Intel 100BASE-TX manual 100BASE-T Media Adapter Slot, Expansion Slot

C H A P T E R 1 Intel Express 100BASE- TX Stackable Hub

100BASE-T Media Adapter Slot

The media adapter slot is located in the upper left-hand corner of the Express hub and accommodates an optional 100BASE-T media adapter. A 100BASE-T media adapter allows you to connect to other 100BASE-T network devices using a different media.

Media adapter slot

Expansion slot

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Media adapter and expansion slots in the Express hub

For more information about the optional media adapter, see “Media Adapters” later in this chapter.

Expansion Slot

The expansion slot is located in the lower half of the Express hub and accommodates several optional 100BASE-T modules that extend your networking capabilities.

The following 100BASE-T modules can be installed in the expansion slot:

∙100BASE-T NMM

∙100BASE-TX host module

For information about these modules, see “Optional Equipment” in Appendix A.

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