3com SuperStack® II Dual Speed Hub 500 12-Port
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1. winning SuperStack II Dual Speed Hub 500 and the SuperStack II PS Hub family The Dual Speed Hub 500 is an autosensing 10 100 Mbps hub that complements PS Hub 10 Mbps Ethernet hubs When you need a stackable solution that delivers 10 100 Fast Ethernet connectivity to your network mix and match the PS Hub family with Dual Speed Hub 500s for a winning combination The 10 100 Mbps autosensing capability on each port supports 10 Mbps automatically detecting the speed of the attached PC network interface card NIC Designed for the smoothest and most cost effective migration to Fast Ethernet the SuperStack IT Dual Speed Hub 500 works with existing 10 Mbps NICs and when used with 10 100 Mbps NICs automatically upgrades the connection to 100 Mbps Plus users can add SNMP RMON manage ment when required The Dual Speed Hub 500 stacks with SuperStack II PS Hub 40 50s SuperStack II Hub 10s and LinkBuilder FMS II hubs offering the most flexible solution available on the market For 10 Mbps only workgroups consider the SuperStack II PS Hub family comprising the SuperStack II PS Hub 40 and the SuperStack II PS Hub 50 Both the Dual Speed Hub 500 and PS Hubs offer full RMON support Web based management SNMP management security and resilient links By adding a Dual Speed Hub 500 to your PS Hubs you can boost the performance of your workgroups by adding 10 100 Mbps users to your existing 10 Mbps network SUPER2. STACK 10 100 hubs Ethernet Fast Ethernet autosensing hubs SuperStack Il Hubs Easy to Use The SuperStack II Dual Speed Hub 500 and PS Hub family offer plug and play connectivity for the easiest to use stackable hub system The self config uring hubs ensure reliable troublefree installation from the moment your system is turned on Scalability The SuperStack II Hub 10 PS Hub family and Dual Speed Hub 500 all stack together allowing for easy expan sion of your network so you can build and expand 10 Mbps stacks PS Hubs and expand to add 10 100 Mbps users Dual Speed Hub 500 when the time is right Advanced RMON Management Embedded RMON software and dedicated hardware provides support for at least seven RMON groups on all segments RMON enterprise monitoring and analysis lets network managers work smarter not harder in managing their network devices networkwide Transcend network management s powerful combination of RMON and SmartAgent software reduces the processing burden on the management station minimizing network traffic and saving time by automatically monitoring and analyzing the network RMON indicates at a glance how the network is performing and who is using it the most Web Management Web based management allows easy graphical configuration and direct access to management information from anywhere on the network with a few clicks of the Web browser LAN Security Architectur
3. AC Line Frequency 40 to 63 Hz Input Voltage Options 80 to 264 VAC RMS Fuse Protection 5A PS Hub 40 50 Power Inlet IEC 320 AC Line Frequency 50 to 60 Hz Input Voltage Options 85 to 264 VAC RMS Fuse Protection 2A Power consumption Dual Speed Hub 500 12 port 38 W 24 port 49 W PS Hub 40 12 port 26 W 24 port 29 W PS Hub 50 24 port 35 W Heat dissipation hour Dual Speed Hub 500 12 port 130 BTU 24 port 167 BTU PS Hub 40 12 port 90 BTU 24 port 103 BTU PS Hub 50 24 port 124 BTU Indicators Per Unit LEDs Power status management attention Per Segment LEDs Collision activity Per Port LEDs Partition link status Standards Compliance IEEE 802 3 100BASE T com pliant IEEE 802 3u 10BASE T compliant Dual Speed Hub 500 100 Mbps baseband CSMA CD standard complies with IEEE standard Class II repeater The Dual Speed Hub 500 achieves this only as a stand alone product not as part ofa stack Functional ISO IEC 8802 3 IEEE 802 3 Ethernet IEEE 802 3u Fast Ethernet IEEE 802 1D Bridging Safety UL 1950 CSA C22 2 No 950 EN 60950 Electromagnetic Compatibility Dual Speed Hub 500 EN 55022 ClassA FCC Part 15 Class A VCCI Class 2 EN 50082 1 ICE 003 Class A As in 2S 3548 PS Hub 4050 FCC Part 15 Class A EN 50082 1 IEC 801 2 5 VFG 243 EN 55022 Level B CSA 108 8 EN 61000 3 2 Network Management 3Com 5 Lifetime Limited Standards Warranty Pro
4. 00 SuperStack Il ARPS Power Module Type 2 3C16074 SuperStack I ARPS Y Cable Type 2 3C16078 For PS Hub 40 amp 50 SuperStack II ARPS Power Module 60 W 3C16072 SuperStack I ARPS Y Cable Type 1 3C16079 Uninterruptible Power System UPS SuperStack II UPS U S 3C16010 SuperStack II UPS Int l 3C16011 SuperStack II UPS Japan 3C 16012 3 More connected Network Management Transcend Network Supervisor Shipped with SuperStack II hubs or can be downloaded from the Web at www 3com com tns Available Q3CY99 To learn more about 3Com products and services visit our World Wide Web site at www 3com com 3Com Corporation is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the symbol COMS Copyright 1999 3Com Corporation All rights reserved 3Com the 3Com logo Boundary Routing LinkBuilder OfficeConnect SmartAgent SuperStack and Transcend are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation More connected is a trademark of 3Com Corporation All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective companies All specifications are subject to change without notice e s Printed in U S A on recycled paper 400445 002 7 99
5. The plug and play SuperStack II Dual Speed Hub 500 and PS Hubs provide flexible troublefree high speed connectivity with a low cost of entry all while preserving existing network equipment investments Key Benefits Easy to use The Dual Speed Hub 500 and the PS Hub 40 50 work straight out of the box without any configuration needed Powerful management Both hubs provide SNMP RMON graphical Web management and are shipped with 3Com Transcend Network Supervisor 100 compatible Seamless integration allows the stack to be treated as a single data and management entity Fault tolerance Single points of failure can be backed up to mini mize downtime These include the power supply unit downlinks to the backbone and AC main supply 5 lifetime limited warranty Complete peace of mind with lifetime limited warranty and 5 years of advanced hardware replacement Preferred brand tExperience and unrivalled market leadership from a company that can deliver the hubs that meet your work group needs 3Com is the established market leader in 10 and 10 100 hubs Management is optional on Dual Speed Hub 500 tSource Dell Oro Vendor LANscape 8 98 3Com SuperStack II Dual Speed Hub 500 and PS Hub Family The power of 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet with the flexibility of 10 Mbps compatibility If youre looking for a stackable hub that will grow with your business then look no further than the award
6. al power supply unit failure and the Uninterruptible Power System protects against AC main failure Transcend Network Management All SuperStack II products include 3Com Transcend Network Supervisor providing powerful yet easy to use net work management tuned to the needs of small to medium enterprises Less experienced network managers will find the automated operations and intelli gent defaults helpful while more experienced users will enjoy using the advanced features An intuitive user interface focuses on the tasks and infor mation all managers need to take control of their network A discovery wizard finds IP devices and links on the network up to a maximum of 500 devices After discovery the network structure is automatically mapped to provide a graphical display of devices and connections Working from the map the network manager can quickly monitor stress set thresholds and alerts view network events generate reports and launch device configuration tools To provide fast notification of prob lems Transcend Network Supervisor alerts announce network problems via audio visual alarms or e mail Transcend Network Supervisor provides Immediate notification of problems An alert system quickly notifies managers of problems Total visibility A network activity log lists network events as they occur Knowledge of the network A net work map shows the devices and physical connections of the network and prov
7. b 500 You can make an initial low cost investment and then add a number of accessories to enhance its capabilities that allow you to get the most from your 10 100 Mbps autosensing hub 10 100 Autosensing on Every Port Autosensing 10 100 Mbps per port offers full compatibility with Ethernet and Fast Ethernet devices The ports automatically detect the speed of the attached device and direct the data to the appropriate repeater segment Smart Autosensing Smart autosensing ensures that both speed and cable quality are automati cally sensed to maximize performance The Smart autosensing 10 100 Mbps SuperStack II Systems The 3Com SuperStack II system gives you a flexible cost effective connectivity solution for local wide area and SNA networks You can combine diverse technologies and net feature enabled by the management module enhances the standard autosensing feature by recognizing not only the cable speed 10 or 100 Mbps but also the cable quality incorrectly correctly installed Category 3 4 or 5 cable and maximizes the throughput Once enabled by the user Smart autosensing allows you to forget about the cable category issues because the hub determines the optimal setting Distance Extender Modules The optional 1OOBASE TX and 100BASE FX distance extender mod ules significantly expand the configuration capabilities of the SuperStack II Dual Speed Hub 500 These slide in modules overcome the Fast Et
8. e LSA 3Com s patented LSA comes standard with the hub s management to deliver advanced security features to protect your valuable network resources For example Need To Know NTK pro tects sensitive data on the network by preventing passive listening to sensitive information and Disconnect Unauthorized Device DUD auto matically detects and or disables unau thorized devices and then notifies the network management station Outstanding Fault Tolerance The Dual Speed Hub 500 and PS Hub family allow single points of failure to be backed up to minimize downtime Redundant management Management can continue uninterrupted even if one unit in the stack goes offline The SuperStack II Dual Speed Hub 500 can accept multiple management modules for redundancy This capability is stan dard with PS Hubs because each hub already has built in management Redundant bridges If there are mul tiple Dual Speed Hub 500s or PS Hub 50s in a stack the internal bridges will configure themselves to be redundant to each other Hot swap cascade units Allows units to be added and removed from the middle of a stack without interruption similar to adding or removing a card from a chassis Resilient links Provides backup con nections for downlinks protecting against cable breakage and unit failure Resilient links switch so quickly that users are never aware Backup power systems The Advanced Redundant Power System protects against intern
9. eb www 3com com Ordering Information Hubs Dual Speed Hub 500 12 port TP RJ 45 3C16610 Dual Speed Hub 500 24 port TP RJ 45 3C16611 PS Hub 40 12 port TP RJ 45 3C16405 PS Hub 40 24 port TP RJ 45 3C16406 PS Hub 40 12 port TP RJ 45 4 pack 3C16405 4PK PS Hub 40 24 port TP RJ 45 4 pack 3C16406 4PK PS Hub 50 24 port TP RJ 45 3C16450 Optional Equipment Dual Speed Hub 500 Management Module 3C16685 Cables and Connectors Dual Speed Hub 500 PS Hub Stacking Kit with 30 cm cable included 3C16692 Dual Speed Hub 500 Hub 10 Stacking Kit with 30 cm cable included 3C16686 Dual Speed Hub 500 Cascade Cable 30 cm 3C16695 Dual Speed Hub 500 Hot Swap Unit 3C16690 PS Hub Cascade Cable 30 cm 3C16420 PS Hub Cascade Cable 1 m 3C16421 PS Hub Hot Swap Unit 3C16430 Dual Speed Hub 500 and PS Hub Family Backbone Modules TP Transceiver 10BASE T RJ 45 3C12063 Fiber Optic 1OBASE FL ST 3C1206 5 Coaxial Transceiver 10OBASE2 BNC 3C1206 6 Fiber Optic 1OBASE FB ST 3C12067 Dual Speed Hub 500 only 100BASE FX Distance Extender SC 3C16684 100BASE TX Distance Extender RJ 45 3C16683 PS Hub 40 only AUI Transceiver female AUD 3C1206 0 PS Hub 50 only 100BASE FX Module SC 3C16681 100BASE TX Module RJ 45 3C16680 Advanced Redundant Power System ARPS SuperStack II ARPS Chassis 3C16071 SuperStack II ARPS Management Module 3C16080 For Dual Speed Hub 5
10. for Token Ring net works including Token Ring switching m Full SNMP RMON and Web based management for Ethernet Fast Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet as well asa dedicated RMON 1 RMON 2 probe m Full range of switches to increase performance in high speed client server LANs Full multiprotocol network access for telecommuters or users at other off site locations m Routing between central site and branch offices using inno vative Boundary Routing architecture or conventional routing software for multiple WAN choices including ISDN RMON 2 Probe Open Partners Power Systems WAN SNA Host A Transcend Network Management Architecture m SNA to LAN conversion linking local and remote offices to an SNA host system m Choice of power systems to ensure uninterrupted network operation For smaller offices of fewer than 20 users our OfficeConnect products can be used to complement SuperStack II systems The SuperStack II PS Hub Family Built In Management The SuperStack II PS Hub family pro vides increased bandwidth and manage ment control built in at no extra cost using these standard features e Up to 40 segments e Port switching through software e All nine groups of RMON on all segments simultaneously Transcend Network Supervisor is shipped with all SuperStack II hubs With Transcend Network Supervisor network devices are automatically dis covered and network activity and stress mo
11. hernet Class I and Class I repeater and cabling distance restric tions that handicap existing network configurations They allow you to connect the hub to any Fast Ethernet SUPER STACK work services in one stacked system strengthen it with uninterruptible and redundant power systems and manage it all with Transcend network management solutions As an important part of the 3Com Transcend networking framework SuperStack II systems will meet your evolving net work needs future proofing your network investment A single SuperStack II system provides connections for a range of network environments and protocols Ethernet Fast Ethernet Layer 3 switching Gigabit Ethernet Token Ring device or daisy chain a virtually unlim ited number of hubs over distances up to 100 meters over copper wire or up to 2 kilometers in full duplex mode over fiber optic cable Modular Management The optional slide in module provides full SNMP support as well as a number of advanced automated capabilities to make your life easier Hubs Switches Routers SDLC Converters Access Servers FDDI ISDN X 25 Frame Relay and ATM Depending on your needs you can build SuperStack Il systems for virtually any network environment Capabilities include m Hubs for flexible workgroup connectivity that feature SNMP RMON and Web based management m Industry leading physical layer support
12. ides an instant color coded view of the state of the network Real time detailed monitoring Good monitoring is a combination of examining available bandwidth gener ated errors service availability and application response times The Network Supervisor stress window pro vides an accurate indication of the current state of stress and a warning zone that helps predict when a device or link may be about to become over loaded Other products in the award winning 3Com Transcend family such as Transcend WorkGroup Manager and Transcend Enterprise Manager can also manage the SuperStack II series Expansion Flexibility The Dual Speed Hub 500 and PS Hubs provide expansion slots in every hub These can be used for Fast Ethernet TX and FX downlinks in the Dual Speed Hub 500 and PS Hub 50 or adding a management module to the Dual Speed Hub 500 or even connecting to a dif ferent media such as 1OBASE2 See the Specifications section for full details on the wide range of expansion modules available 3Com 5 Lifetime Limited Warranty The 3Com 5 lifetime limited warranty minimizes downtime and ensures that the network is back up fast Should a hub fail during its first five years 3Com will provide a replacement unit You then return the faulty unit to 3Com for repair After five years 3Com s standard lifetime limited warranty applies The Dual Speed Hub 500 Scalability is the hallmark of the SuperStack II Dual Speed Hu
13. nitored through an intuitive graph ical interface to provide powerful yet easy to use network management Segmentation Microsegmentation ensures that users get optimal performance from the net work Users can stack up to 10 SuperStack II PS Hub units providing up to 40 segments overall The multi channel cascade built into the SuperStack II PS Hub family supports our Ethernet segments and a separate management channel in a single cascade cable The separate management channel allows full management of iso lated and switched segments Port Switching Users can be allocated and reallocated easily from one segment to another via software to suit operational needs This capability increases bandwidth by per mitting completely flexible allocation of ports to any of four network segments per unit It also makes it extremely easy to alter workgroups Adds moves or changes to user groups are simply a matter of a few keystrokes from a man agement console 100 Mbps Downlink with PS Hub 50 The SuperStack II PS Hub 50 boosts desktop performance with its internal segment switch and Fast Ethernet expansion slot Customers can increase bandwidth by segmenting their work groups and then connecting them into a Fast Ethernet backbone or server 100 Mbps downlink modules are available in 1OOBASE TX and 100BASE FX versions and can be con figured to operate in half or full duplex mode The maximum distance sup ported is 100 mete
14. rs over copper wire or 2 kilometers over fiber optic cable in full duplex mode Load Balancing With the SuperStack II PS Hub family individual conversations between ports are continuously monitored using the RMON capability and are automati cally redistributed to free up valuable network bandwidth Balancing can be triggered by time or by exceeding a uti lization threshold making the process entirely automatic sss T a es rT Heres ret Perea i or am SuperStack II PS Hub 40 TP 12 port SuperStack II PS Hub 40 TP 24 port SuperStack II PS Hub 50 TP 24 port Specifications SuperStack I Dual Speed Hub 500 and PS Hub Family Dimensions and Weight Dual Speed Hub 500 Height 44 mm 1U or 1 7 in Width 440 mm 17 3 in Depth 310 mm 12 2 in Weight 12 port 2 6 kg 5 6 lb 24 port 2 7 kg 5 8 lb PS Hub 40 Height 44 mm 1U or 1 7 in Width 440 mm 17 3 in Depth 168 mm 6 6 in Weight 12 port 2 kg 4 4 lb 24 port 2 1 kg 4 6 lb PS Hub 50 Height 44 mm 1U or 1 7 in Width 440 mm 17 3 in Depth 168 mm 6 6 in Weight 24 port 2 2 kg 4 8 lb Mounting Includes hardware for mounting in a standard 19 inch rack Connections and Cables 12 or 24 RJ 45 ports supporting 10BASE T transmission over two pairs of Category 3 4 or 5 UTP cable or 1OOBASE TX transmis sion over two pairs of Category 5 UTP STP cable Power Requirement Dual Speed Hub 500 Power Inlet IEC 320
15. tocols If a hub including power supply SNMP RFC 1157 and fan should fail during its first five years return the faulty ARP RFC 826 unit to 3Com for repair and IP RFC 791 3Com will send you a replace ICMP RFC 792 ment unit This procedure minimizes downtime and UDP RFC 768 ensures that the network is back TCP RFC 793 up fast After five years 3Com s TFTP RFC 783 standard lifetime limited war ranty applies giving you peace SLIP RFC 1055 of mind for the rest of the hub s MIBs lifetime excluding power MIBIL RFC 1213 supply and fan MAU RFC 1515 RS 232 RFC 1659 Dual Speed Hub 500 only RMON RFC 1757 RMON 2 RFC 2021 Dual Speed Hub 500 only Repeater RFC 2108 Switch Performance Dual Speed Hub 500 4 K maximum addresses Learning rate 50 addresses second maximum Aging period default 5 days Filtering 163 680 frames second Forwarding 10 Mbps gt 100 Mbps 14 880 frames second 100 Mbps gt 10 Mbps 14 800 frames second Latency store and forward only lt 40 uS PS Hub 50 512 maximum addresses Forwarding 10 Mbps gt 10 Mbps 14 800 frames second 10 Mbps gt 100 Mbps Downlink 14 800 frames second 100 Mbps Downlink gt 10 Mbps 14 800 frames second Latency store and forward only 8 uS 3Com SuperStack Il 3Com Corporation P O Box 58145 5400 Bayfront Plaza Santa Clara CA 95052 8145 Phone 1 800 NET 3Com or 1 408 326 5000 Fax 1 408 326 5001 World Wide W
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