GarrettCom manual Magnum14E Media Converters Installation and User Guide 10/02

Magnum14E Media Converters Installation and User Guide (10/02)

In these and similar situations, the Magnum 14E conveniently converts the twisted pair cable to fiber, allowing use of any available RJ-45 Fast Ethernet switched port with a new or existing fiber cable. See Section 3.2.1 for cable distance calculation information.

Where shared Fast Ethernet segments are used, such as with Fast Ethernet switches or switching hubs with RJ-45 ports, it may be desirable to connect one or more servers or users via fiber cable. Because of its manual AN/reg switch feature, the Magnum 14E supports both “Auto-negotiation” and “reg” regular mode at the attached RJ-45 port, allowing flexibility with the unit attached. See Section 3.4.3 for details on auto-negotiation support.

It is necessary to calculate the PDV of the overall collision domain (see Section 3.2.2) for proper operation of the Magnum 14E in HDX applications.

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