Connecting The Hub; Connecting To The Rj-45 Ports - NETGEAR EN516 Installation Manual

the rack.
3. Install any PCs, additional hubs, or other devices in your stack.
For information on connecting the hub, refer to "Connecting the Hub" on
page 3-4.
Figure 3-1. Installing mounting brackets to the hub and to a rack

Connecting the Hub

This section discusses connecting to the hub, cascading to multiple hubs, and
connecting to other NETGEAR products. For instructions on connecting to the
ports or connecting to other NETGEAR products, refer to the following sections:
·
"Connecting to the RJ-45 Ports" on this page
·
"Connecting to the BNC Port" on page 3-7
·
"Connecting to the AUI Port" on page 3-9
·
"Connecting to Other NETGEAR Products" on page 3-10

Connecting to the RJ-45 Ports

You can connect PCs, Apple Macintosh computers, UNIX workstations, and any
device equipped with a 10BASE-T Ethernet interface to the RJ-45 ports on the
Model EN516 hub using twisted pair Ethernet cables.
The twisted pair cable extended from an RJ-45 port (or UTP port) is called a
twisted pair segment and can be up to 100 m in length. The UTP ports, with the
exception of port 16, are MDI-X (or Normal) ports. To connect any of the
Normal ports to a PC, a server, or another device with an MDI (or Uplink) port,
you can simply use a regular UTP cable. To connect any of the Uplink ports to
another Uplink port, use an RJ-45 crossover cable.
Port 16 is switchable between Normal (MDI-X) and Uplink (MDI) positions and
should be configured according to the following guidelines:
·
Set the Normal/Uplink push button to the Normal position and use a
straight-through cable if the remote end of the cable is connected to an
MDI-wired device such as a PC.
·
Set the Normal/Uplink push button to the Uplink position and use a
straight-through cable if the remote end of the cable is connected to an
MDI-X device such as a 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps hub or repeater.