GDI XC300 Owner's Manual

XC300

VDSL Network Extender

Owners Manual

Warranty

GDI Communications LLC warrants to the original consumer purchaser that each of its
hardware products, and all components thereof, will be free from defects in materials
and/or workmanship for one (1) year from the date of original purchase and is not
assignable.

In the event of malfunction or other indications of failure attributed directly to faulty
workmanship and/or materials, GDI Communications LLC will, at its option, repair or
replace the defective products or components to whatever extent it shall deem
necessary to restore the product or components to proper operating condition, provided
the consumer purchaser sends with the defective product proof of the date of purchase
of the product. Please note that GDI Communications LLC may replace the defective
product with a new or re manufactured functionally equivalent product of equal value at
the option of GDI Communications LLC.

The customer shall be solely responsible for the failure of any GDI Communications LLC
computer product, or component thereof, resulting from accident, abuse, or
misapplication of the product, and GDI Communications LLC assumes no liability as a
consequence of such events under the terms of this Warranty.

GDI Communications LLC does not warrant the merchantability or fitness of this product
for any particular purpose. This limited warranty is in lieu of any and all other warranties,
expressed or implied.

GDI Communications LLC's liability shall not exceed the price of the defective individual
product, which is the basis for claim. In no event will GDI Communications LLC be liable
for direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the
product or in this manual, even if they have been advised of the possibility of such
damages. In no event shall GDI Communications LLC be liable for any loss of profits,
loss of equipment or facilities, or the loss of programs or data, or the cost of recovering
or reproducing the program or data. Some states do not allow the exclusions or limitation
of implied warranties or liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above
limitations or exclusion may not apply to you.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION ………………………………………………………….4

FEATURES………………………………………………………………………….4

APPLICATIONS........................................................................……………….5

INSTALLATION………………………………………………………………………..7

CONNECTING TO THE VDSL LINE INTERFACE……………………………..8
CONNECTING THE LAN (ETHERNET) INTERFACE ………………………...9
CONNECTING THE TELEPHONE (POTS/ISDN) LINE ……………………...11

CONNECTING POWER ……………………………………………………….....11

OPERATION...............................................................................………………..12

POWER UP ...........................................................................………………..12

FRONT PANEL LED STATUS MONITORS ......................... ………………..12

CUSTOMER SERVICE...............................................................………………..14

SERVICE AND UNRESOLVED PROBLEMS........................………………..14

APPENDIX A ……………………………………………………………………….....15

SPECIFICATIONS..................................................................………………..15

APPENDIX B .............................................................................………………..17

FACTORY REPLACEMENT PARTS AND ACCESSORIES ………………..17

APPENDIX C .............................................................................………………..18

INTERFACE PIN ASSIGNMENT ..........................................………………..18

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Thank you for purchasing this GDI Communications LLC product. The XC300 is the
perfect way to connect disparate Local Area Networks (LAN). There is no special wiring
or special networking knowledge required. Using inexpensive, twisted copper pair wire
the XC300 allows you to connect LANs that are separated by up to 4000ft, breaking the
300ft Ethernet barrier. The XC300 provides reliable high-speed data communication in
the harshest operating environments. It can operate in uncontrolled environments such
as remote terminals or curb side distribution vaults.

Designed to operate in the harshest environments the XC300 has an operating
temperature range of -40°C to +65°C, in non-condensing humidity of up to 95%. It can
be set up at altitudes of up to 10,000 feet.

The XC300NT and XC300LT work together to create a transparent extension between
two Ethernet LANs. POTS/ISDN calls can be made over the VDSL link without
interfering with the data.

This manual has been designed to enable you to install your XC300 extender by
following the step-by-step installation procedure. Follow the step-by-step installation
instructions outlined in Section titled - Installation.

FEATURES

• Easy to install standalone VDSL modems—no configuration required

• Environmentally hardened for operation in harsh environments

• Auto-sensing full or half-duplex Ethernet

• Auto-sensing 10/100 operation

• Extends network connections up to 4,000 ft (1,219 m) over 2-wire 24-AWG

unconditioned lines

• .7 to 26 Mbps symmetric and asymmetric line rate

• Internal POTS/ISDN splitter on board

• Transparent operation

• LED indicators for Power, Ethernet Link & Activity, VDSL Sync

• Surge suppression up to 20 kA

• Available in rack-mount or standalone configurations

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APPLICATIONS

The GDI Communications LLC XC300 set provides high-speed LAN connections
between Ethernet LANs, remote PC’s, or any other network enabled 10/100BaseT/TX
device. Operating in pairs with an XC300NT located at one end of the LAN extension
and an XC300LT at the other end. The data is passed transparently through the XC300
such that the remote LAN appears to be co-located with local network. Figure 1 shows a
typical point-to-point application.

The XC300 is well suited to surveillance applications where cameras with digital output
are placed in strategic locations to observe any activity within view of the camera. The
information from the camera can be transmitted to a central collection point up to 4000 ft
away from the camera over inexpensive copper wire. Having the ability to pass voice
communications simultaneously with the high-speed data allows camera positioning
information to be sent without interfering with the data signal. Figure 2 shows a camera
application

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The XC300 is ideal for building riser applications where distribution of high-speed data
communications in a multi-story building is required. Ordinary communications
equipment is inefficient in this high noise environment. The alternative is to use fiber
optic cable that is expensive; the end-to-end equipment is also expensiv e. The XC300 is
well suited for this environment. Designed with robust VDSL technology the XC300 can
deliver reliable high-speed communications throughout the multi-story building at a
fraction of the cost of the fiber optic solution.

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