Installation guide

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Introduction
Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) has always been an attractive option for Internet asccess. It has
all the benefits of optical fiber. It provides a future-proof network, in that you do not have to
go through the hassles of upgrading from ADSL to xDSL, or digital co-ax to digital wireless.
It does not have to struggle with electromagnetic interference problems, and with no active
“outside-plant” components, it offers the highest reliability. Moreover, it does not require
electric power and is immune to lightning and other transients. These properties of fiber lead
to the lowest possible power and operational costs, such as maintenance, provisioning and
facilities planning.
The EC3805F Media Converter is an ideal Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) for an
FTTH system. The CPE has an embedded (no external plug/socket) 100BASE-FX
full-duplex single-fiber single-mode cable connection that runs from the service provider’s
central office (CO). The single-mode fiber connection can be run up to distances of 15 km
from the CO. The CPE provides four standard 10/100BASE-TX RJ-45 Ethernet port for
connecting to a customer’s PC, switch, or other network device using twisted-pair cable.