MaxTech HX-5 manual LED indicators, Connecting Hub to Hub, Function, HUB LEDs

the cable into an open port (1 through 5 except the crossover port) on the hub (See Figure 1). The length of the cable must be less than 328 feet (100 meters). A proper network connection between the hub and an active workstation is indicated by a steady green LINK LED for that port.

2.1Connecting Hub to Hub

The network can be expanded

beyond five workstations byFigure 2 - Connecting Hubs daisy-chaining two or more

hubs together. The hub’s fifth port features an additional cross-over connection to facili- tate daisy-chaining hubs using standard UTP cable. Plug one end of a standard UTP cable into the cross-over port and the other end into a regular port (1 through 5) of a second

hub (see Figure 2). A maximum of 4 hubs can be connected together by daisy- chaining.

Note: The cross-over port is port number 5 with a reversed pin-out. The cross- over port and port 5 cannot be used simultaneously.

Section 3 - LED indicators

12 LEDs (see Figure 3) show the status of the hub and its network connections.

LED	Function
POWER	On - Hub is powered on.
	Off - Hub is powered off.
LINK/TX	On - A network link is established.
(1 through 5)	Blink - Data is being transmitted.
	Flash alternately with POL/RX - The port has been disconnected from
	the network due to excessive collisions caused by the attached computer.
POL/RX	On - Reverse polarity of cable is corrected.
(1 through 5)	Blink - Data is being received.
	Flash alternately with LINK/TX - The port has been disconnected from
	the network due to excessive collisions caused by the attached computer.

COLLISION

Blinking - Two workstations have attempted to send data at the same time.

Figure 3 - HUB LEDs

POL/RX

COLLISION POWER

5 4 3 2 1 LINK/TX

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