Black Box MEG201AE, MEG201TAE, MEG201RAE, MEG201AE-R2 User Manual

Manual of VDSL2 Solution

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Manual

MEG201AE

VDSL2 Ethernet Extender Kit

VDSL2 Point to Point Solution

Consisting of 1xTransmitter and 1xReceiver

MEG201RAE

VDSL2 Receiver

Part of VDSL2 Point to Multipoint Solution

used with VDSL2 Switch MEG821AE

MEG201TAE

VDSL2 Transmitter

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OVERVIEW

MEG201AE works as a transparent point to point Bridge for Ethernet and/or Telephony
connections using a Transmitter and a Receiver. When used with the VDSL2 switch
MEG821AE it is a Multipoint to Point solution. The MEG201AE uses new VDSL2
technology operating at different frequency bands with the feature to adapt its
performance to the characteristics of the copper medium used. The following cable
lengths and bandwidths are possible according to the band profile setup:

30a (Default band profile) 0-350m at 100Mbps down- and upstream
350-450m at 70-85/40Mbps downstream/upstream
450-600m at 40-60/10Mbps downstream/upstream
600-900m at 20-40/1-5Mbps downstream/upstream

Using Band profile 30a for distances

beyond 900m is not recommended

8d (Alternative band profile) 0-800m at 60-80/15 Mbps downstream/upstream
800-1200m at 30-50/5-10 Mbps downstream/upstream
1200-1500m at 30/2-5 Mbps downstream/upstream

Using Band profile 8a for distances

beyond 1500m is not recommended

Downstream: Traffic from Transmitter to Receiver
Upstream: Traffic from Receiver to Transmitter

For distances higher than those mentioned above, the MEG201AE is not the
recommended product. Other Black Box xDSL products should then be your
choice. Check MDS93x, MDS95x, MDE5xxx or MEG101 series products to get
distances of many many kilometers

These distances may and will vary depending on the quality of your wires. Keep in mind
that every intermediate connection of the cable will possibly increase losses and result in
less reach and/or bandwidth. Avoid cables that are not truly isolated, that may get wet or
are old and corroded. Running high power current nearby is also not recommended due
to the possibility of induced interference.

Avoid using telephony RJ11 ribbon cables. These cables are built with using very
low diameter stranded cables. Using them will mean that bandwidth is lower and
reach is shorter!

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The front-panel provides LED indication of system and interface status. The in-built
POTS splitter allows a standard POTS phone to be connected at the Receiver. Full or
half duplex mode LAN operation is automatically sensed and configured. The
MEG201AE features an integrated 4 Port 10/100 Switch. Because of the switch please
consider that some non standard Ethernet Frames will not pass MEG201AE.

MEG201AE is configured by Web management. The serial port is intended to be used
by support staff with technical skills only. The standard IP addresses of the MEG201AE
set up are:

Transmitter MEG201TAE 192.168.16.249
Receiver MEG201RAE 192.168.16.250

Use the Webbrowser of your choice (older versions of Netscape or IE may not be able to
show you all options) to address MEG201AE. The default password is admin

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The Modem

From Left To Right

1 Just a hole where in previous versions a RESET button was
2 4x10/100 LAN Ports
3 VDSL Link Port, middle Pins active (RJ11)
4 Phone POTS ab Port, middle Pins active (RJ11)
Transmitter side intended to use with a PBX (FXO)
Receiver side intended to use with a telephone or telefax (FXS)
5 Serial RS232 Port for use by authorized personnel only
6 Power Input (12VDC, max.1A)

From Left To Right

PWR Power LED
E1-E4 Link LED for the Ethernet Switch Ports
Blinking while ongoing Activity
LINK Link LED for the VDSL Port
Blinking while other side found and connection is being established
Steady On while VDSL Link valid

Note: Pictures in the manual mainly show the modem in white. Thanks to the features of digital photography.

Of course MEG201AE is black and is only available in black.

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INSTALLATION

For most applications you just need to connect the Transmitter and Receiver and power
them up (Picture shows Transmitter on the Left, Receiver on the Right)

Since the Receiver and Transmitter have their own IP addresses please check that the
addresses 192.168.16.249 and 192.168.16.250 are not in use by any other of your
network equipment. Initially, it may be useful for you to just connect Transmitter and
Receiver to the VDSL Line without connecting any other network equipment.

When using the VDSL2 switch (MEG821AE) please do not forget that all Receivers have
the same default IP address. It is recommended to change the IP address of each
receiver on its own before connecting to the switch.

For wire lengths within the distance limits previously mentioned (<900m), the system will
automatically establish the Link and set itself up. The MEG201AE is built using a
switching chipset and so some special Ethernet Frames will not pass across the VDSL
Link. Standard TCP und UDP traffic will pass to the other side transparently. The
MEG201AE is optimised for TCP traffic. If you use UDP traffic for Video Transmission
with high Frame sizes you will experience non optimal results.

After the Link between the Transmitter and Receiver has been established successfully
the WAN/LINK LED will be in a steady on state. At this point you should set up
appropriate IP addresses for the Transmitter and Receiver. You do this by either using a
PC within the subnet of the default IP addresses (192.168.16.x) or by setting a
temporary IP address by RS232 connection. See the next chapters for more information.