Asante Technologies FR1104-G Network Router User Manual


 
Chapter 2. Hardware Details
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2.2 REAR PANEL
Looking at the router from the rear, the following connectors are available.
Port Function Description
5 VDC Power Input Plug in the Asanté FR1104 external power module
rated at 5 VDC, 1.5 A (minimum).
1 through 4 LAN Ports Plug in a cable from your computer to one of these
ports. 10/100BaseT Fast Ethernet (RJ-45 connector).
Auto-Uplink™ supports any standard or “crossover”
cable. These computers are on your local area
network (LAN).
Internet Internet Plug in a cable from your cable/DSL modem to this
port. 10/100BaseT Fast Ethernet (RJ-45 connector).
Auto-Uplink supports any standard or “crossover”
cable. Sometimes this port is also called the wide
area network (WAN).
Wireless Antenna Replaceable antenna (RP-SMA connector).
Computers wirelessly connected to the router are
known as the wireless LAN (WLAN).
The LAN (numbered 1–4) and Internet ports are wired according to standard 100BaseTX
standards:
Pin Number Signal Direction
1 TX+ Out
2 TX- Out
3 RX+ In
4
5 —
6 RX- In
7 —
8 —
Tip: Need to connect more than 4 wired computers or devices to this router? Use a Category 5
UTP Fast Ethernet cable and connect it from your switch (or hub) to this router. The router’s Auto-
Uplink feature will automatically configure the port for “uplink” (MDI).