Before You Start
Your OfficeConnect hub comes with:
■One power adapter for use with the OfficeConnect hub.
■Four rubber feet.
■A stacking clip.
■One Support and Safety Information Sheet
■One Warranty Flyer
The extra parts mentioned in the next section are not supplied with the hub.
Product Registration
You can now register your OfficeConnect hub on the 3Com web site and receive up-to-date information on your product.
http://support.3com.com/registration/frontpg.pl
Workstation Connections
To connect workstations or other equipment to your hub, you need:
110BASE-T connections for all
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2An operating system (for example, Netware or Windows 95/98) with network support configured, running on your workstations.
3One ‘Straight-through’ 10BASE-T cable for every workstation or piece of equipment. A ‘Straight-through’ cable is one where the pins of one connector are connected to the same pins of the other connector. 10BASE-T cables can be shielded or unshielded. We recommend you use shielded. The maximum length you can use is 100m (328ft).
In order to comply with the 10BASE-T standard, ports designed for workstation connections have been marked with the graphical symbol ‘x’. This denotes a crossover in the port’s internal wiring, for example 1x, 2x, 3x...
Hub Connections
If you have additional hubs you want to connect using 10BASE-2 (Coaxial), you need:
■One 10BASE-2 50 Ohm cable for each additional hub. The minimum cable length you can use is 0.5m (1.6 ft). The maximum segment length you can have is 185m (607ft).
■One 10BASE-2 ‘Y’ piece for each hub. You can use ‘T’ pieces but ‘Y’ pieces provide optimum clearance of the other ports.
■Two 10BASE-2 50 Ohm terminators (end pieces).
