Asanté NetStacker Hub Installation Guide
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Preface • About this Manual on page viii • What Typographic Changes and Symbols Mean on page ix
About this Manual About this Manual This Installation Guide for the Asanté NetStacker Hub is part of a set of four installation guides which you will use when you install the NetStacker Hub. The three additional guides you will find useful when installing the hub are: ❏ ❏ ❏ Asanté RJ21B Module Installation Guide Asanté RJ45B Module Installation Guide Asanté NetStacker NMM Lite Installation Guide The NMM Lite daughter board is designed specifically for the NetStacker Hub.
Related Documentation What Typographic Changes and Symbols Mean Sometimes it is necessary to give a special meaning or significance to the information in the manual.This is done by displaying a different typeface and by presenting the text in a different format. The following are examples of the special typefaces and formats used in this manual. Asanté suggests you become familiar with them here before continuing with the manual. This kind of bold text is used when special emphasis is necessary.
What Typographic Changes and Symbols Mean Procedures and Instructions The manual provides specific instructions about how to perform a task or configure an application.Where you must perform certain steps in a certain order, the manual provides a formal procedure. All procedures in the manual are made to look different from the regular text to make them easily recognizable and simple to follow. Page x 1 Read this first step in this procedure. Be sure to follow all following steps as well.
Asanté NetStacker Hub Installation Guide • Introducing the NetStacker Hub on page 2 • Installing the NetStacker Hub on page 5 • Introducing the NetStacker Chassis on page 6 • Installing the NetStacker Chassis on page 7 • Technical Specifications on page 15
Introducing the NetStacker Hub Introducing the NetStacker Hub The NetStacker Hub™ is a dual-slot, two-segment Ethernet hub. It is designed to be used as a unit of two or three stacked NetStacker Hubs, or as a single hub with the potential for growing into a stack of up to three NetStacker Hubs. A NetStacker stack functions as a single logical repeater and can support up to 72 users using 10BaseT connections.
Introducing the NetStacker Hub About Building a Stack A stack of two or three NetStacker Hubs must consist of the following: ❏ A Base Hub on the bottom of the stack and ❏ One or two Expansion Hubs on top of the Base Hub The Base Hub, always located on the bottom of the stack, consists of a Base Chassis containing one or two modules. The Base Chassis provides built-in backplane timing for the stack. The Expansion Hub consists of an Expansion Chassis containing one or two modules.
Introducing the NetStacker Hub The RJ45B and RJ21B Modules The RJ45B and RJ21B Modules are new versions of the RJ45 and RJ21 Modules, respectively. They are 24-port, dual-height modules designed to accommodate a special NMM Lite daughter board which enables you to use network management software to manage a NetStacker Hub. AsantéView Lite is designed to be used only with an NMM Lite daughter card installed. (AsantéView also can be used to manage a NetStacker Hub.
Installing the NetStacker Hub Installing the NetStacker Hub To install a single NetStacker Hub, you will perform the following procedures (if you have purchased unassembled components): ❏ ❏ Install the NetStacker Chassis Install a module in the chassis With the RJ45B or RJ21B Modules, if using an NMM Lite, mount the NMM Lite daughter card on the module before you install it. Instructions for installing the NetStacker Chassis are on page 7 of this manual.
Introducing the NetStacker Chassis Introducing the NetStacker Chassis The NetStacker Chassis has two slots for single- or double-slotted multiport repeater modules.
Installing the NetStacker Chassis Installing the NetStacker Chassis This section describes how to install a NetStacker Chassis (with or without preassembled components) and build a stack of NetStacker Hubs. Figure 3 shows a front view of a single empty NetStacker Chassis. ASANTÉ Figure 3 Front view of NetStacker Chassis Figure 4 shows a back view of the Base NetStacker chassis.
Installing the NetStacker Chassis Preparing for the Installation Before you install the NetStacker Chassis, you need to ground yourself, check the package contents and prepare the work area. Grounding Yourself Before you unpack or handle the chassis, you must discharge static electricity from your body or clothes by attaching the provided grounding strap to your wrist and then by touching the mount rack for the chassis or a piece of metal.
Installing the NetStacker Chassis Mounting the Chassis on a Desk To mount the Base Chassis on a desk: Peel the protective strips from the self-adhesive feet and apply the feet on the four corners of the Base Chassis base. Place the Base Chassis on a flat, stable surface. ∆ Note: Make sure the desk or table can support approximately 40 lbs for a fully loaded three-hub stack.
Installing the NetStacker Chassis Building a Stack of NetStacker Hubs You can build a stack of two or three NetStacker hubs. The first hub in a stack must be the Base Hub while the second and third hubs (called Expansion hubs ) must be used only with a Base Hub. ∆ Note: If you plan to mount the stack on a rack, follow the instructions on page 12. To build a stack of two or three NetStacker Hubs: 1 Place the Base Hub on a flat surface.
Installing the NetStacker Chassis Net Sta Ex pa ck ns ion er Hu b Expansion Hub Net Sta Ex pa ck ns ion er Hu b Expansion Hub Net Ex Sta pa ns ck ion er Hu b Base Hub Figure 5 Building a stack of NetStacker Hubs Page 11
Installing the NetStacker Chassis Mounting a Single Hub or a Hub Stack on a Rack To mount a NetStacker Hub or a stack of NetStacker hubs on a rack: 1 Mark the desired location on the rack for the single hub or the stack. 2 Fasten the brackets to the hub(s), using two of the four screws provided in the package. 3 With a single hub, fasten the hub to the rack.
Installing the NetStacker Chassis Checking the Fuse A blown fuse usually indicates a serious problem in the power supply. Contact Asanté Technical Support (see “Asking for Assistance” on page v of this manual) to help you determine the cause and decide if it is necessary to replace the fuse or return the hub for testing and servicing. To check the fuse: 1 Make sure the power is turned off, then unplug the hub.
Disassembling a Stack Disassembling a Stack Page 14 To disassemble a stack of two or three NetStacker Hubs: 1 Facing the front of the stack, grasp the top Expansion Hub on the sides, toward the very rear of the hub. 2 Lift the hub straight up, disconnecting the edge connector and pulling the mounting pins out of their receiver holes.
Technical Specifications Technical Specifications The technical specifications for the Asanté NetStacker Chassis are: Power Requirements: Input Voltage: 100-240 VAC 50-60Hz autosensing Input Current: 2A @ 110 VAC (max.) 1.1A @ 220 V 2A/250V Fast Blow Fuse Electromagnetic Emissions: FCC Class A EN 55022 Class A This is an EMC Class A product.This product is intended for use in a commercial or industrial environment. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference.
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