Black Box SDSL Network Extender 2000 User manual

Use fast, flexible SDSL or IDSL
to extend your Ethernet network.
Use fast, flexible SDSL or IDSL
to extend your Ethernet network.
SDSL and IDSL Network Extenders
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FEATURES
• Low-cost, high-speed LAN and Internet
connections for home or business.
• Operates over existing copper lines—no
pricey T1 lines and no new installation
expenses.
• Switch-selectable data rates for high-
and low-bandwidth applications.
• Simple setup and little configuration
means no substantial training or
operating costs.
• 1U rack height saves cabinet space.
OVERVIEW
Our SDSL and IDSL Network Extenders provide home
users and businesses with dedicated digital Internet and
LAN connections over copper pairs. They’re ideal for use
in situations where the local network and the gateway
to the ISP aren’t close enough to be directly attached to
each other—places like campus-based businesses, multiple-
unit apartment buildings, and urban areas.
They work over the existing copper cables already installed
at your site. So you won’t be paying for new installations
or expensive T1 connections—and you don’t even have to
subscribe to DSL service! Because installation is simple and
the only thing you have to configure is the data rate, you
won’t incur extra training costs.
All models do symmetrical data transfer, which makes
them ideal for applications in which two network segments—
two clinics at a hospital, for instance—need to be able to send
and receive data at equally fast rates.
A broadcast-limiting feature ensures that broadcast traffic
only consumes up to 20% of the total bandwidth. However,
this only applies to pure broadcast traffic; unicast and
multicast traffic are guaranteed at least 80% of the available
bandwidth.
SDSL Network Extender 2000 and IDSL Network
Extender Kits
These kits—and the Extender 2000 is one too, even if it’s
not named that way—consist of a single-port provider unit
and a single-port subscriber unit. They create a point-to-point
digital link between two 10BASE-T Ethernet network
segments.
Both the 10BASE-T network interface and the unit-to-unit
DSL interface are carried on RJ-45 connectors.
IDSL Subscriber Unit
The LR0012A is a 1-port subscriber unit that connects to
our discontinued 12-port provider units with AC (LR0011A-AC)
or DC (LR0011A-DC) power.
The 12-to-1 configuration is intended for applications in
which high-speed LAN and Internet access are essential for
distributed local sites—an on-site office with various local
clients, for instance.
Data Rates
The SDSL and IDSL Network Extender Kits don’t require
software. In fact, they almost don’t require configuration
or control at all. The one exception is the data rate at which
they operate.
Each provider unit has one DIP switch that you can use to
control this function. At installation time, you can try the
highest available data rate, and if the provider and subscriber
units fail to link at that rate, just step down to the next and
try again. You can keep doing this until you reach a data rate
at which the units can communicate successfully.
For point-to-point applications that need plenty of
bandwidth, the SDSL Network Extender 2000 can transmit
data at any of eight rates from 272 kbps to 2.32 Mbps.
Even on 26 AWG cable, 2.32-Mbps data can be sent as far
as 11,300 feet (3444.2 m), and slower data can be sent
farther—up to 20,200 feet (6156.9 m) for 272 kbps.
The IDSL Network Extenders are designed for networks
that will send only a low volume of data across the DSL link.
You can set these extenders for either 128 or 144 kbps, which
is double the top V.90 modem speed and the equal or better
of ISDN. (Plus it’s all on your own equipment, so you don’t
have to pay—or depend on—the telco.) The extenders can
send and receive data at these rates across as much as 18,000
feet (5486.4 m) of cable, no matter what the cable’s wire
gauge is.
For additional information, see the Data Rate and Distance
(Maximum) specification on the next page.

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TECH SPECS
Compliance —
EMI/RFI: LR0020A-KIT-R2: CE (EN 55022), FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class A,
IC Class/classe A, CSA C108.8;
LR0010A-KIT, LR0012A: FCC Part 15 Subpart B Class B, IC Class/classe B;
Safety: All models: UL®1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950, EN 60950, IEC 950
Data Rate and Distance (Maximum) —
LR0020A-KIT-R2: Depends on the length of standard telephone wire
between the provider and subscriber units, and are user-configurable
to any of these settings over 26 AWG wire: 2.32 Mbps at up to
11,300 ft. (3444.2 m); 2.064 Mbps at up to 12,200 ft. (3718.6 m);
1.552 Mbps at up to 12,800 ft. (3901.4 m); 1.04 Mbps at up to
16,000 ft. (4876.8 m); 784 kbps at up to 16,800 ft. (5120.6 m);
528 kbps at up to 18,400 ft. (5608.3 m); 400 kbps at up to 19,400 ft.
(5913.1 m); 272 kbps at up to 20,200 ft. (6156.9 m);
LR0010A-KIT, LR0012A: 128 or 144 kbps over up to 18,000 ft. (5486.4 m)
of standard telephone wire of any gauge
NOTE: Connections made with cable of a lesser gauge
(for example, 24 AWG) will link up at greater distances.
Enclosure — Steel
Encoding — LR0020A-KIT-R2: G.SHDSL (TC-PAM);
LR0010A-KIT, LR0012A: 2B1Q
Leads/Signals Supported —
On RJ-45 Ethernet ports: Standard 10BASE-T pinning (RX+ on Pin 1,
RX- on Pin 2, TX+ on Pin 3, TX- on Pin 4);
On RJ-45 DSL ports: Tip on Pin 4, Ring on Pin 5; corresponds to Pin 2
and Pin 3 respectively of any 4-wire RJ-11 cable you might connect
to these
Standard — IEEE 802.3 Ethernet v2
User Controls — All on provider units;
LR0020A-KIT-R2: (1) Rear-mounted 3-position DIP switch for data rate;
LR0010A-KIT: (1) Rear-mounted 2-position DIP switch: (1) position for
data rate, (1) position reserved for future use
Interface —
All models: 10BASE-T;
LR0020A-KIT-R2: SDSL;
LR0010A-KIT, LR0012A: IDSL
Connectors — (1) RJ-45 for Ethernet; (1) RJ-45 designed to accept both
RJ-45 and RJ-11 plugs for DSL
Indicators — (6) front-mounted LEDs: WAN Connection, Power,
Ethernet Collision, Ethernet Rx, Ethernet Tx, and Ethernet Link
Temperature Tolerance —
Operating: 32 to 122°F (0 to 50°C);
Storage: -40 to +158°F (-40 to +70°C)
Humidity Tolerance — 5 to 95% noncondensing
Altitude Tolerance — -200 to +16,400 ft. (-60.9 to +4998.7 m)
Power —
LR0020A-KIT-R2: For provider or subscriber unit:
Input: 100 to 125 VAC (1 A) at 47 to 63 Hz;
Output: 5 VDC at a maximum of 1.5 A;
Consumption: 7.5 W maximum;
LR0010A-KIT, LR0012A: 100 to 120 VAC, 60 Hz
Size — 1.25"H x 5.5"W x 4.6"D (3.2 x 14 x 11.7 cm)
Weight — 0.6 lb. (0.3 kg)
Item Code
For SDSL, order…
SDSL Network Extender 2000 LR0020A-KIT-R2
For IDSL, choose…
IDSL Network Extender Kit LR0010A-KIT
IDSL Subscriber Unit LR0012A
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