Planet SOHOConnect DHD-801, SOHOConnectDHD-1601 User Manual

DHD-801/1601 User’s Guide

SOHOConnect Series

DHD-801

DHD-1601

Dual-Speed Hub

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Trademarks

Copyright  PLANET Technology Corp. 1999.

Contents subject to revision without prior notice.
PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET Technology
Corp. The information in this manual is subject to change
without notice. All other trademarks belong to their respective

owners.

FCC Warning

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the regulations 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 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.

Revision

The information in this manual is subject to change without notice.
User's manual for PLANET SOHOConnect Series,

DHD-801 / DHD-1601
Rev 1.0 (March. 1999)

Part No. EM-DHD8/16

DHD-801/1601 User’s Guide

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

0 ABOUT THIS GUIDE.................................................V

Conventions .........................................................................v

Overview of the User’s Guide ..............................................v

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

Product Description............................................................ 1

Product Features ................................................................ 2

2 UNPACKING AND SETUP..........................................3

Unpacking........................................................................... 3

Identifying External Components...................................... 3

Front Panel........................................................................... 4

Rear Panel ............................................................................ 5

Installing the Hub .............................................................. 5

Installation........................................................................... 5

Connecting the Power Adapter .......................................... 6

3 UNDERSTANDING INDICATORS .................................7

Hub State Indicators.......................................................... 7

Port State Indicators .......................................................... 8

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4 MAKING CONNECTIONS...........................................9

Connectivity Rules.............................................................. 9

Hub-to-end-node Connections.......................................... 10

Uplink Connection............................................................ 12

5 CABLES AND CONNECTORS...................................15

100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Cables and Connectors...... 15

Crossover Cables............................................................... 16

6 SPECIFICATIONS...................................................17

General.............................................................................. 17

LED Indicators................................................................. 18

Environmental and Physical ........................................... 18

DHD-801/1601 User’s Guide

0 ABOUT THIS GUIDE

This guide discusses how to install and use your DHD-801/
DHD-1601, the 8/16-port 10/100Mbps Dual speed Hub.

Conventions

As used in this guide, the term hub, unless otherwise
noted, refers to the DHD-801 or DHD-1601, the dual speed
hub.

Overview of the User’s Guide

♦ Chapter 1, Introduction. Provides information on

Fast Ethernet networks and introduces your hub’s
features.

♦ Chapter 2, Unpacking and Setup. Helps you get

started in setting up the hub.

♦ Chapter 3, Understanding Indicators. Describes

all LED indicators on the hub’s front panel.
Understanding these indicators is essential to
effectively using the hub.

♦ Chapter 4, Making Connections. Provides

information on connecting to the hub’s twisted­pair ports and uplinking hubs together.

♦ Appendix A, Cables and Connectors. Provides

specifications on the cables and connectors used
with the hub.

♦ Appendix B, Specifications. Lists the hub’s

specifications.

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1 INTRODUCTION

This chapter introduces your hub and gives some
background information about the technology of the hub
uses.

Product Description

DHD-801/1601 is designed to allow easy integration and
migration between 10Mbps Ethernet and 100Mbps Fast
Ethernet.

The hub can operate with both IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T
connections and IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX connections.
All of the twisted-pair ports support NWay auto­negotiation, allowing the hub to automatically detect the
speed of a network connection. This means you can connect
all of your Ethernet and Fast Ethernet hosts to your hub
without any rewiring required when a host is upgraded
from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps.

This Hub with built-in switch function allows
communication between network end nodes operating at
different speeds.

Because it conforms to the standards for both Ethernet and
Fast Ethernet Class II repeaters, your hub can also be
“Uplinked” together with a similarly conformant hub to

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expand the network still further. The uplink connection
will carry both 10Mbps and 100Mbps network signals.

Product Features

The list below highlights your hub’s features and
specifications:

♦ Compatible with the IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet

and 802.3u 100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet industry
standards for interoperability with other Ethernet
and Fast Ethernet network devices.

♦ Ethernet connections support Category 3 or better

twisted-pair cables.

♦ Fast Ethernet connections support both shielded

twisted-pair and Category 5 unshielded twisted-pair
cables.

♦ Fast Ethernet connections support a maximum

distance of 100 meters from end-station to hub, and a
total network diameter of 205 meters.

♦ Eight/Sixteen 10/100Mbps NWay ports per hub for

connecting stations to the network.

♦ Hubs with built-in switch function automatically

transfer packets between 10Mbps Ethernet and
100Mbps Fast Ethernet connections, allowing
communication between end nodes operating at
different speeds.

♦ LED indicators for power, 10-Mbps collision (DHD-

1601), 100-Mbps collision, connection speed per port,
and port status per port.

♦ Uplink jack for easy linking of two hubs to further

expands the network.

♦ External AC power adapter.