Multi-rate ethernet extender provides high-speed lan connections between peered ethernet lans, remote pcs, or any othernetwork-enabled 10/100base-t device. (31 pages)
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Black Box Customer Service ..... .9 ronment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio fre- Fiber Optic Cleaning Guidelines .
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About the LAN Extender Modules Fiber Optic Cleaning Guidelines Fiber optic transmitters and receivers are extremely susceptible to cont- LAN Extender Modules enable LAN and campus network managers and amination by particles of dirt or dust which can obstruct the optic path service providers to use an existing phone-grade wiring plant to extend 10 and cause performance degradation.
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Configuring the LAN Extender Modules The following chart states the approximate Upstream and Downstream speeds for Synchronous data rates at various distances. The LAN Extender Modules can be configured in both managed and unmanaged environments. Directions for each configuration method fol- Upstream Downstream Approx.
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Unmanaged Modules The VDSL Port Before installing, configure an unmanaged LAN Extender Module for its The data rate of the 10Base-S VDSL port on a LAN Extender Module hardware-selectable features via DIP switches located at position S1. Refer (hereon referred to as the VDSL port) depends on the distance in use. This to diagram and switch chart below for settings.
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Forcing the Duplex Mode CO as Host for Remote Management of CPE The LAN Extender Modules’ Ethernet port can be manually configured Configuring the CO LAN Extender Module as a Host allows remote man- agement of the CPE LAN Extender Module. Configure the CO LAN for either Half- or Full-Duplex operation.
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