Patton electronic 2172A user manual General Information, Features, Description

2.0 GENERAL INFORMATION

Thank you for your purchase of this Patton Electronics product. This product has been thoroughly inspected and tested and is warranted for one year for parts and labor. If any questions or problems arise during installation or use of this product, contact Patton Electronics Technical Support at +1 (301) 975-1007.

2.1 FEATURES

•Variable rate CopperLINK extender - Easy to configure

•Auto-MDIX Ethernet

•Configurable 10/100, Full/Half, and Auto-Negotiating Ethernet

•Extends network connections up to 4,250 ft (1.3 km) over 2-wire 24- AWG unconditioned lines

•Switch selectable line rates up to 50 Mbps (symmetrical)

•Symmetric or asymmetric settings via DIP switch

•Transparent operation

•LED indicators for Power, Link, Ethernet Link & Activity, and Remote/Local

2.2 DESCRIPTION

The Patton Electronics Model 2172A CopperLink modems provide high- speed LAN connections between peered Ethernet LANs, remote PC’s, or any other network enabled 10/100Base-T device.

Operating in pairs, one Model 2172A is configured as the (L) Local unit located at one end of the LAN extension and the other Model 2172A is configured as the (R) Remote unit at the other end. The Model 2172A is configured as a L or R via the switch on the bottom of the unit. These units can automatically forward LAN broadcasts, multicasts, and frames across a 2-wire voice-grade twisted-pair link. The data is passed transparently (unmodified) through the 2172As. The 2172As automatically add and delete MAC addresses, only passing packets across the CopperLINK link that are meant for the remote peered LAN.

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