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Before You Start
Your OfficeConnect hub comes with:
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One power adapter for use with the OfficeConnect hub.
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A Product Registration card for you to fill out and return.
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Four rubber feet.
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A stacking clip.
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Two unit labels and eight cable ties.
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An OfficeConnect Network Assistant CD-ROM.
The extra parts mentioned in the next section are not
supplied with the hub.
Workstation Connections
To connect workstations or other equipment to your hub,
you need:
1
10BASE-T connections for all
your equipment. 3Com
produce a range of easy to
install network adapters, which
provide your workstations with
10BASE-T connections.
2
An operating system (for example, Netware or Windows
95/98) with network support configured, running on
your workstations.
3
One ‘Straight-through’ 10BASE-T cable for every
workstation or piece of equipment. A ‘Straight-through’
cable is one where the pins of one connector are
connected to the same pins of the other connector.
10BASE-T cables can be shielded or unshielded. We
recommend you use shielded. The maximum length you
can use is 100m (328ft).
In order to comply with the 10BASE-T standard, ports
designed for workstation connections have been marked
with the graphical symbol ‘x’. This denotes a crossover in
the port’s internal wiring, for example 1x, 2x, 3x..
.
Hub Connections
If you have additional hubs you want to connect using
10BASE-2 (Coaxial), you need:
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One 10BASE-2 50 Ohm cable for each additional hub.
The minimum cable length you can use is 0.5m (1.6 ft).
The maximum segment length you can have is 185m
(607ft).
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One 10BASE-2 ‘Y’ piece for each hub. You can use ‘T’
pieces but ‘Y’ pieces provide optimum clearance of the
other ports.
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Two 10BASE-2 50 Ohm terminators (end pieces).
If you want to connect additional hubs using 10BASE-T, you
need:
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One ‘Straight-through’ 10BASE-T cable for each
additional hub.
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