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Page 6 - Quick Installation Guide; Use the normal ports to connect to PCs and computers.

Quick Installation Guide 1. Unpack the AcerHub ALH-616ds dual-speed Hub and it'saccessories (refer section 1.3). 2. Connect the Hub to the external Power supply (refer to section 2.4.1) 3. Use the normal ports to connect to PCs and computers. 4. Use the uplink port to connect to another hub or LAN s...

Page 7 - Product Features

C ongratulations on your purchase of the AcerHub 616ds. The AcerHub ALH- 616ds is a 16-port dual-speed fast Ethernet repeater hub for connection with multiple PCs to a workgroup LAN (Local Area Network) environment to sharenetwork resources. 1.1 Product goal AcerHub ALH-616ds provides high-speed and...

Page 8 - Product configuration

large network,refer section 3.1 for details.) • Built-in switch auto-disable function to avoid data looping when stacking • External switching power supply for lower power consumption and heat emission • Compact design for SOHO desktop environment for easy networking 1.3 Product configuration The pr...

Page 9 - Connecting to the external power supply; package. The procedures for connecting to the power outlet are:; Make Your Hub Ready

This chapter will guide you through how to install the AcerHub ALH-616ds. It includes procedures for connecting to the external power supply, installing the hub on your working surface, connecting the Hub to your computer, and guidelines to see if it works well. Before setting up your hub, please ta...

Page 11 - Figure 2-4 Connect to the power cord to wall outlet

2.1.3 Verify it's a 5V,3A power adapter by looking at the indicating label. If the adapter is correct, please stretch the cable and plug the cord into the power jack of the hub, as shown in Figure 2-3. AcerSOHOSeries Figure 2-3 Connect to the power adapter 2.1.4 Once the hub is connected to the powe...

Page 12 - Figure 2-5 Power on the hub and make it ready; Installing the hub on your working surface

2.1.5 Plug the power cord into the outlet on the wall and check if the power LED lights up. If it lights up, then the hub is ready to be connected to the network, as shown in Figure 2-5. Figure 2-5 Power on the hub and make it ready 2.2 Installing the hub on your working surface You have to find a s...

Page 14 - Get the stackable cable and connect the cable to the stacking; Figure 2-8 Connect hubs by stacking cable

2.2.3 Get the stackable cable and connect the cable to the stacking connectoron the hub, as shown inFigure 2-8. Connect "Down" SCSI port of the upperhub to "Up" SCSI port of the lower hub. Any loose connection of the stackablecable will cause problems with network performance and qua...

Page 15 - Figure 2-9 Stack multiple hubs together; Connecting to computers; Make sure the hub is ready for networking by checking if the PWR; Figure 2-10 Connect to computers

Figure 2-9 Stack multiple hubs together 2.3 Connecting to computers 2.3.1 Make sure the hub is ready for networking by checking if the PWR indicator displays. 2.3.2 See if the computer is working and find the RJ-45 connector of the adapter card in computers. You can connect UTP (Unshielded Twistered...

Page 16 - Figure 2-11 Connect UTP cable from hub to computers; After connecting to the hub, please check if the Link LEDs on the; -12. If the LED is not lit up, there must be something wrong and please

2.3.3 Arrange the route for cabling if no fixed cabling box is provided. Otherwise, It's right way to connect from your computer to the fixed cabling box on your working surface and plug the other end of the cable to the RJ- 45 connector on the hub, as shown in Figure 2-11. Figure 2-11 Connect UTP c...

Page 18 - PWR: Indicates if the system is provided with power.

There are three groups of LED indicators in the front panel: • System status indicators: Indicate the overall system status of the hub. It includes system PWR, Fan Err., Master, Slave indicators, Collision of 10 and 100M, and Bridge function • Network status indicators: Indicate working status of ea...

Page 22 - Building Feasible Networks

This chapter describes the network topology for hybrid 10Mbps and 100Mbps networks, cabling requirement for connections, the interoperability between hubs and switches and the function of bridge Up-Link port. Please turn over the page to see the different Topologies. 3.1 Network topology for AcerHub...

Page 23 - Note: 1. To concern the convenience of the cross-wiring connection; to each other by different wiring assignments.

Figure 3-2 Master and Slave hubs in stacking ALH-616ds. Note: 1. To concern the convenience of the cross-wiring connection between hubs, ALH-616ds provide 1 normal port (marked as "II) and 1 cross-over port (marked as "X"). These 2 ports are wired to each other by different wiring assign...

Page 25 - built-in switch in the Master hub consequently.; Interconnection to Hubs and Switches; Connecting to Ethernet Hubs : The factors governing hub

• The data in 10Mbps or 100Mbps domain will be inter-connected by internal built-in switch in the Master hub consequently. • All hubs delivering data by the shared-bus always work on half-duplex mode;that is, data can be sent or received at one time in one direction. 3.2 Interconnection to Hubs and ...

Page 27 - Symptoms and Suggestions

Symptoms All LEDs areoff Link LED of aconnectedport is off 100 LED isnot lit whenconnected toa 100 NIC or100 Hub(butLink LED islit.) Possible Reason Suggestions The hub is not receivingDC power 1.The UTP cable is not securely connected 2.The port is bad3. If the other party is a PC, the Network inte...

Page 28 - Master and Slave LEDs State and Result/Action

LED state Stacking condition Result & action Malfunction, Contact your vendor For all ALH-616ds ,both standalone and stacking condition Both Master And Slave Led lit on None or Master and Slave LED lit on For all ALH-616ds ,both standalone and stacking condition Malfunction, Contact your vendor ...

Page 29 - Appendix A.Specifications

Appendix A.Specifications Network Interface 16-port 10/100 dual-speed auto-detection function • 10Mbps Ethernet IEEE 802.3 10Base-T • 100Mbps Ethernet IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX One of the ports(Port NO.1)has two RJ-45 connector to provide either normal or uplink connection. Physical Dimension (From fro...

Page 30 - Product Limited Warranty

Product Limited Warranty Acer Netxus Incorporated (ANI) warrants its product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time fromthe date of purchase from ANI or its Authorized Resellers. Network adapter card Limited Lifetime Unma...