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5.5 Creating a Daisy-Chained Work Group
A daisy-chained work group is created by serially connecting several systems
together on the same Thin Wire segment. This segment can function as a
standalone network or it can be connected to a larger network.
The daisy-chain configuration lowers the cost of wiring, but there is a risk that
someone might improperly unplug a system and make the network connections
inoperative between systems on the same Thin Wire segment.
5.5. 1 Connecting Your System to a DECconnect Faceplate
If your office has been wired with Digital DECconnect products, then connect
your system to the DECconnect faceplate in your office. A faceplate is a wall
receptacle that provides a single network connection for your system.
DECconnect cabling components support network configurations ranging from
simple standalone Thin Wire networks to multimedia LAN s that connect PCs,
workstations, and other VAX systems. No matter how large or how small your
network, the most visible DECconnect component in your office is the faceplate.
• A faceplate may contain a single Thin Wire BNC connector which permits
several systems, including DECsystem 5100s, to be daisy-chained one to
the other on the office side of the faceplate.
• A faceplate may contain a Thin Wire Ethernet daisy-chain connector which
permits behind-the-wall daisy-chaining of multiple faceplates to a single
segment of Thin Wire cable. One system can be attached to each faceplate.
Your network coordinator will know which type of DECconnect faceplate
you have in your office.
To connect your system, attach one end of the Thin Wire cable to the office side
of the DECconnect faceplate. Attach the other end of the Thin Wire cable to the
Thin Wire port on the back of your system unit.
Figure 5-5 shows a DECsystem 5100 plugged into a DECconnect office
faceplate.
5-8 Connecting to a Network
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