ClearCube FO-065-1200 series 12-Port Media Converter ClearCube® F6151 Media Converter Chassis System with 10/100BaseTX to 100BaseFX Converter User’s Manual 1
ClearCube Connectivity Systems F6151 Media Converter Chassis System with 10/100BaseTX to 100BaseFX Converter User’s Guide
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Table of Contents Table of Contents ........................................................................ i FCC Warning ............................................................................ iii CE Mark Warning ..................................................................... iii Trademarks................................................................................ iii Preface................................................................
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Specifications ............................................................................... 13 Chassis System......................................................................13 Power Supply ........................................................................13 Media Converter....................................................................13 Support.........................................................................................
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A 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.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Preface This manual describes how to install and use the ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System. The system introduced here is capable of housing up to sixteen media converters, each of which offers one channel media conversion solution: • • 10/100BaseTX ↔ 100BaseTX ↔ 100BaseFX 100BaseFX The ClearCube Ethernet Media Converter fully complies with IEEE802.3 10BaseT and IEEE802.3u 100BaseTX/FX standards.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Chassis Overview ClearCube F6151 Media Converter Chassis System Figure 1: Chassis and converters equipped with two power supplies Product Features ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ HOUSES SIXTEEN MEDIA CONVERTERS FRONT PANEL LEDS FOR POWER STATUS STANDARD 19” RACKMOUNTABLE SIZE, 2U NON-STOP OPERATION & MINIMAL DOWNTIME HOT-SWAPPABLE The following items are designed to be hot swappable to allow easy and quick replacement: - Media converters - Power supplies with fans ♦ ADEQUA
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Two high quality internal power supplies provided for loadsharing purpose.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Front Panel Display FRONT PANEL The front panel of this ClearCube F6151 Media Converter Chassis System shows it with sixteen media converters in bay 1~16. There are two LED indicators on the left side of the front of the chassis that indicate the status of each power supply.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Installation Selecting a Site for the Equipment As with any electric device, you should place the equipment where it will not be subjected to extreme temperatures, humidity, or electromagnetic interference. Specifically, the site you select should meet the following requirements: • • • • • 4 The ambient temperature should be between 32 and 104 degrees Fahrenheit (0 to 40 degrees Celsius).
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Deciding How to Install the System The accessories supplied in the product package include: rackmount screws, rackmount brackets, and bracket screws. This well-built chassis can be installed in the following ways: MOUNTED TO 19-INCH STANDARD RACK Use the rackmount brackets and screws to install the chassis into any EIA 19” standard rack. Step 1: Attach the brackets to each side of the chassis. Apply screws to each side and secure them tightly.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Replacing Media Converters in a Chassis The chassis is shipped containing 16 media converters. Each media converter is attached to a media converter carrier, which is already fitted into bays of the chassis. The following steps describe how to attach a media converter carrier to a media converter if you need to replace a media converter.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Connecting to Power POWER SUPPLY The chassis ships with two power supplies. When the chassis is equipped with two power supplies, you can have the following advanced performance. ♦ Hot Swappable – The design of the power system is based on an idea of providing maximum flexibility and redundancy. In this way, you may remove any of the two power supplies without turning off the system.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Step 3: Turn on the chassis system by flipping the ON/OFF switch beside the receptacle to ON position. The LEDs on the front panel of the media converter chassis system will come on then. Figure 3: The rear of the ClearCube F6151 Media Converter Chassis System Cooling System The chassis system can hold two power supplies and up to sixteen media converters, and therefore, it is necessary to provide a good cooling system to obtain adequate ventilation.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Media Converter Overview The media converter provides one channel for media conversion between 10/100BaseTX and 100BaseFX. Media converters are installed in a standard 19” chassis as shown below.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System One-Channel Media Converter Ports The Converter provides one TX port and one FX port. For the FX port, it provides options of multi-mode fiber using an SC connector. For the TX port, it uses RJ-45 connector, auto-MDIX, and auto senses the speed of 10/100Mbps and full/half duplex. Port Settings Port settings are made very simple by means of a DIP (Dual Inline Package) switch at the rear panel of the module.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System • First, disconnect the converter from the power. Then toggle Pin 2 of the DIP switch to the up position to enable the forced mode for TX port. NOTE Pin 2 must be toggled up prior to speed and duplex mode settings manually. • • • • Toggle down Pin 3 to force the TX port at the speed of 100Mbps. Or toggle up Pin 3 for 10Mbps speed. Toggle down Pin 4 to force the TX port at full duplex mode. Or toggle up Pin 4 for half duplex mode.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Off FDX/COL Steady Flashing Off 12 Neither valid network connection established nor transmitting/receiving data.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Specifications CHASSIS SYSTEM Capacity Power Cooling LED Indicators Dimensions Net Weight Sixteen bays for housing up to sixteen media converters Tow power supplies provided, hotswappable Two power supplies with fans One fan on the left and right side of the chassis 2 LEDs (1 LED for each power supply’s power status) W440 mm × D276 mm × H90 mm Standard 19” size, 2 U 8.5kg approx.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Forwarding rate LED Indicators Dimensions Weight Power Power Consumption Operating Temperature Storage Temperature Humidity Emissions 14 14,880/148,800pps for 10/100Mbps Per Unit- (2 LEDs): Power; 100(Mbps) Per Port- (2 LEDs): LNK/ACT; FDX/COL L110 × W81 (max.) × H23 mm 190 g External power adaptor 12VDC, 0.8A 7W Max.
ClearCube F6151 Media Converter and Chassis System Support Email: Web site: Toll-free: Phone: User’s Guide support@clearcube.com support.clearcube.
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