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Asante Technologies FriendlyNet User Manual

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Introduction

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The FriendlyNet Hub constantly monitors its ports for signal qual-
ity and automatically partitions a port producing noise or exces-
sive collisions; the device automatically reconnects when the
error condition is cleared.

The FriendlyNet Hub automatically truncates data packets that
exceed the maximum length for IEEE 802.3, preventing a device
from blocking the network by transmitting continuous data
streams or extra long packets.

Features

Plug-and-Play installation.

Connects up to five (5-port hub) or eight (8-port
hub) 10Base-T devices.

Accommodates cascaded bus or daisy-chain Ether-
net topologies; up to 98 ports can be easily daisy-
chained per Ethernet segment (using 8-port hubs).

Provides preamble regeneration, single retiming and
restoration, and jabber function for automatic parti-
tioning.

Contains power and collision LEDs as well as
individual port Link/Activity LEDs to aid network
diagnosis and management.

Compact design; install on desktop or mount on
wall.

Package Contents

5-port (

FH10T5

) or 8-port (

FH10T8

) FriendlyNet

Ethernet Hub

External power adapter

Four self-adhesive rubber “feet”

One wall-mount kit (two tapping screws and two
screw anchors)

User’s Manual

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