Introduction
Intended Audience: This manual assumes that the user has a general working knowledge of networking principles and architecture and is familiar with network systems in general.
Congratulations on the purchase of your Kingston EtheRx WorkGroup (WG) series and Stackable-Enhanced(SE) series 10BASE-T Ethernet hubs. There are two models for each series: KNE8TP/WG and KNE16TP/WG, 8 and 16-Port WorkGroup hubs, and KNE8TP/SE and KNE16TP/SE, 8 and 16-Port Stackable hubs. The SE hubs have the same list of features as the WorkGroup hubs, but also include stacking ports located on the front panel to stack up to five (5) SE hubs in the same network segment. The EtheRx WG and SE hubs are multi-port repeaters that conform to IEEE 802.3 10Mbit/sec CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection) Network.
The EtheRx WG and SE hubs support eight (8) or sixteen (16) UTP (Unshielded Twisted-Pair) ports for 10BASE-T network connections, and one BNC port for 10BASE2 thin Ethernet connection. The 16-Port models also include one AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) port for either 10BASE2 Cheapernet, 10BASE5 thick Ethernet connection, 10BASE-T or FOIRL (Fiber Optic Inter Repeater Link) segment using a proper external transceiver. All models include: a cascade switch on the last UTP port (Port 8 or Port 16) which supports both straight-through or crossover cable types by simply moving the switch on the front panel. The UTP ports use 2-color LEDs to show three states of operation: link, activity and partition. The AUI and BNC ports use 2-color LEDs to show two states of operation: activity and partition. The EtheRx hubs also include utilization and collision LEDs to visually monitor the level of network traffic and number of collisions in five LED percentage levels.
For the remainder of this manual, these hubs will be referred to collectively as the EtheRx hubs. When necessary for clarification, the four models will be differentiated as follows:
• | KNE8TP/WG | 8-Port WorkGroup hub |
• | KNE16TP/WG | 16-Port WorkGroup hub |
• | KNE8TP/SE | 8-Port Stackable hub |
• | KNE16TP/SE | 16-Port Stackable hub |
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