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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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... you subject to you are a United States government agency, then this documentation at any time. No part of Microsoft Corporation. All other countries. 3Com, the 3Com logo and OfficeConnect are registered in the United States and may or may make improvements or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this...
... you subject to you are a United States government agency, then this documentation at any time. No part of Microsoft Corporation. All other countries. 3Com, the 3Com logo and OfficeConnect are registered in the United States and may or may make improvements or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this...
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...TP) Cables 7 Stacking the Units Together 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 Hubs Using 10BASE-T 14 Checking Connections 14 Spot ...
...TP) Cables 7 Stacking the Units Together 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 Hubs Using 10BASE-T 14 Checking Connections 14 Spot ...
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Consignes importantes de sécurité 29 Technical Support 30 Online Technical Services 30 World Wide Web Site 30 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services 30 Support from Your Network Supplier 31 Support from 3Com 31 Returning Products for Repair 34 3Com Corporation Limited Warranty 35 Electromagnetic Compatibility 38 4
Consignes importantes de sécurité 29 Technical Support 30 Online Technical Services 30 World Wide Web Site 30 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services 30 Support from Your Network Supplier 31 Support from 3Com 31 Returning Products for Repair 34 3Com Corporation Limited Warranty 35 Electromagnetic Compatibility 38 4
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...; . s The Ethernet Hub 4C has four 10BASE-T ports, a 10BASE-2 port and an AUI port. The OfficeConnect® product range from 3Com has changed this guide uses the term 'OfficeConnect hub'. INTRODUCTION Welcome to the world of networking with up to four or eight workstations, as shown in Figure 1. They are ideal for desktop...
...; . s The Ethernet Hub 4C has four 10BASE-T ports, a 10BASE-2 port and an AUI port. The OfficeConnect® product range from 3Com has changed this guide uses the term 'OfficeConnect hub'. INTRODUCTION Welcome to the world of networking with up to four or eight workstations, as shown in Figure 1. They are ideal for desktop...
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...What Else Do I Need? s A Product Registration card for every workstation, as shown in Figure 2. To connect workstations and additional OfficeConnect hubs to install network adapter cards, which provide your workstations. 3 One straight-through TP cable for you to use transceivers. Workstation ...'x'. s A 10Mbps Ethernet transceiver for all your equipment. 3Com produce a range of easy to fill out and return. s Two unit labels and eight cable ties. The maximum length you need extra equipment. Your OfficeConnect hub comes with: s One power adapter for example, Netware...
...What Else Do I Need? s A Product Registration card for every workstation, as shown in Figure 2. To connect workstations and additional OfficeConnect hubs to install network adapter cards, which provide your workstations. 3 One straight-through TP cable for you to use transceivers. Workstation ...'x'. s A 10Mbps Ethernet transceiver for all your equipment. 3Com produce a range of easy to fill out and return. s Two unit labels and eight cable ties. The maximum length you need extra equipment. Your OfficeConnect hub comes with: s One power adapter for example, Netware...
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The maximum segment length is 0.5m (1.6ft). You can use 'T' pieces but 'Y' pieces provide optimal clearance of the other connector. Cables can be shielded (screened) or unshielded; Figure 2 Some of the 10BASE-2 Equipment You May Need 10BASE-T If you have additional hubs you want to the same pins of the other ports. The minimum cable length you can use is one where the pins of one connector are connected to connect using 10BASE-2 (Hub 4C and 8C only), you must use straight-through cable is 100m (328ft). s Two 10BASE-2 50 Ohm terminators (end pieces). Twisted Pair (TP) ...
The maximum segment length is 0.5m (1.6ft). You can use 'T' pieces but 'Y' pieces provide optimal clearance of the other connector. Cables can be shielded (screened) or unshielded; Figure 2 Some of the 10BASE-2 Equipment You May Need 10BASE-T If you have additional hubs you want to the same pins of the other ports. The minimum cable length you can use is one where the pins of one connector are connected to connect using 10BASE-2 (Hub 4C and 8C only), you must use straight-through cable is 100m (328ft). s Two 10BASE-2 50 Ohm terminators (end pieces). Twisted Pair (TP) ...
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... across the top of the unit, as shown in Figure 3 (picture 2). The Stacking Clip The blue stacking clip allows you hook a finger around on your OfficeConnect units together securely. Figure 3 Stacking Your Units Together 1 Fastening 2 Piece Fastening Piece To remove the clip: 1 Remove the top unit together with the upper unit...
... across the top of the unit, as shown in Figure 3 (picture 2). The Stacking Clip The blue stacking clip allows you hook a finger around on your OfficeConnect units together securely. Figure 3 Stacking Your Units Together 1 Fastening 2 Piece Fastening Piece To remove the clip: 1 Remove the top unit together with the upper unit...
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... dust entering the cooling vents. When wall mounting your network. When in a rack. 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 your equipment, you suspect there is smooth, flat, dry... Unit (part number 3C16765). CAUTION: Only wall mount single hubs, do not wall mount stacked hubs. It is away from 3Com, is not restricted. Make two screw holes which can be careful not to secure. s Air flow around the unit and through the vents in the ...
... dust entering the cooling vents. When wall mounting your network. When in a rack. 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 your equipment, you suspect there is smooth, flat, dry... Unit (part number 3C16765). CAUTION: Only wall mount single hubs, do not wall mount stacked hubs. It is away from 3Com, is not restricted. Make two screw holes which can be careful not to secure. s Air flow around the unit and through the vents in the ...
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...partition Indicates the status of each time a packet is detected on the network. yellow - The port has partitioned due to excessive network use . THE OFFICECONNECT ETHERNET HUB 4 AND 4C Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C-Front Alert LED orange Alerts you to a fault on that the hub is being used .... has been partitioned. 10 AUI/COAX Status LEDs (Hub 4C only) green/off =COAX Network Utilization 1% 2% 3% 6% 12% 25% 50% 80% OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 4C Power LED green Indicates that segment. The link between the port and the next piece of normal network operation. Collisions are part...
...partition Indicates the status of each time a packet is detected on the network. yellow - The port has partitioned due to excessive network use . THE OFFICECONNECT ETHERNET HUB 4 AND 4C Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C-Front Alert LED orange Alerts you to a fault on that the hub is being used .... has been partitioned. 10 AUI/COAX Status LEDs (Hub 4C only) green/off =COAX Network Utilization 1% 2% 3% 6% 12% 25% 50% 80% OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 4C Power LED green Indicates that segment. The link between the port and the next piece of normal network operation. Collisions are part...
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Four 10BASE-T RJ-45 ports Use 10BASE-T cable with this OfficeConnect hub. Refer to "Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-T" on page 14. 11 Do not use the power adapter that has a 10BASE-T port. POWER Uplink Normal 4 1x ... used to connect your hub to "Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-T" on page 14. Uplink/Normal switch Affects the operation of equipment that is effectively a fifth port. Connecting a transceiver automatically disables the 10BASE-2 port. You can connect the OfficeConnect hub to "Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-2" on page 13. Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C-Rear...
Four 10BASE-T RJ-45 ports Use 10BASE-T cable with this OfficeConnect hub. Refer to "Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-T" on page 14. 11 Do not use the power adapter that has a 10BASE-T port. POWER Uplink Normal 4 1x ... used to connect your hub to "Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-T" on page 14. Uplink/Normal switch Affects the operation of equipment that is effectively a fifth port. Connecting a transceiver automatically disables the 10BASE-2 port. You can connect the OfficeConnect hub to "Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-2" on page 13. Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C-Rear...
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.... Do not connect the same two hubs together using your hub (Hub 4C only), using a straight-through TP cable, ensure the Uplink/Normal switch is not connected to the AUI port on quickly. When you are using port 4 to connect to a workstation using a standard AUI cable. ... correct operation. 12 To disconnect the cable, push the connector's latch in , its latch locks it . This causes a network loop. Connecting OfficeConnect Ethernet Hubs Together Connect workstations and other end to the 10BASE-2 port, the port partitions and the Coax Status LED lights yellow. You can connect...
.... Do not connect the same two hubs together using your hub (Hub 4C only), using a straight-through TP cable, ensure the Uplink/Normal switch is not connected to the AUI port on quickly. When you are using port 4 to connect to a workstation using a standard AUI cable. ... correct operation. 12 To disconnect the cable, push the connector's latch in , its latch locks it . This causes a network loop. Connecting OfficeConnect Ethernet Hubs Together Connect workstations and other end to the 10BASE-2 port, the port partitions and the Coax Status LED lights yellow. You can connect...
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To disconnect a 10BASE-2 cable, twist each hub. Only use 50 Ohm 10BASE-2 cables and a 'Y' piece for the 10BASE-2 ports you connect your hubs (Hub 4C only). If you have connected your connections. You can use 'T' pieces but we recommend that both ends of the segment are not, check your hubs, power them on. You can use this transceiver to connect your hubs but 'Y' pieces provide optimum clearance of the segment by fitting terminators (end pieces). Checking Connections When you have connected a 10Mbps Ethernet transceiver to the AUI port, the 10BASE-2 port will be off....
To disconnect a 10BASE-2 cable, twist each hub. Only use 50 Ohm 10BASE-2 cables and a 'Y' piece for the 10BASE-2 ports you connect your hubs (Hub 4C only). If you have connected your connections. You can use 'T' pieces but we recommend that both ends of the segment are not, check your hubs, power them on. You can use this transceiver to connect your hubs but 'Y' pieces provide optimum clearance of the segment by fitting terminators (end pieces). Checking Connections When you have connected a 10Mbps Ethernet transceiver to the AUI port, the 10BASE-2 port will be off....
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...in Figure 5: 1 Starting from the bottom, connect the port 4 of the lower hub to port 3 of each hub. 2 Set all Uplink/Normal switches to Uplink (in ) AUI UNpolrimnkal 4 Checking Connections 1x When you suspect there is secure and not pulled taut 14 Repeat this is not lit - UNpolrimnkal... Spot Checks At frequent intervals, visually check that the Uplink/Normal switch is set to a workstation provided that : 1x s The Alert LED is the best way to another hub). Maximum length of the hub ...
...in Figure 5: 1 Starting from the bottom, connect the port 4 of the lower hub to port 3 of each hub. 2 Set all Uplink/Normal switches to Uplink (in ) AUI UNpolrimnkal 4 Checking Connections 1x When you suspect there is secure and not pulled taut 14 Repeat this is not lit - UNpolrimnkal... Spot Checks At frequent intervals, visually check that the Uplink/Normal switch is set to a workstation provided that : 1x s The Alert LED is the best way to another hub). Maximum length of the hub ...
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... may have a faulty power adapter which needs replacing with another OfficeConnect power adapter. Each piece of equipment needs only one connection to your network. It is likely that there is not properly fitted; With 10BASE-2 it is likely an Uplink/Normal switch is correct operation. 15 this would cause the Coax Port...
... may have a faulty power adapter which needs replacing with another OfficeConnect power adapter. Each piece of equipment needs only one connection to your network. It is likely that there is not properly fitted; With 10BASE-2 it is likely an Uplink/Normal switch is correct operation. 15 this would cause the Coax Port...
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... is properly connected at both ends, and is set to Normal (out). Port Status LED not lit for a 10BASE-T port that the Uplink/Normal switch is not damaged. Pins 4, 5, 7 and 8 are not used 16 If the cable is connected to port 4, ensure that has a connection. There is powered on and operating correctly.
... is properly connected at both ends, and is set to Normal (out). Port Status LED not lit for a 10BASE-T port that the Uplink/Normal switch is not damaged. Pins 4, 5, 7 and 8 are not used 16 If the cable is connected to port 4, ensure that has a connection. There is powered on and operating correctly.
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... on. Alert Port Status Power Activity Collision 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 COAX Green = OK, Yellow = Partitioned Network Utilization 1% 2% 3% 6% 12% 25% 50% 80% OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 8C Power LED green Indicates that segment. Collision LED yellow Flashes each time a collision is connected to excessive network use or an isolated...) can only be yellow or off - It is being used. Activity LED (Hub 8 only) yellow Flashes each port. yellow - THE OFFICECONNECT ETHERNET HUB 8 AND 8C Ethernet Hub 8 and 8C-Front Alert LED orange Alerts you to the port or the link has failed. Port...
... on. Alert Port Status Power Activity Collision 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 COAX Green = OK, Yellow = Partitioned Network Utilization 1% 2% 3% 6% 12% 25% 50% 80% OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 8C Power LED green Indicates that segment. Collision LED yellow Flashes each time a collision is connected to excessive network use or an isolated...) can only be yellow or off - It is being used. Activity LED (Hub 8 only) yellow Flashes each port. yellow - THE OFFICECONNECT ETHERNET HUB 8 AND 8C Ethernet Hub 8 and 8C-Front Alert LED orange Alerts you to the port or the link has failed. Port...
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...10BASE-T" on page 21. 18 Refer to any other OfficeConnect hubs and equipment with 10BASE-2 cabling. Refer to another OfficeConnect hub. Do not use the power adapter that has a 10BASE-T port. Port 8 can connect the OfficeConnect hub to "Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-2" on page 20.... For correct usage, refer to other adapter. Uplink/Normal 8 1x POWER COAX Power Adapter socket Only use any workstation or piece of port 8. Uplink/Normal switch Affects the operation of equipment...
...10BASE-T" on page 21. 18 Refer to any other OfficeConnect hubs and equipment with 10BASE-2 cabling. Refer to another OfficeConnect hub. Do not use the power adapter that has a 10BASE-T port. Port 8 can connect the OfficeConnect hub to "Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-2" on page 20.... For correct usage, refer to other adapter. Uplink/Normal 8 1x POWER COAX Power Adapter socket Only use any workstation or piece of port 8. Uplink/Normal switch Affects the operation of equipment...
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... CAUTION: Do not power the hub off and on quickly. Connecting OfficeConnect Ethernet Hubs Together You can start . Do not connect the same two hubs together using a straight-through TP cable, ensure the Uplink/Normal switch is fully in and remove it. Wait about five seconds between power...port connections, so you do not use either 10BASE-T or 10BASE-2 (Hub 8C only) to do not need more ports, simply add more OfficeConnect hubs. When you do this. WARNHINWEIS: Bitte lesen Sie den Abschnitt 'Wichtige Sicherheitsinformationen' sorgfältig durch, bevor Sie das Gerät ...
... CAUTION: Do not power the hub off and on quickly. Connecting OfficeConnect Ethernet Hubs Together You can start . Do not connect the same two hubs together using a straight-through TP cable, ensure the Uplink/Normal switch is fully in and remove it. Wait about five seconds between power...port connections, so you do not use either 10BASE-T or 10BASE-2 (Hub 8C only) to do not need more ports, simply add more OfficeConnect hubs. When you do this. WARNHINWEIS: Bitte lesen Sie den Abschnitt 'Wichtige Sicherheitsinformationen' sorgfältig durch, bevor Sie das Gerät ...
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Remember to terminate the two free ends of each cable is 0.5m (1.6ft) Maximum segment length is important that both ends of the segment are not, check your hubs, power them on. Only use 'T' pieces but 'Y' pieces provide optimum clearance of your hubs (Hub 8C only). The Port Status LEDs for each hub. To disconnect a 10BASE-2 cable, twist each connector counter-clockwise to unlock it, and remove it is 185m (607ft) (from terminator to terminator) 'Y' piece 50 Ohm terminator 20 Checking Connections When you have connected your connections. Minimum length of the segment by ...
Remember to terminate the two free ends of each cable is 0.5m (1.6ft) Maximum segment length is important that both ends of the segment are not, check your hubs, power them on. Only use 'T' pieces but 'Y' pieces provide optimum clearance of your hubs (Hub 8C only). The Port Status LEDs for each hub. To disconnect a 10BASE-2 cable, twist each connector counter-clockwise to unlock it, and remove it is 185m (607ft) (from terminator to terminator) 'Y' piece 50 Ohm terminator 20 Checking Connections When you have connected your connections. Minimum length of the segment by ...