Farallon Communications R9100 manual Connecting to a LocalTalk network

4-8 User’s Reference Guide

Connecting to a LocalTalk network

If you have purchased the AppleTalk feature expansion kit, you can also connect the router to an AppleTalk network that uses either Ethernet or LocalTalk. Refer to the sheet of optional feature set add-ons in your Netopia R9100 documentation folio.

The AppleTalk feature expansion kit includes a dual RJ-11 PhoneNET connector that attaches to the Auxiliary port on the Netopia R9100.

Netopia R9100 Auxiliary port for connecting to LocalTalk

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Ethernet 1

Line 2 Auxiliary Console Line 1 Power

Normal 1 Uplink

Auxiliary connection port

HD-15 (female)

Connect the male HD-15 end of the LocalTalk cable to the Auxiliary port on your Netopia R9100. Connect the other end of the cable to your LocalTalk network. You can use only one connection on the Auxiliary port. You cannot use both the PhoneNET connector and an external modem.

If your LocalTalk network is not based on standard PhoneNET cabling, use a PhoneNET-to-LocalTalk adaptor cable available from Farallon Communications, Inc. Connect the adaptor cable’s RJ-11 connector to the AppleTalk cable’s PhoneNET connector. Connect the cable’s mini-DIN-3 connector to your LocalTalk network.

Be sure to observe the standard rules governing maximum cable lengths and limits on the number of nodes on a PhoneNET network. The dual RJ-11 PhoneNET connector allows insertion in the LocalTalk daisy chain or at the end. If the device is connected at the end of the daisy chain, you must install the accompanying terminator.