Installation Guide

10Base-T Ethernet Hub

Model: KH-9M

DOC.9601311-KH9M

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
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are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if
not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause
harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the
interference at his own expense.

NOTICE:
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operate the equipment.
(2) Shielded interface cables and AC power cord, if any, must be used
in order to comply with the emission limits.

CISPR A COMPLIANCE:
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meets or exceeds the following technical standard.
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Characteristics of Information Technology Equipment. This device complies
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WARNING: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Introduction ............................................................................... 1
Features .................................................................................... 2

Chapter 2 Installation
Installation ................................................................................. 3
Checking AC Power .................................................................. 3

Chapter 3 Making Network Connection

Network Connectors .................................................................. 4
Connecting to an Ethernet Node ............................................... 5
Connecting to a Thin Ethernet Cable ......................................... 6
Hub to Hub Connection via UTP Cable ...................................... 7
Hub to Hub Connection via Thin Cable ...................................... 9

Chapter 4 Interpreting Hub LEDs

Locations of the Hub LED Indicators ....................................... 10
Interpretation ........................................................................... 10

Appendix
Specifications ..........................................................................
RJ-45 Jack Pin Assignments ..................................................
UTP Cabling Requirements .....................................................
Thin Ethernet Cable Requirements ..........................................

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1. Introduction
Introduction
This hub is an Ethernet Hub designed for the 10Base-T environment. In terms of topology, twisted-pair Ethernet 10Base-T
is defined as a star topology rather than a bus. Each port on
the hub connects to only one 10Base-T device via unshielded
twisted-pair (UTP) cable.
In addition to the eight Unshielded Twisted-Pair (UTP) ports
(RJ-45 Jacks) supported by the hub, it also provides one BNC
port so that the hub can be connected with an existing Thin
coaxial Ethernet network. The following figure illustrates the front
panel and rear panel of the hub:

Features
Network ports: 8 UTP ports
1 BNC port (Thin Ethernet port)
Standard: UTP ports conform to IEEE 802.3 10Base-T
std.
BNC port conforms to IEEE 802.3 10Base2 std.
Provides an additional RJ-45 jack labeled 8C on the UTP
Port #8 for connecting to another hub in expanding the
network. You may use standard straight through 10BaseT cable for the hub-to-hub connection.
Each UTP port has one Link/Rx LED to indicate the link
and receiving activity status of the UTP link segment.
The BNC port has one Partition LED to indicate whether or
not the port is partitioned from the network.
Each UTP port can detect and correct wiring polarity
reversal automatically.
Two LEDs are provided to indicate other activities of the
hub:
Power LED
Collision LED

Power status
Network collision status

Provides one selectable (enable/disable) embedded thin

cable terminator for the BNC port.

2. Installation
Installation
You can place the hub in an area that meets the following specifications:
o

Temperature:5 to 40 C when operating

Humidity:
10% to 80% when operating
Dimension:
195 mm x 129 mm x 28 mm (WxDxH)

Checking AC Power
One AC power adapter is contained in the hub package. Before you begin the installation, check the AC voltage of your
area. The AC power adapter which is used to supply the DC
power for the hub should have the AC voltage matching the
commercial power voltage at your area.

The specifications of the AC power adapter are:

AC input power: AC power voltage of your area
DC output power: 12 VDC 500mA min.
DC plug type:

3. Making Network Connections

Network Connectors
The hub has 8 UTP ports and one BNC connector. The UTP
ports are presented by 8 RJ-45 jacks. The jacks labeled 1
through 8 are permanently configured as IN jacks and the jack
labeled 8C next the jack labeled 8 is an alternative jack which
is configured as OUT jack for the UTP port #8. Both jacks can
not be used at the same time.

The IN Jacks can support connections to 10Base-T Ethernet

nodes or lower level hubs via 10Base-T UTP cables. The OUT
jack 8C is used for connecting to an upper level hub. The
BNC connector is used for connecting to a thin Ethernet coaxial cable (RG-58).
A 10Base-T UTP cable can be a Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded
twisted-pair cable with an RJ45 plug at each end.

Connecting to an Ethernet Node

To connect the hub to a 10Base-T Ethernet node, follow these
steps:
1. Select an appropriate length of 10Base-T UTP cable for
the connection.
2. Connect one end of the UTP cable to the OUT jack on the
device (e.g., a PC equipped with 10Base-T Ethernet
adapter).
3. Connect the other end of the UTP cable to an IN jack on
the hub. It is better to reserve jack #8 for a connection to
another hub.

Make sure that the connector on the cable is wired appropriately for standard 10Base-T node. The straight through connection should be made from the node through the cable and

connectors to the hub. Refer to Appendix RJ-45 Jack Pin Assignments for the information of UTP wire pairs.

Connecting to a Thin Ethernet Cable

To connect the hub to a Thin Ethernet cable, follow these steps:
1. A BNC T-connector should be installed on the trunk
segment cable so that the hub can be connected to the thin
Ethernet cable.
2. Align the post on the hubs BNC connector with the slot on
the BNC T-connector.
3. Push the T-connector onto the BNC connector. Twist the Tconnector sleeve clockwise as far as it will go to lock the
connection.

The maximum length of the thin Ethernet cable segment is 185

meters and the cable must be properly terminated at both ends
by plugging with a 50-ohm Terminator.
One "BNC Terminator" switch is provided next the BNC connector. If the hub is located at the end of the cable segment,
you may set the "BNC Terminator" switch to "On" position to
eliminate the need for attaching an external 50-ohm BNC terminator.
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Off

Enable the embedded 50-ohm cable terminator

Disable the embedded 50-ohm cable terminator

Hub to Hub Connection via UTP Cable

When the number of 10Base-T nodes in your network exceeds
eight, you need to connect at least two hubs to integrate all
10Base-T nodes into one network. You may connect one hub
to another hub by using an ordinary UTP cable as the following
steps:
1. Connect one end of the UTP cable to the jack labeled 8C
of Hub A.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to any available IN jack
except the jack labeled 8C of Hub B.

The maximum length of the UTP cable connecting two hubs is

100 meters.
When connecting more than two hubs via UTP ports and UTP
cables, it is important to minimize the number of hubs in any
path of the network.
You may select one hub to serve as a primary hub to which
other hubs will be connected. This will minimize the number of
hubs in any path (node to node) on the network. The following
figure illustrates an example of connection topology:

Hub to Hub Connection via Thin Cable

Another way to connect more than one hub is using a Thin
Ethernet cable as a trunk cable. All hubs connect to the cable
as shown in the following figure:

Standard Ethernet Connection Rules

According to the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard, there are two
important rules that must be followed whenever installing a hub
in an Ethernet network.
1. There must be no more than five segments between any
two nodes. The segment can be 10Base-T UTP cable, Thin
coaxial Ethernet cable, or Thick cable.
2. There must be no more than four repeaters (concentrators)
between any two nodes. Since the hub is a repeater, this
rule should be applied when installing the hub to an
Ethernet network.

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4. Interpreting Hub LEDs

Locations of the Hub LED Indicators
The hub provides the following LEDs :
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one Power status LED

one Collision status LED
eight Link and activity status LEDs. One for each UTP port
one Partition LED for the BNC port

Power LED
The LED indicates the status of the hubs power source. Match
the activity of the LED with one of the states indicated in the
table.
State Indication
On Normal
Off Problem

Interpretation
The power of the hub is on.
No power is being supplied to the hub.

Collision LED
This LED indicates the collision detected by the hub. The LED
is normally off and it blinks when there are collisions. As the
frequency of collisions on a network increases, the blink activities (on-time) of the LED also increase.

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Link/Rx LED
Each UTP port has one Link/Rx LED to indicate the link status and receiving activities of the connection to the attached
device.
State Indication
On Normal
Blink Normal
Off

Normal

Interpretation
the UTP link is in good condition and no
receiving activities are present.
the UTP link is in good condition and
there receiving activies are present.
No active device is connected at the
other end of the UTP link.

BNC Partition LED

This LED indicates the partition status of the BNC port. Partitions occur when the transmission of network signals exceeds
the maximum allowable transmission time or when successive
collisions are detected on the BNC port without intervening
successful transmission.
State Indication
On Normal
Off Normal

Interpretation
The BNC port is partitioned.
No partition occurs.

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Appendix
Specifications
Temperature:
Humidity:
Dimension:

Operating 5 to 40 C
o
o
Storage -40 to 70 C
Operating 10% to 80%
Storage 5% to 90%
195mm (W) x 129mm (D) x 28mm (H)
7.7 inch (W) x 5.1 inch (D) x 1.1 inch (H)

RJ-45 Jack Pin Assignments

The following illustrations indicate the pin assignments of the
RJ-45 jacks on the hub.

Jack 1-8
Pin IN Jack Assignment
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Jack 8C
OUT Jack Assignment

INCOMING DATA 1(+) OUTGOING DATA1(+)

INCOMING DATA 1(-) OUTGOING DATA 1(-)
OUTGOING DATA 1(+)
INCOMING DATA 1(+)
(No Connection)
(No Connection)
(No Connection)
(No Connection)
OUTGOING DATA 1(-) INCOMING DATA 1(-)
(No Connection)
(No Connection)
(No Connection)
(No Connection)
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UTP Cabling Requirements

The hubs UTP ports support standard 10Base-T cable topologies and types, including Category 3, 4, or 5 unshielded twisted
pair cable.
The cable, quality, distance, and connectors must comply with
the EIA/TIA 568 Commercial Building Wiring Standard.
The maximum length supported by the Ethernet is 100 meters
of UTP cable.

Thin Ethernet Cable Requirements

Thin Ethernet cable is 0.2-inch diameter RG-58A/U 50 Ohm
coaxial cable.

Limitations
1. Max. number of trunk segments between any two nodes is 5.
2. Maximum trunk segment length is 185 meters (607 feet).
3. Maximum network trunk cable length is 925 meters (3,035 feet).
4. Maximum number of nodes connected to one trunk segment is
30.
5. Repeater or Hub is counted as one node on each trunk segment.
6. Minimum distance between BNC T-connector is 0.5 meter (1.6
feet).
7. A BNC terminator must be attached to each end of each
segment.
8. One of the two terminators on each segment must be grounded.

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