Asante Technologies 6200 manual MII Expansion Ports Cabling Procedures, 10Base-FL Module

MII Expansion Ports Cabling Procedures

100Base-FX Module

		Connecting to the Network
Table 2-2	10/100 Ports Cable Guidelines
Connecting To		Cable Required
Network Station		Category 5 UTP (Unshielded Twisted-Pair) straight-
		through cable (100 meters maximum) with RJ-45
		connectors.
Repeater/Hub		Category 5, UTP cross-over cable (100 meters
		maximum) with RJ-45 connectors.
Repeater/Hub’s		Category 5, UTP straight-through cable (100 meters
Uplink port		maximum) with RJ-45 connectors.

The optional Asanté MII expansion slots on the rear panel allow for the connection of Asanté fibre optic 100Base-FX, or 10Base- FL media modules.

Table 2-3 100Base-FX MII Module Cable Guidelines

Connecting To	Cable Required
All Network	Dual 62.5/125 micron graded-index multimode fiber-
Devices	optic cable with an SC connector.

10Base-FL Module

Table 2-4 10Base-FL MII Module Cable Guidelines

Connecting To	Cable Required
ST Connector	Dual 62.5/125 micron graded-index multimode fiber-
All Network	optic cable with a dual ST connector.
Devices

Cabling Scenarios The following diagram illustrates some cabling scenarios available with the IntraSwitch units. Note that the rear panel MII connections do not apply to the IntraSwitch 6224

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