Dell C/Port APR - Manual (Page 12)

5. Detach all cables—including the AC adapter
cable—from the C/Dock Expansion Station.
6. Turn over the docking control base, and
locate the two slotted bolt holes at the top of
the tray. Insert the head of a carriage bolt
into each bolt hole.
Use a l/4 -inch (6-millimeter [mm]) earriage bolt.
Seleet a bolt length appropriate for the thickness
of your desk.
7. Turn the tray back over, and fit the bolts into
the holes you drilled in step one.
8. Finish bolting the tray to the desk.
Select a washer and nut appropriate for the bolt.
Using the C/Port APR With a
Network
Drivers for running Windows 95, Windows 98 and
Windows NT 4.0 in a Novell® NetWare® environment
are installed on your computer. Drivers for NetWare 3.12
and 4.10 are also installed.
NOTE: Alert your network administrator before connect­
ing the C/Port APR to a network.
Network Cable Requirements
The C/Port APR’s RJ45 network connector (see
Figure 1-9) is designed for attaching a shielded or
unshielded twisted pair (UTP) Ethernet cable. Press one
end of the UTP cable into the network connector until the
cable snaps securely into place.
Connect the other end of the cable to an RJ45 jack wall
plate or to an RJ45 port on a UTP concentrator or hub,
depending on your network configuration. Observe the
following cabling restrictions for 10BASE-T and
100BASE-TX networks:
• For 10-Mbps operation, use Category 3 or greater
wiring and connectors. For 100-Mbps operation, use
Category 5 wiring and connections. Voice and data
lines should be in separate sheaths.
• The maximum cable run length (from a workstation
to a concentrator) is 100 meters (m) (328 feet [ft]).
• The maximum number of workstations (not counting
concentrators) on a network is 1024.
• The maximum number of daisy-chained concentra­
tors on one network segment is four.
Network Connector Indicators
The network connector on the C/Port APR has two indi­
cators (see Figure 1-9):
network connector
Figure 1-9. Network Connector Indicators
• A green link integrity indicator lights up when a
good connection exists between the network and the
network connector on the C/Port APR. When the
green indicator is off, the computer is not detecting a
physical connection to the network. When the green
light blinks, the network cable has reversed polarity
and you should use another cable.
• A yellow activity indicator flashes when the system
is transmitting or receiving network data. (A high
volume of network traffic may make this indicator
appear to be in a steady “on” state.)
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