Netgear FE516 Installation Guide - Page 21

Installation Guide for the Model FE508 and FE516 Fast Ethernet Hubs Installing Multiple Hubs This section provides you with information about installing a stack of hubs. This section includes the guidelines for stacking and cascading hubs and the physical requirements for installing multiple hubs. Review the guidelines and requirements before installing your equipment. Stacking and Cascading Hubs The Cascade Up and Cascade Down connectors on the rear panel of the hub and the supplied cascade cable provide the ability to stack and link up to four hubs. This stack then functions as a single repeater or collision domain. By stacking hubs, you can expand the network to a maximum of 64 100BASE-TX ports. The cascade cable is a unique cable designed for the NETGEAR hub. This cable is used to connect two adjacent hubs in a stack. CAUTION: Use only the NETGEAR-supplied cascade cable. Use of any other cables or attempting to add length to the supplied cable is likely to cause performance degradation or network problems. Replacement cables are available from NETGEAR at the contact numbers listed in the front of this manual. Installation 3-7