3Com 3C12065 Installation And Use
How To Install And Use The
Fiber Optic
Transceiver
Module
3C12065
1
Interworking Information
The 3Com
®
Fiber Optic Transceiver
Module has been designed to the IEEE
802.3 FOIRL standards and uses ST
type connectors.
The Transceiver Module can transmit
(Tx) and receive (Rx) Ethernet 10 Mbps
traffic over Fiber Optic cable. The
Transceiver Module features Link Loss
indication, Jabber protection and
selectable SQE Test.
The Transceiver Module provides an
extra port or connectivity to fiber
medium on the following
LinkBuilder
®
products:
•
ECS modules (3C12076 and
3C12050/1)
•
MSH modules (3C18110, 3C18120,
3C18124, 3C18146 and 3C18600)
•
FMS Stackable Hubs (3C16250,
3C16265, 3C16271 and 3C16371)
•
FMS II Stackable Hubs (3C16665,
3C16670 and 3C16671)
•
Repeaters (3C16170, 3C16200,
3C16210 and 3C16505)
This product has the benefit of a
"lifetime warranty": see page 4.
2
SQE Test
You choose whether the SQE Test
function is enabled or disabled by
positioning LINK 1 (see Figure 1).
The function must be enabled when
installed on a LinkBuilder ECS Local
Bridge Module 3C12050/1 or
LinkBuilder MSH 4 Port Bridge
Module 3C18600. It must be disabled
when installed in any other device.
The Transceiver Module is supplied
with SQE Test disabled.
3
Installation
Only qualified personnel
should install this device.
Observe normal anti-static
precautions! Use an earthed
wrist-band!
A 16-pin header and a 16-way edge
connector are mounted on the
Transceiver Module for connection to a
Module, a Stackable Hub or a Repeater.
The Rx and Tx fiber optic cables,
terminated with ST (bayonet type)
connectors, attach to the Fiber Optic
connectors on the front panel of the
Transceiver Module. The LED labelled
"Rx loss" is lit when the optical signal
is not present on the Rx fiber cable.
Rx
Tx
Rxloss
LED
LINK1
Edge connector
Pin header
EN
DIS
Figure 1
This manual provides a general description of the 3Com Fiber Optic Transceiver Module,
3C12065. Please retain this manual with your other 3Com Manuals for future use.
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