Chapter 2: Unpacking and Installing Your FN10Page 2-8Fast Network 10 User Guide2.4 CONNECTING THE FN10 TO THE NETWORKInstallations vary depending on existing wiring, application objectives,and other considerations. Be sure to have your current network topologymap available or contact your network administrator.The FN10 can be connected via 10BASE-T (or optional Fast Ethernet100BASE-TX) cable to a punch-down block or patch panel located in awiring closet. Individual devices are then connected to the FN10 at eitherthe punch-down block or patch panel, usually via unshielded twisted-paircabling.For each device you connect to the FN10 through a punch-down block orpatch panel, do the following:1. Connect one end of the 10BASE-T (or optional 100BASE-TX) cableto the device’s network interface card.2. Connect the other end of the 10BASE-T cable to a connector on thepunch-down block or patch panel.3. Connect one end of a second 10BASE-T cable to the connector on thepunch-down block or patch panel.4. Connect the other end of the second 10BASE-T cable to a numberedport on the FN10.For each device you directly connect to the FN10, do the following:1. Connect one end of the 10BASE-T (or optional 100 BASE-TX) cableto the device’s network interface card.2. Connect the other end of the 10BASE-T cable to a numbered port onthe FN10.NOTESee theFN10 Local Console Manager (LCM) CommandsReference Card for a list of all LCM commands, including eachcommand’s options.
