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Hub Specifications and Cable Wiring

Hub Specifications and Cable Wiring

This appendix contains information about the hardware and includes the following sections:

Automatic Thermal Protection

The Cisco Micro Hub automatically shuts off if its internal temperature reaches 85°C (185°F). If the hub shuts off for this reason, you can restart it after the internal temperature has cooled to 50°C (122°F) or below.


Note If the hub is shut down for any other reason (for example, by a building power failure or by manually turning the ON/OFF switch to OFF) and its internal temperature is above 50°C, the hub cannot be restarted until its internal temperature has cooled to 50°C or below.

The time required for the hub to cool to 50°C or below can vary and is dependent on ambient temperature, the number of hubs in the stack, and the position of a particular hub in the stack. The higher that a particular hub is located in a stack of hubs, the longer that hub will take to cool to 50°C.

Hub Specifications

Table D-1 lists the system specifications for the Cisco Micro Hubs.


Table  D-1: System Specifications
Description Specification
Ports

    • Network device connectors (8)

    • Interconnect (2)
      (Micro 1502 and Micro Hub 1503 only)

    • Console port (1)
      (Micro Hub 1503 only)

Connector Type

    • RJ-45 MDI-X shielded
      (Port 5 provides MDI-X or MDI options)

    • RJ-45 backplane bus

    • RJ-45

Access method

CSMA/CD, 10 Mbps
Media supported

  • 100-ohm UTP

  • 100-ohm STP

Indicator panel

LEDs:

  • PWR--Indicates whether power is being supplied to hub

  • OK--Indicates whether self-test is successful

  • 1-8--Port status including link, activity, partition, and disable

  • COL--Hub has detected a collision on the network

  • MGMT --(Micro Hub 1503 only) Indicates that hub is receiving SNMP data

Configuration options

  • Direct connection to the CONSOLE port

  • Network connection via Telnet service

  • Network connection via optional SNMP management software

Processor

80C31 (Micro Hub 1502)

386EX (Micro Hub 1503)

Dimensions (H x W x D) 3.1 x 11.2 x 8.7" (7.85 x 28.4 x 22.1 cm) (H x W x D)
Height includes the stacking curves on top of the hub
Weight 1.3 lb (.6kg)
Power (external) 13.5 VDC (+/- 5%), 2A
Nonoperating temperature -40F to 149°F (-20°C to 65°C)
Operating temperature 32 to 104°F (0°C to 40°C)
Operating humidity 10% to 85%, noncondensing
Standards conformance IEEE 802.3 10BaseT
Hub Stack

    • Expansion

    • Expansion Interface

    • Configuration

    • Up to 5 units

    • Proprietary RJ-45

    • Automatic hub-ID and bus termination (for stack)

Cable Wiring Specifications

This section describes the cables and cable wiring that is supported by the Cisco Micro Hubs.

Ethernet Cable Specifications

You must supply the Ethernet cable for connecting workstations or other 10BaseT devices, such as compatible hubs or switches, to the Cisco Micro Hub.

The Ethernet cable should meet the following specifications:

If you are connecting another 10BaseT hub or switch, you can also run straight-through 10BaseT cabling from a a port labeled 1X through 8X on this hub to a MDI port on the other device.

However, if you are connecting a Cisco Micro Hub workstation port (labeled 1 through 8) to another hub's MDI-X port, you must use an Ethernet rollover cable. You can identify a rollover cable by comparing the two modular ends of the cable. Holding the cable in your hand, side-by-side, with the tab at the back, the wire connected to the pin on the outside of the left connector (pin 1) should be the same color as the pin on the outside of the right connector (pin 8). On Cisco cables, pin 1 is white on one connector, and pin 8 is white on the other connector.

Cable Wiring

This section contains wiring specifications for cables used with the Cisco Micro Hub, including the following:


Table  D-2: 10BaseT Port Wiring
8 Pin1 Description
1 TX+
2 TX-
3 RX+
6 RX-

Table D-3 describes the wiring for a straight-through 10BaseT cable, which is used to connect the hub to any devices that use a standard Ethernet LAN interface (for example, to a PC or server).


Table  D-3: Straight-Through 10BaseT Cable (RJ-45 to RJ-45)
RJ-45 Pin Signal Direction RJ-45 Pin
1 TX+ --> 1
2 TX- --> 2
3 RX+ <-- 3
4 - - 4
5 - - 5
6 RX- <-- 6
7 - - 7
8 - - 8

A console cable kit is provided with your hub to connect a console (an ASCII terminal or PC running terminal emulation software) to the hub's CONSOLE port.

The console cable kit contains:

Table D-4 describes the wiring for the CONSOLE port, the console cable, and both adapters.


Table  D-4: Console Cable and Adapter Pinouts
CONSOLE Port (DTE) RJ-45-to-RJ-45 Console Cable
Signal RJ-45 Pin RJ-45 Pin DB-9 Pin DB-25 Pin Signal
- 1 8 7 4 -
DTR 2 7 4 20 DSR
TxD 3 6 3 2 RxD
GND 4 5 5 7 GND
GND 5 4 5 7 GND
RxD 6 3 2 3 TxD
DSR 7 2 6 6 DTR
- 8 1 8 5 -


1 Pins 4, 5, 7, and 8 are not used.

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