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Connector type, Grounding, Epim-a and epim-x (aui port) – Cabletron Systems Expansion module 9E106-06 User Manual

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EPIM-A and EPIM-X (AUI Port)

The link distance is up to 185 meters on the thin-net coaxial cables.

Figure A-4. EPIM-C

Connector Type

This connector type is a BNC receptacle, with gold center contact, for use with
BNC type tee-connectors and RG-58 thin-net cable.

Grounding

For safety reasons, only one end of a thin-net segment should be connected to
earth ground. Connection to earth ground at more than one point on the segment
may cause dangerous ground currents.

The BNC port of the Coaxial Interface Modules is not connected to earth ground.

EPIM-A and EPIM-X (AUI Port)

The EPIM-A is a DB-15 female connector used to attach segments to an external
transceiver. The EPIM-X is equipped with dual internal transceivers. It has a DB15
male connector used to attach segments to an AUI cable. Figure A-5 shows both
modules.

The AUI Cable must not exceed 50 meters in length. If 28 AWG thin office drop
AUI cable is used, then the maximum cable length is limited to 15.24 meters.

Internal Termination Switch
= On (internally terminated)
= Off (need external termination)