Linksys EFAH05W-CA User Guide
Linksys EFAH05W-CA - EtherFast Workgroup Hub Manual
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- Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 1
100 Auto-Sensing Hubs Use this guide to install these Linksys products: EtherFast 10/100 5-Port Hub (EFAH05W) EtherFast 10/100 8-Port Hub (EFAH08W) EtherFast 10/100 16-Port Hub (EFAH16W) EtherFast 10/100 16-Port Rack Mountable Hub (EFAH16) EtherFast 10/100 24-Port Rack Mountable Hub (EFAH24) User - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 2
Linksys guarantees that every EtherFast 10/100 Auto-Sensing Hub (Workgroup Models: 5, 8, and 16-Port; Rackmount Models: 16 and 24-Port software, or documentation without obligation to notify any individual or entity. Please direct all inquiries to: Linksys P.O. Box 18558, Irvine, CA the instructions, - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 3
Hub 7 Connecting Nodes to the Hub 7 Uplinking the Hub 8 Uplinking the 5-Port Hub 9 Powering On and Resetting the Hub 10 Appendix Twisted Pair Cabling 11 Installing Add-On Modules 12 Fiber Optic Modules 13 100BaseTX Distance Extender Module 16 Specifications 18 Customer Support - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 4
The EtherFast 10/100 Auto-Sensing series of hubs from Linksys is the fastest, most economical way to build or expand an enterprise 100Mbps network! Ready to run right out of the box, each 10/100 hub lets you connect computers or other nodes together in seconds, with auto-sensing ports that - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 5
5 unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cabling, 100BaseTX supports high speed signaling and is relatively port on your Auto-Sensing Hub is capable of running at either 10Mbps or 100Mbps, allowing you to mix and match economical 10BaseT hardware with high performance 100Mbps network cards, hubs, switches - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 6
cable between a 100BaseTX or 10BaseT workstation and a stackable or other shared bandwidth hub is 100 meters (328 feet). · The maximum distance between 2 100BaseTX hubs without a switch is 5 meters (16.4 feet). · The maximum distance between 2 10BaseT hubs, (or a 10BaseT hub and an Auto-Sensing hub - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 7
are missing or damaged, contact your Linksys dealer for replacement part(s). · EtherFast 10/100 Auto-Sensing Hub · AC Power Adapter and/or a Power Cord, (with rackmount models) · User Guide and Registration Card If you purchased a rack mountable Auto-Sensing hub, your package also includes rack - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 8
connected to a node. ON if the hub's optional expansion module is installed. Flickering when receiving or transmitting data. FX2 is on when a dual-port module is being used, FX1 is on when a single-port or dual-port module is being used, (rackmount models only). ON if uplink port is in 100Mbps/100 - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 9
your rack for detailed mounting instructions. Connecting Nodes to the Auto-Sensing Hub The Auto-Sensing Hub can be connected to either 10Mbps or 100Mbps PCs, workstations, file servers, print servers, or other hardware. When powered up, each of the hub's 10/100 ports will automatically adjust to the - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 10
two hubs to be connected together, or cascaded, within a single repeater domain. To uplink the hub, simply connect a regular straight-through Category 5 cable from the Auto-Sensing Hub's Uplink port to any regular network port on the hub, switch, or router being uplinked. The Auto-Sensing Hub will - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 11
ports on your 5-Port hub must be running at 100Mbps, (remember that one port on the hub is lost when the hub is uplinked). This feature is only present on the 5-Port Auto-Sensing hub. All other auto-sensing hubs can only be uplinked using 5 meter cables when connecting to 100Mbps Fast Ethernet hubs - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 12
than just a few seconds -- then begin scanning the ports for live nodes. The installation is complete. Rack Mountable Model To power on the hub, plug the supplied AC electrical power cord into the back of the hub. Turn on the hub. The hub will put itself through a series of diagnostic tests -- which - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 13
white with a green stripe; Wire 6, green. The other four wires have to be connected as follows: Wire 4, blue; Wire 5, white with a blue stripe; Wire7, white , Wire 8, brown. To figure out which wire is wire number 1, hold the cable so that the end of the plastic RJ-45 tip (the part that goes into - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 14
-on modules in the EtherFast 10/100 Auto-Sensing Hub (EFAH16 or EFAH24). 1. Power off the hub and remove the AC power cord from the hub. 2. Remove all RJ-45 cables from the all the ports in the hub and if the hub is on a rack remove the hub from the rack 3. Using a Philips screw driver, remove the - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 15
available for the rack mountable Auto-Sensing hubs (EFAH16 and EFAH24): FFOSC1: FFOSC2: FFOST1: FFOST2: FFOSCDE1: FFOSTDE1: 100BaseFX 1-Port Transceiver Module (SC) 100BaseFX 2-Port Transceiver Module (SC) 100BaseFX 1-Port Transceiver Module (ST) 100BaseFX 2-Port Transceiver Module (ST) 100BaseFX - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 16
switched port. This means another 100Mb hub can be cascaded (with RJ-45) to the hub that has a Distance Extender Module installed. Two Distance Extender modules can be connected together only at Half Duplex. Do NOT set either or both of the Distance Extender modules to Full Duplex. The Auto-Sensing - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 17
illustration is an example of how to connect four Rack Mountable EtherFast 10/100 Auto-Sensing hubs together using fiber optic cabling. Notice that the hubs at the top and the bottom are equipped with 100BaseFX 1-Port Distance Extender modules, while the two hubs in the middle have 100BaseFX 2Port - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 18
when the module is in use. Up to four 100BaseTX hubs can be connected together when this module is used in an auto-sensing hub. Since the 100BaseTX Distance Extender module is a switched port, another 100BaseTX hub can be cascaded to the hub with the Distance Extender module installed in it. In - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 19
following illustration is an example of how to connect four EtherFast 10/100 Auto-Sensing hubs together using the Single-Port 100BaseTX Distance Extender Module. Note that, without the distance extender module, the maximum distance between two uplinked hubs is 5 meters (16.4 feet). With the distance - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 20
slots; All hubs have built-in shared uplink port Speed Each port runs at 10Mbps or 100Mbps, independent of other ports' speeds (dual-speed per port) UTP/STP Cabling 100BaseTX Category 5 LED Indicators Power, 10/100 Col, 100, Link/Act, SW (on 5-Port Uplink only) Power EFAH05W EFAH08W EFAH16W - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 21
your EtherFast 10/100 AutoSensing Hub, contact Linksys Customer Support at one of the phone numbers or Internet addresses below. Customer Support Fax Bulletin Board E-mail Web FTP Site 949-261-1288 949-261-8868 949-261-2888 (33.6K, 8-N-1) [email protected] http://www.linksys.com ftp.linksys.com - Linksys EFAH05W-CA | User Guide - Page 22
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Instant EtherFast
®
Series
EtherFast 10/100
Auto-Sensing
Hubs
Use this guide to install these
Linksys products
:
EtherFast
10/100
5-Port Hub
(EFAH05W)
EtherFast
10/100
8-Port Hub
(EFAH08W)
EtherFast
10/100
16-Port Hub
(EFAH16W)
User Guide
EtherFast
10/100
16-Port Rack
Mountable Hub
(EFAH16)
EtherFast
10/100
24-Port Rack
Mountable Hub
(EFAH24)