Black Box LB401A, Manual For Use And Installation

Page 1: ...High Speed Ethernet Extender This is a Class A device and is not intended for use in a residential environment MARCH 2011 LB400A R2 ...

Page 2: ...nce with specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection from such interference in a commer cial installation However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If the device does cause interference to radio or televi sion reception which can be determined by disconnecting the unit the user is encourag...

Page 3: ...able used meets all applicable standards for the country in which it is to be installed For AC powered devices which have 3 conductor power plugs L1 L2 GND or Hot Neutral Safety Protective Ground the wall outlet or socket must have an earth ground For DC powered devices ensure that the interconnect ing cables are rated for proper voltage current antici pated temperature flammability and mechanical...

Page 4: ...edestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante In accordance with the requirements of council direc tive 2002 96 EC on Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE ensure that at end of life you sepa rate this product from other waste and scrap and deliver to the WEEE collection system in your country for recy cling WARNING Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage equipment and impair electr...

Page 5: ...se indique en el aparato 12 Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada 13 Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen del aparato 14 El equipo eléctrico debe ser li...

Page 6: ... Power 11 3 Configuration 12 3 1 Configuring DIP Switch S1 14 3 1 1 S1 2 Impulse Noise Protection 14 3 1 2 S1 3 Rate Limit 14 3 1 3 S1 4 General Protection Signal to Noise Ratio 14 4 Operation 15 4 1 Power Up 15 4 2 Front Panel LED Status Monitors 15 A Specifications 16 A 1 LAN Connection 16 A 2 Transmission Line 16 A 3 Line Rate and Distance 16 A 4 LED Status Indicators 16 A 5 Power Supply 16 A 6...

Page 7: ...HIGH SPEED ETHERNET EXTENDER 7 C Sample Rates Distance Chart Based on 24 AWG 0 5 MM 19 Notes 20 Notes 21 ...

Page 8: ...wer Link Ethernet Link Activity and Remote Local 1 2 Description The Black Box LB401A Ethernet Extenders provide high speed LAN connec tions between peered Ethernet LANs remote PCs or any other network enabled 10 100Base T device Operating in pairs one LB401A is configured as the L Local unit located at one end of the LAN extension and the other LB401A is configured as the R Remote unit at the oth...

Page 9: ...ED ETHERNET EXTENDER 9 Figure 1 Typical application The pair of LB401A models work together to create a transparent extension between two peered Ethernet LANs Figure 1 shows a typical point to point application ...

Page 10: ... section 2 2 Connecting the 10 100Base T Ethernet Interface on page 12 3 Connect the power plug refer to section 2 3 Connecting Power on page 13 Figure 2 High Speed Ethernet Extender rear panel CAUTION The Interconnecting cables shall be acceptable for external use and shall be rated for the proper applica tion with respect to voltage current anticipated tem perature flammability and mechanical se...

Page 11: ...it 1 To function properly the two LB401As must be connected together using twisted pair unconditioned dry metal wire between 19 0 9mm and 26 AWG 0 4mm Leased circuits that run through signal equalization equip ment are not acceptable 2 The LB401A is equipped with an RJ 45 interface jack that can be used on the LINE interface The LINE interface is a two wire interface Observe the signal pin relatio...

Page 12: ...erface You may con nect this port to a hub or PC using a straight through or crossover cable that is up to 328 ft long Figure 4 10 100Base T RJ 45 Connector Pinout CAUTION The Interconnecting cables shall be acceptable for external use and shall be rated for the proper applica tion with respect to voltage current anticipated tem perature flammability and mechanical serviceability 1 TX RX 2 TX RX 3...

Page 13: ...ppendix B for domestic and international power supply and cord options DC power supplied via the power supply jack to the LB401A must meet the following requirements DC power supplied must be regulated 5VDC 5 1 0A minimum Center pin is 5V The barrel type plug has a 2 5 5 5 10mm I D O D Shaft Length dimensions CAUTION The Interconnecting cables shall be acceptable for external use and shall be rate...

Page 14: ...ction describes switch locations and explains the dif ferent configurations Using a small flat tip screwdriver remove the protective cover located on the underside of the Ethernet Extender see Figure 5 Figure 5 Removing protective cover P o w e r L in k E th e rn e t 1 E th e rn e t 2 L o ca l R e m o te H ig h S p e e d E t h e r n e t E x t e n d e r ...

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Page 16: ...Interleave Mode Provides data transmission protection for up to 250 ms impulse noise with latency less than 6 ms 3 1 2 S1 3 RATE LIMIT 3 1 3 S1 4 GENERAL PROTECTION SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO 6dB Original line noise protection with 6dB SNR 9dB Better line noise protection with SNR up to 9dB Table 1 LB401A Firmware Configuration Position S1 1 S1 2 S1 3 S1 4 Master Slave Mode Rate SNR ON Slave CPE Fast A...

Page 17: ...of each LED Table 2 on page 15 describes the LED functions Figure 7 LB401A front panel Table 2 Front panel LED description LED Status Description Power Green The device is powered on Off The device is powered off Line Green The port is connected Blinking Green Data transceiving Off No valid link on this port Ethernet Green The port is connected Blinking Green Once the unit connects to a power sour...

Page 18: ... aggregate upstream downstream via Auto Rate and 25 25 Mbps via DIP switch settings Distance Up to 5 500 ft 1 6 km Note Distances depend on line rate and line conditions A 4 LED Status Indicators Power Green Line Link Green Ethernet Link Green Activity Flashing Green Remote Green Local Green A 5 Power Supply External AC and DC options AC 120 VAC 220 VAC and UI 120 240 VAC DC 12 VDC 24 VDC and 48 V...

Page 19: ...HIGH SPEED ETHERNET EXTENDER 19 A 7 Humidity Up to 90 non condensing A 8 Dimensions 1 58H x 4 16W x 3 75D in 10 6H x 4 1W x 8 8D cm ...

Page 20: ...20 B High Speed Ethernet Extender Interface Pin Assignment B 1 10 100Base T Interface RJ 45 Pin 1 TX Pin 2 TX Pin 3 RX Pin 6 RX Pins 4 5 7 8 no connection B 2 Line Interface RJ 45 Pin 4 RING Pin 5 TIP Pins 1 2 3 6 7 8 no connection ...

Page 21: ...t at Max Distance megabits per second 4 1 Fast 5 500 1 6 km 4 00 DS 1 00 US 4 1 Interleave 5 500 1 6 km 4 00 DS 1 00 US 100 70 Fast 500 ft 0 15 km 83 DS 69 5 US 100 70 Interleave 250 0 07 km 83 DS 69 5 US 25 25 For the 25 25 rate set S1 3 to the OFF position Interleave 2 250 0 6 km 24 89 DS 24 89 US 50 50 Fast 1 750 0 5 km 49 78 DS 49 78 US 50 50 Interleave 1 750 0 5 km 49 78 DS 49 78 US 70 70 Fas...

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