Abocom HB2000 User Manual
Hb2000
HB2000
1M
1M
1M
1M HomePNA Ethernet Adapter
HomePNA Ethernet Adapter
HomePNA Ethernet Adapter
HomePNA Ethernet Adapter
INTRODUCTION
The HB2000 is a HomeNet to Ethernet Bridge which connects
any Ethernet device to a high speed access device or to a
HomeNet LAN for Internet and Intranet access. This Bridge
brings you the newest Ethernet compatible technology that
uses the telephone wiring as the network's physical wiring
thereby eliminating the need to install new wiring. It is
designed to operate on the telephone wire installed in homes.
With this Bridge, every RJ-11 jack is Internet-Ready. Devices connected to this Bridge can share any high
speed Internet access line-V.90, ISDN, cable, xDSL or wire-less modem.
This Bridge allows you to connect PCs and Ethernet enabled devices, such as Switch, HUB and printers, to
a HomeNet LAN by simply plugging into the existing RJ-11 jacks. This Bridge's 1 Mbps throughput
provides the bandwidth necessary to support existing networking applications such as application sharing,
peripheral sharing and file sharing.
For providing a LAN networking solution, the Bridge acts as a high speed network access device for 1
Mbps Internet service that shares the existing telephone wire with POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service)
service. This allows multiple PCs to access the Internet concurrently. The Bridge also distributes bandwidth
within a customer premises that use V.90, ISDN, Cable, wire-less and xDSL modems to deliver high-speed
access to the outside of the customer premises.
FEATURES
Plug and Play
Protocol independent
Stores and forwards switching architecture
Link two LAN segments into a single logical network
High-speed internet and intranet access
Standard 10BASE-T ethernet
1 Mbps home network
Uses existing phone jacks
LED indicators
Flash memory for firmware upgrade
FCC Class B & VCCI Class II certification
SPECIFICATIONS
Standards
IEEE802.3 10BASE-T Ethernet compliant
HomePNA 1.1 specifications compliant
Data Rates
Home Networking: 1 Mbps
Ethernet: 10 Mbps
Distances
Home Networking: 150 meter maximum
between the two farthest nodes on the LAN
Ethernet: 100 meter maximum between two
farthest nodes on the LAN
Power consumption:
5V DC IN, Less than 4W
LEDs
Power
HomeNet Link/Activity
Ethernet Link/Activity
Error
Connectors
One RJ-11for connecting with HomePNA
device
One RJ-45 for connecting with a 10BASE-T
network
Cables
Home Networking: standard home telephone
line
Ethernet: CAT 3, CAT5 or better UTP