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Amer FD5 User Manual

5-port 10/100mbps dual-speed hub with built-in switch
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5-Port 10/100Mbps Dual-Speed Hub with built-in Switch
User's Guide
Version 1.0
P/N: ATFD5-9904 Rev.A
This User's Guide contains important information regarding the in-
stallation of your Dual-Speed Hub. Please read it completely before
attempting to install your Network hub.
For future reference, record the serial number
of your network hub in the space below:
SERIAL Number
The serial number is located on the bottom of the hub.

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  • Page 1 5-Port 10/100Mbps Dual-Speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide Version 1.0 P/N: ATFD5-9904 Rev.A This User's Guide contains important information regarding the in- stallation of your Dual-Speed Hub. Please read it completely before attempting to install your Network hub. For future reference, record the serial number of your network hub in the space below: SERIAL Number The serial number is located on the bottom of the hub.
  • Page 2 7259 Bryan Dairy Road, Largo, FL 33777. Tel: (727) 540-0505 Fax: (727) 540-0405 © Amer.com, 1998. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from Amer.com, as stipulated by the...
  • Page 3 Limited Lifetime Warranty In the event of a defect in quality or workmanship, Amer.com will repair or replace any hardware product sold by Amer.com with new or reconditioned parts free of charge in North America for a limited lifetime period unless otherwise specified on the sales in- voice from the date of original purchase.
  • Page 4 Telephone (727) 540-0505 Facsimile (727) 540-0405 Service Center Amer.com 7259 Bryan Dairy Road Largo, FL 33777 U.S.A. FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regulations for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide ABLE OF ONTENTS ............. BOUT THIS UIDE Conventions ..................iii Overview of the User’s Guide............iii ..............1 NTRODUCTION Product Description ................1 Product Features ................2 ............3 NPACKING AND ETUP Unpacking ..................
  • Page 6 FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide ............9 AKING ONNECTIONS Connectivity Rules................9 Hub-to-end-node Connections............10 Uplink Connection ................12 ..........15 ABLES AND ONNECTORS 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Cables and Connectors...... 15 Crossover Cables ................16 ...............

  • Page 7: About This Guide

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide BOUT THIS UIDE This guide discusses how to install and use your 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub. Conventions As used in this guide, the term hub, unless otherwise noted, refers to the 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with which this guide was packaged or to another hub in the same product family.

  • Page 8: Introduction

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide NTRODUCTION This chapter introduces your hub and provides some background information on the technology it uses. Product Description This 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub is designed to allow easy integration and migration between 10Mbps Ethernet and 100Mbps Fast Ethernet.

  • Page 9: Product Features

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide Product Features The list below highlights your hub’s features and specifications: ♦ Compatible with the IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet and 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet industry standards for interoperability with other Ethernet and Fast Ethernet network devices.

  • Page 10: Unpacking And Setup

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide NPACKING AND ETUP This chapter provides information on the unpacking and initial installation of your hub. Unpacking Open the shipping cartons of your hub and carefully unpack the contents. The carton should contain the following items: ♦...

  • Page 11: Front Panel

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide Front Panel The figure below shows the front panels of the hubs. 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub ♦ LED Indicator Panel Refer to the next chapter, Understanding Indicators, for detailed information about each of the hub’s LED indicators.
  • Page 12 FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide Use this jack to connect stations to the hub. This is a MDI-II (Medium-dependent Interface, straight-wired) jack, which means you can connect the hub to a device with a MDI-X port using an ordinary straight-through cable, making a crossover cable unnecessary.

  • Page 13: Installing The Hub

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide Installing the Hub Installation The site where you install the hub may greatly affect its performance. When installing, consider the following suggestions: ♦ Install the hub in a fairly cool and dry place. See Appendix B, Specifications, for the acceptable temperature and humidity operating ranges.

  • Page 14: Understanding Indicators

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide NDERSTANDING NDICATORS Before connecting network devices to the hub, take a few minutes to look over this section and familiarize yourself with the front panel LED indicators of your 5-port 10/100Mbps dual speed hub, depicted below.

  • Page 15: Port State Indicators

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide Whenever a collision is detected, the respective 100 COLL indicator will briefly blink amber. ♦ 10M Collision (COLL 10M) This indicator shows data collisions on the respective 10Mbps Ethernet segments of the hub.

  • Page 16: Making Connections

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide AKING ONNECTIONS This chapter discusses how to connect end nodes, and uplink two hubs together. Connectivity Rules Ethernet (10Mbps) networks have the following connectivity rules: ♦ The maximum length of a twisted-pair cable segment is 100 meters.

  • Page 17: Hub-To-End-Node Connections

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide cable segments must be point-to-point link segments (e.g., 10BASE-T or 10BASE-FL). While the remaining segments may be populated segments (that is, they can be 10BASE-2 or 10BASE-5 segments with end nodes attached).
  • Page 18 FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide crossover cables. The following figure illustrates the pin assignments for a straight-through cable: When connecting an end-station computer or a server, the system being connected should have an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network interface card with a twisted-pair port.

  • Page 19: Uplink Connection

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide Uplink Connection You can “Uplink” two hubs to each other using either (a) any two numbered X-type jacks or (b) a numbered X-type jack and an Uplink jack. (In the discussion that follows, the word hub should be taken to mean a hub, in the same product family as your 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub.)
  • Page 20 FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide HUB PORT DEVICE PORT CABLE TO USE USED TYPE Normal Switch or Non- Crossover (X) Uplink Uplink Straight-through (||) Network end node Straight-through (||) Uplink Switch or Non- Straight-through (||)

  • Page 21: Ables And Onnectors

    FD5 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with built-in Switch User’s Guide ABLES AND ONNECTORS 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Cables and Connectors ♦ Cable characteristics: Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair or EIA/TIA-568 compliant, 100-ohm shielded twisted-pair data cable with 0.4 to 0.6 mm (22 to 26 AWG) wires in two or four twisted pairs (only two pairs--that is, four wires--are used for 100BASE-TX).

  • Page 22: Crossover Cables

    Straight Twisted-Pair Cable Pinouts Contact MDI-X Signal MDI-II Signal RD+ (receive) TD+ (transmit) RD- (receive) TD- (transmit) TD+ (transmit) RD+ (receive) Not used Not used Not used Not used TD- (transmit) RD- (receive) Not used Not used Not used Not used Crossover Cables When making an uplink connection between one hub and another (or between a hub and a switch or bridge) using X-type jacks at...
  • Page 23 5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with Switch User’s Guide At the other end of the cable, connect wires 1 and 2 to contacts 3 and 6, respectively. Likewise, connect wires 3 and 6 to contacts 1 and 2. Refer to the following diagram: Cables and Connectors...

  • Page 24: Specifications

    5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with Switch User’s Guide PECIFICATIONS General Standards: IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet repeater, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet repeater (Class II), and ANSI X3T9.5 twisted-pair transceiver Topology: Star Protocol: CSMA/CD Network Data Transfer Rate: Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps Ethernet: 10Mbps Number of Ports: 5, all dual speed (10/100 Mbps) Network Media: Ethernet: Category 3 or better UTP cable,...

  • Page 25: Led Indicators

    5-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub with Switch User’s Guide LED Indicators Hub Status: Power, 10Mbps collision, 100Mbps collision and full duplex status indicator of expansion switch function. Port Status (per port): Speed (10/100 Mbps), connection status Environmental and Physical Power Adapter: AC external power adapter. Output 12DC/1.2A Power Consumption: 8.25 Watt.

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