Intel EE110EM manual Fiber Module, Connecting hubs beyond 100 meters

Fiber Module

Fiber Module

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The Fiber Module acts as a switched port plugged into an Express 10/100 Stackable Hub. The Fiber Module

•connects an Express 10/100 Stackable Hub running at 100 Mbps to another hub or other device beyond the 100 meter limitation (up to 160 meters at half-duplex or 2 km at full-duplex).

•allows an Express 10/100 Stackable Hub to be connected at full- duplex to another device, such as another hub with a Fiber Module installed or a switch.

Connecting hubs beyond 100 meters

The only way you can connect Express 10/100 Stackable hubs beyond the 100 meter limit is with fiber optic cable and a Fiber Module plugged into each of the hubs. You can plug the module into a hub running at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps. However, the fiber optic connection will always be at 100 Mbps.

NOTE

At half-duplex, you can con- nect hubs up to 160 meters apart.

At full-duplex, you can con- nect hubs up to 2 km apart.

Intel Express

10/100 Stackable Hub

Intel Express

10/100 Stackable Hub

Intel Express

10/100 Stackable Hub

Intel Express

10/100 Stackable Hub

You don’t need to configure the duplex mode if you con- nect two Fiber Modules.

Both will auto-negotiate to full-duplex mode.

Use 62.5/125-micron multimode fiber optic cable with an SC-type connector.

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