Planet Palm-Top EH-501, EH-801 User Manual

Palm-Top

5/8-Port Ethernet Hub

EH-501
EH-801

Version 2.0

Trademarks

Copyright  1997 PLANET Technology Corp.
Contents subject to revision without prior notice.
PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET
Technology Corporation. All other trademarks belong to
their respective companies or owners.

FCC Warning

This device has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B 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 the Instruction manual, 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.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS ...............................................1

CHAPTER 1 UNPACKING INFORMATION..............2

CHAPTER 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION....................3

THE COVER PANEL OF EH-501/EH-801..........................3

THE REAR PANEL OF EH-501/EH-801 ............................4

PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS..........................................5

IEEE 802.3...............................................................5

CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION.....................................7

GETTING READY TO INSTALL THE EH-501/EH-801.........7

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

LINKING ETHERNET NODES TO THE HUB.........................8

INTERCONNECTING THE HUBS THROUGH STP PORTS......9

CONNECTION THROUGH THE BNC PORT.........................9

CHAPTER 4 TROUBLESHOOTING.........................11

CHAPTER 5 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION ..............13

CHAPTER 1 UNPACKING

INFORMATION

Thank you for purchase PLANET EH-501/EH-801 5/8-port
Ethernet Palm-Top Hub. Before your installation, please read the
following for more detail about your installation.

EH-501/EH-801 is shipped in a box that contains the following
accessories. Please contact with your authorized dealer if any
thing is missed.

♦ One EH-501/EH-801 Hub
♦ This User’s Manual
♦ AC Adapter (7.5VDC)
♦ Screws (for wall mounting)

CHAPTER 2 GENERAL

DESCRIPTION

The EH-501/EH-801 hub is a standard Ethernet concentrator that
re-times and re-transmits the signal to each network station on
the LAN. Each Hub has six/nine modular RJ-45 STP ports for
attaching network devices (file server, bridge, and workstations)
or additional concentrators.

The Cover Panel of EH-501/EH-801

On the cover panel of this Hub, there are Power, Collision
LED(EH-501) and ports' Active LED indicators. For each RJ-45
STP port, there are one LED indicators - LINK and Receiving
LED. These LEDs help in diagnosing line troubles and indicate
the status of data transmission.

Pwr 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8/UpLink

Link/Activity

EH-801

8-Port Workgroup Hub

Figure 2-1Cover panel of EH-801