How This Guide is Organized .............................................................................................................................................................................7
Contacting Allied Telesyn Technical Support ..............................................................................................................................................9
Online Support ...............................................................................................................................................................................................9
E-mail and Telephone Support ................................................................................................................................................................9
For Sales or Corporate Information ........................................................................................................................................................9
Summary of Features ..........................................................................................................................................................................................10
Location of Components ...................................................................................................................................................................................12
Hardware Features ..............................................................................................................................................................................................13
VDSL Line Port.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
Status LEDs.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
AC Power Supply Input Port .............................................................................................................................................................................18
External AC/DC Power Adapter.............................................................................................................................................................. 18
Software Features ................................................................................................................................................................................................19
Selecting a Site for the Network Extender ..................................................................................................................................................23
Cables Not Included ............................................................................................................................................................................................24
Unpacking the Network Extender .................................................................................................................................................................25
Installing the AT-MC601 Subscriber Unit ....................................................................................................................................................26
Using the Subscriber Unit on a Desktop............................................................................................................................................. 26
Wall-Mounting the Subscriber Unit...................................................................................................................................................... 27
Cabling the Subscriber Unit..................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Powering On the Subscriber Unit.......................................................................................................................................................... 29
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Installing the AT-MC602 Provider Unit .........................................................................................................................................................30
Cabling the Provider Unit......................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Powering On the Provider Unit.............................................................................................................................................................. 33
Starting a Configuration Session ....................................................................................................................................................................36
Opening the Configuration Software.................................................................................................................................................. 37
Configuring the Provider Unit .........................................................................................................................................................................38
Configuring the Subscriber Unit .....................................................................................................................................................................45
Power Specifications ...........................................................................................................................................................................................52
Safety and Electromagnetic Compatibility Certifications .....................................................................................................................53
AppendixC
Translated Electrical Safety and Emission Information ..................................................................................................................54
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Preface
This guide contains instructions on how to install and configure the
AT-MC601 and AT-MC602 Extended Ethernet units.
How This Guide is Organized
This manual contains the following chapters and appendices:
Chapter 1, Product Description, describes the features and
components of the network extenders.
Chapter 2, Installation, contains installation instructions for each unit.
Chapter 3, Configuration, explains how to use the configuration
software. The AT-S57 software is used to configure the network
extenders.
Chapter 4, Troubleshooting, provides information on how to resolve
common problems that might occur with the network extenders.
Appendix A, Default Settings, lists the default software settings.
Appendix B, Technical Specifications, lists the technical specifications
for the network extenders.
Appendix C, Translated Electrical Safety and Emission Information,
contains multi-language translations of the warnings and cautions in the
manual.
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Document Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
Note
Notes provide additional information.
Warning
Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a specific action
may result in bodily injury.
Caution
Cautions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action
may result in equipment damage or loss of data.
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Contacting Allied Telesyn Technical Support
This section provides Allied Telesyn contact information for technical
support as well as sales or corporate information.
Online SupportYou can request technical support online by accessing the Allied Telesyn
Knowledge Base from the following web site:
http://kb.alliedtelesyn.com. You can use the Knowledge Base to
submit questions to our technical support staff and review answers to
previously asked questions.
E-mail and
Telephone
Support
For Technical Support via E-mail or telephone, refer to the Support &
Services section of the Allied Telesyn web site:
http://www.alliedtelesyn.com.
Returning
Products
Products for return or repair must first be assigned a Return Materials
Authorization (RMA) number. A product sent to Allied Telesyn without a
RMA number will be returned to the sender at the sender’s expense.
To obtain a RMA number, contact Allied Telesyn’s Technical Support at
our web site: http://www.alliedtelesyn.com
For Sales or
Corporate
Information
You can contact Allied Telesyn for sales or corporate information at our
web site: http://www.alliedtelesyn.com. To find the contact information
for your country, select Contact Us then Worldwide Contacts.
Obtaining
Management
Software
Updates
New releases of management software for our managed products can
be downloaded from either of the following Internet sites:
•Allied Telesyn web site: http://www.alliedtelesyn.com