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Chapter 1 — Quick Start
Connecting Devices to the AsantéBridge 1012
Now that you have pretested your AsantéBridge and have con- nected it into your network as a bridge, the last step is to connect Ethernet devices to the hub portion of the unit.
The AsantéBridge provides two options for device connections: ❏ Twelve
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❏ The
| If you want to install the hub in a wiring closet using the RJ21 |
| connector to make host connections, see Appendix C,“Pinouts |
| and Cable Specifications”. |
| What You Need |
| You need only the appropriate length |
| extension cables. (If you want to build your own cables, see |
| Appendix C,“Pinouts and Cable Specifications” for details.) |
1 | Using the front panel RJ45 ports |
Connect the | |
panel ports of the hub and the network devices. |
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| BRIDGE |
To Network Devices
Figure 1-11 Single-Hub Host Connections Using RJ-45 Extension Cables
2 | Connect the other ends of the RJ45 extension cables to |
individual Ethernet devices such as Macintoshes, PCs, |
printers, or other devices equipped with an Ethernet inter- face.
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