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Installing the Bridging Converter

Planning the Installation

Be sure to observe the following guidelines when planning the installation of your bridging converter.

❑The AT-FS238a/x and AT-FS238b/x Series Bridging Converters must be connected back-to-back; therefore, one AT-FS238a/x and one AT- FS238b/x Series converters are required.

❑The end-node connected to the 10Base-T/100Base-TX twisted pair port can operate at either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.

❑The end-node connected to the twisted pair port on the bridging converter can be a network adapter card, repeater, router, hub, or another bridging converter.

❑The twisted pair cabling must be kept away from sources of electrical noise, such as radios, transmitters, power lines, broadband amplifiers, electrical motor, and fluorescent fixtures.

❑Refer to Table 3 for the cabling specifications for the twisted pair port.

Table 3 10Base-T/100Base-TX Twisted Pair Cabling Specifications

Operating Mode	Cable Type	Maximum Operating
Operating Mode	Cable Type	Distance
		Distance


10Base-T	Shielded or unshielded Category 3 or better	100 m (328 ft)

100Base-TX	Shielded or unshielded Category 5 or better	100 m (328 ft)

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