GarrettCom 14E - Manual (Page 58)

Magnum14E Media Converters Installation and User Guide (10/02)
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4.5 Standard LINK Pass-Through feature in 14E:
A LINK Pass-through
feature is standard in all Magnum
14E’s. It works one way only, i.e.,
RJ-45 LINK status pass-through to
fiber, in order not to interfere with
the auto-negotiation feature if it is
turned on
LINK Pass-through on
14E’s allows network devices attached to the RJ-45 port to sense the LINK status of the
attached copper cable along with the devices attached to both ends. When LINK is ON for the
copper cable, that status is passed to the fiber port’s LINK indicator of the 14E, and if the
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Media Converter
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LINK LED’s,
RJ-45 & Fiber