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    Kingston Technology EtheRx Pro-Series 19” Rack-Mount Stackable 10BASE-T Ethernet Hubs User’s Guide Models: KNE16TP/RS KNE24TP/RS[...]

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    KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Kingston Technology’s EtheRx Pro-Series ™ 16-Port and 24-Port Stackable 19-inch Rack-Mount 10BASE-T Ethernet Hubs User’s Guide Part No. 4460053-001.A01 Kingston Technology Company 17600 New hope Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 435-2600[...]

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    Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read all these instructions. 2. Save these instructions for later use. 3. Follow all warnings and inst ructions marked on the product. 4. Do not use this product near water. 5. This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on[...]

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    i KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company T ABLE O F C ONTENTS Introduction Special Features ............................................................................2 Package Contents .........................................................................2 Design Features Repeater Functions ...........................[...]

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    ii Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 AC Power Connector .................................................... 8 AUI Port ........................................................................ 8 BNC Port ....................................................................... 8 Stacking Ports .........................[...]

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    General Information 1 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Introduction Intended Audience: This manual assumes that th e user has a general working knowledge of networking principles a nd architecture and is familiar with network systems in general. Congratulations on the purchase of your new Kingston Pro-Series ® 19-in[...]

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    2 General Information Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Special Features • Stack-n-Play ™ ports connect up to five EtheRx hubs as a single repeater unit • Hot-Stack ™ additional hubs without powering down • Smart Monitor ™ bar-graph LEDs for network traffic monitoring • 16 or 24 UTP ports for 10BASE-T c[...]

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    Design Features 3 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Design Features The EtheRx Pro-Series hubs comply with the full set of repeater functions as defined by IEEE802.3 CSMA/CD a nd IEEE 802.3i 10BASE-T Ethernet standard. These functions include all Repeater Functions, Signal Regeneration, Jabber Lockup Protection, Fragm[...]

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    4 Design Features Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Automatic Partitioning/Reconnection If any of the ports on the EtheRx hub experience excessive numbers of consecutive collisions, duration collisions, or faulty conditions, that particular port can be partitioned. Once partitioned, the hub will continue to monitor t[...]

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    Hardware Installation 5 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Hardware Installation Before you begin installing network cab les, please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the EtheRx 16-Port and 24-Port Ethernet Hubs. The functions on the front and rear panels are illustrated below. Front Panel Pro-Series Ethe[...]

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    6 Hardware Installation Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 AUI LED The two-color LED displays two stat es of operation for the Activity and Partition status on the AUI port. When data is received, the LED will flash green. If the port has been partitioned due to excessive collision or other faulty condition, it will d[...]

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    Hardware Installation 7 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Cascade Switch The cascade switch provides cable wiring flexibility on the last UTP Port (i.e., Port 16 or Port 24) for connecting to a workstation or cascading to another hub. By default, the last UTP port is set to “Crossover” (left side) as a standard, i[...]

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    8 Hardware Installation Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Rear Panel STA CK-IN STA CK-OUT AUI OFF ON 100-240VAC 50-60HZ 1A EXTERNAL TRANSCEIVER ( SQE JUMPER DISABLED) UTILIZATION % - Bar graph indication (in percentage) of the traffic rate in reference to the 10 Mbps Ethernet bandwidth. COLL % UTIL % 1% 7% 15% 30% 60[...]

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    Hardware Installation 9 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Stacking EtheRx Hubs The EtheRx hubs use stacking ports located on the rear panel to stack up to five hubs in any combination of 16-Port KNE16TP/RS and 24- Port KNE24TP/RS models. Follow the directions below to stack up to five hubs together: 1. Locate the 5.5?[...]

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    10 Network Configurations Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Network Configurations The installation of the EtheRx hub is simp le and can be configured for either the Ethernet Star topology or Linear Bus topology . The hubs may also be vertically stacked or horizontally cascaded to other Ethernet hubs. For cascading, [...]

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    Network Configurations 11 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Linear Bus Network The typical network configuration for 10BASE2 networks is a Linear Bus topology in which nodes are connected via thin coaxial cabling using the BNC connector. A 50 Ω (Ohm) terminator must be attached to each end of the trunk segment and o[...]

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    12 Network Configurations Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Cascading with Stacked Hubs By stacking up to five Pro-Series hubs per segment, the number of UTP ports increases dramatically. The total numbe r of UTP ports changes from 90 (shown in Figure 6) to 474 (shown below). Figur e 7 listed below is an example of h[...]

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    13 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Appendices[...]

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    14 Appendix A Pin Assignments Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Appendix A Pin Assignments UTP Pin Assignments UTP Ports use RJ-45 Unshielded Twis ted Pair (UTP) cabling. Cable Pin Numbers and Pin Wiring Assignments are listed below in Figure A-1 and Table A-2, respectively. Twisted-Pair cables can be wired with eith[...]

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    Appendix A Pin Assignments 15 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company AUI Pin Assignments The AUI port, labeled AUI on the rear panel of the hub, is a general purpose port for backbone or mixed media connection using: 10BASE2 thin coaxial, 10BASE5 thick coaxial, 10BASE-T UTP, 10BASE-FL and Fiber Optic Inter- Repeater Link ([...]

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    16 Appendix B Cabling Guidelines Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Appendix B Cabling Guidelines Cable Types When connecting network cables, th e following table shows appropriate networking guidelines associated with each cable type. Ethernet Standard: 10BA SE5 10BASE2 10BASE-T Cable Type: RG-11 RG-58/U UTP CAT 3, 4[...]

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    Appendix B Cabling Guidelines 17 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Cabling Suggestions When connecting UTP network cables, the following guidelines are suggested for trouble-free operation. • Use CAT 5 Equipment for Future 100Mbps Networks For true Category 5 compliance, all components including: UTP trunk cables, U[...]

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    18 Appendix B Cabling Guidelines Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Cable Wiring Standards There are two governmental agencies: the Electronic Industry Association (EIA) and the Telecommunications Industr y Association (TIA), which set the standard for all cable wiring requi rements for commercial buildings. With the [...]

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    Appendix C Specifications 19 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Specifications EtheRx Model KNE16TP/RS Compliance: IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD standard IEEE 802.3i 10BASE-T standard Media Interface: 16 UTP ports for 10BASE-T connection 1 BNC port for 10BASE2 connection 1 AUI port for m ixed media connection Diagnosti[...]

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    20 Appendix C Specifications Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 EtheRx Model KNE24TP/RS Compliance: IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD standard IEEE 802.3i 10BASE-T standard Media Interface: 24 UTP ports for 10BASE-T connection 1 BNC port for 10BASE2 connection 1 AUI port for m ixed media connection Diagnostic LEDs: 24 UTP LEDs for L[...]

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    Appendix D Mounting Templates 21 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Appendix D Mounting Templates The EtheRx hubs can be stationed on a flat surface using the four rubber feet provided, or mounted to a standard 19-inch rack by using the mounting brackets on each side of the unit. Rubber Feet for Desktops The EtheRx hub[...]

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    22 Appendix E Warranties and Notices Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Appendix E Warranties and Notices Limited Warranty Statement KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ("Kingston") warrants that this product is free from defects in m aterial and workm anship. Subject to the conditions and limitations set forth belo[...]

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    Appendix E Warranties and Notices 23 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Warranty Claim Requirements To obtain warranty service, return the defec tive product, freight prepaid and insured, to your local authorized Kingston dealer or di stributor, or to the Kingston factory service center located at 17600 Newhope Street,[...]

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    24 Kingston Technology Company KNE24T P/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 F.C.C. Certification This device has been tested and found to comply with limits for Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must acc[...]