Introduction - Kingston Technology KNE16SE User Manual

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Introduction

Intended Audience: This manual assumes that the user has a general working
knowledge of networking principles and architecture and is familiar with
network systems in general.
Congratulations on the purchase of your Kingston EtheRx WorkGroup (WG)
series and Stackable-Enhanced (SE) series 10BASE-T Ethernet hubs. There are
two models for each series: KNE8TP/WG and KNE16TP/WG, 8 and 16-Port
WorkGroup hubs, and KNE8TP/SE and KNE16TP/SE, 8 and 16-Port
Stackable hubs. The SE hubs have the same list of features as the WorkGroup
hubs, but also include stacking ports located on the front panel to stack up to
five (5) SE hubs in the same network segment. The EtheRx WG and SE hubs
are multi-port repeaters that conform to IEEE 802.3 10Mbit/sec CSMA/CD
(Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection) Network.
The EtheRx WG and SE hubs support eight (8) or sixteen (16) UTP
(Unshielded Twisted-Pair) ports for 10BASE-T network connections, and one
BNC port for 10BASE2 thin Ethernet connection. The 16-Port models also
include one AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) port for either 10BASE2
Cheapernet, 10BASE5 thick Ethernet connection, 10BASE-T or FOIRL (Fiber
Optic Inter Repeater Link) segment using a proper external transceiver. All
models include: a cascade switch on the last UTP port (Port 8 or Port 16)
which supports both straight-through or crossover cable types by simply
moving the switch on the front panel. The UTP ports use 2-color LEDs to show
three states of operation: link, activity and partition. The AUI and BNC ports
use 2-color LEDs to show two states of operation: activity and partition. The
EtheRx hubs also include utilization and collision LEDs to visually monitor the
level of network traffic and number of collisions in five LED percentage levels.
For the remainder of this manual, these hubs will be referred to collectively as
the EtheRx hubs. When necessary for clarification, the four models will be
differentiated as follows:
• KNE8TP/WG
• KNE16TP/WG
• KNE8TP/SE
• KNE16TP/SE
EtheRx User's Guide - Rev. B00
8-Port WorkGroup hub
16-Port WorkGroup hub
8-Port Stackable hub
16-Port Stackable hub
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