Installation guide

Installing an RIO Network
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Connecting/Disconnecting a Drop Cable at a Tap
Overview None of the three ports on an MA-0185-X00 can be left open while the system is
running. Taps that do not have drop cables running from them must be terminated
with a Modicon 52-0402-000 Tap Port Terminator.
Connecting a
Drop Cable to an
Unused Tap
The following steps demonstrate how to connect a drop cable to an unused tap.
Step Action
1 Obtain permission from your network manager to stop communications on the
network.
2 Disconnect the 52-0402-000 Tap Port Terminator from the drop cable tap port
where you want to connect the drop cable.
3 Connect the F connector on the drop cable to the drop-cable tap port.
Trunk
Cable In
Trunk
Cable Out
52-0402-000
Tap Port
Terminator
IN OUT
Trunk
Cable In
Trunk
Cable Out
Drop
Cable
IN OUT
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