Allied Telesis AT-MC13 - Manual (Page 28)

Chapter 2: Installation
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Cabling an AT-MC13 Media Converter
1. Remove the dust cover from the fiber optic port and connect the fiber
optic cable to the 10Base-FL port.
When attaching a fiber optic cable, be sure to observe the following
guidelines:
ˆ Be sure that the cable connector is firmly locked into place in the
port.
ˆ You should verify that you are using the appropriate type of fiber
optic cabling. Refer to Table 4 on page 39 for fiber optic cabling
specifications.
ˆ You should verify that the operating specifications of the
converter’s fiber optic port are compatible with the fiber optic port
on the remote end-node. For example, you cannot connect a fiber
optic port with a maximum distance of 2 kilometers and an
operating wavelength of 1310 nm to another fiber optic port that
has a maximum distance of 40 kilometers (24.8 miles) and an
operating wavelength of 1550 nm.
2. Connect the twisted pair cable to the 10Base-T port.
When connecting a twisted pair cable to a port, observe the following
guidelines:
ˆ An RJ-45 connector should fit snugly into the port on the
converter. The tab on the connector should lock the connector
into place.
ˆ You should check to be sure that you are using the appropriate
type of twisted pair cabling. Refer to Table 3 on page 38 for
twisted pair cable specifications.
ˆ Since the twisted pair port, when operating in Auto-Negotiation, is
Auto MDI/MDI-X, you can use either a straight-through or
crossover twisted pair cable to connect any type of network
device to a port on the converter. If you disable Auto-Negotiation
on the port, the port default to MDI-X.