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Doc. Number: P/N 75415  Rev. C

 

The User's Guide

for the

 

MIL-5008H

 

Fast Ethernet TX Hub

 

Digi International

Sunnyvale, California

MIL•5008H

Link/Rx

1

2

4

3

5

6

8

7

Partition

Partition Collision

Link/Rx

Power

       Ethernet TX Hub

II

open 2.34 x .535

Summary of Contents for MIL-5008H

Page 1: ...415 Rev C The User s Guide for the MIL 5008H Fast Ethernet TX Hub Digi International Sunnyvale California MIL 5008H Link Rx 1 2 4 3 5 6 8 7 Partition Partition Collision Link Rx Power Ethernet TX Hub II open 2 34 x 535 ...

Page 2: ...s 1 Introduction 3 1 1 About This Guide 3 1 2 Package Contents 3 1 3 Digi Fast Ethernet Products 4 1 4 Features 4 1 5 Hardware Description 4 2 Theory of Operation 5 3 Hardware Installation 7 3 1 Rack Mount Ear Installation 7 3 2 Network Configuration 8 4 Specifications 9 ...

Page 3: ...atus of the hub This includes collision and power status link integrity data reception and port partitioning About This Guide This guide describes the installation of the Digi MIL 5008H Fast Ethernet 100BASE TX hub The guide covers the following topics Description of hardware and features Theory of Operation Hardware installation procedures Warranty and Technical Support Package Contents Carefully...

Page 4: ...undant transceiver SC or ST connector MIL 240TX 100BASE TX redundant transceiver RJ 45 connector MIL 250FXC 100BASE FX transceiver tap SC connector MIL 250TX 100BASE TX transceiver tap RJ 45 connector MIL 5040FXC FXT 100BASE TX FX Buffered Repeater three RJ 45 connectors and on SC or ST connector MIL 5040TX 100BASE TX Buffered Repeater four RJ 45 connectors Features IEEE 802 3u Compliant for 100BA...

Page 5: ...acle for a detached power cord The power cord shipped with the unit depends on the destination country The LEDs give status information for the hub The Link Receive LED has three states solid ON for link active and no data being received on that port Blinking for link active and receiving data on that port OFF for link not detected and no data being received The partition LED is OFF when the port ...

Page 6: ...edia Independent Interface MII versus AUI With the exception of a dramatic improvement in throughput the addition of 100BASE TX to your network is transparent to your user The frame format and the CSMA CD protocol are identical between 100BASE TX and 10BASE T The ten fold improvement in bandwidth is attained by scaling the bit rate the rate which data is sent by ten times This allows you to use yo...

Page 7: ... port less space is used on the workstation or network node The Digi transceivers come defaulted as the first transceiver but they have dip switches which allow for changing the address The transceivers may be directly connected to the MII port or may be cascaded on an MII cable Fast Ethernet adds more than just an improvement in speed and bandwidth to your network It adds future flexibility for g...

Page 8: ...e you removed the screws See Illustration 3 Secure the rack mount ear by inserting the screws into the appropriate holes of the hub Repeat this procedure to install the other rack mount ear Your 5008H is now ready to be installed in a 19 rack Note Since many racks use different size screws the 5008H does not ship with rack screws Check your rack manufacturer for the proper size rack screw Network ...

Page 9: ...to 2 and 3 to 1 RJ 45 Pin Assignment Pin Function Pin Function 1 RX 5 NC 2 RX 6 TX 3 TX 7 NC 4 NC 8 NC NC Not Connected RX Receive Data TX Transmit Data Note Don t use NC pins for covering other network traffic or telephone signaling if the building is wired for 8 pins It will degrade the performance of the 100MB operation Specifications Conformance IEEE 802 3u Class II 100BASE TX Ports 8 UTP Inte...

Page 10: ...oduct serial number and rev Date of purchase Vendor or place of purchase Reach Digi Technical Support at 408 744 2751 Or E mail at sun tech dgii com Address 1299 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089 Voice 408 744 2775 Fax 408 744 2793 E mail info dgii com Five Year Limited Warranty Digi International warrants to the original consumer or purchaser that each of its products and all components thereof wi...

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