Product Overview

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Ethernet Networks

Basic Ethernet Topology

The ENI Ethernet connector conforms to ISO/IEC 8802-3 STD 802.3 and utilizes 10Base-T media. Connections are made directly from the ENI to an Ethernet switch. The network setup is simple and cost effective. Typical network topology is pictured below.

Ethernet

Switch

to PC Ethernet Card or other Ethernet Device

RJ45 connectors on both ends of cable (10Base-T)

to ENI

 

The ENI provides a 10Base-T, RJ45 Ethernet

IMPORTANT

connector which connects to standard Ethernet hubs

 

 

 

and switches via an 8-wire twisted pair

 

straight-through cable. To access other Ethernet

 

mediums, use 10Base-T media converters or Ethernet

 

switches that can be connected together via fiber,

 

thin-wire, or thick-wire coaxial cables, or any other

 

physical media commercially available with Ethernet

 

switches. See page 2-7for more cable information.

 

 

 

The IP addresses in any of the examples in this

IMPORTANT

manual were arbitrarily assigned and should only be

 

 

 

used on an isolated Ethernet network. Contact your

 

system administrator for unique IP addresses if you

 

are connecting your Ethernet devices to your

 

employer’s Ethernet network.

 

 

Using a Web Browser with the ENI

You can access information about the ENI via your web browser. Simply enter the ENI’s TCP/IP address into the address field of your browser.

Publication 1761-UM006A-EN-P - February 2001