Page 2 - Trademarks; Copyright; BLACK BOX; Corporation. All rights reserved. No part of this
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide i BLACK BOX ® Series Media Converter Switches LBH100-series = 100Mb fiber + 2 10/100 copper ports LBH110-series = 10 Mb fiber + 2 10/100 copper ports Installation and User Guide Trademarks Ethernet is a trademark of Xerox Corporation N...
Page 3 - Contacting Black Box Corporation; Please use these mailing address and phone and fax numbers:; Black Box Corporation
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide ii Contacting Black Box Corporation Please use these mailing address and phone and fax numbers: Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15055 Phone: (724) 746-5500 Fax: (724) 746-0746 E-mail: [email protected] _____________...
Page 4 - FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide iii FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that...
Page 5 - ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT; eléctrico sea operado.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide iv This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department of Communications. Le présent appareil numérique n’éme...
Page 6 - reconnendados por el fabricante.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide v 5. El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cerca del agua—por ejemplo, cerca de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de una alberca, etc.. 6. El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o pedestales que sea...
Page 7 - contactos y receptáculos donde salen del aparato.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide vi 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de mal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos col...
Page 8 - Certification Notice for
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide vii Certification Notice for Equipment Used in Canada The Canadian Department of Communications label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications-network protective, oper...
Page 10 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; Power Requirements, Supply Types for LBH100A and LBH110A .. 40
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide ix TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................... 1 1.1 Technical Specifications ..................................................................... 1 2.0 INT...
Page 12 - characteristics and/or model offerings without notice.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide v Revisions Rev A 01/05: Corrections on pages 30 & 33 Rev A 10/04: Minor editing correction on power supply options Rev A 09/04: Initial release of this user manual for LBH100-series Media Converter Switches BLACK BOX ® Corporation...
Page 13 - Technical Specifications; Ports Performance; When a port is operating at 100Mbps:; Network Standards; Packet-Processing Between Domains; Filter and Forward Rate from 100Mbps ports: 148,800 pps max
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 1 1.0 SPECIFICATIONS 1.1 Technical Specifications Ports Performance When a port is operating at 100Mbps: Data Rate: 100Mbps When a port is operating at 10 Mbps: Data Rate: 10 Mbps Network Standards 100Mb: Ethernet IEEE 802.3u, 100BASE-...
Page 14 - Path Delay Value; Maximum Ethernet Segment (or Domain) Lengths
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 2 Packet buffers memory: 128KB, dynamically shared on all domains Latency (not including packet time): 100 to 10 Mbps: 5 µ s 10 to 100Mbps: 15 µ s Path Delay Value : 50 BT on all ports Maximum Ethernet Segment (or Domain) Lengths 10BAS...
Page 15 - Storage Temperature
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 3 LBH100, LBH110 office: 32 º F to 104 º F (0 º C to 40 º C) LBH100, LBH110: -15 º F to 140 º F (-25 º C to 60 º C) long term per agency tests (UL). -40 º F to 185 º F (-40 º C to 85 º C) Short term per IEC Type tests. LBH100, LBH110: ...
Page 16 - POWER SUPPLY
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 4 Enclosure: Rugged sheet metal (steel). Dimensions of the Switch unit: 3.5 in H x 3.0 in W x 1.0 in D (8.9 cm x 7.6 cm x 2.5 cm) Weight: base unit, all models: 4.6 oz. (130g); Power supply: Office: 5.9 oz (170g) Hardened: 5.8 oz (165g...
Page 17 - with a Listed 5 A DC fuse in the supply circuit.; International models
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 5 voltage (i.e. 9vdc, 12vdc, 24vdc, 48vdc), and suitably rated output current (i.e. 100mA to 500mA).When connected to a 48 V centralized dc source these products shall be provided with a Listed 5 A DC fuse in the supply circuit. AC POW...
Page 18 - . Factory floor temperature rated. Input: IEC 320 connector on the
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 6 International models . Factory floor temperature rated. Input: IEC 320 connector on the 100-240vac 47-63Hz external power adapter. Requires a user-supplied power cord. Output:12vdc, 1.25Amps Temperature un-controlled Extreme Ratings ...
Page 19 - Power Consumption
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 7 Internal DC POWER SUPPLY : built-in terminal block for +, -, ground along with 12VDC jack 12V DC internal (range of 8.0 to 15V DC),. 24V DC internal (range of 18 to 36V DC),. -48V DC internal (range of 36 to 60V DC), , -, ground. Pow...
Page 20 - “F” enables full-duplex mode and “H” enables half-duplex mode.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 8 Port Connectors: Two RJ-45 Ports: support 100BASE-TX and 10BASE-T with auto-cross (MDIX). They are shielded 8-pin female connectors for shielded (STP) and unshielded (UTP) Cat 3, 4, 5 copper twisted-pair cable. One Fiber optic port: ...
Page 21 - POWER: Steady ON when power applied; Mounting options; Metal mounting clips for panel mounting: included; Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 9 LED Indicators (Dual: front and top) POWER: Steady ON when power applied 10/100: Steady ON for 100Mbps; OFF for 10 Mbps LK/ACT: Steady ON for LINK (LK) with no traffic, BLINKING indicates port is transmitting / receiving (Activity). ...
Page 22 - Agency Approvals and Standards Compliance:; Emissions meets FCC Part 15 Class A.; H and P models: IEEE P1613 Env. Std for Electric Power Substations
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 10 Agency Approvals and Standards Compliance: UL Listed (UL 60950), cUL, CE, Emissions meets FCC Part 15 Class A. NEBS L3 and ETSI compliant. H and P models: IEEE P1613 Env. Std for Electric Power Substations P models: NEMA TS-2 and TE...
Page 24 - Accessories
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 12 “SST” = 100Base-FX-ST: single-mode fiber optic with ST type connector, 20km. “SLC”= 100Base-FX-SLC: single-mode fiber optic with LC type connector, 15km. “MTRJ”= 100Base-FX-MTRJ: multi-mode fiber optic with MTRJ type connector, 2km....
Page 25 - appearance, features and typical applications.; Inspecting the Package and the Product; This package should contain:
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 13 2.0 INTRODUCTION This section describes LBH100- and LBH110-series models, including appearance, features and typical applications. 2.1 Inspecting the Package and the Product Examine the shipping container for obvious damage prior to...
Page 26 - Product Description; LBH110A, AE-series Media Converter Switch family
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 14 2.2 Product Description Combine a 10 or 100 Mb Fiber Media and a two-port 10/100 copper Switch, and you have the Media Converter Switch, a flexible edge-of-the-network Ethernet product which function as both a media converter and a ...
Page 27 - mounted to suit any application.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 15 a Media Converter might have been used, a Converter Switch offers a better value. The compact package is ideal for network edge installations, and is able to be conveniently mounted to suit any application. The LBH100A and LBH100A S...
Page 29 - network applications.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 17 protected from falling rain. Mounting options include stand-alone panel-mounting, DIN- rail, or rack-mount tray. The LBH110-series provides switching between two 10/100 auto-negotiating copper ports and one 10Mb ST fiber port and th...
Page 32 - Connector; The front side of the unit has two twisted-pair
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 20 Fig 2.2c LBH100A-P with 100Mb SC Connector The front side of the unit has two twisted-pair 10/100Mb switch ports and one 10 or 100Mb fiber port. Both the RJ-45 ports of the LBH100A and LBH110A Series Media Converter Switches support...
Page 33 - terminal is provided on the rear of the unit.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 21 Two sets of LEDs to indicating the operating status of ports are mounted on the top and front (for extra viewing advantage while rack-mounted). For each port, there are Link and Activity (LK/ACT) LED’s on the top indicating that the...
Page 35 - Another feature implemented in LBH100A and LBH110A Series Media
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 23 per port. When the port buffer fills up, dropped packets result.) This dynamic buffer allocation provides the capability for the maximum resources of the LBH100A and LBH110A Series unit to be applied to all traffic loads, even when ...
Page 36 - Full 100Mb or 10 Mb switching services for high performance LANs; Designed as a multi-purpose media converter and Switch, the 10
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 24 2.4 Features and Benefits Full 100Mb or 10 Mb switching services for high performance LANs LBH100A and LBH110A Series Switches provide Fast Ethernet switching on all ports. They perform high speed filter/forward operations on the ...
Page 37 - Two sets of LEDs for viewing status from any angle.; LBH100A and LBH110A Series have a robust design and are packaged
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 25 Installation is “Plug and Play”, operation is transparent to software The LBH100A and LBH110A Series Switches operate as hardware switches, only forwarding those packets from each domain that are needed on the other domains. Inter...
Page 38 - The LBH100A-P and LBH110A-P Extreme rated versions of Media; Efficient Compact design, for all purpose convenient mounting
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 26 Qualified to use for temperature un-controlled “outdoor” application The LBH100A-P and LBH110A-P Extreme rated versions of Media Converter Switches have an ambient temperature rating between –40C to +75C for DC models and qualify ...
Page 41 - EMI and wire tapping.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 29 Test computer LE2425 W W W .GarrettCom.Com IBM Compatible Media Converter Switches provided a secure dependable, reliable solution for un-controlled temp. environment 62 m and Workstations 100Mb Servers 100 and Workstations 100Mb Se...
Page 45 - to a central LAN and central file servers.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 33 In this example, the LBH100A-P or LBH110A-P Series extreme Media Converter Switches are deployed to serve as a secure corporate or transportation surveillance system. CCTV cameras may be spread out over many miles in temperature un-...
Page 46 - Locating the Converter Switch Unit; Secure attachment of mounting
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 34 3.0 INSTALLATION This section describes the installation of the LBH100A and LBH110A Series Media Converter Switches, including location, mountings, power supply options and media connection. 3.1 Locating the Converter Switch Unit Th...
Page 47 - mounting of LBH100A and
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 35 Installation of the LBH100A and LBH110A Series Media Converter Switches is a simple procedure. The installation location is dependent upon the physical layout of the Ethernet network and associated cabling. Make sure the unit is ins...
Page 48 - In a typical
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 36 mounted with the DC power jack in the back, with the fiber and the RJ-45 connectors in the front. Any mix of the Media Converter Switches and/or Media Converters may be placed on a tray, up to a maximum of 16 units. (The mounting sp...
Page 49 - LH1505P-RACK for Rack Mounting Media Converter Switches; other models or other sizes to be put in the tray).
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 37 3.3 LH1505P-RACK for Rack Mounting Media Converter Switches The LH1505P -RACK is another option available for Rack Mounting the mix-match of LBH100A and LBH110A Series Media Converter Switches together in 19” rack-mount tray. The LH...
Page 51 - An LBH100 is shown alongside; The metal DIN-Rail mounting
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 39 3.4 DIN-Rail mounting option The LBH100A and LBH100A Series Media Converter Switches, designed for use in “Factory Floor” Industrial Ethernet environments, are also available for DIN-Rail mounting in an enclosure having DIN Rails. A...
Page 52 - industrial applications.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 40 3.5 Power Requirements, Power Supply Types for LBH100A and LBH110A Series LBH100A and LBH110A Series Switches are power-efficient and can work with an external AC power supply. LBH100A and LBH110A Series require a nominal 12VDC inpu...
Page 54 - Three models support a
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 42 3.6 Powering the LBH-series (DC internal) with 12V, 24V or –48VDC power input Many models of the LBH100-Series MC’s are equipped with an internal DC power supply, and have built-in screw terminals for secure attachment of the power ...
Page 55 - DC Power Terminals
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 43 DC Power Terminals : “+”, “-”, gnd GND : Terminal for “earth” or ground wire connection to the LBH100 chassis Input Voltage : 8 - 15V DC (12V DC) 18 – 36V DC (24V DC) 36 – 60V DC (-48V DC) Input current : 0.8 amp.(12V DC) 0.4 amp ma...
Page 57 - will connect to the post labeled “+ve” and the rest to the “-ve”.; Connecting Ethernet Media
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 45 The connection procedure is straightforward. Simply insert the DC leads to the LBH100H’s power terminals, positive (+) and negative (-) screws. The use of Ground (GND) optional; it connects to the LBH100H chassis. Ensure that each l...
Page 58 - Media; 00BASE-TX RJ-45
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 46 TX connections. When the ports are used as 10BASE-T ports, CAT 3 may be used. In either case, the maximum distance for unshielded twisted pair cabling is 100 meters (328 ft). For fiber port 10BASE-FL or 100BASE-FX multi-mode, 50/125...
Page 60 - tips of
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 48 4. For Port # 1 or 1SW, if the LINK LED is not illuminated, move the switch which has a cross-over or up-link for linking to another hub or Switch. 3.8.2 Connecting Fiber Optic ST-type, “twist-lock” The following procedure applies t...
Page 61 - Single-Mode Fiber Optic
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 49 LINK is not lit after cable connection, the normal cause is improper cable polarity. Swap the fiber cables at the fiber connector to remedy this situation. 3.8.3 Connecting Fiber Optic SC-type, "Snap-In" The following proced...
Page 62 - Power Budget Calculations for LBH100A and LBH110A Series,; where P
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 50 3.8.5 Power Budget Calculations for LBH100A and LBH110A Series, Fiber Media Receiver Sensitivity and Transmitter Power are the parameters necessary to compute the power budget. To calculate the power budget of different fiber media ...
Page 64 - only; if the following; Connections to NICs which support Auto-Negotiation, RJ-45 ports
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 52 * Note: The use of either multi-mode or single-mode fiber to operate at 100Mbps speed over long distances (i.e., over approx. 400 meters) can be achieved only if the following factors are both applied: • The 100Mb fiber segment must...
Page 65 - communicate with 10 Mb and 100Mb users.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 53 4.0 OPERATION 4.1 Dual-Speed Functionality, and Switching The LBH100A and LBH110A Series Media Converter Switches provide four switched ports (three ports in the front and one on the rear). The architecture supports a dual speed swi...
Page 66 - Switching, Filtering and Forwarding; there is heavy traffic on the network.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 54 Switching, Filtering and Forwarding Each time a packet arrives on one of the switched ports, the decision is taken to either filter or to forward the packet. Packets whose source and destination addresses on the same port segment wi...
Page 67 - Switching, Address Learning; LBH110- Series switch automatically keeps up with node locations.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 55 Switching, Address Learning The LBH100A and LBH110A Series units have address table capacity of 2K node addresses, and are suitable for use in large networks. They are self-learning, so that as nodes are added or removed or moved fr...
Page 68 - required mode, by sliding the manual switch position to “F” or “H”.; LED Description; Illuminates GREEN to indicate power applied.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 56 10 or 100 Mbps speed and F/H duplex mode, and the device at the other end of the cable should similarly advertise / respond and both sides will agree to the speed and mode being used. Depending upon the device connected, this will r...
Page 70 - All; Ethernet products are designed to provide reliability and
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 58 5.0 TROUBLESHOOTING All BLACK BOX ® Ethernet products are designed to provide reliability and consistently high performance in all network environments. The installation of LBH100A and LBH110A Series 10/100 Mb/s Switches is a straig...
Page 71 - Before Calling for Assistance
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 59 5.1 Before Calling for Assistance 1. If difficulty is encountered when installing or operating the unit, refer back to the Installation Section of the applicable chapter of this manual. Also check to make sure that the various compo...
Page 72 - of the LBH100A and LBH110A Series 10/100 Mb/s Switch unit or if
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 60 4. If the problem is isolated to a network device other than the LBH100 and LBH110 Series 10/100 Mb/s switch product, it is recommended that the problem device is replaced with a known good device. Verify whether or not the problem ...
Page 73 - Please be prepared to provide the following information.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 61 5.2 When Calling for Assistance Please be prepared to provide the following information. 1. A complete description of the problem, including the following points: a. The nature and duration of the problem; b. Situations when the pro...
Page 74 - various network media types being used.; Return Material Authorization (RMA) Procedure; Shipping and Packaging Information
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 62 3. It is useful to include other network equipment models and related hardware, including Convenient computers, workstations, terminals and printers; plus, the various network media types being used. 4. A record of changes that have...
Page 75 - CAUTION; This material may cause electro-static shock damage to the unit.
BLACK BOX ® Media Converter Switches Installation and User Guide 63 CAUTION : Do not pack the unit in Styrofoam "popcorn" type packing material. This material may cause electro-static shock damage to the unit. 2. Clearly mark the Return Material Authorization (RMA) number on the outside of t...