Page 3 - Kingston Technology’s; 0BASE-T Ethernet Hubs; Kingston Technology Company
KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Kingston Technology’s EtheRx Pro-Series ™ 16-Port and 24-Port Stackable 19-inch Rack-Mount 10BASE-T Ethernet Hubs User’s Guide Part No. 4460053-001.A01 Kingston Technology Company 17600 Newhope Fountain Valley, CA 92708 (714) 435-2600
Page 4 - Important Safety Instructions
Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Important Safety Instructions 1. Read all these instructions. 2. Save these instructions for later use. 3. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product. 4. Do not use this product near water. 5. This product should be opera...
Page 5 - ABLE; Introduction
i KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company T ABLE O F C ONTENTS Introduction Special Features ............................................................................2 Package Contents .........................................................................2 Design Feature...
Page 6 - Network Configurations
ii Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 AC Power Connector .................................................... 8 AUI Port ........................................................................ 8 BNC Port.......................................................................
Page 7 - This manual assumes that the user has a general working
General Information 1 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Introduction Intended Audience: This manual assumes that the user has a general working knowledge of networking principles and architecture and is familiar with network systems in general. Congratulations on the pur...
Page 8 - Special Features; five; Smart Monitor; Package Contents
2 General Information Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Special Features • Stack-n-Play ™ ports connect up to five EtheRx hubs as a single repeater unit • Hot-Stack ™ additional hubs without powering down • Smart Monitor ™ bar-graph LEDs for network traffic monitoring • ...
Page 9 - Design Features; Repeater Functions
Design Features 3 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Design Features The EtheRx Pro-Series hubs comply with the full set of repeater functions as defined by IEEE802.3 CSMA/CD and IEEE 802.3i 10BASE-T Ethernet standard. These functions include all Repeater Functions, Signa...
Page 10 - Automatic Partitioning/Reconnection
4 Design Features Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Automatic Partitioning/Reconnection If any of the ports on the EtheRx hub experience excessive numbers of consecutive collisions, duration collisions, or faulty conditions, that particular port can be partitioned. Once ...
Page 11 - Hardware Installation; Front Panel; Power LED; Kingston’s; Collision LEDs
Hardware Installation 5 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Hardware Installation Before you begin installing network cables, please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the EtheRx 16-Port and 24-Port Ethernet Hubs. The functions on the front and rear panels are...
Page 12 - AUI LED; attached to the port and there is activity.; BNC LED; Make sure the power is turned on for both the PC
6 Hardware Installation Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 AUI LED The two-color LED displays two states of operation for the Activity and Partition status on the AUI port. When data is received, the LED will flash green. If the port has been partitioned due to excessive ...
Page 13 - Cascade Switch; For cascading to; Using a Straight-Thru Cable; Using a Crossover Cable; Table 1. Switch Position and Cable Types
Hardware Installation 7 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Cascade Switch The cascade switch provides cable wiring flexibility on the last UTP Port (i.e., Port 16 or Port 24) for connecting to a workstation or cascading to another hub. By default, the last UTP port is set...
Page 14 - Rear Panel; Power Switch; The two ports are labeled
8 Hardware Installation Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Rear Panel STACK-IN STACK-OUT AUI OFF ON 100-240VAC 50-60HZ 1A EXTERNAL TRANSCEIVER( SQE JUMPER DISABLED) UTILIZATION % - Bar graph indication (in percentage) of the traffic rate in reference to the 10 Mbps Ethern...
Page 15 - Stacking EtheRx Hubs
Hardware Installation 9 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Stacking EtheRx Hubs The EtheRx hubs use stacking ports located on the rear panel to stack up to five hubs in any combination of 16-Port KNE16TP/RS and 24-Port KNE24TP/RS models. Follow the directions below to sta...
Page 16 - segments; Ethernet Star Network
10 Network Configurations Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Network Configurations The installation of the EtheRx hub is simple and can be configured for either the Ethernet Star topology or Linear Bus topology. The hubs may also be vertically stacked or horizontally cas...
Page 17 - Linear Bus Network; (Ohm) terminator must be attached to each end of the trunk; Horizontal Cascading
Network Configurations 11 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Linear Bus Network The typical network configuration for 10BASE2 networks is a Linear Bus topology in which nodes are connected via thin coaxial cabling using the BNC connector. A 50 Ω (Ohm) terminator must be a...
Page 18 - Cascading with Stacked Hubs
12 Network Configurations Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Cascading with Stacked Hubs By stacking up to five Pro-Series hubs per segment, the number of UTP ports increases dramatically. The total number of UTP ports changes from 90 (shown in Figure 6) to 474 (shown bel...
Page 19 - Appendices
13 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Appendices
Page 20 - Appendix A Pin Assignments; UTP Pin Assignments; for reference in creating a twisted-pair cable.; Table A-1 UTP Pin Assignments
14 Appendix A Pin Assignments Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Appendix A Pin Assignments UTP Pin Assignments UTP Ports use RJ-45 Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cabling. Cable Pin Numbers and Pin Wiring Assignments are listed below in Figure A-1 and Table A-2, respective...
Page 21 - AUI Pin Assignments; Table A-4 AUI Pin Assignments
Appendix A Pin Assignments 15 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company AUI Pin Assignments The AUI port, labeled AUI on the rear panel of the hub, is a general purpose port for backbone or mixed media connection using: 10BASE2 thin coaxial, 10BASE5 thick coaxial, 10BASE-T UTP, ...
Page 22 - Appendix B Cabling Guidelines; Cable Types; Table B-1 Network Cable Guidelines; UTP Cable Wiring; Crossover”
16 Appendix B Cabling Guidelines Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Appendix B Cabling Guidelines Cable Types When connecting network cables, the following table shows appropriate networking guidelines associated with each cable type. Ethernet Standard: 10BASE5 10BASE2 10...
Page 23 - Cabling Suggestions; performance begins to decline. This level usually occurs far
Appendix B Cabling Guidelines 17 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Cabling Suggestions When connecting UTP network cables, the following guidelines are suggested for trouble-free operation. • Use CAT 5 Equipment for Future 100Mbps Networks For true Category 5 compliance,...
Page 24 - Cable Wiring Standards; UTP CAT 5 type cables use 4-pair UTP wiring.
18 Appendix B Cabling Guidelines Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Cable Wiring Standards There are two governmental agencies: the Electronic Industry Association (EIA) and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), which set the standard for all cable wiring req...
Page 25 - Appendix C Specifications
Appendix C Specifications 19 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Appendix C Specifications EtheRx Model KNE16TP/RS Compliance: IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD standard IEEE 802.3i 10BASE-T standard Media Interface: 16 UTP ports for 10BASE-T connection 1 BNC port for 10BASE2 connection ...
Page 27 - Appendix D Mounting Templates; Rubber Feet for Desktops
Appendix D Mounting Templates 21 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Appendix D Mounting Templates The EtheRx hubs can be stationed on a flat surface using the four rubber feet provided, or mounted to a standard 19-inch rack by using the mounting brackets on each side of t...
Page 28 - Appendix E Warranties and Notices; Limited Warranty Statement
22 Appendix E Warranties and Notices Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Appendix E Warranties and Notices Limited Warranty Statement KINGSTON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY ("Kingston") warrants that this product is free from defects in material and workmanship. Subject to th...
Page 29 - Warranty Claim Requirements
Appendix E Warranties and Notices 23 KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 Kingston Technology Company Warranty Claim Requirements To obtain warranty service, return the defective product, freight prepaid and insured, to your local authorized Kingston dealer or distributor, or to the Kingston factory s...
Page 30 - CE Notice; Declaration of CE Conformity
24 Kingston Technology Company KNE24TP/RS User’s Guide - Rev. A01 F.C.C. Certification This device has been tested and found to comply with limits for Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause har...
