Asante 10BaseT Installationsanleitung

Asanté 10T Hub/810T Hub/1210T Hub/24 for Twisted Pair Networks Installation Guide

List of Tables Page ix Table 2-1 Power Adapter Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2Table 3-1 Hub LED Description . .

Preface • About the 10T Hub Family on page xiv• About This Manual on page xvi• About 10BaseT on page xvii• Other Asanté 10BaseT Networking Products o

Page xiv About the 10T Hub Family The Asanté™ 10T Hub is a hardware device that lets you create high-speed Ethernet networks over ordinary, unshielde

Page xv About the 10T Hub Family Features ❏ Cost effective, easy to use, plug-and-play unmanaged hub requiring no switch setting ❏ AUI port provided

Page xvi About This Manual This manual is divided into four chapters and four appendices:Chapter 1, “Planning a Network Installation” on page 1-1 exp

Page xvii About 10BaseT About 10BaseT Twisted-pair Ethernet, as defined by the IEEE 802.3 specifications, is called 10BaseT. This is the latest develop

Page xviii Other Asanté 10BaseT Networking Products To connect your personal computers and other network devices to a 10T Hub, you will need a 10Base

1 Planning a Network Installation • Before You Start on page 1-2• Assign a Network Manager on page 1-3• Create a Network Map on page 1-4• Planning fo

Page 1-2 Planning a Network Installation Before You Start An efficient network that will serve your long-term needs requires thorough planning. This c

Page 1-3 Assign a Network Manager Assign a Network Manager A network manager initially coordinates the design and installation of the network. Once t

Page i Disclaimer Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Asanté Technolo

Page 1-4 Planning a Network Installation Create a Network Map A network map is a visual record of your network configuration. Create a network map by

Page 1-5 Planning for Network Operations Planning for Network Operations Create a Network Log A network log is a record of the names of devices, loca

Page 1-6 Planning a Network Installation ❏ You must use solid copper (not stranded) twisted-pair wiring. You can identify twisted-pair wire by altern

2 Installation • Before You Start on page 2-2• Plug and Play Installation on page 2-3• 10BaseT Station to Hub Connection on page 2-4• Connecting to T

Page 2-2 Installation Before You Start Before you begin the installation, check the AC voltage of the your country area. The AC power adapter used wi

Page 2-3 Plug and Play Installation Plug and Play Installation The Asanté 10T Hubs are designed for plug and play installation. Before you connect th

Page 2-4 Installation 10BaseT Station to Hub Connection Do the following steps to connect a 10BaseT Ethernet station to a hub. 1 Make sure the straig

Page 2-5 Connecting to Thin Coaxial Cable Ethernet Connecting to Thin Coaxial Cable Ethernet Do the following steps to connect a thin Ethernet configu

Page 2-6 Installation ▲ Only one shared port is available on the 10T Hub/8 foreither BNC or AUI connection. This port is equippedwith two connectors:

Page 2-7 Connecting to Thick Coaxial Cable Ethernet Connecting to Thick Coaxial Cable Ethernet The AUI connector on the hubs can be used to connect a

Page ii FCC Information This equipment is classified as a Class A computing device. Class A devices may be used only in commercial, business, or indu

Page 2-8 Installation Connecting Multiple Hubs for a Larger Network You have several choices when connecting networks with more than one hub: ❏ Use u

Page 2-9 Interconnecting via the UTP Port Interconnecting via the UTP Port To interconnect multiple star networks using the UTP ports: 1 Use two, ISO

Page 2-10 Installation Multiple Hubs Using 10BaseT Connection Figure 2-6 below illustrates an Ethernet twisted-pair LAN that uses multiple hubs conne

Page 2-11 Interconnecting via the BNC Port Interconnecting via the BNC Port To connect multiple hubs using the BNC Port on the hubs: 1 Connect each h

Page 2-12 Installation Wiring RJ21 Installations The 10T Hub12 provides an additional RJ21 connector to provide an alterna-tive way to wire the works

Page 2-13 Wiring RJ21 Installations Figure 2-8 Wiring on RJ45 Wall Jack to a Punchdown Block 4 Connect a network interface card or TP-MAU (if you are

3 Troubleshooting Your Network • Before You Start on page 3-2• Interpreting the Hub LEDs on page 3-3• Testing Your Installation on page 3-4• Common P

Page 3-2 Troubleshooting Your Network Before You Start Testing and monitoring your network’s status is done with the aid of the LEDs on the hub, the

Page 3-3 Interpreting the Hub LEDs Interpreting the Hub LEDs When you first turn on your Asanté 10T Hub, all the LEDs switch ON while the hub goes t

Page 3-4 Troubleshooting Your Network Testing Your Installation After your installed wiring is connected, you need to begin testing the instal-lation

Page iii Warranty Disclaimers Asanté Technologies, Inc. makes no other warranties, express, implied, or otherwise, regarding the 10T Hub/8, 10T Hub/1

Page 3-5 Common Problems Found in the Hub Common Problems Found in the Hub Link Status LED is off. Probable cause is a twisted-pair connector is not

Page 3-6 Troubleshooting Your Network ❏ Other workstations connected to hub, disrupting com-muncation of workstations being brought upRemove the disr

Page 3-7 Diagnosing the Network Interface Card Diagnosing the Network Interface Card Most card manufacturers include some form of diagnostic software

A Cable Wiring Diagrams • RJ45 Connector on page A-2• AUI (DB15) Connector on page A-3• Eight-Position (RJ45) Modular Cable on page A-4 10T Hub App A

Page A-2 RJ45 Connector Table A-1 RJ45 Connector Wiring DescriptionFigure A-1 RJ45 Connector Pin Symbol Function Signal Type 1 TD+ Transmit Data Plus

Page A-3 AUI (DB15) Connector AUI (DB15) Connector Table A-2 AUI Wiring DescriptionFigure A-2 AUI (DB15) Female Connector Pin Symbol Pairs Used 3 DO+

Page A-4 Eight-Position (RJ45) Modular Cable An eight-position modular cable can terminate up to four pairs of a cable; pairs 2 and pairs 3 may be re

Page A-5 Eight-Position (RJ45) Modular Cable Figure A-4 RJ21 Color Coding1 TD + White/Blue2 TD - Blue/White3 RD + White/Orange6 RD - Orange/White1 TD

B Mounting the Hub • Wall Mounting the Hub on page B-2

Page B-2 Wall Mounting the Hub Your hub can be used as a desktop unit or as a wall mount unit. Two keyhole slots are provided on the bottom of the hu

Page x Asking for assistance To contact Asanté Technical Support:1. Please request catalog of contents.2. Download INDEX.TXT file for catalog of conte

C Technical Specifications

Page C-2 IEEE 802.3 Compliance ❏ 10BaseT (twisted-pair, UTP) ❏ 10Base2 (thin, BNC) ❏ 10Base5 (thick, AUI) 10T Hub/8 ❏ Eight 10BaseT, UTP ports. Port

Page C-3 Maximum Cable Lengths ❏ 10Base5 (thick Ethernet, AUI): 50 meters maximum to Ethernet MAU (transceiver) with shielded, twisted-pair drop cabl

Index i Index Numerics 10Base5 thick Ethernet 2-710BaseTabout xivdescribed xviiusing telephone wire 1-210BaseT products, other Asanté xviii

Index ii to other devices 2-3to other hubs. See connecting multiple hubsto thick Ethernet 2-7to thin Ethernet 2-5connecting multiple hubs 2-8

Index iii connecting workstations to hubs 2-9thin 2-5expansion, considering future 1-5 F features of 10T Hubs xvfuture expansion, considering

Index ivLink Status LEDs 3-3, 3-4, 3-5location, determining hub 1-6Mmanager, networkassigning 1-3responsibilities 1-3map, networkcreating 1-4as instal

Page -vplanningnetwork installation 1-1for network operations 1-5plug and play installation 2-3plugging in network segments 2-3portsAUI xv, 2-8, C-2BN

Page -vinumber of connections 2-5topologybus xviihierarchical 2-8star 1-2wiring affecting choice of 1-5TP-MAU (twisted-pair media attachment unit) 2-9

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Page v Table of Contents Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iTrademarks . . . . . .

Page vi Interconnecting via the BNC Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11Interconnecting via the AUI Port . . . . . . . .

Page viii List of Figures Figure 1-1 Sample network map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4Figure 2-1 AC Power Adapter . .