GarrettCom Mini-Concentrator Magnum 700X manual

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    GARRETT GARRETT Corporat e Headquarter s Garr ett Comm unicati ons 213 Hamm ond A venue Fremont, CA 9 4539 Phone (510) 438-9071 FAX (510) 438- 907 2 WWW: http://www.g arrettcom.com E-mail: supp ort@ garrettcom .com Magnum 700X Mini-Concentrator Installation and User Guide eu Magn um 70 0 X Mini-Con centrator GARRETT[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini- Co ncen trato rs I nstall atio n an d Use r G uide (0 5/98) GARRE TT i Magnum     700X Mini-C oncentra tor Insta ll at ion and U ser Gu ide Part #: 84- 00 01 7 (R 5/9 8) Trad em ark s UL is a register ed trad emark of Under writers Labo rato r i es Ethern et is a trademark o f Xerox Co rporati on Velcro is a tradema[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal lation a nd User G uide ( 05/9 8 ) GARRE TT ii Cont acti ng Gar r ett Co mmuni c atio ns Please use the m ailing a ddress and p h one and f ax numbe rs listed below : Garr ett Com, Inc. 478 23 Westinghouse Driv e Fremont, CA 94539 Phone (510) 4 38-9071 Fax (510) 438-90 72 WWW: http://www.g arrettcom.com E[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s I nstall atio n an d Use r Guide ( 05/98) GARRE TT iii Table of Co nte nt s 1.0 SPECIFICA TIONS ........................................................................................ 1 1.1 Te chnical Spec ific ations ..................................................................................... 1 1.2,3 [...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT i MAGNUM     ETHER NET CONNECT I VITY PR ODU CTS "DESIGNED AND M ANUFACTURE D IN THE USA" Overview Ga rr ett Com m unications off ers the Ma gnum line of Ethe rnet LA N ph ys ical layer connec tivity products w ith industry -standard functi[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s I nstallatio n and Us er G uide (0 5/98) GARRE TT 1 1.0 SPECIFICATIONS This chapte r giv es the spe cif ica tions of the Magnum 700X mix ed-me dia conce ntrator, as w ell as those of the various Por t Mo dules ( PMs). 1.1 Technical S pecific ations Perfor mance Data Rate: 10 Mbp s RPM Pa rtitio ning: Enforced af[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 2 (1.1 Technical Specific ations, continue d) Co nn ectors Seve n Mag num PM ports on the fr ont. B PMs are av ailable w ith BNC , AU I, FST, an d STP conn ectors. The fol l owing are availab le as RP M configur at ion s . RJ-45: Shielde d , 8-Pin Fem ale (Note : S[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 3 1.2 Specifications - Repeater Port M odules (RPM s) RPM Type : BNC AUI DTE Fiber-mm Fiber-sgl.m TP* Fron t Acc ess yes yes yes yes yes yes Conn ec tor Type BNC- f DB-15 f DB-15 m ST or SC Fiber-S T RJ-45 Part it ion (PART) LED yes yes yes yes yes yes Rec eive [...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 4 1.4 Ordering I nfor mation Magnum 700X M ini -Co ncen tra tor Magn um 7 00X Base c hass is w ith 7 sl ots f or RP Ms and BPMs , pow er suppl y Ma gnu m 700X-B r Mu lti-B rid ge cha ssis wit h one R J-45 RPM for th e comm on p ort, and 6 slo ts for BP Ms and o the[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 5 2.0 INTRODUCT ION This chapte r describe s the f unctiona lity of the Mag num 70 0X and its Port Mod ules. 2. 1 I ns pect i ng the P ac kage and P r od uc t Exam ine the ship ping c ontaine r for obvio us dam age prior to insta lling t his pro duct; notify the[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 6 Ea ch Magnum 700X unit is a com plete opera tional uni t with an i nternal pow er supply enclos ed in a lightw eight, com pact, rugg ed me tal enclosure . The m edia c onnect ors an d the sta tus LEDs a re conv eniently accesse d from the fr ont. The un it is eas[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 7 The internal pow er supply is auto-r ang ing t o ha ndle any AC pow er type worldw ide. Powe r input m ay r ange fr om 90 to 26 0 va c, w ith a freque ncy rating of 47 to 6 3 Hz. T h e unit is equippe d w ith a re ar m ounted IEC- ty pe re ce ssed m ale AC pow[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 8 take advanta ge of internal term ination, the slide switc h shoul d be in the " DOWN" (or right-side) position . In th is conf iguratio n, the 1 0 BASE2 segm ent is directly attached to the BNC port wher e it is interna lly termina ted. When the sw itch[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 9 to prov ide connec tivity to any m edia ty pe. The RPM-A UI card is e quippe d with Partiti on ( P ART ) and Receive (RX) LEDs whic h func tion the sam e as the identica l L EDs on t he RPM-BNC ( Secti on 2.3.1 above ). The Magnu m RPM-AUI card is al so used f[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 10 2.3.3 R PM-DTE The Ma gnum RPM-DT E is a module equi pped w ith a 15-pin m ale DT E connec tor with loc k posts. ( The RPM-DT E is a m ating c onnect or f or the R PM-AUI w hich has a 15- pin female co n necto r and sl i de locks. Th e p in assign ments of the t[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 11 JUMPER ACROS S DISTANCES SUPPORTED 1 - 2 0 - 2 km 3 - 4 0.5 - 3 km * 5 - 6 1.5 - 4 km * When f ib er cab le dis tan ces of 2 km or les s are n eeded , th e jumpe r sho uld be pl aced a cro ss p ins 1 a nd 2 . * W hen f ibe r ca ble dis tance s of mo re than 2[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 12 Note: Be s ure to use single-m ode fiber optic ca ble w ith this m odule. Single-m ode fiber ha s a sm aller diam eter than m ulti-m ode f iber (2/15 - 8/60 mic rons for s ingle -m ode, 50/125 or 62.5/1 25 m icrons for m ulti-mode , whe re xx /xx ar e the diam e[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 13 2.3.7 RPM-TP (T wisted Pair) The Ma gnum RPM-T P card s uppor ts Ethernet tw isted pair s eg ments of any s tandard length. I t is equip p ed with a si ngle RJ- 45 conne cto r. The RJ-4 5 connector is shielded t o mi nimize emissions and w ill allow both u ns[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 14 2.4 Bridg e P ort Modules (BPM s) To provide opti onal local seg ment isolation, in dividual Bridg e Port M o dules (BPMs) are a va ilable for Ma gnum 700Xs. For f lex ibility , any port of a Mag num 700X m a y be conf igure d w ith a BPM. Multiple (up to 6) B P[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 15 the R PM-BNC se ctio n, 2. 3.1. T he BPM-BNC m odule incl udes an FW D-I L ED and an FWD -X LED, w hich are visible f ro m the fr ont. The FW D-I LED blinks G REEN to indicate that pack ets are bein g forwarded INTO th e local M agnum hu b o r stack.. Th e F [...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 16 2.4.4 BP M-TP The Magnum BPM-TP card is equ ippe d with a sing le RJ -45 c onne ctor and suppor ts Ethernet tw isted pair segm ents of any sta ndard leng th. T he RJ-45 co nnector is sh ielded to m inimize emissions and w ill allow both unshielded tw isted pair [...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 17 2.5 F eatures an d Benefits ! ! ! ! Seven Ethern et Seg men ts in a Si ngle Unit The Magnum 700X allow s any mix of standa rd Ether net me dia to re side in one unit, u p to sev en dif f ere nt segm ents, to e xpa nd a nd reco nfigure any Ethernet netw ork in[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 18 2.6 Applic ation s The Magnum 700X prov ides c onnectiv ity betwe en multiple an d various Ethe rnet media ty pes from a sing le chassis de vice, a nd include s support f or the follow ing IEEE 802.3 10 Mbps sta ndards: 10BA SE5, 10BASE2, 10BASE-T , 10BASE-FL , [...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 19 3.0 INSTALLATION This chapte r provi des instr uctions f or installing the Ma gnum 700X mix ed-m edia concen trato r and each of the avai l able Po rt Modul es (PM s). 3.1 Loc ating Magn um 700X Mini- Co nc entra tors The location of the Mag num 700X Mini-C o[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 20 3.2.1 Conn e cting Th i nNe t 10B ASE2 ( BNC) Conn ect the Thin Net coax cab l e to the BNC connect or on the M agnum RPM - BNC o r BPM-BN C ca rd in the sam e manne r as is done f or any standa rd BNC co nnecti on. The PM-BN C port is spec ially equipped w ith [...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 21 10BA SE-FL for us ers is the m aximum distanc e allow ed. 10BA SE-FL is us ed f or a f iber segme nt length of up to 200 0m , w hile FOIR L is us ed f o r fiber s egme nts of up to 10 00m in le ngth.) 1. Bef ore connecting the fibe r optic c able, rem ove the[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 22 3.2.7 Conn ectin g Twisted Pa ir (RJ-45, U nsh ielded or Shie lded) The follow ing proce dure de scri bes h ow to conne ct a 10BA SE-T twis ted pair s egm ent to the RJ-45 port o n the RPM-T P or B P M-T P . T h e procedur e is t he same f or both unshie lded an[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 23 Figur e 3.3a : Rem ovin g M agn um 700X Chassi s Cove r There are three scre ws locat ed on th e l eft an d right si d e of the unit . Remove all scre ws. Once re moved t he chassi s co ver is easil y lifted off the ch assis base, an d th e in t erior o f the[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 24 2. Remove PM Retaining Scre ws On th e fro n t of the unit th ere are t wo retainin g screws for each P M card slot. These screws a re used to sec ure the fa ce plate in position. These screws are also used to sec ure individ ual PM m odules. (See Figure 3.3c) .[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 25 Slowly and firm l y push the PM into positio n. Onc e inserted , secure th e PM card using the tw o screws on the fr ont panel of the unit. Once all PM card s needed h ave been installe d (i ncluding face plates for em pty s lots), re place the chassis cover.[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 26 4.0 OPERATION This chapte r des cribe s the f unction and opera tion of the Mag num 700 X m ixe d-m e dia conce ntrator a nd its v arious Port Mo dules ( PMs). 4.1 Repeater Fu nctio nality The Magnum 700X oper ates as a n Ethernet m ini-co ncentrator or repeate [...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 27 1. Brid ge Fu nc tion s: Eac h BP M c ard c ontains a c ompa ct loca l bridge m odule whic h filte rs and forwa rds pack ets at full Ether n et wire spee d. Thes e micro-bridg es are self lear ning and have sm all (256 use r) ad dress table s. Packet filte r/[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 28 Should the ta ble bec ome f ull, the BPM will c lear all e ntries in the table by reinitializing itse lf. When an ext ernal packet’s so urce add ress is in the address table , it is purg ed. This can occu r if a node h as physicall y m oved to a d if fere nt l[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 29 Figure 3.12.2e: Loc al Is olat ion with B ridge Por t Modu le 3. Brid ge Tran sparenc y: The BPMs are tran sparent to bo th the user and th e applicatio n softwa re. 4. LINK and Traffic Status: T he Mag num BPM-TP a nd BPM- FST i ndicate li nk integrity with [...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 30 powe r down the u nit, s im ply unplug the pow er cable from eithe r the w all socke t, pow er s trip or powe r connector on the back of the uni t. Whe n connec ting va rious Et hernet m edia, the re is no need to pow er down the unit. Individ u al segm ents of [...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser G uide ( 05/ 98) GARRE TT 31 5.0 TROUB LESHOOTING All Ma gnum Ethernet products a re desig n ed to provide relia bility and co nsistently high per form ance in a ll netw ork envir onm ents. The ins talla tion of Mag num 700X Mi ni- Concentr ators is a sim p le procedur e (s ee Se ction 3[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 32 5.2 When Callin g for Assistance Pl ease be prepared to provide the fol lowing in formation. 1. A c o mplete description of the pr oblem , including the f o llowing po ints: a. T he natur e an d duration of the pr oblem ; b. Situa tions w hen the pr oblem occurs[...]

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    Magn um 7 00X M ini-Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and U ser Guide (0 5/98) GARRE TT 33 Ga rrett Comm unications w ill caref ully test a nd eva luate a ll returned pr oducts, w ill repair pro ducts t hat are under w arranty at no charg e, and will re turn the w arranty -repaire d units to t he sender with s hipping c harg es pr epaid (see W arra n[...]

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    Magnum 700X M ini- Co ncen trator s Instal latio n and Us er Guide (05/9 8) GARRE TT 34 Appe ndix A : Warr anty Inf or mati on Ga rrett Comm unications w arrants its produc ts t o be f ree from defe cts in m aterials and w o rkmans hip for a per iod of three (3) y ears fr om the da te of shipment by Garre tt Comm unications. During this w arranty p[...]