Net Optics 4 Station Bypass Switch w_Heartbeat - Manual (Page 15)

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4 Station Bypass Switch with Heartbeat
The bypass switch will be reset to the following defaults:
Input Timeout Period: 1
Input Retry Count: 3
LFD: On
Bypass Detect: On
Heartbeat Packet: IPX or IP (dependent on selection made in step 2)
Connecting to the Network
To connect a bypass switch segment to the network:
1. Connect Network Port A to the appropriate switch, server or router device.
This acts as your DCE interface.
2. Connect Network Port B to the appropriate switch, server or router device.
This acts as your DTE interface.
Figure 7: Connecting one Bypass Switch segment to the Network
3. Verify that the bypass switch Network Ports are cabled in-line between two
devices .
4. Repeat steps 1-3 for the remaining segements.
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Network Monitor
2 1 B A
Network Monitor
2 1 B A
Network Monitor
2 1 B A
Network Monitor
2 1
1
2
B A
Rx
B
To Switch, Server, or Router
To Switch, Server, or Router
Tx
A