Patton electronic 2300M user manual Installation, Installing A Media Converter, Model

3.0 INSTALLATION

The following sections describe installing and configuring the Model 2300M Series of Ethernet Media Converters

3.1 INSTALLING A MEDIA CONVERTER

Do the following to install the Model 2300M Series of Ethernet Media Converters:

1.The MDI/MDI-X switch enables you to connect the 2300M models to different types of network devices using a standard (straight- through) network patch cable.

To connect the 2300M models to a terminal, transceiver, or network inter- face card (NIC), set the switch to the MDI-X (lefthand) position (see Figure 1).

Otherwise, to connect to a hub or switch, set the switch to the MDI (right- hand) position (see Figure 1).

PWR

10/100Base-				Gaithersburg,
			Model
Auto-
	T/TXNegotiating						Maryland
FOACT		Media
			to
						2311M
FO100					Converter
						Ethernet
FO10					10/100Base
			TP100				-
					TPACT		FL/SX
						TP10

Figure 1. MDI/MDI-X switch, Ethernet RJ-45 jack, and power jack locations

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