Allied Telesis AT-2911GP/LXSC manual Dual Port Adapter Bridge to Connect Two Ports to One Network

Dual Port

Adapter

Bridge to Connect Two Ports to One Network

Chapter 1: Introduction

The AT-2911GP adapter is a dual port adapter to connect a PC to two separate networks. You can assign an IP address to each port.

After you physically install the AT-2911GP adapter on your Windows operating system, you must install driver software. To install driver software, see Chapter 3, “Installing the Driver Software” on page 35.

Note

You do not need to install driver software for Linux system because Linux has inbox drivers for the AT-2911GP adapters.

The AT-2911GP adapter is designed to connect a computer to the Ethernet network using a fiber optic cable and a Powered Device (PD) such as a Voice over IP (VoIP) phone, Wi-Fi access point, or security camera, using a copper cable. In this setting, the adapter functions as a bridge between the fiber port and copper port. Figure 2 on page 15 illustrates an example of a topology with VoIP phones.

Figure 2. Configuration Example

To use the AT-2911GP adapter to connect a VoIP phone as shown in Figure 2, you must install the AT-MUX utility as well as driver software. The AT-MUX utility bridges frames between the fiber optic port and copper port. To install AT-MUX utility, see Chapter 4, “Installing the AT-MUX Utility” on page 63.

To configure a VoIP phone system as shown in Figure 2, see Chapter 5, “Configuring a VoIP Phone System” on page 75.

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