Allied Telesis AT-MC116XL User Manual

AT-MC115XL
AT-MC116XL

Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Media Converters

Installation Guide

PN 613-50302-00 Rev B

Copyright  2002 Allied Telesyn, Inc.
960 Stewart Drive Suite B, Sunnyvale CA 94086 USA

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information contained in this document without prior written notice. The information
provided herein is subject to change without notice. In no event shall Allied Telesyn,
Inc. be liable for any incidental, special, indirect, or consequential damages whatsoever,
including but not limited to lost profits, arising out of or related to this manual or the
information contained herein, even if Allied Telesyn, Inc. has been advised of, known, or
should have known, the possibility of such damages.

Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statement

Standards: This product meets the following standards.

U.S. Federal Communications Commission

Declaration Of Conformity

Manufacture Name: Allied Telesyn, Inc.
Manufacture Address: 960 Stewart Drive, Suite B

Manufacture Telephone: [phone]
Declares that the product: Ethernet and Fast Ethernet

Model Numbers: AT-MC115XL, AT-MC116XL
This product complies with FCC Part 15B, Class B Limits:
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject

to the following two conditions: (1) This device must not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including int erference that may ca u s e un d e s i red operation.

Radiated Energy

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonab le protectio n agains t
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on. The user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measur es:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Changes and modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer
or registrant of this equipment can void your authority to operate this
equipment under Federal Communications Commission rules.

Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA

Media Converters

Industry Canada

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian
Interference-Causing E quipment Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du
Règlement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada.

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Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statement

RFI Emission EN55022 Class B
Warning: In a domestic environment this product may cause radio

interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.

Immunity EN55024
Warning: This product requires shielded cables to comply with emission

and immunity standard s. If it is used with unshi elded cables, the user ma y
be required to take measures to correct the interference problem at their own
expense.

Electrical Safety TUV-EN60950,

Laser/LED EN60825
Important: Appendix B contains translated safety statements for installing

this equipment. When you see the
safety statement in your languag e.

Wichtig: Anhang B enthält übersetzt e Sicherheitshinweise fü r die
Installation dieses Geräts. Wenn Sie
den übersetzt en Sicherheits hinweis in Ihre r S prache nach.

Vigtigt: Tillæg B indeholder oversatte sikkerhedsadvarsle r, der vedrør er
installation af dette udstyr. Når De ser sy mbolet
B og finde de oversatte sikkerhedsadvarsler i Deres eget sprog.

Belangrijk: Appendix B bevat vertaalde veiligheidsopmerkingen voor het
installeren v an deze app aratuur. Wann eer u de
B voor vertaalde veiligheidsinstructies in uw taal.

Important: L'annexe B contient les instructions de sécurité relatives à
l'installation de cet équipement. Lorsque vous voyez le symbole
reportez-vous à l'annexe B po ur co nsulter la traduction de ces instr uctions
dans votre langue.

Tärkeää: Liite B sisältää tämän laitteen asentamiseen liittyvät käännetyt
turvaohjeet. Kun näet
liitteestä B.

Importante: l’Appendice B contiene avvisi di sicurezza tradotti per
l’installazione di questa apparecchiatura. Il simbolo
l’Appendice B per l’avviso di sicurezza nella propria lingua.

Viktig: Tillegg B inneholder oversatt sikkerhetsinformasjon for installering
av dette utstyret. Når du ser
oversatte sikkerhetsinformasjonen på ønsket språk.

Importante: O Anexo B contém advertências de segurança traduzidas para
instalar este equipamento. Quando vir o símbolo
segurança traduzida no seu idioma no Anexo B.

Importante: El Apéndice B conti ene mensajes de segu ridad traducidos par a
la instalación de este equipo. Cuando vea el símbolo
para ver el mensaje de seguridad traducido a su idioma.

Obs! Bilaga B innehåller översatta säkerhetsmeddelanden avseende
installationen av denna utrustning. När du ser
för att läsa det översatta säkerhetsmeddelandet på ditt språk.

! 2

! 3

! 4

UL60950 (UL/cUL)

! 6

!, go to Appendix B for the translated

! sehen, schlagen Sie in Anhang B

!-symbolin, katso käännettyä turvaohjetta

!, åpner du til Tillegg B for å finne den

! 1

! 5

!, skal De slå op i tillæg

! ziet, raadpleeg Appendix

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!, indica di consultare

!, leia a advertência de

!, vaya al Apéndice B

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Electrical Safety and Emission Compliance Statement ......................iii

Welcome to Allied Telesyn .........................................................................vii

Where to Find Related Guides.........................................................................vii

Document Conventions....................................................................................vii

Contacting Allied Telesyn Technical Support................................................viii

Online Support.........................................................................................viii

Telephone Support...................................................... ...... ...... ..... ...... ......viii

E-mail Support.........................................................................................viii

Returning Products...........................................................................................ix

FTP Server.........................................................................................................ix

For Sales or Corporate Information ..................................................................x

Tell Us What You Think....................................................................................x

Chapter 1

Overview ..........................................................................................................1

Key Features.......................................................................................................3

Status LEDs........................................................................................................3

Twisted Pair Port................................................................................................4

Fiber Optic Port.................................................. ..... ...........................................4

Auto-negotiation.................................................................................................4

Port Speed................................................................................ ..... ...... ...... ...4

Duplex Mode................................................................................................5

MDI/MDI-X Switch.............................................................................................6

NML/LNK TST Switch.......................................................................................6

External Power Adapter.....................................................................................7

Network Topologies............................................................................................8

Standalone Topology...................................................................................8

Back-to-Back Topology................................................................................9

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Chapter 2

Installing the Media Converter ................................................................11

Verifying the Package Contents......................................................................11

Planning the Installation.................................................................................11

Selecting a Site..........................................................................................1 2

Reviewing Safety Guidelines....................................................................13

Installing the Media Converter........................................................................14

Warranty Registration.....................................................................................16

Chapter 3

Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................17

Appendix A

Technical Specifications ............................................................................19

Physical.............................................................................................................19

Temperature .....................................................................................................19

Electrical Rating...............................................................................................19

Agency Compliance.................................................. ...... .................................. .19

Fiber Optic Port Specifications........................................................................20

Pinout Assignments..........................................................................................22

Appendix B

Translated Safety and Emission Information .......................................23

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Welcome to Allied Telesyn

This guide contains instructions on how to install the AT-MC115XL and
AT-MC116XL Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Media Converters.

Where to Find Related Guides

The Allied Telesyn web site at www.alliedtelesyn.com offers you an easy
way to access the most recent documentation, software, and technica l
information for all of our products. For product guides, select “Support &
Services” from our web site.

Document Conventions

This guide uses the following conventions:

Note

Notes provide additional information.

Caution

Cautions informs you that performing or omitting a specific action may
result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Warning

Warnings informs yo u that p erfo rming or om itting a spec ific actio n may
result in bodily injury.

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Welcome to Allied Telesyn

Contacting Allied Telesyn Technical Support

You can contact Allied Telesyn technical support online or by telephone or
e-mail.

Online Support

You can request technical support online by accessing the Knowledge Base at
http://kb.alliedtelesyn.com. You can use the Knowledge Base to submit
questions to our technical support staff and review answers to previously
asked questi ons.

Telephone Support

For technical support by phone, contact Allied Telesyn at one of the followin g
locations:

Americas

United States, Canada, Mexico,
Central America, South America
Tel: [phone]

Asia

Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand,
Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea,
Philippines, China,
India, Hong Kong
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Tel: [phone]

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The Netherlands, Middle East, Africa
Tel: [phone]

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Israel
Tel: [phone]

Japan

Tel: [phone]

United Kingdom

United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway,
Sweden, Finland
Tel: [phone]

E-mail Support

Latin America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, and Virgin Islands

[e-mail]

Europe

[e-mail]

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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 retu rned to the sender at the sender’s expense.

To obtain an RMA number, contact Allied Telesyn’s Technical Support at one
of the following lo cations:

North America

Toll-free: 1-800-762-1664
Fax: [phone]

Latin America, the Caribbean,
and Virgin Islands

Tel: international code + 42 5-481-3 852
Fax: international code + 425-481­3895

Mexico

Toll-free: 800-424-5012, ext 3852
Fax: international code + 425-481­3895

Australia

Toll-free: 1-800-000-880
Fax: [phone]

Europe, Africa, and the Middle
East

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Puerto Ri co

Tel: [phone], ext 3852 or
1-800-424-4284, ext 3852

Asia and Southeast Asia

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

New Zealand

Toll-free: 0800-45-5782

FTP Server

If you need management software for an Allied Telesyn managed device and
you know the file name of the software, you can download the software by
connecting directly to our FTP server at ftp.allie d t e le syn.com. At login,
enter ‘anonymous’ as the user name and you r e-mai l address for the passwor d.

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For Sales or Corporate Information

You can contact Allied Telesyn fo r sales or corporate information a t the
location below:

Allied Telesyn, Inc.

19800 North Creek Parkway, Suite 200
Bothell, WA 98011
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Tell Us What You Think

If you have any comments or suggestions on how we might improve this or
other Allied Telesyn documents, please fi ll out the General Enquir y Form
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www.alliedtelesyn.com.

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Chapter 1

Overview

The AT-MC115XL and AT-MC116XL are Ethernet and Fast Ethernet media
converters designed to transfer Ethernet data between twisted pair cabling
and multimod e fiber optic cabling . Thes e media conve rters a llow you to ex tend
the distance of your network up to 300 meters (984 feet) or 2 kilometers (1.2
miles), depending on the operating speed.

The AT-MC115XL and AT-MC116XL media converters have a 10Base-T/
100Base-TX twisted pair port and a 10 Base-FL/100Base-SX fiber optic port.
The twisted pair port has an RJ-45 connector and a maximum operating
distance of 100 meters (328 feet). The fiber optic port has either a SC or ST
connector, depending on the model. Both ports can operate at either 10 Mbps
or 100 Mbps and feature half- and full-duplex operation.

The AT-MC115XL and AT-MC116XL media converters can be used on a
desktop or in an AT-MCR12 chassis. These units are easy to install and do not
require software configuration or management.

Figure 1 illustrates an AT-MC115XL media converter.

Figure 1 AT-MC115XL Front Panel (ST Connector)

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Figure 2 illustrates an AT-MC116XL media converter.

Figure 2 AT-MC116XL Front Panel (SC Connector)

Table 1 lists the maximum operating distances for the AT-MC115XL and
AT-MC116XL media converters. The maximum distance of the fiber optic port
depends on the operating speed.

Table 1 Maximum Operating Distance

Speed Port Type of

Connector

Maximum
Operating Distance

AT-MC115XL

10 Mbps or 100 Mbps 10Base-T/100Base-TX RJ-45 100 m (328 ft)
10 Mbps 10Base-FL ST 2 km (1.2 mi)
100 Mbps 100Base-SX ST 300 m (984 ft)

AT-MC116XL

10 Mbps or 100 Mbps 10Base-T/100Base-TX RJ-45 100 m (328 ft)
10 Mbps 10Base-FL SC 2 km (1.2 mi)
100 Mbps 100Base-SX SC 300 m (984 ft)

1. Maximum operating distance may be less depending on the duplex mode of the end-node and the type of fiber

optic cabling used with the port.

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Key Features

The media converters have the following key features:

❑ LEDs for unit and port status

❑ Auto-negotiation for both speed and duplex mode on both ports

❑ MissingLink notifies end-nodes of link failures

❑ MDI/MDI-X switch that eliminates the need for a crossover cable

❑ NML/LNK TST button that performs a link test on the media

converter

❑ External AC/DC power adapters (North America, Continental, or

Europe)

❑ Standard size for use on a desktop or in an AT-MCR12 rackmount

chassis

Status LEDs

Table 2 lists the LEDs for the media converters.

Table 2 AT-MC115XL and AT-MC116XL LEDs

LED Color Description

PWR Green Power is applie d to the media conve rter.
NML Green

OFF

REC Green

OFF
10 Green A link has been establish ed at 10 Mbps.
100 Green A link has been established at 100 Mbps.

The media converter is operating in normal mode.
The media converter is operating in link test mode.

The port is either receiving or transmitting data.
The port is not receiving or transmitt ing data.

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Twisted Pair Port

The AT-MC115XL and AT-MC116XL media converters have one 10Base-T/
100Base-TX twisted pair port. The twisted pair port features a RJ-45
connector. The m aximum operating distance for the twisted pair port is 100
meters (328 feet) when operating at either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.

Fiber Optic Port

The AT-MC115XL and AT-MC116XL media converters have one 10Base-FL/
100Base-SX port. The fiber optic port features either an SC or ST connector,
depending on the model. The maximum operating distance for the fiber optic
port for both the AT-MC115XL and AT-MC116XL is 2 kilometers (1.2 miles)
when operating at 10 Mbps and 300 meters (984 feet) when operating at 100
Mbps.

Auto-negotiation

Port Speed

The twisted pair port is compliant with the 10Base-T and 100Base-TX
standards and is capable of either 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps operation. Since the
port is IEEE 802.3u auto-negotiation compliant, the media co nverter sets the
port speed automatically. With auto-negotiation, the speed of the port is set
automatically by the media converter after it determines the speed of the end­node connected to the port. Auto-negotiation is designed to ensure that the
port on the me dia conve rter and the en d- node a re o perat ing at th e sam e s peed
and that they are communicating at the highest possible common speed of the
devices.

The fiber optic port is compliant with the 10Base-FL and 100Base-SX
standards and can auto-negotiate the operating speed. The end-node
connected to the fiber optic port on the media converter must also be able to
operate at 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or auto- negotiate the operating speed.

Note

The end-nodes connected to the ports on the media converter must be
able to operate at the same speed.

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