User guide

Installation

2-2

The CheetahAccess Internet Gateway includes an LED display on the front panel for

system power and port indications that simplifies installation and network

troubleshooting. It also provides 4/8 RJ-45 LAN ports on the front panel, as well as

one RJ-45 WAN port, one RS-232 serial port and one parallel printer port on the rear

panel. These ports are described below.

• 4/8 RJ-45 ports for connection to a 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet Local Area

Network (LAN). These ports can auto-negotiate the operating speed to 10/100

Mbps, the mode to half/full duplex, and the pin signals to MDI/MDI-X (i.e., allowing

these ports to be connected to any network device with straight-through cable).

These ports can be connected directly to a PC or to a server equipped with an

Ethernet network interface card, or to a networking device such as an Ethernet hub

or switch. Port 8 on the Accton CheetahAccess Internet Gateway offers an MDI-X

or MDI option by way of separate RJ-45 sockets.

• One RJ-45 port for connection to an xDSL or Cable modem. This port can auto-

negotiate the operating speed to 10/100 Mbps and the mode to half/full duplex.

This port only supports MDI-X pin signals, so you will have to use either straight-

through or crossover cable depending on the port type used on the modem.

• One RS-232 serial port to connect to an ISDN Terminal Adapter (TA) or to a PSTN

analog modem.

• One parallel printer port that can be connected to a printer. This printer can then

be shared by any LAN users.

The following figure shows the components of the CheetahAccess Internet

Gateway:

4-port CheetahAccess Internet Gateway

8-port CheetahAccess Internet Gateway

Figure 2-1. Front and Rear Panels

WAN

COM

12V 1A

PRINTER

WAN

Console

Printer

100-240VAC 50-60Hz 0.5A