Instruction manual

MULTILINK MC-E10 & MC-E100 CONVERTER SWITCH
MULTILINK ML2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL 13
4.2 MC14-TRAY for Rack Mounting Multilink MC-E10 & Multilink MC-E100 Series Switches
For 19” rack-mounting of Multilink MC-E10 & MC-E100 series Media Converters, a rack-
mount tray is available, MC14-TRAY. The Media Converter units are mounted with their RJ-
45 port and DC power jack in the back, with either fiber or BNC cable in the front. Any mix
of the FT14-type Media Converters may be placed on a tray, up to a maximum of 16 units.
(The mounting spaces of the MC14-TRAY are specific to the “Multilink MC-E10”-series, and
do not permit other models).
A typical installation of the model MC14-TRAY, 19” rack-mount tray will hold a few (often
three to eight) Multilink MC-E10 & Multilink MC-E100 Converters 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 Media Converters firmly in place. The beveled-top
edge of the units permits the LEDs of each unit to be viewed for operational status, even
when the units are very close together.
4.3 MC14-TR+PS9 & MC14-TR+PS9X2 for Rack Mounting Media Converters
The MC14-TR+ PS9 and MC14-TR+PS9X2 are another option available for Rack Mounting
the mix-match of 10Mbps and 100Mbps Media Converters and the Multilink MC-E10 &
Multilink MC-E100 Converters together in 19” rack-mount tray. These models comes with
built-in common universal AC power supply rated at 55 watts at 50°C ambient, 12VDC
output, and supporting up to 10 Switches for MC14-TR+PS9 and 16 units Multilink MC-E10
& Multilink MC-E100 Series for MC14-TR+PS9X2. The MC14-TR+PS9X2 Model has two
groups of eight units per power supply. These models are equipped with auto-ranging AC
input to the power supplies for use worldwide.
(The MC mounting spaces of the MC14 -TR models are specific to the Multilink MC-E10 &
Multilink MC-E100 Series 10Mbps (FT14 and TB14) and 100Mb (14E) series, and do not
permit other models to be put in the tray).