Adding More Users To Your Network - HP J3128A AdvanceStack 10Base-T Hub-8E Installation And Reference Manual

Adding More Users To Your Network

You can add more users to your network by joining two or more
hubs together using either thin coaxial cable or twisted-pair cable.
Using Thin Coaxial Cable
You can connect up to 30 hubs together on a common thin coax
segment. The following illustration shows you how to attach a BNC
"T" connector and a required terminator to a hub.
50-ohm terminator
BNC "T" connector
Thin coax segment
connected to an existing or
new thin coax network
The following illustration shows two hubs connected together with
a thin coax segment:
50-ohm terminator
Thin coax segment
Minimum length: 0.5 meters.
Maximum length: 185 meters.
50-ohm terminator
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Connect to hub
Each thin coaxial segment must be
terminated using a 50-ohm terminator
at each end or the devices will not be
able to communicate together.