Connecting Workstations And Other Equipment To Your Switch; Connecting Officeconnect Units To Your Switch - 3Com 3C16735A - OfficeConnect Switch User Manual

Connecting Workstations and Other
Equipment to Your Switch
WARNING: Please read the 'Important Safety
Information' section before you start.
WARNHINWEIS: Bitte lesen Sie den Abschnitt
'Wichtige Sicherheitsinformationen' sorgfältig durch,
bevor Sie das Gerät einschalten.
AVERTISSEMENT: Veuillez lire attentivement la
section "Consignes importantes de sécurité" avant de
mettre en route.
CAUTION: Do not power the Switch off and on quickly.
Wait about five seconds between power cycles.
Connecting workstations and other equipment to your
Switch is easy. To connect a workstation to any of the
Switch's ports, use a 'straight-through' TP cable. Refer to
"Twisted Pair (TP) Cables" on page 11 for further
information.
10BASE-T cables are very easy to use. To connect a
10BASE-T cable, simply slot the connector into the relevant
RJ-45 port. When the connector is fully in, its latch locks it
into place. To disconnect the cable, push the connector's
latch in and remove it.
If the equipment connected to the Switch does not
support auto-negotiation or if it has been disabled, it
must be configured to operate in half duplex mode.
If you are using the highest-number port (port 4 on
Switch 4, port 8 on Switch 8, port 16 on Switch 16)
to connect a workstation, ensure the
switch is set to Normal (out).
The Switch detects all port connections, so you can start
using your network immediately. If you need more ports,
simply add another OfficeConnect units.

Connecting OfficeConnect Units to Your Switch

You can increase the number of workstations that can
connect to your network by adding OfficeConnect units
(such as hubs and other switches). You can connect either a
10BASE-T or a 100BASE-TX OfficeConnect unit to each port
of the Switch. Use the following method for each unit:
Connect the Uplink/Normal port of the unit to any of the
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Switch's ports (as shown in Figure 4). If using the high-
est-number port on the Switch (port 4 on Switch 4, port
8 on Switch 8, port 16 on Switch 16), set its Uplink/Nor-
malswitch to Normal (out).
Set the Uplink/Normal switch on the unit to Uplink (in).
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Uplink/Normal