Palm ETHERNET HUB User Manual

KE-5T, KE-5TB,

KE-8T, KE-9TB, KE-17TB

PLASTIC-PALM

10BASE-T ETHERNET HUB

User’s Guide

FCC Warning

This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the regulations for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated
in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with this user’s guide, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. Operation of this equipment
in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference, in which case the user will be required to
correct the interference at his own expense.

CE Mark Warning

This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment,
this product may cause radio interference, in which
case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION............................................................................ 1

PRODUCT FEATURES.....................................................................1

THE FRONT PANEL OF PLASTIC-PALM HUBS......................2

THE REAR PANEL OF PLASTIC-PALM HUBS........................3

LED INDICATORS..........................................................................4

REAR PANEL INDICATORS............................................................5

Twisted-pair Jacks................................................................. 5

Uplink Jack ............................................................................. 5

Power Jack.............................................................................. 6

INSTALLATION.............................................................................. 7

INSTALLING THE HUB...................................................................7

CONNECTING THE POWER ADAPTER..........................................7

CABLES AND CONNECTORS.........................................................8

CROSSOVER CABLES.....................................................................9

SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................10

G ENERAL......................................................................................10

ENVIRONMENTAL AND PHYSICAL.............................................10

P/N: 6012-0161110 Rev.01

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the PLASTIC-PALM 10BASE-T
Ethernet Hub. The hub was designed and manufactured to give
you years of trouble-free and reliable service.

The hub is designed for plug-and-play installation and easy
management. The hub provides an Uplink connection for your
network expansion via a RJ-45 connector, making it easy to
link two or more hubs together.

The hub features LINK/RX LEDs to show the connection and
receive status of each twisted pair port. PWR and COL
indicators show the status of the hub as whole.

Product Features

ü Compliance to IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T/2 standard.
ü Automatic paritioning function of each port to isolate

network failure.

ü Ethernet connections support Category 3 or better

twisted-pair cable.

ü LED indicators for each twisted pair port for link and

receive reporting diangnosis.

ü Uplink jack for easy linking of two hubs to further expand

the network.

ü Compact design in palm size.
ü The hub ’s housing made by Plastic materil.

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