Asante Technologies 6200 manual Installing Asanté MII, Modules IntraSwitch 6216M Only

Installing

Asanté MII

Modules (IntraSwitch 6216M Only)

Installing Asanté MII Modules (IntraSwitch 6216M Only)

1	Attach the four rubber pads (supplied) to the
	bottom of each corner of the IntraSwitch.
2	Place the unit on a flat surface with a minimum
	area of 17.1” x 13.5” (434.3 mm x 342.9 mm)

and support capacity of 12 lbs (5 kg). Make sure there is enough ventilation space between the IntraSwitch and surrounding objects.

The IntraSwitch 6216M has two optional Media Independent Interface (MII) expansion slots on the rear panel which provide for connection to various types of media access modules, including:

❏Asanté 100Base-FX

❏Asanté 10Base-FL

The MII expansion modules comply with IEEE 802.3 and 802.3u specifications and are sold separately.To install an MII expansion module:

▲Important! The MII expansion modules are hot-swappable; you can install or remove a mod- ule without turning off power.

1	Align the bottom of the MII module with the rails
	on the inside of the MII 1 or MII 2 slot. Slide the
	module into the expansion slot until it stops, then
	push the module in gently until it seats with the
	connector.
2	Observe the MII 1 and MII 2 LED indicators on
	the front panel.The LEDs will indicate proper

insertion of the modules.

ΔNote: When MII 1 and/or MII 2 modules are installed, port 15 (MII 1) or port 16 (MII 2) will be disabled.

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