AOpen 10/100Mbps SOHO Hub (AOH-605 5-port AOH-608 8-port) User’ s Guide OpenLink™ To Communications
AOpen SOHO Series • Aopen SOHO Series provides high-speed and easy access to the LAN and Intranet, especially great for SOHO(Small Office/Home Office) environment.
FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the regulations for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with this user’ s guide, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
T ABLE OF C ONTENTS PACKAGE CONTENT...................................................1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE.....................................................2 OVERVIEW ...................................................................2 INTRODUCTION ...........................................................3 FEATURES ....................................................................3 HARDWARE DESCRIPTION ........................................4 FRONT PANEL ............................................
P ACKAGE C ONTENT Open the shipping cartons of the AOpen SOHO Switch and carefully unpacks its contents. The carton should contain the following items: • One AOpen SOHO 10/100M Fast Ethernet Hub (AOH605/AOH608) • One external power adapter • This User’s Guide If any item is found missing or damaged, please contact your local reseller for replacement.
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A BOUT T HIS G UIDE This manual provide all the information you need of how to install and operate AOpen SOHO 10/100M Fast Ethernet Hub (AOH-605/AOH-608). Overview • Chapter 1, Introduction. Describes the AOpen SOHO Hub and its features. • Chapter 2, Hardware Description. Explains the front panel, rear panel and LED indicators of the Hub. • Chapter 3, Making Connection. Describes how you can connect the Hub to your Ethernet network. • Chapter 4, Technical Specifications.
I NTRODUCTION AOpen 10/100Mbps SOHO Hubs give users a simple, cost effective and reliable solution that upgrades network performance. With 10/100Mbps plug-and-play dual speed ports equipped in its compact size, it is possible to achieve the coexistence of 10Mbps and 100Mbps devices in a single network now and step to 100Mbps network in the future. Network expansion is made easy with the uplink port, used for connecting to another 10/100Mbps hub, located on the front panel. Each port supports NWAY function.
connections. • LED indicators for power, 10Mbps collision, 100Mbps collision, 10M Link/Activity, 100M Link/Activity and expansion port full-duplex status. • Bridge Uplink port for easy expansion, which supports uplink distance up to 100 meters. • External AC power adapter. H ARDWARE D ESCRIPTION This section identifies all the major external components of the hub.
followed by a description of each panel feature. The indicator panel is described in detail in the next chapter. Front Panel The figure below shows the front panels of the Hub. AOH-605 5-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Hub AOH-608 8-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Hub • LED Indicator Panel Refer to the LED Indicator section for detailed information about each of the hub’ s LED indicators.
Rear Panel AOH-605 5-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Hub AOH-608 8-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Hub • DC Power Jack: Power is supplied through an external AC power adapter. Check the technical specification section for information about the AC power input voltage. • MDI-X Jacks: Use these jacks to connect stations to the hub.
using the MDI-II jack (described below). • Uplink Jack(s) (MDI-II): Use this jack to connect stations to the hub. This is MDI-II (Mediumdependent Interface, straight-wired) jack, which means you can connect the hub to a device with a MDI-X port using an ordinary straight-through cable. LED Indicators AOH-605 5-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Hub AOH-608 8-port SOHO 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Hub • Power Indicator (PWR) When this indicator lights green, the hub is receiving power, otherwise. it is off.
When this indicator lights green, the expansion switch port active on full-duplex mode. • 100M Collision (COL 100M) This indicator indicates there is data collisions on the respective 100Mbps Fast Ethernet segments of the hub. Whenever a collision is detected, this COL 100M indicator will briefly blink amber. • 10M Collision (COL 10M) This indicator indicates data collisions on the respective 10Mbps Ethernet segments of the hub.
receiving/sending from the network and is processed by the hub. If the LED does not light on, It means the cable link is not established or the port is connected to a 10Mbps Ethernet card or hub.
M AKING C ONNECTIONS This chapter discusses how to connect end nodes, and uplink two hubs together. Connecting to computers After the hub is properly installed, it can support up to five/eight computers. 1. Insert one end of the UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) Category 5 cable into the RJ-45 connector that is numbered from 1 to 8 of AOH-608 (or 1 to 5 of AOH605). Please orient the cable correctly and push it into the connector until you hear a click. 2.
Connecting to Hub or Switch The hubs are only connected by uplink port 1. Plug on end of the UTP Category 5 Cable connector into the Uplink port of the first hub. 2. Plug the other end into the ordinary port of the second hub. Note. Crossover cable is not necessary in establishing uplink connection through uplink port. It is important to know that the uplink port of AOpen SOHO Hub with a SWITCH port. You can use this uplink port connect two hubs together with maximum distance up to 100 meters.
T ECHNICAL S PECIFICATIONS General Standards IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Protocol CSMA/CD Data Transfer Rate Ethernet: 10Mbps Topology Star Network Cables Ethernet: 2-pair UTP Cat. 3,4,5 (100 m), EIA/TIA- 568 100-ohm STP (100 m), maximum length 100 meters. Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps Fast Ethernet: 2-pair UTP Cat.
Power Consumption 12 watt. (max.
A PPENDIX A :RJ-45 P IN S PECIFICATION When connecting your AOpen SOHO 10/100M NWay Hub to another switch, a bridge or a hub, a modified crossover cable is necessary. Please review these products for matching cable pin assignment. The following diagram and tables show the standard RJ45 receptacle/connector and their pin assignments for the switch-to-network adapter card connection, and the straight / crossover cable for the Switch-toswitch/hub/bridge connection.
The standard RJ-45 receptacle/connector The following shows straight cable and crossover cable connection: Straight cable for Switch (uplink MDI-II port) to switch/Hub or other devices connection Crossover cable for Switch (MDI-X port) to switch/hub or other network devices (MDI-X port) connection 15
