User Guide

Using the 8-port TokenSpeed and TokenSpeed/MCP Switch Modules
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Port Types
When you connect a network device to a token ring port on the TokenSpeed
module, you must specify a TokenSpeed port type through SpeedView. The port
type setting is based on the type of network connection you are connecting to the
TokenSpeed module. T
able B-1 shows the types of network connections and the
correct port type for each.
Cable Types
The following types of cables are used to make connections to the TokenSpeed
module:
• Category 3, 4, or 5 UTP cable with an RJ-45 connector on one end and an
appropriate connector on the other end for the device you are connecting to
the TokenSpeed module
• Type 1A STP cable with an RJ-45 connector on one end and an appropriate
connector on the other end for the device you are connecting to the
TokenSpeed module
• Serial MCP cable that is shipped with the Centillion switch
Table B-1. Port types for the TokenSpeed module
Network device port TokenSpeed port type
Lobe port on token ring hub Station
Lobe port on IBM 8228 MAU or similar device Station
Station port on a network interface card (NIC)
in a server, PC, or router
Hub
RI port on a Bay Networks token ring hub Bay/SNPX RO
RO port on a Bay Networks token ring hub RI–other
Note: The RO port type on the
Bay Networks hub must be set as
Other.
RI port on a non-Bay Networks token ring hub RO–other
RO port on a non-Bay Networks token ring hub RI–other
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