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Introduction
FriendlyNet FH100TX5 Fast Ethernet Hub
Thank you for purchasing the Asanté FriendlyNet FH100TX5, a 5-port
Fast Ethernet Hub designed to give you the ultimate in flexibility, ease-
of-use, and reliability.
The FH100TX5 Fast Ethernet Hub is a 100Base-TX multiport repeater
for use with networks using Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) Category 5
cable or Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) cable.
Figure 1-1 FH100TX5 Fast Ethernet Hub
The hub is simple to install and features power, collision, link/activity,
and partition LEDs for easy monitoring of the hub and its ports.
For network expansion, the hub has an uplink port that makes it easy
to connect it to another Fast Ethernet hub.
Network Reliability
To ensure network reliability, the hub monitors each port for signal
quality and automatically disconnects stations transmitting excessive
noise, reconnecting them when the problem is resolved.
The hub automatically truncates data packets that exceed the maxi-
mum length for IEEE 802.3u, preventing a device from blocking the
network by transmitting continuous data streams or extra long pack-
ets.