SECTION3"Installation
3-46710Access PointUser’sGuide
10BASE5Components10BASE2componentsincludetheproperlengthsof
10BASE5coaxcable,anAUIdropcable(less thanorequal
to50 feet/15 meterslong),andatransceiver.Twotypesof
transceiversaretheintrusiveN-Seriestransceiverandthe
nonintrusivevampiretap.
TheN-Seriestransceiver(Figure3-4)isaT-shaped
connectorwitha 15-pinAUIportandtwotypeN
connectors.Thistransceiverisintrusivebecausenetwork
serviceisdisruptedwhilethecoaxialcableiscutanda
threadedN-seriesconnectorplacedoneachendofthecable.
A10BASEF(fiberoptic)adaptermaybeattached directly
totheAUIconnector.
Figure 3-4
N-SeriesTransceiver
Thevampiretapisaninsulation-piercingclamp devicethat
clampsontothecoaxialcable(Figure3-5).Thevampiretap
piercesthecoaxialcable’sinsulationandmakescontact
withtheshieldandinner conductorwithoutcuttingthe
cable.