Instruction manual

MULTILINK MC-E10 & MC-E100 CONVERTER SWITCH
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are identified as positive (+) and negative (-), and they are floating inside the unit so that
either of the terminal may be grounded by the user if desired. The chassis is “earth” or
ground (GND).
The connection procedure is straightforward. Simply insert the DC leads to the MC-E10 &
MC-E100’s power terminals, positive (+) and negative (-) screws. The use of Ground (GND)
optional; it connects to the MC-E10 & MC-E100 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.
When power is applied, the green PWR LED will illuminate.
4.8 Connecting Ethernet Media
Multilink MC-E10 & Multilink MC-E100 Converters can be connected to two media types i.e.
fiber and copper (RJ-45) types, run at 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T and 100BASE-FX, or 10BASE-
FL. CAT 5 cables should be used when making 100BASE-TX connections. When the ports
are used as 10BASE-T ports, CAT 3 may be used. In either case, the maximum distance for
unshielded twisted pair cabling is 100 meters (328 ft). For fiber port 10BASE-FL or
100BASE-FX multi-mode, 50/125 or 62.5/125 microns cabling can be used, whereas for
single-mode, 9/125 microns cabling should be used. Fiber cabling supports much longer
cable distance and higher bandwidths as compared to copper wiring.
Media IEEE Standard Connector
Twisted Pair (CAT 3 or 5) 10BASE-T RJ-45
Twisted Pair (CAT 5) 100BASE-TX RJ-45
Fiber (Multi-mode, Single -mode) 10BASE-FL ST