Asante Technologies FR1104-G User Manual

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Chapter 2. Hardware Details 
 
Asanté FriendlyNET FR1104-G 
User’s Manual  
2.2
 
R
EAR 
P
ANEL
 
 
 
Looking at the router from the rear, the following connectors are available. 
 
Port Function 
Description 
5 VDC 
Power Input 
Plug in the Asanté FR1104 external power module 
rated at 5 VDC, 1.5 A (minimum). 
1 through 4 
LAN Ports 
Plug in a cable from your computer to one of these 
ports. 10/100BaseT Fast Ethernet (RJ-45 connector). 
Auto-Uplink™ supports any standard or “crossover” 
cable. These computers are on your local area 
network (LAN). 
Internet 
Internet 
Plug in a cable from your cable/DSL modem to this 
port. 10/100BaseT Fast Ethernet (RJ-45 connector). 
Auto-Uplink supports any standard or “crossover” 
cable. Sometimes this port is also called the wide 
area network (WAN). 
Wireless Antenna 
Replaceable 
antenna (RP-SMA connector). 
Computers wirelessly connected to the router are 
known as the wireless LAN (WLAN). 
 
The LAN (numbered 1–4) and Internet ports are wired according to standard 100BaseTX 
standards: 
 
Pin Number 
Signal 
Direction 
1 TX+ 
Out 
2 TX- 
Out 
3 RX+ 
In 
—   
 
5 —  
6 RX- 
In 
7 —  
8 —  
 
Tip: Need to connect more than 4 wired computers or devices to this router? Use a Category 5 
UTP Fast Ethernet cable and connect it from your switch (or hub) to this router. The router’s Auto-
Uplink feature will automatically configure the port for “uplink” (MDI).