B&B Giga-McBasic II Quick Start Manual

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Connect Your Converter

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Product Overview

Set the DIP Switches

LOW SPD SWITCH ON THE SFP
VERSION

Switch

SFP forced to 100 Mbps UP
SFP recognizes 1000 Mbps DOWN

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Copper ports (RJ-45 port) The media converter can
handle CAT 5 or better.

FX: (Fiber Port) if using a duplex fiber cable, connect
transmit port of one unit to receive port on the other.
Make sure the fiber types match on both sides of the
link.

LNK/ACT: (Above RJ45s) Glows green with a valid
Link. Blinks Green when activity is detected.

LNK:(FX LED Stack) Glows green with a valid Link.

LED Operation

Internal power
supply

Fiber port, gigabit
1X9 supports gigabit
SFP supports 100 Mbps or
1000 Mbps

10/100/1000
RJ-45 copper
ports

Fiber LEDs

FLT

Glows red when a fault has
been detected on the unit

LNK

Glows green with a valid fiber
link

1000
Mbps

Glows green when running at
1000 Mbps

PWR

Glows green when unit is
powered

DIP switches

SSF (Single Strand Fiber) requires one
strand of fiber but two mated products.

The SFP version of the Giga-McBasic II
supports a LOW SPD dip switch
located on the front on the unit.

The Giga-McBasic II includes a Link Fault
Pass-Through (LFPT) DIP Switch, located on
the front of the unit.

Link Fault Pass-Through (LFPT) is a troubleshooting
feature that combines TX and FX LinkLoss from both the
local and remote Giga-McBasic II, TX-FX/SFP modules.

LFPT is enabled by setting the DIP Switch to ON. This
feature allows either end of the conversion to detect
a link fault occurring at the other end of the media
conversion chain.

On the Giga-McBasic II LFPT is supported
on the connector closest to the dip switch.

LFPT Switch

LFPT ON UP
LFPT OFF DOWN

Modules can be connected to
other B&B Media converters

The fiber LED stack is
located on top of the
device.

RJ-45 LEDs

LNK/
ACT

Glows green with a valid link
Blinks green when activity is

detected

FDX

Glows amber when port is
running full duplex

The RJ-45 LEDs are
located on the
RJ-45 connectors.

Troubleshooting

Fast, Easy Answers...

Check Type of Cable Used

A CAT 5 or higher Ethernet cable is required for
the RJ-45 port. Make sure pins are not pulled
out of the connector’s casing, which will cause
damage to the media converter’s copper port.

Check Fiber Type and Speed

Make sure fiber types match on both sides of
the fiber connection; confirm speed capability at
each end of the installation.

Using LFPT

When troubleshooting media converters, it is
advisable to disable any diagnostic features such
LFPT. Disable LFPT front dip switch.

For information about warranty and product
specifications, please refer to the datasheet or
the website.

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Ethernet Cable

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Fiber Optic Cable

http://www.bb-elec.com/
Products/Power-Supplies­Accessories/Fiber-Optic-Cables.
aspx

Fiber cabling, dependent on fiber type
CAT 5 Ethernet cable

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