IBM AT-FS202SC/FS1, AT-FS202SC/FS2, AT-FS201 manual Planning the Installation, Installing the Switch

Installing the Switch

Planning the Installation

Be sure to observe the following guidelines when planning the installation of your switch.

❑The end-node connected to the 100Base-FX fiber optic port must be able to operate at 100 Mbps.

❑The end-node connected to the 10Base-T/100Base-TX twisted-pair port can operate at either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.

❑The end-node connected to a port on the switch can be a network adapter card, repeater, router, hub, or another switch.

❑The twisted-pair cabling must be kept away from sources of electrical noise, such as radios, transmitters, power lines, broadband amplifiers, electrical motor, and fluorescent fixtures.

❑Refer to Table 3 for the cabling specifications for the twisted-pair port.

Table 3 10Base-T/100Base-TX twisted-pair Cabling Specifications

Operating		Maximum
	Cable Type	Operating
Mode
		Distance
10Base-T	Shielded or unshielded Category 3 or	100 m (328 ft)
	better
100Base-TX	Shielded or unshielded Category 5 or	100 m (328 ft)
	better

❑Refer to Table 4 for the cabling specifications for the fiber optic port operating in full-duplex mode.

Table 4 100Base-FX Fiber Optic Cabling Specifications (Full-duplex)

		Maximum	Maximum
Model	Cable Type	Operating	Allowable Loss
		Distance1	Budget
AT-FS201	50/125 or 62.5/	2 km (1.2 mi)	13 dB at 1310 nm
	125 micron
	multimode

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