3Com OfficeConnect User Manual - page 29
Connecting OfficeConnect Hubs to Your Switch
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Connecting a 100BASE-TX Hub
You can connect a 100BASE-TX OfficeConnect hub
to your switch. When doing so, you must ensure that
the total cabling distance between any workstations
that are connected to the switch through the
100BASE-TX hub is not greater than 205m (672.4ft),
as shown in
.
Figure 2-5
Cable Distance 100BASE-TX Hub
You can connect your hubs using the following
method:
1
Connect any port of the 100BASE-TX hub to the
switch’s 100BASE-TX port, as shown in
.
Ensure that the port you use on the 100BASE-TX hub
is an MDIX port, this may mean setting its MDI/MDIX
switch to MDIX (out) if it is the MDI/MDIX port.
2
Set the MDI/MDIX switch on the OfficeConnect switch
to MDI (in).
Figure 2-6
Correct Connections for a 100BASE-TX Hub