Enterasys csx400 Manuel De Montage
Network Requirements
CyberSWITCH CSX400 and CSX400-DC Installation Guide
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Connectors —
You can use up to 29 T-connectors throughout the length of the cable segment for
host connections. Ensure that all connections are spaced 0.5 meters or more from one another or
from terminators.
from terminators.
If you use an excessive number of barrel connectors within the cable segment (e.g., finished wall
plates with BNC feed-throughs), you may need to reduce the number of host connections. For
special network design information, contact Cabletron Systems Global Call Center.
plates with BNC feed-throughs), you may need to reduce the number of host connections. For
special network design information, contact Cabletron Systems Global Call Center.
Grounding —
For safety, ground only one end of a thin coaxial cable segment. Do NOT connect
EPIM BNC ports to earth ground.
Transceiver Requirements
When you connect an external network segment to an EPIM-A in your CSX400 through a
transceiver, that transceiver must meet IEEE 802.3 standards or Ethernet version 1.0 or 2.0
requirements. The transceiver must also have SQE disabled.
transceiver, that transceiver must meet IEEE 802.3 standards or Ethernet version 1.0 or 2.0
requirements. The transceiver must also have SQE disabled.
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CAUTION
Connecting a thin coaxial cable segment to earth ground at more than one point could
produce dangerous ground currents.
produce dangerous ground currents.