Patton electronic 2158 user manual Standalone Unit Installation

3.0 INSTALLATION

Because the CopperLink Ethernet Extender requires no configuration, it can be installed quickly. If you are installing a standalone unit, refer to section 3.1 “Standalone unit installation”. Otherwise, refer to section 3.2 “Rack card installation”.

Note If asymmetric transmission or line rates other than 12.5 Mbps are required (Model 2168 only), refer to section 4.0, “Configura- tion (Model 2168 Only)” on page 14.

3.1 STANDALONE UNIT INSTALLATION

Do the following:

1.Connect the line interface between the units (refer to section 3.3, “Connecting the Twisted-Pair Line Interface” on page 10)

Note See Figure 2 for the standalone unit’s rear panel arrangements.

2.Connect the Ethernet interface (refer to section 3.4, “Connecting the 10/100Base-T Ethernet Interface” on page 11).

3.Connect the power plug (refer to section 3.5, “Connecting Power” on page 12).

Figure 2. CopperLink Ethernet Extender standalone rear panel

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