Quick Installation
The Fast EtherHub-12s is a Class II repeater. It contains 12 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet ports. The smart design built into the front display panel provides a friendly interface that simplifies installation and network troubleshooting. If you are already familiar with basic network operations, you should be able to install this hub as described below:
1.Unpack the Fast EtherHub-12s.
2.Find a location close to the network devices you need to connect, and within easy reach of an electrical outlet.
3.Mount the hub on a desktop or any other flat surface. If you are installing multiple hubs, you can stack them on top of each other (after attaching the foot pads), or install them in an standard EIA 19-inch rack.
4.Connect any devices that use a standard network interface to the RJ-45 (MDI-X) station ports (e.g., a workstation, server or router). Use 100W
Category 5 STP or UTP cable to connect to the hub, and be sure the length of any twisted-pair connection does not exceed 100 meters. Refer to Chapter 3 for sample configurations.
To cascade to another hub or switch, run straight-through twisted-pair cable from the (12MDI) daisy-chain port on this hub to any (MDI-X) station port on the other device (or vice versa). Refer to Figure 3.2. If necessary, you can also cascade between two station ports using crossover cable. However, be sure not to exceed the maximum length between end nodes. Assuming that the maximum cable length is used for end-node connections (i.e., 100 meters), then the inter-hub cabling should be limited to 5 meters. However, if you need to extend this length of inter-hub cabling beyond 5 meters, then
