Allied Telesis AT-MC303 - Manual (Page 21)

AT-MC300 Series Installation Guide
11
Planning the Installation
Please refer to the following guidelines when planning the installation.
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Both end nodes that will be connected to the two ports on the media
converter must operate at 100 Mbps.
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Both end nodes must operate in the same duplex mode, either half-
duplex or full-duplex, or they must be able to auto-negotiate the
duplex mode.
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The end node for the 100Base-TX twisted pair port can be a
workstation, a repeater, or a switch.
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The end node for the 100Base-FX fiber optic port can be a workstation,
a repeater, a switch, or another AT-MC300 Series Media Converter.
❑ Refer to Table 3 for the cabling specifications for the 100Base-TX
twisted pair port.
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Refer to Table 4 for the cabling specifications for the 100Base-FX fiber
optic port when operating in full-duplex mode.
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Refer to Table 5 for the cabling specifications for the 100Base-FX fiber
optic port when operating in half-duplex mode.
Table 3 Twisted Pair Cabling Specifications
Model Connector Cable Maximum Distance
All models RJ-45 Unshielded/Shielded Twisted Pair
Category 5 or better 100 m (328 ft)
Table 4 Fiber Optic Port Cabling Specifications - Full-duplex
Model Cable Maximum Distance
Maximum
Allowable Loss
Budget
All models 50/125 micron multimode
fiber optic cable 2 km (1.24 mi) 13.dB @ 1310 nm
All models 62.5/125 micron
multimode fiber optic
cable 2 km (1.24 mi) 16.8 dB @ 1310 nm