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100BASE-TX Ports
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AsantéFAST 100 TX/FX Hub
100BASE-TX
RJ45 Ports
Collision LED
Indicates packet
collision on network
Partition LEDs
Indicate partitioned
ports on network
Power LED
Indicates power is
turned on
Link/Receive LEDs
Indicate good link on ports when on;
show network traffic when blinking
100BASE-FX Port
100BASE-FX
TX
RX
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100BASE-FX
Remove the
protective
labels on top
and bottom of
Hubs before
stacking
Connect Power Cord
to each Hub in Stack
Insert the Expansion Card
into slot before stacking
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Setting Up Stacked Hub Configuration
Rack Mounting
Bracket
Rack Mounting
Bracket
Step
8
Step
5
Step
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Step
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Step
2
The AsantéFAST 100 TX/FX Hub can be stacked with AsantéFAST 100 TX Hubs.
A maximum of 15 hubs can be stacked.
1. Place hub on flat surface (ensure power is off before stacking hubs).
2. Remove protective label from top of hub to expose expansion slot.
3. Insert expansion card into slot, pressing firmly to snap into place.
4. Take next hub and remove label from bottom of hub to expose slot.
5. Carefully place this hub directly on top of first hub, ensuring expansion card is
properly fitted in slots, then press firmly to snap into place.
6. Install stack mounting brackets on both sides and rear of hubs (as indicated in
Frame 4) using screws provided to secure connection of hubs.
7. Repeat steps “2 through 6” for each hub added to stack.
8. Connect each power cord to each hub in stack.
9. Power up the hubs.
AsantéFAST 100 TX Hub
AsantéFAST 100 TX/FX Hub
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Uplink
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AsantéFAST 100 TX Hub
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RX
TX
Install Stack Mounting
Brackets on both sides of
the Hub and on rear of Hub
Side View
Back View
Front
Power
Cords
Stack Mounting
Bracket installed
on rear of Hub
Stack Mounting
Bracket installed
on rear of Hub
Expansion Card installed
between Hubs
Power Cord Receptacle
Fans
Power Switch
and Spare Fuse
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Setting Up Stacked Hub Configuration
(Panel 3 Continued)
AsantéFAST 100 TX/FX Hub
Package Contents
1
1-Expansion Card
1-Power Cord
2-Extra Expansion Slot Labels
1-FAST Guide (this card)
If you are missing anything, contact Asanté Technical Support.
You should have:
1-AsantéFAST 100 TX/FX Hub
3-Stack Mounting Brackets
2-Rack Mounting Brackets
6-Screws, 10" x 32" x 0.05"
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AsantéFAST 100 TX/FX Hub
100BASE-FX
Setting Up Hub Configuration
100BASE-TX
Server
Ethernet Devices connected
to 100BASE-TX RJ45 Ports
Power
Cord
100BASE-TX
Workstation
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1. Place the hub on a flat surface.
2. Connect power cord and turn on power switch on rear panel of the hub.
3. Connect Category 5 UTP cable into 100BASE-TX RJ45 port on front of the hub.
4. Connect the other end of the Category 5 UTP cable to the 100BASE-TX Ethernet
device (100 meters maximum).
Note:
With both ends connected, the Hub’s Link/Receive LED port should be on
when the 100BASE-TX Ethernet device is turned on.
5. Connect the multimode fiber optic cable (with an SC connector) to the FX fiber
port on the front of the hub.
6. Connect the other end of the fiber optic cable to a backbone connection.
Note:
The collision domain diameter for a single AsantéFAST 100 TX/FX Hub
configuration must be less than 308 meters.
100 m
100 m
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Backbone
Connection
e.g., Switch or Server
208 m Fiber
S
RX
TX
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Single Stack Configuration (One Class II
Repeater Rule) — Building a Stack
5
1. Start with a single hub configuration.
2. As demand for ports increases, add hubs to the stack (as described in ”Setting Up
Stacked Hub Configuration.”)
3. Add an AsantéFAST 100 TX/FX Hub to the stack, if a greater distance backbone
connection is required.
4. Continue to add hubs to a maximum of 15 hubs in a single stack.
Note:
In a single stacked hub configuration, the maximum length of the fiber optic
cable is 208 meters.
AsantéFAST 100 TX Hub
100BASE-TX
Workstation
100 m
100 m
208 m Fiber
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Uplink
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AsantéFAST 100 Hub
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100BASE-T
Switch
100BASE-TX
Workstation
TX RX
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Building a Second Stack (Two Class II
Repeaters Rule)
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1. If demand for ports increases beyond a single stack, another stack needs to be built.
2. Start with a single hub configuration for the second hub.
3. Connect Category 5 UTP cable (maximum 5 meters) from the Uplink port in the first
stack to any 100BASE-TX RJ45 port in the second stack.
4. If demand for ports increases beyond this configuration, add hubs to the stack as
described in ”Setting Up Stacked Hub Configuration” and “Building a Stack.”
Note:
In a two-stacked hub configuration, the maximum length of the fiber optic
cable is 111 meters.
100 m
AsantéFAST 100TX Hub
AsantéFAST 100 TX Hub
Uplink 5 m
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AsantéFAST 100 TX Hub
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AsantéFAST 100 TX Hub
100BASE-TX
Workstations
100 m
111 m
Fiber
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100BASE-T
Switch
100BASE-TX
Workstation
100 m
S
TX RX
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