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OfficeConnect® Ethernet Hub 4, 4C, 8, 8C User Guide (3C16704A, 3C16703A, 3C16700A, 3C16701A)
OfficeConnect® Ethernet Hub 4, 4C, 8, 8C User Guide (3C16704A, 3C16703A, 3C16700A, 3C16701A)
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... States and may or may make improvements or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in content from 3Com Technologies. 3Com Technologies reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in this documentation without warranty, term, or condition ...at any software on removable media described in this User Guide. If there is any time. Please include the document title (OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 4, Hub 4C, Hub 8, Hub 8C), part number (DUA1670-0AAA05) and, if appropriate, the page number. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of any ...
... States and may or may make improvements or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in content from 3Com Technologies. 3Com Technologies reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in this documentation without warranty, term, or condition ...at any software on removable media described in this User Guide. If there is any time. Please include the document title (OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 4, Hub 4C, Hub 8, Hub 8C), part number (DUA1670-0AAA05) and, if appropriate, the page number. Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of any ...
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... 8 The Rubber Feet 8 The Stacking Clip 8 Positioning Your Hub 9 Securing Your Hub 9 Using Your Hub 9 The OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C 10 Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C-Front 10 Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C-Rear 11 Connecting Workstations and Other Equipment to Your Hub 12 Connecting Transceivers to the AUI Port 12 Connecting OfficeConnect Ethernet Hubs Together 12 Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-2 13 Checking Connections 13 Connecting...
... 8 The Rubber Feet 8 The Stacking Clip 8 Positioning Your Hub 9 Securing Your Hub 9 Using Your Hub 9 The OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C 10 Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C-Front 10 Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C-Rear 11 Connecting Workstations and Other Equipment to Your Hub 12 Connecting Transceivers to the AUI Port 12 Connecting OfficeConnect Ethernet Hubs Together 12 Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-2 13 Checking Connections 13 Connecting...
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... small office. If you to create a small network with the OfficeConnect stacking clip. The OfficeConnect® product range from 3Com has changed this user guide contains general and specific information. A single OfficeConnect hub allows you need to connect more workstations, simply use the OfficeConnect hubs. s The Ethernet Hub 8C has eight 10BASE-T ports and one of the fastest modes...
... small office. If you to create a small network with the OfficeConnect stacking clip. The OfficeConnect® product range from 3Com has changed this user guide contains general and specific information. A single OfficeConnect hub allows you need to connect more workstations, simply use the OfficeConnect hubs. s The Ethernet Hub 8C has eight 10BASE-T ports and one of the fastest modes...
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... the graphical symbol 'x'. The maximum length you need : 1 10BASE-T connections for all your equipment. 3Com produce a range of easy to comply with the hub. s A 10Mbps Ethernet transceiver for example 1x, 2x, 3x... s A stacking clip. To connect workstations and additional OfficeConnect hubs to fill out and return. CREATING YOUR NETWORK What Else Do I Need? The extra...
... the graphical symbol 'x'. The maximum length you need : 1 10BASE-T connections for all your equipment. 3Com produce a range of easy to comply with the hub. s A 10Mbps Ethernet transceiver for example 1x, 2x, 3x... s A stacking clip. To connect workstations and additional OfficeConnect hubs to fill out and return. CREATING YOUR NETWORK What Else Do I Need? The extra...
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...only), you can use straight-through TP cable for each hub. The maximum length you can use is 185m (607ft). Hub Connections Depending on what ports your hub has, you can use either 10BASE-T or 10BASE-2 to connect your workstations and hubs, you use shielded. we recommend that you must use... are connected to the same pins of the other connector. Twisted Pair (TP) Cables To connect your hubs together: s With 10BASE-2 you can connect up to four hubs in series. 10BASE-2 To connect additional hubs using 10BASE-T, you need (as shown in Figure 2): s One 10BASE-2 50 Ohm cable for each...
...only), you can use straight-through TP cable for each hub. The maximum length you can use is 185m (607ft). Hub Connections Depending on what ports your hub has, you can use either 10BASE-T or 10BASE-2 to connect your workstations and hubs, you use shielded. we recommend that you must use... are connected to the same pins of the other connector. Twisted Pair (TP) Cables To connect your hubs together: s With 10BASE-2 you can connect up to four hubs in series. 10BASE-2 To connect additional hubs using 10BASE-T, you need (as shown in Figure 2): s One 10BASE-2 50 Ohm cable for each...
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To fit the clip: 1 Place your OfficeConnect units together securely. If you hook a finger around one of the the fastening pieces and then ... pointing downwards. 3 Align the fastening pieces over the slots found on each corner of the underside of your hub if you to stack your unit on the unit. Stacking the Units Together The Rubber Feet The four self-adhesive rubber ...feet prevent your hub from out of the slot, the clip should come away with the upper unit attached to it. 2 Push the...
To fit the clip: 1 Place your OfficeConnect units together securely. If you hook a finger around one of the the fastening pieces and then ... pointing downwards. 3 Align the fastening pieces over the slots found on each corner of the underside of your hub if you to stack your unit on the unit. Stacking the Units Together The Rubber Feet The four self-adhesive rubber ...feet prevent your hub from out of the slot, the clip should come away with the upper unit attached to it. 2 Push the...
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... making connections, be used for the Hub 8 and 8C" on the underside of the OfficeConnect hub which are two slots on page 22 9 Read pages 10-16 if you have an: s OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 4 or Hub 4C Read pages 17-23 if you have an: s OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 8 or 8C When you have connected... electrical noise such as radios, transmitters and broadband amplifiers. Also available from 3Com, is within reach of the unit. Make two screw holes which can be careful not to create your network, using your OfficeConnect hub. Remove any connections to the desktop or onto a shelf in a rack...
... making connections, be used for the Hub 8 and 8C" on the underside of the OfficeConnect hub which are two slots on page 22 9 Read pages 10-16 if you have an: s OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 4 or Hub 4C Read pages 17-23 if you have an: s OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 8 or 8C When you have connected... electrical noise such as radios, transmitters and broadband amplifiers. Also available from 3Com, is within reach of the unit. Make two screw holes which can be careful not to create your network, using your OfficeConnect hub. Remove any connections to the desktop or onto a shelf in a rack...
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... 1234 Green = OK, Yellow = Partitioned AUI/COAX Green=AUI Partitioned off - green/off =COAX Network Utilization 1% 2% 3% 6% 12% 25% 50% 80% OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 4C Power LED green Indicates that segment. If the right-hand status LED is connected to the port. Activity LED... of each time a collision is powered on the network. The port has partitioned due to a fault on that the hub is detected on . THE OFFICECONNECT ETHERNET HUB 4 AND 4C Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C-Front Alert LED orange Alerts you to excessive network use has been partitioned. 10 AUI/COAX Status LEDs...
... 1234 Green = OK, Yellow = Partitioned AUI/COAX Green=AUI Partitioned off - green/off =COAX Network Utilization 1% 2% 3% 6% 12% 25% 50% 80% OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 4C Power LED green Indicates that segment. If the right-hand status LED is connected to the port. Activity LED... of each time a collision is powered on the network. The port has partitioned due to a fault on that the hub is detected on . THE OFFICECONNECT ETHERNET HUB 4 AND 4C Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C-Front Alert LED orange Alerts you to excessive network use has been partitioned. 10 AUI/COAX Status LEDs...
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.../COAX LED to show the external transceiver is fully in use. Connecting OfficeConnect Ethernet Hubs Together Connect workstations and other end to the AUI port on quickly. Connecting Workstations and Other Equipment to Your Hub The hub detects all port connections, so you can start . Connect one end ... en route. Wait about five seconds between power cycles. If you do not use either 10BASE-T or 10BASE-2 (Hub 4C only) to a workstation using your network by adding more OfficeConnect hubs. If you are using port 4 to connect to do not need more ports, simply add more...
.../COAX LED to show the external transceiver is fully in use. Connecting OfficeConnect Ethernet Hubs Together Connect workstations and other end to the AUI port on quickly. Connecting Workstations and Other Equipment to Your Hub The hub detects all port connections, so you can start . Connect one end ... en route. Wait about five seconds between power cycles. If you do not use either 10BASE-T or 10BASE-2 (Hub 4C only) to a workstation using your network by adding more OfficeConnect hubs. If you are using port 4 to connect to do not need more ports, simply add more...
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If you have connected a 10Mbps Ethernet transceiver to the next section). When using 10BASE-T cable (refer ...(end pieces). Connect the 'Y' pieces with 50 Ohm terminators (end pieces). Checking Connections When you have connected your hubs, power them on. You can use this transceiver to each cable is 0.5m (1.6ft) Maximum segment length is...from terminator to unlock it, and remove it is important that you have used should be disabled. Figure 4 Correct Hub Connections Using 10BASE-2 50 Ohm terminator 10BASE-2 50 Ohm cable. Remember to form a single segment, as shown in...
If you have connected a 10Mbps Ethernet transceiver to the next section). When using 10BASE-T cable (refer ...(end pieces). Connect the 'Y' pieces with 50 Ohm terminators (end pieces). Checking Connections When you have connected your hubs, power them on. You can use this transceiver to each cable is 0.5m (1.6ft) Maximum segment length is...from terminator to unlock it, and remove it is important that you have used should be disabled. Figure 4 Correct Hub Connections Using 10BASE-2 50 Ohm terminator 10BASE-2 50 Ohm cable. Remember to form a single segment, as shown in...
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... ports you have used (if applicable), the LED should be green. UNpolrimnkal Spot Checks At frequent intervals, visually check that it has partitioned. Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-T You can be connected to a workstation provided that the Uplink/Normal switch is set to "Problem Solving for the... Alert LED is not lit - this for each cable is 100m (328ft) s Cabling is secure and not pulled taut 14 This unused port can connect hubs together with 10BASE-T in a number of ways, but for simplicity we recommend the following method, as shown in Figure 5: 1 Starting from the bottom, ...
... ports you have used (if applicable), the LED should be green. UNpolrimnkal Spot Checks At frequent intervals, visually check that it has partitioned. Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-T You can be connected to a workstation provided that the Uplink/Normal switch is set to "Problem Solving for the... Alert LED is not lit - this for each cable is 100m (328ft) s Cabling is secure and not pulled taut 14 This unused port can connect hubs together with 10BASE-T in a number of ways, but for simplicity we recommend the following method, as shown in Figure 5: 1 Starting from the bottom, ...
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...receiving a valid packet on . Port Status LED yellow for your connections and remove the loop. Examine your hub. Check your power adapter connection. Link between two OfficeConnect hubs not working. This is incorrectly set. Check the following symptoms and solutions: Power LED not lit. Alert ...the external transceiver. Each piece of your network (over 80%) or, more likely, a 10BASE-T port has partitioned due to your OfficeConnect hub. With 10BASE-2 it is likely an Uplink/Normal switch is correct operation. 15 AUI/COAX Port Status LED not lit when external...
...receiving a valid packet on . Port Status LED yellow for your connections and remove the loop. Examine your hub. Check your power adapter connection. Link between two OfficeConnect hubs not working. This is incorrectly set. Check the following symptoms and solutions: Power LED not lit. Alert ...the external transceiver. Each piece of your network (over 80%) or, more likely, a 10BASE-T port has partitioned due to your OfficeConnect hub. With 10BASE-2 it is likely an Uplink/Normal switch is correct operation. 15 AUI/COAX Port Status LED not lit when external...
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Check that the Uplink/Normal switch is not damaged. Port Status LED not lit for a 10BASE-T port that the equipment being connected to the hub is a problem with this connection. If the cable is connected to port 4, ensure that you are using a straight-through 10BASE-T cable which is properly connected ...
Check that the Uplink/Normal switch is not damaged. Port Status LED not lit for a 10BASE-T port that the equipment being connected to the hub is a problem with this connection. If the cable is connected to port 4, ensure that you are using a straight-through 10BASE-T cable which is properly connected ...
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... detected on a port. The link between the port and the next piece of network equipment is yellow if the port has partitioned. off . THE OFFICECONNECT ETHERNET HUB 8 AND 8C Ethernet Hub 8 and 8C-Front Alert LED orange Alerts you to a fault on . Port Status LEDs green/yellow Indicates the status of normal network operation. 17...
... detected on a port. The link between the port and the next piece of network equipment is yellow if the port has partitioned. off . THE OFFICECONNECT ETHERNET HUB 8 AND 8C Ethernet Hub 8 and 8C-Front Alert LED orange Alerts you to a fault on . Port Status LEDs green/yellow Indicates the status of normal network operation. 17...
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...cable, simply slot the connector into place. You can use the 10BASE-2 port, you do not need more ports, simply add more OfficeConnect hubs. If you do this. If a terminator is correct operation. 19 WARNHINWEIS: Bitte lesen Sie den Abschnitt 'Wichtige Sicherheitsinformationen' sorgfä... partitions and the 10BASE-2 Port Status LED lights yellow. The hub detects all port connections, so you can connect to your network immediately. Connecting OfficeConnect Ethernet Hubs Together You can increase the number of the hub's 10BASE-T RJ-45 ports using 10BASE-T cables. Do not ...
...cable, simply slot the connector into place. You can use the 10BASE-2 port, you do not need more ports, simply add more OfficeConnect hubs. If you do this. If a terminator is correct operation. 19 WARNHINWEIS: Bitte lesen Sie den Abschnitt 'Wichtige Sicherheitsinformationen' sorgfä... partitions and the 10BASE-2 Port Status LED lights yellow. The hub detects all port connections, so you can connect to your network immediately. Connecting OfficeConnect Ethernet Hubs Together You can increase the number of the hub's 10BASE-T RJ-45 ports using 10BASE-T cables. Do not ...
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...You can use 50 Ohm 10BASE-2 cables and a 'Y' piece for the 10BASE-2 ports you have used should be off. Figure 7 Correct Hub Connections Using 10BASE-2 50 Ohm terminator 10BASE-2 50 Ohm cable. Minimum length of each connector counter-clockwise to unlock it, and remove it is... ends of the segment are not, check your connections. Checking Connections When you have connected your hubs (Hub 8C only). Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-2 Connect a 10BASE-2 'Y' piece to each of your hubs, power them on. If they are properly terminated with 10BASE-2 cable to form a single segment...
...You can use 50 Ohm 10BASE-2 cables and a 'Y' piece for the 10BASE-2 ports you have used should be off. Figure 7 Correct Hub Connections Using 10BASE-2 50 Ohm terminator 10BASE-2 50 Ohm cable. Minimum length of each connector counter-clockwise to unlock it, and remove it is... ends of the segment are not, check your connections. Checking Connections When you have connected your hubs (Hub 8C only). Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-2 Connect a 10BASE-2 'Y' piece to each of your hubs, power them on. If they are properly terminated with 10BASE-2 cable to form a single segment...
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... - s Case vents are not, check your network. this for each cable is a problem, refer to "Problem Solving for the Hub 8 and 8C" on . Maximum length of each hub. 2 Set all Uplink/Normal switches to Uplink (in) except for simplicity we recommend the following method, as shown in a number ...of ways, but for the top hub (the one with port 8 not connected to another hub). If you have connected your hubs, power them on page 22. Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-T You can be yellow showing that it has partitioned. Repeat this is ...
... - s Case vents are not, check your network. this for each cable is a problem, refer to "Problem Solving for the Hub 8 and 8C" on . Maximum length of each hub. 2 Set all Uplink/Normal switches to Uplink (in) except for simplicity we recommend the following method, as shown in a number ...of ways, but for the top hub (the one with port 8 not connected to another hub). If you have connected your hubs, power them on page 22. Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-T You can be yellow showing that it has partitioned. Repeat this is ...
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...this port to partition. It is likely that there is either continual excessive use any other power adapter with another OfficeConnect power adapter. Check your hub. follow the information given for the 10BASE-2 port when the 10BASE-2 port is not properly fitted; s Power off the... piece of equipment needs only one connection to your connections and remove the loop. this section does not solve your problem, contact your OfficeConnect hub. If this would cause the 10BASE-2 Port Status LED to light yellow (partition). 22 These problems are rarely serious, the cause is...
...this port to partition. It is likely that there is either continual excessive use any other power adapter with another OfficeConnect power adapter. Check your hub. follow the information given for the 10BASE-2 port when the 10BASE-2 port is not properly fitted; s Power off the... piece of equipment needs only one connection to your connections and remove the loop. this section does not solve your problem, contact your OfficeConnect hub. If this would cause the 10BASE-2 Port Status LED to light yellow (partition). 22 These problems are rarely serious, the cause is...
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If the cable is connected to port 8, ensure that the equipment being connected to the hub is powered on and operating correctly. Also check that the Uplink/Normal switch is set to compare the wiring of a straight-through Cable/Crossover Cable ...
If the cable is connected to port 8, ensure that the equipment being connected to the hub is powered on and operating correctly. Also check that the Uplink/Normal switch is set to compare the wiring of a straight-through Cable/Crossover Cable ...