NetWareUNIX WindowsOS/2MacintoshAXIS 1620 User’s Manual Section 2: Product Overview 15AXIS 1620 Physical DescriptionPlan view of the AXIS 1620Network Connectors The AXIS 1620 is designed for 10 Mbps Ethernet and 100 Mbps FastEthernet networks and connects to the network via a twisted paircategory 5 cable (10baseT and 100baseTX) or better. The AXIS 1620is equipped with an autosensing function that detects the speed of thelocal network segment and varies the speed of its data communicationaccordingly, between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps.Printer Port The AXIS 1620 print server is provided with a single high-speed IEEE1284 compatible parallel port, that connects directly, without theneed of cabling, to any standard printer.Centronics-to-Centronics and Centronics-to-mini Centronicsextension cables may be obtained from your local distributor for usewith printers physically unable to accommodate the AXIS 1620.2