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Patton electronic 2158A, 2168A user manual Grounding the Copperlink Ethernet Extender

Models: 2168A 2158A

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3.2 GROUNDING THE COPPERLINK ETHERNET EXTENDER

Before installing the CopperLink Ethernet Extender, it is important to establish a good grounding connection first.

1.Assemble a ground wire using #10 AWG wire with green-and-yel- low-colored insulation and two ring terminals. Make the wire long enough to reach one of the following earth ground sources:

—The building ground rod (generally located at the site’s main service entrance)

—A sprinkler system pipe

—A metal cold-water pipe

—Building structural steel

2.Install the grounding wire between the grounding stud (see Figure 2 on page 9) and the grounding source.

3.3CONNECTING THE TWISTED-PAIR LINE INTERFACE

The CopperLink Ethernet Extender supports communication between two peer Ethernet LAN sites over a distance of up to 6,000 ft (1.83 km) over 24 AWG (0.5 mm) twisted-pair wire.

Note Actual distance and link performance may vary depending on the environment and type/gauge of wire used.

Follow the steps below to connect the CopperLink Ethernet Extenders interfaces.

Note The CopperLink units work in pairs. One of the CopperLink units must be an L (local), and the other unit must be an R (remote). It does not matter which end is the L and which is the R. The link is always initiated by the R. As long as the L is powered on, the R can establish a link by being powered on or by having its power reset.

1.To function properly, the two CopperLink Ethernet Extenders must be connected together using twisted-pair, unconditioned, dry, metal wire, between 19 (0.9mm) and 26 AWG (0.4mm). Leased circuits that run through signal equalization equipment are not acceptable.

2.The CopperLink Ethernet Extenders are equipped with an interface jack that can be used on the CopperLink interface, an RJ-45 (2168A or 2158A), or a terminal block (2168A/TB45, which also has the RJ- 45 interface). These CopperLink interfaces are a two-wire interface. Observe the signal/pin relationships on the CopperLink Ethernet Extender's CopperLink interface jacks.

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2168A, 2158A specifications

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