3Com 5124M-TPCL manual Building a Network Star Configuration, 1. Star-Wiring Configuration

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Building a Network (Star Configuration)

Building a Network (Star Configuration)

Wire your network in a star configuration using an ONline System Concentrator as the central point in the network. Wiring in a star configuration provides two major benefits:

Faults in the cable plant affect only a piece of the network.

You can easily expand the size of your network.

Figure 2-1 shows 10BASE-T and 10BASE-FB modules installed in a star-wired network.

Figure 2-1. Star-Wiring Configuration

2 - 8 ONline Ethernet 24-Port 10BASE-T Module Installation Guide

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3Com 5124M-TPCL Building a Network Star Configuration, 2 - 8 ONline Ethernet 24-Port 10BASE-T Module Installation Guide