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BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide ® BLACK BOX Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide Trademarks Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation NEBS is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies UL is a registered trademark of Underwriters Laboratories Important: The LBH101A-Series 10/100 Mb/s Convenient Switches contains no user serviceable parts. Attempted service by unauthorized personnel shall render all warranties null and void.
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BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches 5. Installation and User Guide El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cerca del agua—por ejemplo, cerca de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de una alberca, etc.. 6. El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean reconnendados por el fabricante. 7. El aparato eléctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo sólo como sea recommendado por el fabricante. 8.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de mal 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.
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BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide equipment, or equipment malfunctions, may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment. Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines, and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, are connected together. This precaution may be particularly important in rural areas.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches TABLE OF CONTENTS Installation and User Guide Page 1.0 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................... 1 1.1 Technical Specifications ..................................................................... 1 1.2 Summary of models and descriptions (LBH101A Series):..................... 9 2.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................... 10 2.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide 3.6 Powering the LBH101A Series (DC internal) with power input ........... 36 3.7 LBH101A-H and P Series , DC-powered, Installation ..................... 37 3.8 Connecting Ethernet Media ............................................................... 39 3.8.1 Connecting Twisted Pair (Unshielded or Shielded)................... 40 3.8.2 Connections to NICs which support Auto-Negotiation ports .... 41 4.0 OPERATION ..............................
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches 1.0 1.1 Installation and User Guide SPECIFICATIONS Technical Specifications Ports Performance When a port is operating at 100Mbps: Data Rate: 100Mbps When a port is operating at 10 Mbps: Data Rate: 10 Mbps Network Standards 100Mb: Ethernet IEEE 802.3u, 100BASE-TX, 100BASE-FX 10 Mb: Ethernet IEEE 802.3, 10BASE-T Auto-sensing for speed: IEEE 802.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide Packet buffers memory: 128KB, dynamically shared on all domains Latency (not including packet time): 100 to 10 Mbps: 5µs 10 to 100Mbps: 15µs Path Delay Value: 50 BT on all ports Maximum Ethernet Segment (or Domain) Lengths 10BASE-T (Unshielded twisted pair) 100BASE-TX (CAT 5 UTP) - 100 m (328 ft) - 100 m (328 ft) Operating Environment : Ambient Temperature ratings LBH101A,: 32ºF to 104ºF (0ºC to 40ºC) LBH101A-H: -13ºF to 140ºF (-25ºC to
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide Cold Start: LBH101A-H to -20ºC LBH101A-P to -40ºC Ambient Relative Humidity: 5% to 95% (non-condensing) -200 to 50000ft. (-60 – 15,000 m) Altitude (All models): Conformal Coating (optional) for humidity protection Note: H and P models are designed for NEBS compliance, including, vibration, shock and altitude. Packaging: Enclosure: Rugged sheet metal (Steel). Dimensions of the Switch unit: 3.5 in H x 3.0 in W x 1.0 in D (8.9 cm x 7.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide Cooling Method: Convection on the regular model. The hardened (H) factory floor and extreme (P) temperature un-controlled location models have closed cases to withstand dirt and use special thermal techniques to transfer heat to the outside of the case for cooling.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide AC POWER SUPPLY ( using an external power adapter): All models have an (8-15)VDC output with 6ft long cord and a 2.5mm center +ve jack. The power supplies are temperature rated to match the Convenient Switch ratings. Office Ratings (0 to 40°C) North America models. Input: wall or power strip plug-in 120vac at 60 Hz. Output-12vdc, 1Amps International models. Input: 240vac at 50Hz with IEC 320 connector for the user supplied AC power cord.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide Temperature un-controlled Extreme(P) Ratings (-40 to 75°C) North America models. Outdoor temperature rated. Input: 6ft AC power cord to IEC 320 connector on the100-240vac vac 47-63Hz external power adapter. Output-12vdc, 2Amps International models. Outdoor temperature rated. Input: IEC 320 connector on the 100240vac 47-63Hz external power adapter. Requires a user supplied power cord.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide Power Consumption: See Section 3.6. Note 1: the 8-15V DC jack can be used for dual source DC input using an AC adapter and the DC terminal block. Power supply protection is provided by internal diodes. Note 2: The Direct DC power floats. The user may ground either “+” or “-” if desired. Port Connectors: Two RJ-45 Ports: support 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-T with auto-cross (MDIX).
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide LK/ACT: Steady ON for LINK (LK) with no traffic, BLINKING indicates port is transmitting / receiving (ACT). F/H: Steady ON for full-duplex, OFF for half-duplex Mounting options Metal mounting clips for panel mounting: included DIN-Rail mounting option: Model # DIN-RAIL MC2 (see Section 3.4) Rack-mount option: LE1505-RACK, (see Section3.2/3.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches 1.2 Installation and User Guide Summary of models and descriptions (LBH101A Series): LBH101A, AE = four 10/100 RJ-45 ports Sw., for office and wiring closet env., ext. AC Pwr Supply LBH101A, AE-H = Hardened, four 10/100 RJ-45 ports Switch, Factory floor, Int. 8-15VDC, Ext. AC Hardened power supply included . LBH101A -H-12VDC = Same as S14H model, except Ext.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide Other Tray configurations with power supplies and power cabling included - See Section 3.3 DIN-RAIL-MC2 = Metal DIN-Rail mounting bracket for one CLBH101A and CSN14 Series Switch, See Section 3.4. Conformal Coating (for high humidity and “tropical” applications) - request quote. BLACK BOX®, Corporation. reserves the right to change specifications, performance characteristics and/or model offerings without notice. 2.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide 1 set Metal panel mounting clips and screws, 2 each 1 User Guide, i.e., this manual Remove the Black Box LBH101A-Series Switch from the shipping container. Be sure to keep the shipping container should you need to ship the unit at a later date. In the event there are items missing or damaged contact your supplier. If you need to return the unit, use the original shipping container.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide For any user who needs a small chunk of Ethernet connectivity, a 4-port “go anywhere” Black Box LBH101A Switch is a versatile and handy solution, and can provide it in a convenient compact package. Fig2.1a.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide Fig2.2a. Black Box LBH101A, Rear view (one RJ-45 port on rear side) LBH101A shown above in regular-package units are for office and wiring closet environments, uses an external AC power supply. A metal case with convection cooling is featured. Operation may be in 0° to 50°C ambient temperature. The units can be mounted Fig 2.2a securely on a closet wall or metal cabinet, or by using the metal panel mounting clips included.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide above-the-ceiling (plenum) rated. Choices of models for external AC or internal DC power are available. Ambient temperature rating is up to –25°C to +60°C for any of the power input types, AC or DC. Fig 2.2c- Black Box LBH101A-H, Front view (three RJ-45 ports on Front side of the unit, as shown in Figure 2.2c Fig. 2.2c Figure 2.2d. Black Box LBH101A-H. Fig 2.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches on rear side) as shown in Fig 2.2d. Fig 2.2d The Black Box LBH101A-P, as shown in Fig. 2.2e, is an extreme rated unit suitable for temperature un-controlled outdoor applications.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide cooling. Mounting options include panel-mounting, DIN-rail, or rack-mount tray. Choices of models for external AC or internal DC powers are available. Ambient temperature rating is –40°C to +75°C for any of the power input types, AC or DC. 2.3 Black Box LBH101A-Series, with four (RJ-45) Copper ports Fig. 2.2e The Black Box LBH101A-Series chassis houses one main PC board.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide whereas the end LEDs mounted next to ports indicate (LK/Act) as LA1, LA2, LA3, LA4 for each of the four ports. 10/100 (ON for 100Mbps), and full/half duplex (F/H is ON for full duplex) indicators for port # 2. The external DC power plug connector or “jack” is in the right rear of the chassis. The internal DC input terminal block is also provided on the rear side of the unit.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide forwarding can occur. This technique ensures that all forwarded frames are of a valid length and have the correct CRC, i.e., are good packets. This eliminates the propagation of bad packets, enabling all of the available bandwidth to be used for valid information.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide When the Switch detects that its free buffer queue space is low, the Switch sends industry standard (full-duplex only) PAUSE packets out to the devices sending packets to cause “flow control”. This tells the sending devices to temporarily stop sending traffic, which allows a traffic catch-up to occur without dropping packets. Then, normal packet buffering and processing resumes.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide forwarding, the latency is 15 microseconds plus the packet time at 10 Mb. For 100Mb-to100Mb forwarding, the latency is 5 microseconds plus the packet time at 100Mb. 2.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide Each LBH101A-Series Convenient Switch is equipped with two sets (front and side) of LEDs to provide status information when viewed at any angle or mounting arrangement, rack-mount, DIN-Rail, or panel-mount. Rugged metal case, Industrial grade LBH101A-Series are packaged in a rugged sheet metal enclosures to ensure durability and noise immunity, even when placed in extended temperature environments or high EMI noise sites; e.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide Featuring a compact metal case, Black Box LBH101A-Series can be installed in minimal space in rack-mount MC14-TRAY, on DIN-Rail (optional), or panel-mounted. 2.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide Example 1. LBH101A’s-In this example, the LBH101A Convenient Switch is used to serve a small office in a factory with multi-servers, print server, internet access and mixedLE2425A WWW.GarrettCom.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide speed requirements. The users operate at 100Mb as well as at 10 Mb, and utility devices (such as print servers) run at 10 Mbps. High performance users need a high bandwidth uplink for access to a central LAN and central file servers. Any attached node can change speed at any time without affecting network operation or impacting other users.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide highly controlled temp environment and required a effective and economical solution to satisfy this need. Built with high-grade components and efficient thermal techniques of cooling, and equipped with wide variety of options of AC and DC power supply, P F/ W H P 10 LK 10 LK 10 LK O /1 /A /1 /A /1 /A W 00 CT 00 CT 00 CT PORT 1 PORT 2PORT 3 P O RT LK 10 /A /1 CT 00 PORT 4 LA 3 KE2425A P O RT LBH101A WWW.GarrettCom.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide the cost-effective LBH101-Hs Convenient Switches easily qualified to use in highly controllable industrial applications. The Convenient Switches act as a network edge connectivity unit to satisfy ongoing needs very efficiently and economically. Example 3: LBH101A-Ps The LBH101A-Ps fits very well in high temperature locations (control rooms) experiencing a need to scale its LAN quickly and cost effectively.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide In this example, the extended temperature rated LBH101A-Ps takes care of the LAN connectivity requirement in a harsh temperature environment, mounted above the LE2425A WWW.GarrettCom.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide ceiling in the building. The ongoing demand of growing network can be easily met by this sleek designed convenient Switch. The steel enclosure and wide selections of DC power input qualifies the LBH101A-Ps to provide a dependable, reliable and economical solution for any temperature un-controlled location environments. 3.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide The compact and lightweight design of the LBH101A Series allows it to be easily installed in almost any location. A Velcro strip may be used for mounting the unit on a vertical surface such as a wall or cabinet, or for securing the unit on a table-top or shelf. Alternatively, metal mounting clips and screws are included for a rugged and secure mounting in any orientation.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide 3.2 LE1505-RACK for Rack Mounting of LBH101A Series Switches For 19” rack-mounting of LBH101A series Convenient Switches, a rack-mount tray is available, the LE1505-RACK. The Convenient Switches are mounted with the DC power jack in the back, with the fiber and the RJ-45 connectors in the front. Any mix of the Convenient Switches and/or Converters may be placed on a tray, up to a maximum of 16 units.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide In a typical installation, the LE1505-RACK, 19” rack-mount tray will hold a few (three to eight) LBH101A Series Convenient Switches, with their power supplies plugged into power strips (not included) in the rear area of the tray. Metal mounting screws in the bottom-front hold the Convenient Switches firmly in place.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide The LH1505P-RACK holds up to 10 mix-match of 10Mbps(converter) and 100Mbps Black Box Convenient Switches. (The MC mounting spaces of the LH1505PRACK are specific to the 10Mb “LBH100A”- series and the 100Mbps “LBH101A” series, and do not permit other models or other sizes to be put in the tray).
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide the bottom-front hold each of the Converters and Convenient Switches secure in the tray, separately removable for service. The dual LEDs permit viewing operating status of the Converters and Convenient Switches from any angle. 3.4 DIN-Rail mounting option The LBH101A Series Convenient Switches, designed for use in “Factory Floor” Industrial Ethernet environments, are also available for DIN-Rail mounting in an enclosure having DIN Rails.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide spring-loaded with a pull-up latch at the top for easy “snap-on” attachment and removal. The LBH101A Series models with “D” have 24VDC power, and have the DINRail-MC2 bracket included and assembled with the MC unit at the factory. 3.5 Power Requirements, Power Supply Types for LBH101A Series Switches LBH101A Series Switches are power-efficient and can work with an external AC power supply.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide withstand higher temperature environments, and provide the DC power choices to the user to deploy in uncontrolled temperature environments. 12VDC 24VDC -48VDC The Direct DC (Internal) 12V DC (8 – 15V DC) has a built-in terminal block for +, -, ground. The 9V DC jack is also present. Detail information about the 12 VDC, the 24V DC and the –48V DC is provided in the Technical Specifications Section 1.1.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide 3.6 Powering the LBH101A Series (DC internal) with 12V, 24V or –48VDC power input Some models (Hardened and extreme rated) of the LBH101A-Series are reliably equipped with an internal DC power supply, and have built-in screw terminals for secure attachment of the power leads. Three models support a range of power input types. The three model choices are for use with 12VDC, 24VDC or -48VDC power.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide DC Power Terminals: “+”, “-”, gnd GND: Terminal for “earth” or ground wire connection to the LBH101A chassis Input Voltage: 8 - 15V DC (12V DC) 18 – 36V DC (24V DC) 36 – 60V DC (-48V DC) Input current: 0.8 amp.(12V DC) 0.4 amp max.(24V DC) 0.2 amp max.(-48V DC) Power Consumption: 4.8 watts typical, 6 watts maxm. 3.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide This section describes the proper connection of the -48VDC leads (or 24VDC, 12VDC leads) to the DC power terminal block on the LBH101A-H hardened Convenient (as shown in Figure ). The DC terminal block on the LBH101A-H is located on the left side of the unit and is equipped with three (3) screw-down lead posts.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide (-) screws. The use of Ground (GND) optional; it connects to the LBH101AH chassis. Ensure that each lead is securely tightened from the top, as shown here. NOTE: Always use a voltmeter to measure the voltage of the incoming power supply and figure out the +ve potential lead or -ve potential lead. The more +ve potential lead will connect to the post labeled “+ve” and the rest to the “-ve”. The GND can be hooked up at the last.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Media Twisted Pair (CAT 3 or 5) Twisted Pair (CAT 5) Installation and User Guide IEEE Standard 10BASE-T 100BASE-TX Connector RJ-45 RJ-45 NOTE : It is recommended that high quality CAT. 5 cables (which work for both 10 Mbps and 100Mbps) be used whenever possible in order to provide flexibility in a mixed-speed network, since P80-series switch ports are auto-sensing for either 10 and 100Mbps.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide 1. Using standard twisted pair media, insert either end of the cable with a RJ-45 plug into the RJ-45 connector of the port. Note that, even though the connector is shielded, either unshielded or shielded cables and wiring may be used. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to the corresponding device. 3.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches 4.0 Installation and User Guide OPERATION 4.1 Dual-Speed Functionality, and Switching The LBH101A Series Convenient Switches provide four switched ports (three ports in the front and one on the rear). The architecture supports a dual speed switching environment, with standard auto-negotiation capability. The switched RJ-45 ports are full- or half-duplex auto-sensing for mode and speed, and auto-cross for plug polarity.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide LBH101A Series units are plug-and-play devices. There is no software configuring to be done at installation or for maintenance. The internal functions is described below. Switching, Filtering and Forwarding Each time a packet arrives on one of the switched ports, the decision is taken to either filter or to forward the packet.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide bad packets and enables peak performance to be achieved when there is heavy traffic on the network. Switching, Address Learning The LBH101A Series units have address table capacity of 2K node addresses, and are suitable for use in large networks. They are self-learning, so that as nodes are added or removed or moved from one segment to another, the LBH101A- Series switch automatically keeps up with node locations.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide during auto-negotiation, and it will not take effect if the port is in fixed mode. Operation is according to the IEEE 802.3u standard. When an RJ-45 cable connection is made, and each time a LINK is enabled, autonegotiation takes place.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide 4.3 Dual LEDs, Front-panel and side-panel (LBH101A Series) LED Description PWR Illuminates GREEN to indicate power applied. LK/ ACT Steady ON for LINK w/no traffic, blinking for activity per port. LINK will turn off in the event connectivity is lost between the ends of the twisted pair segment or a loss of power occurs in the unit or remote device.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches 5.0 Installation and User Guide TROUBLESHOOTING All BLACK BOX®Ethernet products are designed to provide reliability and consistently high performance in all network environments. The installation of LBH101A Series 10/100 Mb/s Switches is a straightforward procedure (see INSTALLATION, Section 3.0); the operation is also straightforward and is discussed in Section 4.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide check to make sure that the various components of the network are interoperable. 2. Check the cables and connectors to ensure that they have been properly connected and the cables/wires have not been crimped or in some way impaired during installation. (About 90% of network downtime can be attributed to wiring and connector problems.) 3. Make sure that an AC power cord is properly attached to each LBH101A Series unit.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide 5. If the problem continues after completing Step 4 above, contact your supplier of the LBH101A Series 10/100 Mb/s Switch unit or if unknown, contact BLACK BOX, Inc by phone at (724) 746-5500 or by other appropriate method 5.2 When Calling for Assistance Please be prepared to provide the following information. 1. A complete description of the problem, including the following points: a. b. c. d.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches 3. Installation and User Guide It is useful to include other network equipment models and related hardware, including Convenient computers, workstations, terminals and printers; plus, the various network media types being used. 4. A record of changes that have been made to your network configuration prior to the occurrence of the problem. Any changes to system administration procedures should all be noted in this record. 5.
BLACK BOX® Series Convenient Switches Installation and User Guide CAUTION : Do not pack the unit in Styrofoam "popcorn" type packing material. This material may cause electro-static shock damage to the unit. 2. Clearly mark the Return Material Authorization (RMA) number on the outside of the shipping container. 3. Black Box Corporation is not responsible for your return shipping charges. 4.
