User guide

S Important: The built-in Ethernet capabilities of your

Duo Dock allow you to connect to any standard Ethernet

network. The built-in Ethernet supports EtherTalk Phase 2

(AppleTalk Phase 2 protocols for Ethernet networks). There

are also Apple and non-Apple products that you can use to

communicate over Ethernet using other protocols, such

as MacTCP. The built-in Ethernet does not support EtherTalk

Phase 1 (AppleTalk Phase 1 protocols for Ethernet

networks).

There are two ways to connect the Duo Dock to an Ethernet

network:

m connect the dock between other devices in a network

m connect the dock to the end of an existing network

An EtherTalk network consists of a group of devices, called nodes,

linked together by Ethernet cables. Individual nodes on a network

can include a variety of devices, such as computers, printers, or

other equipment.

Connecting the Duo Dock between two devices

on an Ethernet network

When you connect the Duo Dock between two devices on a

network, you’ll need to briefly interrupt communication between

network users on both sides of the connection, unless they are

linked through some other network route. Be sure to notify users

before adding the Duo Dock to the network.

1. Plug the short cable extending from an Apple Ethernet

adapter into the Ethernet port on the dock.

The Ethernet port is at the center of the connector panel on

the back of the Duo Dock.

2. Disconnect one Ethernet cable from the adapter of the

network device immediately to the left or right side of

the dock.

3. Plug one end of an Ethernet cable into the socket you

have just freed and the other end into one of the

sockets of the dock’s Ethernet adapter.

4. Plug the Ethernet cable you disconnected in step 2 into

the remaining socket of the dock’s Ethernet connector

box.