Asante Technologies FH100TX8 - Manual (Page 9)

Installation
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Hub to Hub Connection (Cascading Hubs)
To connect two hubs together, follow the instructions and diagram below.
▲ Important: When using the uplink port on a hub, that hub’s
last port (port #8 on the FH100TX8, port #16 on the
FH100TX16) CANNOT be used.
A FriendlyNet Fast Ether-
net Hub’s uplink port and its last port cannot be used
simultaneously.
❏
Do NOT connect two hubs’ uplink ports together.
❏
Do NOT use a crossover cable with the uplink port.
❏ A maximum of two Fast Ethernet hubs can be connected
together in a 100Base-TX repeater environment.
❏
When connecting two Fast Ethernet hubs, make sure the link
between them is not longer than five meters.
1
Connect one end of a straight-thr ough Category 5 network
cable to the uplink port on one of the hubs
❶
.
2
Connect the other end of the cable to any available port on
the other hub
❷
. See Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3 Connecting two FriendlyNet Ethernet Hubs