100Base-Fx Module; 100Base-Fx Configuration; Cabling The 100Base-Fx Module - 3Com CoreBuilder 2500 Getting Started Manual

To cable the 100BASE-TX module:
Plug the male RJ-45 connector on the 100BASE-T
1
cable into the port on the Fast Ethernet module
until it clicks into place.
Attach the other end of the cable to the network
2
device you wish to connect.
Figure 4-18 shows the cabling of the 100BASE-TX
module with 100BASE-T cabling.
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Figure 4-18 Cabling the 100BASE-TX Module
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Male RJ-45 connector

100BASE-FX Module

This section contains a sample 100BASE-FX
configuration and information on configuring the
module.
100BASE-FX Configuration
The sample 100BASE-TX configuration shown in
Figure 4-17
configuration. The only difference is the connection
type: fiber for the 100BASE-FX and copper for the
100BASE-TX.

Cabling the 100BASE-FX Module

The 100BASE-FX module comes with one Fast
Ethernet port that uses an SC connector and
In
provides a 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet connection over
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fiber.
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To cable the 100BASE-FX Module:
Plug the male SC connector on the fiber cable into
1
the port on the Fast Ethernet module until it clicks
into place.
Attach the other end of the fiber cable to the
2
network device you wish to connect.
Fast Ethernet Modules
is the same for the 100BASE-FX
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