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INTRODUCING THE 860 PRO ETHERNET EXTENDER KIT

Congratulations on purchasing Enable-IT’s 860 Pro Ethernet Extender Kit — the

simplest method to stretch your broadband solutions for in-building deployment in

commercial office buildings, hotels, and multi-tenant residential units.

The 860 Pro extended Ethernet product offers the lowest cost solution in a simple design

for rapid install using existing 1-pair Telco wiring.

This chapter contains introductory information about the 860 Pro Ethernet Extender Kit

and how it can be used in your network. It covers the following topics:

 About the 860 Pro Extended Ethernet Kit

 Key Benefits

 Summary of Features

 Typical Applications

About The 860 Pro Ethernet Extender Kit

The 860 Pro extended Ethernet solution addresses the problem of high costs associated

with stretching your backbone with traditional fiber or a series of hubs/repeaters.

In many office buildings, preferred network access is a dedicated Ethernet line,

however, Ethernet over twisted pair wiring has a distance limitation of 328ft. In order

to drive Ethernet signal further, one would have to add repeaters to each segment of

328ft twisted pair cabling; this is often insufficient and too costly in multi-story

buildings. Fortunately, the Enable-IT 860 Pro Series extended Ethernet solutions

can push the reach of Ethernet to more than (19) nineteen times the typical Ethernet

distance over a 1-pair Telco wiring infrastructure or better.

A simple design methodology would be to think of the 860 Pro extending a standard

Ethernet line up to 6,000ft (1,829m) with a 4-Port 10/100 Ethernet switch, and can also

include dual voice lines simultaneously.

To increase the durability and extended use of the product providing maximum future

technology protection, the 860 Pro Ethernet Extender Kit meets the challenge of modern

switched LANs, and allows you to add features and capacity as your network expands.

The Enable-IT 860 Pro extended Ethernet solution has been tested to provide Full-

Duplex transport up to 90Mbps over CAT2, and up to 100Mbps over CAT5e cabling.

Up to 700ft (213m) - 100Mbps

700ft (213m) to 1,350ft (411m) - 100Mbps

1,350ft (411m) to 1,970ft (600m) - 80Mbps

1,970ft (600m) to 2,625ft (800m) - 60Mbps

2,625ft (800m) to 3,280ft (1000m) - 42Mbps

3,300ft (1006m) to 6,000(1,829m) - 30Mbps

* Actual data rate will vary on the quality of the copper in the wire, twisted vs. straight pair and

environmental electromagnetic interference factors.

Unit Model Wiring LAN Data Rate Max. Distance

860 Pro 1-pair CAT2, up to CAT7 100Mbps FD 6,000ft (1,829m)