User`s guide

FX-16NW

Note:

Should you experience any problem in establishing a data link on any of

the ports, please refer to Appendix A and B for troubleshooting.

Be sure to use Category 5 UTP cables for 100BASE-TX connection.

S i m i l a r l y, use Category 3 (or greater) cables for 10BASE-T connection.

The maximum cable length is 100 meters.

The administrator can attach a PC to the serial console interface (RS-232

port) on the switching hub to configure and alter the default settings of

VLAN, Trunking, Spanning Tree Protocol as well as Port Mirroring features

of the product. This port is a DCE (data communication equipment) port

that utilizes a female DB-9 connector. A PC preinstalled with a terminal

utility is required to use the console port.

1. Configure your terminal utility in the following manner

Check each of the four parameters and change the value if necessary.

Baud Rate: 19,200 (default setting)

Parity: None

8 Data Bit

1 Stop Bit

Connecting a PC to the Console Port

4. Connect the other end of the cable to a port on the other device.

5. The Link LED of the port will be turned on when a valid link is

established.

6. To cascade more than two hubs to the FX-16NW, connect the uplink port

on the other hub to one of the ports (excluding the uplink port) on the

FX-16NW. If the other hub is not equipped with an uplink port, use a

crossover cable to connect the two hubs.

About Uplink port

An uplink port is used to connect to an additional hub, and its wires are

cross-linked inside the hub. If you are using Port 12 as an uplink port, be

sure to turn on (press down) the Uplink/Normal switch that is located right

next to Port 12. The following table shows valid port/ cable type

combinations

FX-16NW Cable Type The Other Hub

Uplink Port Straight RJ-45 Port

RJ-45 Port Straight Uplink Port

RJ-45 Port Crossover RJ-45 Port

Uplink Port Crossover Uplink Port

Figure 2-2