AT-PC232/POE Media Converter Installation Guide

Planning the Installation

Observe the following guidelines when planning the installation of your AT-

PC232/POE Media Converter:

The end-node connected to the 100Base-FX port must be compatible.

The 10/100Base-TX twisted pair port may be set to match the speed and mode of the connected device or allowed to Auto-Negotiate.

The end-node connected to a port on the AT-PC232/POE Media Converter can be any other ethernet network device, such as an adapter card, repeater, router, access point, or a switch.

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.

Table 8 lists the twisted pair port cabling specifications.

Table 8. Twisted Pair Cabling and Distance Specifications

 

 

Maximum

Speed

Type of Cable

Operating

 

 

Distance

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 Mbps

Standard TIA.EIA 568-B-compliant

100 m (328 ft)

 

Category 3 or better shielded or

 

 

unshielded twisted cabling with 100 ohm

 

 

impedance and a frequency of 16 MHz.

 

 

 

 

100

Standard TIA.EIA 568-B-compliant

100 m (328 ft)

Mbps

Category 5 or Standard TIA.EIA 568-B-

 

 

compliant Category 5 (Cat 5e) shielded or

 

 

unshielded twisted cabling with 100 ohm

 

 

impedance and a frequency of 100 MHz.

 

 

 

 

Table 9 lists the fiber optic port cabling specifications.

Table 9. Fiber Optic Cabling and Distance Specifications

 

 

Maximum

Speed

Cable Type

Operating

 

 

Distance

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

50/125 µm or 62.5/125 µm (core cladding)

2 km (1.24 mi.)

Mbps

multimode fiber optic cable

 

 

 

 

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AT-PC232/POE specifications

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