Asante Technologies 1012 - Manual (Page 25)

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Installing the AsantéBridge 1012
This section tells you how to quickly install your new
AsantéBridge 1012 between two segments in a network and how
to connect other network devices to the RJ45 ports.
This is a very simple installation guide designed to get your
AsantéBridge up and running with minimum effort. For more
detailed information on different ways you can install your
AsantéBridge, please see the next chapter, “Connecting to the
Network.”
You need to make sure you have certain items ready before doing
the installation.
❏ A cabling scheme that creates two discrete network seg-
ments. Typically, you will have an Ethernet configuration
similar to the one shown here.
Figure 1-7 Network Ready for Bridging
❏ Users must be warned that there will be a very short
interruption in network service (probably no more than
a few minutes). You may want to schedule this installa-
tion for a time when there is little network traffic.
❏ AnRJ45 extension cables long enough to reach from the
AsantéBridge to the network nodes you want to connect
(to a maximum of 100 meters). You will also need an
extension cable to pretest the unit.
❏ Two male BNC connectors to be attached to the back-
bone at the bridging point.
❏ Two MAUs (Media Access Unit) with an AUI connector
on one side and a BNC connector on the other side.
Installing the
AsantéBridge
1012
Preparing for the
Installation
Future Segment A
Future Segment B
Future bridging point
Ethernet Backbone
A
B