5 -2 . D IP sw itch functions. Switch Posi tion Name Po sitio n Descri ption 1 TP - AU TO UP The TP por t operates in autonegotiation mode. TP- DIS DOWN T he T P por t o pera tes in F ORCE mode.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 21 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration T able 5 -3. Common confi gurations. Dev ic e Mo de Switch TP: AUTO; LFP ON T P_ A U T O , T P_1 0 0 M , T P_ F D X , L F P_ O N TP : A UTO.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 22 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration 5. 3 Lin k Fault Pa ss T hro ug h Fun c tion In com mon si tuat io ns, wh en on e s ide of th e l ink fails , t he oth er sid e cont inue s tran smit t ing pa cket s a nd wai t s fo r a re sp ons e t hat ne ver ar riv es fro m t he disconne c ted sid e.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 23 Chap ter 5 : O pe ration T able 5 - 4. Link LED functions. Lin k LE D Dev ic e A OFF Dev ic e B OFF FX _ LFP FX _ Link /A ct T P_ L i n k / A c t Con ver ter A ON O.
724-746-5500 | blackbox.com Page 24 Chapter 6 : T roubleshooting 6. T roublesh ooting 6. 1 C allin g Bla ck Box If y ou det ermin e tha t you r Pur e Netw orki ng F ast E thern et Media C onv erter i s malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit.
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