4-6 User’s Reference GuideConnecting to a LocalTalk networkIf you have purchased the AppleTalk feature expansion kit, you can also connect the router to an AppleTalknetwork that uses either Ethernet or LocalTalk. Refer to the sheet of optional feature set add-ons in yourNetopia R7100 documentation folio.The AppleTalk feature expansion kit includes a dual RJ-11 PhoneNET connector that attaches to the Auxiliaryport on the Netopia R7100.Netopia R7100 Auxiliary port for connecting to LocalTalkConnect the male HD-15 end of the LocalTalk cable to the Auxiliary port on your Netopia R7100. Connect theother end of the cable to your LocalTalk network. You can use only one connection on the Auxiliary port. Youcannot use both the PhoneNET connector and an external modem.If your LocalTalk network is not based on standard PhoneNET cabling, use a PhoneNET-to-LocalTalk adaptorcable available from Farallon division of Netopia. Connect the adaptor cable’s RJ-11 connector to the AppleTalkcable’s PhoneNET connector. Connect the cable’s mini-DIN-3 connector to your LocalTalk network.Be sure to observe the standard rules governing maximum cable lengths and limits on the number of nodes ona PhoneNET network. The dual RJ-11 PhoneNET connector allows insertion in the LocalTalk daisy chain or at theend. If the device is connected at the end of the daisy chain, you must install the accompanying terminator.Auxiliary connection portHD-15 (female)EthernetNormalAuxiliary Console PowerLine811Uplink
