Andover Controls Infinity Network Configuration Guide

Controlling Tomorrow World Network Guide Manuals Online B or distribution forbidden cid 211 1993 by Andover Controls to change without notice No 30 3001 169 cid 211 1997 Controls Corporation Brickstone Square Massachusetts 01810 Rights Reserved NOTICE product is subject to change without notice This document does not constitute any warranty express or Andover Controls Corporation reserves the right to alter capabilities performance and presentation this product at any time following trademarks are used in this manual is a registered trademark of Digital Communications Associates Inc PS 2 PC AT and NETBIOS are a registered trademarks of International Business Machines Inc is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation is a trademark of Digital Equipment Corporation is a trademark of Datapoint Corporation is a trademark of Xerox Corporation Andover Controls Corporation Manuals Online Infinity Network Configuration Guide presents instructions for planning and in an ARCNET or Ethernet EnergyNet and multiple Infinets first presents basic information on local area networks LANs then introduces ARCNET EnergyNet and how to set up an EnergyNet configuration Next it in the Ethernet EnergyNet It then information on Infinets the smaller networks that branch off of the it presents how to interpret the LEDs on EnergyLinks and InfiLinks and to interpret errors that may be related to the network on the keypads of 900 or controllers the end is a glossary of LAN terminology that encompasses both ARCNET and concepts Manuals Online Network Configuration Guide iii Andover Controls Corporation Manuals Online 1 Local Area Networks Is a Local Area Network 1 2 Is a Controller 1 2 Is a Workstation 1 2 Is a File Server 1 2 Is a Node 1 2 Is Network Topology 1 3 Is Bus Topology 1 4 Is Star Topology 1 4 Is Ring Topology 1 6 Are the Types of Active Hubs 1 7 Active Hubs 1 7 Active Hubs 1 7 Links 1 7 Active Hubs 1 7 Types of Cables Form LANs 1 9 Is Coaxial Cable 1 9 Is Twisted Pair Cable 1 9 Is Fiber Optic Cable 1 9 Fast Is Data Transmitted 1 10 Is Data Transmitted on LANs 1 11 Is Token Passing 1 11 Is CSMA CD 1 11 Are Signaling Methods 1 12 Is Baseband 1 12 Is Broadband 1 13 Is Carrierband 1 13 of Baseband Over Broadband 1 13 Do You Establish Communication on LANs 1 14 Are Software Drivers 1 14 Is a Network Operating System 1 14 Manuals Online Network Configuration Guide v 2 ARCNET EnergyNet Is ARCNET EnergyNet 2 2 Are the Nodes on ARCNET EnergyNet 2 2 Is Token Passing Effective 2 3 Is the Hub of ARCNET EnergyNet 2 4 Are Components of EnergyLink 2000 2 4 Is the Active Link Repeater of ARCNET EnergyNet 2 7 Is the ARCNET EnergyNet Network Interface Card 2 8 3 a Cabling Arrangement for ARCNET EnergyNet Coaxial Cables 3 2 Simple Bus Configurations 3 4 Connections with Coaxial Cable 3 4 Simple Coaxial Cable Bus Topology 3 5 Coaxial Cable Bus Topology with Workstations 3 6 for All Coaxial Cable Bus Topology Networks 3 7 Simple Coaxial Cable Star Topology 3 9 Cable Types with EnergyLink 2000s 3 10 Optic Bus Topology with EnergyLink 2000s and 2101s 3 10 for Fiber Optic Networks 3 11 EnergyLink 2000s in Complex Configurations 3 12 Star Topology with EnergyLink 2000s 3 12 the Network with EnergyLink 2000s 3 14 When Using EnergyLink 2000s in a Distributed Star Topology 3 14 EnergyLink 2000s 3 15 a Bus with an EnergyLink 2000 3 16 Your Cabling Configuration 3 17 Cable Lengths 3 17 a Cable Type 3 17 Total Delays on Long Networks 3 18 of Node Connection Rules for All ARCNET Topologies 3 19 4 Ethernet EnergyNet Is Ethernet EnergyNet 4 2 Are the Nodes on Ethernet EnergyNet 4 3 Is the CSMA CD Access Method Effective 4 4 Is the Hub of Ethernet EnergyNet 4 4 Are Components of EnergyLink 2500 4 6 Is the Ethernet EnergyNet Network Interface Card 4 9 Andover Controls Corporation Manuals Online 5 a Cabling Arrangement for Ethernet EnergyNet Cable Types 5 2 of Unshielded Twisted Pair Cable 5 2 of Thick Coaxial Cable 5 3 of Thinnet Coaxial Cable 5 4 of Fiber Optic Cable 5 5 of Characteristics of Cable Types 5 7 a