Owner manual

4-2 User’s Manual
Communications
If you are using Gigabit Ethernet LAN (1000 megabits per second,
1000BASE-T), be sure to connect with a CAT5 cable or a CAT5E cable.
(A CAT5E cable is recommended.) You cannot use a CAT3 cable.
If you are using Fast Ethernet LAN (100 megabits per second, 100BASE-TX),
be sure to connect with a CAT5 cable. You cannot use a CAT3 cable.
If you are using Ethernet LAN (10 megabits per second, 10BASE-T), you
can connect with either a CAT5 or a CAT3.
Connecting
To connect the LAN cable, follow the steps below.
1. Save all your work. Turn off the power to the computer and to all
external devices connected to the Port Replicator and to the computer.
2. Plug one end of the cable into the Port Replicator’s LAN jack.
Press gently until you hear the latch click into place.
Figure 4-2 Connecting the LAN cable
3. Plug the other end of the cable into a LAN hub connector. Check with
your LAN administrator before connecting to a hub.
Disconnecting
To disconnect the LAN cable, follow the steps below.
1. Pinch the lever on the connector in the Port Replicator and pull out the
connector.
2. Disconnect the cable from the LAN hub in the same manner.
Check with your LAN administrator before disconnecting from the hub.
When the computer is exchanging data with the LAN, the LAN Active
indicator glows orange. When the computer is connected to a LAN hub but
is not exchanging data, the Link indicator glows green.
Before you disconnect the LAN cable, make sure the computer is not
accessing data. The green LED will glow when it is safe to disconnect.
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