Contents

Chapter 1

Overview

1

Features

1

Physical Description

2

Chassis

3

Front Panel

4

Rear Panel

9

Chapter 2

Installing and Removing the

 

 

Express Hub

11

Site Preparation

12

Package Contents

13

Required Tools and Materials

13

Installing an Express hub

14

Installing the Hub in a Rack

14

Installing the Hub on a Table or Shelf

15

Completing the Installation

15

Installing Multiple Hubs

17

Stacking and Cascading Hubs

17

Physical Requirements for Installing Multiple Hubs

17

Installing and Connecting Multiple Hubs

19

Removing an Express hub

20

Removing and Installing Filler Panels

21

Chapter 3

Physical Configuration Guidelines

23

Making Connections to 100BASE-T Ports

23

Network Configuration Decisions

24

100 Mbps Network Devices

24

Connecting Cables to the Hub

25

Verifying Installation

26

Checking the LEDs

26

Other Items To Check

27

Unit Numbering Convention

28

100BASE-T Network Configurations

29

100BASE-T Shared LAN

29

100BASE-T Switched LAN

31

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