Transition E-100BTX-FX-06 - Powering and Operation Basics; Powering the Media Converter; Status LEDs and Key Features

TransitionNetworksE‐100BTX‐FX‐06UserGuide
33791Rev.A https://www.transition.com Page6of13
PoweringtheMediaConverter
PowerCordIncluded:toorderthecorresponding country‐specificACpowercord,addtheCountryCode
extensiontotheendoftheSKU;NA=NorthAmerica,LA=LatinAmerica,EU=Europe,UK=UnitedKingdom,
SA=SouthAfrica,JP=Japa n,OZ=Australia,BR=Brazil.
AC
1.Installthepowercordbarrelconnectorintothebackofthemediaconverter.
2.ConnectthepoweradapterplugintoACpower.
3.VerifythatthemediaconverterispoweredupbynotingthatthepowerLEDislit.
DC
SeetheSPS‐2460‐xxDCExternalPowerSupplyUserGuide33455formoreinformation.
Operation
StatusLEDs
UsethestatusLEDstomonitortheE‐100BTX‐FX‐06mediaconverteroperation inthenetwork:
LED Description Meaning
Power Power On=ConnectedtoexternalACpower.
SDF SignalDetect/Fiber On=Fiberlinkisdetected.
SDC SignalDetect/Copper On=Copperlinkisdetected.
RXC Rece ive/Copper Flashing=Asignalisbeingreceivedonthecopperlink.
RXF Rece ive/Fiber Flashing=Asignalisbeingreceivedonthefiberlink.
Auto‐Negotiation
WhentheAuto‐Negotiationfeatureisactivated,themediaconverterconfiguresitselftoachievethebestpossible
modeofoperationoveralink,automatically.Themediaconverterbroadcastsitsspeed(100Mb/s)andduplex
capabilities(eitherfullorhalf‐duplex)andnegotiates thebestmodeofoperationbetweenthetwo
devices.
PauseControl
ThePausefeaturecanimprovenetworkperformancebyallowingoneendofthelinktosignaltheotherto
discontinueframetransmissionforasetperiodoftimetorelievebuffercongestion.
Note:IfthePausefeatureisavailableonALLnetworkdevicesattachedtothemediaconverter(s),enablethe
Pausefeatureonthemediaconverter(s);otherwise,disablethePausefeature.
AutoMDI/MDIX
TheAutoMDI/MDIXfeatureallowseitherstraight‐through(MDI)orcrossover(MDI‐X)cablestobeusedwhen
connectingtodevicessuchashubs,transceivers,ornetworkinterfacecards(NICs).AutoCrossdeterminesthe
characteristicsofthecableconnectionandautomaticallyconfigurestheunittolinkup,regardlessofthecable
configuration.
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