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EtherHub 1500 System User’s Guide
3-2 Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation
1. Find a location for the hub.
The unit is suitable for desktop or rack-mount installation. A
good location is at the center of all the devices you want to
link, close to the trunk segment, and near a power outlet.
F
The EtherHub 1500 hubs can be stacked with other hubs using a
mounting rack or directly on top of one another through the FlexBus
1500 ports. Refer to the sections on
Stacking Hubs without a
Rack
or
Mounting Hubs on a Rack
for a description of these
methods.
If you don’t want to stack the hub with other hubs now, skip this
step and proceed to
Connecting the Hub System
.
If you plan to use the hub in a stand-alone configuration, go to Step
4 under
Connecting the Hub System
.
2. Connect the hub to compatible hubs (e.g., the EtherHub-16i
+
or EtherHub-16mi
+
) through the FlexBus 1500 ports. Use
either of the two methods mentioned in this section.