4-6 User’s Reference Guide
Connecting to a LocalTalk network
If you have purchased the AppleTalk feature expansion kit, you can also connect the router to an AppleTalk network that uses either Ethernet or LocalTalk. Refer to the sheet of optional feature set add-ons in your Netopia R7200 documentation folio.
The AppleTalk feature expansion kit includes a dual RJ-11 PhoneNET connector that attaches to the Auxiliary port on the Netopia R7200.
Netopia R7200 Auxiliary port for connecting to LocalTalk
Auxiliary | Console | Line | Power |
Auxiliary connection port
HD-15 (female)
Connect the male HD-15 end of the LocalTalk cable to the Auxiliary port on your Netopia R7200. Connect the other end of the cable to your LocalTalk network. You can use only one connection on the Auxiliary port. You cannot use both the PhoneNET connector and an external modem.
If your LocalTalk network is not based on standard PhoneNET cabling, use a PhoneNET-to-LocalTalk adaptor cable available from Farallon division of Netopia. Connect the adaptor cable’s RJ-11connector to the AppleTalk cable’s PhoneNET connector. Connect the cable’s mini-DIN-3 connector to your LocalTalk network.
Be sure to observe the standard rules governing maximum cable lengths and limits on the number of nodes on a PhoneNET network. The dual RJ-11 PhoneNET connector allows insertion in the LocalTalk daisy chain or at the end. If the device is connected at the end of the daisy chain, you must install the accompanying terminator.
For detailed configuration instructions see “AppleTalk Setup” on page 12-1.
