MTS Model 493-04 PC-Per-Station Kit - Manual (Page 6)

MTS Model 493.04 PC-Per-Station-Kit
Network Requirements
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Network Requirements
PC Hardware Requirements
Each PC and Ethernet adaptor must meet the following requirements.
PC requirements
For current PC requirements, see the “README” file in your current system
controller software folder.
Ethernet adapter
requirements
All Ethernet network interface cards used in each PC must have the TCP and IP
CRC off loading feature, and that feature must be enabled in the driver.
Ethernet Cable Requirements
Cable specifications
10BaseT–at a minimum uses “Category 3.”
100BaseT–at a minimum uses “Category 3.”
100BaseTX–at a minimum uses “Category 5.”
The [nominally] 100 ohm cable impedance should be between 85 and 115 ohms
and have at least two twists per foot. 100Base-TX uses two pairs of Category 5
UTP or two pairs of 150 ohm shielded balanced cable. With 100Base-TX one
wire pair is used for transmission, the other pair for collision detection.
1000Base-T [Gigabit Ethernet]–at minimum uses four-pair Category-5, UTP
[Un-Shielded Twisted Pair] 100-ohm, copper wiring. This is backwards
compatible with 100Base-TX.
P ROTOCOL D ISTANCE P AIRS R EQUIRED C ABLE
Meter Half-Duplex Full- Duplex Shielded Twisted Pair (STP)
Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP)
10Base-T 100 2 STP/UTP
100Base-T 100 2 STP/UTP
100Base-TX 100 2 4 STP/UTP
1000Base-T 100 4 STP/UTP