Fast EtherHub 3500 System User’s Guide
Hardware Reference 5-13
Network Connections
The front panel on the Fast EtherHub 3500 Series provides the
following network options:
• Connections to end-node devices using RJ-45 station ports.
• Cascaded connection to a compatible switch or router using
the daisy-chain port.
• Backbone connection using the SmartExtender Modules for
100BASE-TX (10BASE-T), 100BASE-T4 or 100BASE-FX.
Station Ports
The hub has 12 RJ-45 station ports that can be used to connect
end-node devices (e.g., file servers, workstations or printers).
Be sure you have a Fast Ethernet network interface card
installed in the device to be connected to the hub. Then
connect it to any available RJ-45 station port on the hub (i.e.,
1X ~ 12MDI-X) using straight-through shielded or unshielded
(100W STP or UTP) twisted-pair cable.
Daisy-Chain Port
A compatible switch or other network interconnection device can
be attached to the 12MDI daisy-chain port. Use straight-through
shielded or unshielded (100W STP or UTP) twisted-pair cable to
connect to an MDI-X station port on the target device. Note that
this device is a Class I hub and cannot be cascade to another
repeater hub within the same collision domain. Refer to the
section on Making a Connection via the MDI Daisy-Chain Port in Chapter 2
for a detailed description on cascading.