Cabletron Systems BRIM-T6 manual Connecting UTP Segments, Connecting Fiber Optic Segments

CONNECTING TO THE NETWORK

3.2 CONNECTING UTP SEGMENTS

The TPIM-T2 provides an RJ45 interface for connecting UTP cable segments (see Appendix A for pinouts).

To connect a UTP segment to a TPIM-T2, insert the RJ45 connector into the RJ45 port as shown in Figure 3-2.

RJ45 Port

RJ45

Connector

TPIM-T2 Connection

Figure 3-2. Connecting a UTP Segment

3.3 CONNECTING FIBER OPTIC SEGMENTS

Both the TPIM -F2 (for multimode) and TPIM-F3 (for single-mode) support connection to fiber optic segments. When connecting a segment to the TPIM-F2 or TPIM-F3, consider the following:

•Fiber optic segments with Straight Tip (ST) connectors attach to ST ports much like BNC connectors attach to BNC ports. The connector must be inserted into the port with the alignment key on the connector inserted into the alignment slot on the port. Then the connector must be turned to lock it down.

•The physical communication link consists of two strands of fiber optic cabling. The Transmit strand (TX) at one end connects to the Receive (RX) port at the other end and vice versa.

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