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CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 USING THIS MANUAL................................................................ 1-1
1.2 GETTING HELP .......................................................................... 1-2
1.3 THE 10BASE-T MRXI ................................................................. 1-2
1.4 LANVIEW LEDs AND LCD DISPLAY.......................................... 1-4
1.5 LOCAL MANAGEMENT.............................................................. 1-4
1.6 NETWORK MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES .............................. 1-4
1.7 RELATED MANUALS.................................................................. 1-5
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION
REQUIREMENTS/SPECIFICATIONS
2.1 NETWORK REQUIREMENTS .................................................... 2-1
2.2 SELECTING A LOCATION FOR THE MRXI............................... 2-1
2.3 NETWORK GUIDELINES ........................................................... 2-2
2.3.1 10BASE-T Twisted Pair Network Requirements ............ 2-2
2.3.2 Multi Mode Fiber Optic Network Requirements .............. 2-3
2.3.3 Single Mode Fiber Optic Network Requirements............ 2-4
2.3.4 Thin-Net Network Requirements .................................... 2-5
2.3.5 Transceiver Requirements.............................................. 2-6
2.3.6 AUI Cable Requirements ................................................ 2-6
2.4 OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS ................................................ 2-7
CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION
3.1 UNPACKING THE MRXI............................................................. 3-1
3.2 ATTACHING THE STRAIN RELIEF BRACKET.......................... 3-1
3.3 INSTALLING THE MRXI ............................................................. 3-2
3.3.1 Rack Mounting the MRXI................................................ 3-2
3.3.2 Wall Mounting the MRXI ................................................. 3-3
3.3.3 Free-Standing Installation............................................... 3-5
3.4 CONNECTING THE MRXI TO THE POWER SOURCE............. 3-6
3.5 CONNECTING THE MRXI TO THE NETWORK......................... 3-6
3.5.1 Connecting the Network Port Cabling............................. 3-7
3.5.2 Connecting a Twisted Pair Segment to an EPIM-T ........ 3-8
3.5.3 Connecting an AUI Cable to an EPIM-X....................... 3-10
3.5.4 Connecting a Fiber Optic Link Segment to an
EPIM-F1, EPIM-F2, or EPIM-F3 ................................... 3-11
3.5.5 Connecting a Thin-Net Segment to an EPIM-C............ 3-13
3.5.6 Connecting an AUI Cable to an EPIM-A....................... 3-14
3.6 FINISHING THE INSTALLATION.............................................. 3-15
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