Document Outline

• OfficeConnect® Ethernet Hub 4, 4C, 8, 8C
• 3Com Corporation n 5400 Bayfront Plaza n Santa Clara, California n 95052-8145
  • Introduction
  • Figure 1 Small Network With OfficeConnect Hub and Optional Print Server
    • Creating your Network
• What Else Do I Need?
  • Workstation Connections
    • 1 10BASE-T connections for all your equipment. 3Com produce a range of easy to install network ad...
    • 2 An operating system (for example, Netware or Windows95/98) with network support configured, ru...
    • 3 One straight-through TP cable for every workstation, as shown in Figure 2.
  • Transceiver Connections
  • Hub Connections
  • 10BASE-2
    • Figure 2 Some of the 10BASE-2 Equipment You May Need
  • 10BASE-T
  • Twisted Pair (TP) Cables
• Stacking the Units Together
  • The Rubber Feet
  • The Stacking Clip
    • 1 Place your unit on a flat surface.
    • 2 Fit the clip across the top of the unit, as shown in Figure 3 (picture 1), ensuring that the lo...
    • 3 Align the fastening pieces over the slots found on each side of the unit.
    • 4 Push the clip down gently to secure it, ensuring the fastening pieces snap into the slots on th...
    • 1 Rest the second unit on top of the clip and align it with the front of the unit below.
    • 2 Press down gently on the unit to secure it onto the clip, ensuring the fastening pieces fit int...
    • Figure 3 Stacking Your Units Together
      • 1 Remove the top unit together with the clip. If you hook a finger around one of the the fastenin...
      • 2 Push the clip in the center, so it bends towards the base of the unit, and then separate once t...
• Positioning Your Hub
• Securing Your Hub
• Using Your Hub
  • The OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C
  • Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C—Front
  • Ethernet Hub 4 and 4C—Rear
• Connecting Workstations and Other Equipment to Your Hub
  • Connecting Transceivers to the AUI Port
• Connecting OfficeConnect Ethernet Hubs Together
  • Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-2
  • Checking Connections
    • Figure 4 Correct Hub Connections Using 10BASE-2
  • Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-T
    • 1 Starting from the bottom, connect the port 4 of the lower hub to port 3 of the hub immediately ...
    • 2 Set all Uplink/Normal switches to Uplink (in) except for the top hub (the one with port 4 not c...
  • Checking Connections
• Spot Checks
  • Figure 5 Correct Hub Connections Using 10BASE-T
    • Problem Solving for the Hub 4 and 4C
  • Figure 6 Straight-through Cable/ Crossover Cable
    • The OfficeConnect Ethernet Hub 8 and 8C
  • Ethernet Hub 8 and 8C—Front
  • Ethernet Hub 8 and 8C—Rear
• Connecting Workstations and Other Equipment to Your Hub
• Connecting OfficeConnect Ethernet Hubs Together
  • Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-2
  • Checking Connections
    • Figure 7 Correct Hub Connections Using 10BASE-2
  • Connecting Hubs Using 10BASE-T
    • 1 Starting from the bottom, connect the port 8 of the lower hub to port 7 of the hub immediately ...
    • 2 Set all Uplink/Normal switches to Uplink (in) except for the top hub (the one with port 8 not c...
  • Checking Connections
• Spot Checks
  • Figure 8 Correct Hub Connections Using 10BASE-T
    • Problem Solving for the Hub 8 and 8C
  • Figure 9 Straight-through Cable/ Crossover Cable
    • Networking Terminology
    • Dimensions and Standards
• Dimensions and Operating Conditions
• Standards
  • Environmental Statements
  • End Of Life Statement
  • Regulated Materials Statement
  • Environmental Statement about the Documentation
  • Environmental Statement about the Product Packaging
    • Important Safety Information
    • Wichtige Sicherheitshinweise
    • Consignes importantes de sécurité
    • Technical Support
• Online Technical Services
• World Wide Web Site
• 3Com Knowledgebase Web Services
• Support from Your Network Supplier
• Support from 3Com
• Returning Products forRepair
• Hardware
• Software
• Year 2000 Warranty
• Obtaining Warranty Service
• Warranties Exclusive
• Limitation of Liability
• Disclaimer
• Governing Law
• FCC Statement
• CSA Statement
• VCCI Statement
• BCIQ Statement
• Information To The User