Planet VC-101M User manual

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Trademarks
Copyright PLANET Technology Corp. 2002.
Contents subject to revise without prior notice.
PLANET is a registered trademark of PLANET
Technology Corp. All other trademarks belong to their
respective owners.
FCC Warning
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation, This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the Instruction manual, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications,
however, there is no guarantee that interface will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on.
CE Mark Warning
This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment,
this product may cause radio interference, in which
case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.
Revision
Ethernet Over VDSL Converter User's Manual
FOR MODELS: VC-101M / VC-101S
Part No.: EM-VC101V2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION.........................................................5
1.1 Checklist..................................................................... 5
1.2 Introduction to Ethernet over VDSL Converter ...... 5
1.3 Key Features.............................................................. 8
1.4 Specifications ............................................................ 9
2. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION....................................11
2.1 Front Panel and Real Panel .................................... 12
2.1.1 LED indicators..................................................... 13
2.1.2 Power Source...................................................... 14
2.2 Bottom Panel............................................................ 14
3. INSTALLING AND USING VDSL CONVERTER....16
3.1 Install the Ethernet Over VDSL Converter ............ 16
3.2 LAN to LAN connection .......................................... 16
3.3 Connect to Multi-Port Master ................................. 17
3.4 Connecting VC-101M/S ........................................... 18
3.4.1 Connecting Standalone PC................................. 18
3.4.2 Connecting Multiple PCs to an Ethernet LAN..... 18
4. UPDATE FIRMWARE...............................................20
4.1 Firmware version..................................................... 20
4.2 Update Procedure.................................................... 21
5. TROUBLESHOOTING..............................................25

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1. Introduction
1.1 Checklist
Check the contents of your package for following parts:
 Ethernet over VDSL Converter
 Power Adapter
 Telephone line
 Cat.5 Ethernet Cable
 Quick Installation Guide
 User’s manual and utility CD
 RS-232 Console cable(VC-101M only)
If any of these pieces are missing or damaged, please
contact your dealer immediately, if possible, retain the carton
including the original packing material, and use them against
to repack the product in case there is a need to return it to us
for repair.
1.2 Introduction to Ethernet over VDSL
Converter
The converter is a switching architecture with one RJ45
10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet ports and one RJ11 symmetric
Ethernet over VDSL port (symmetry means upstream and
downstream rate are the same or similar). It is ideal for signal
conversion by transmitting the Ethernet data from the
standard twisted pair cable to the telephone cable and
extending the distance.
The Ethernet over VDSL combines the well proven Ethernet
and VDSL technology to transmit the Ethernet format data by
using VDSL signaling over the most widespread telephone
wires and has no impact to current voice service. Therefore,
it is very good for Internet building phone line network
because every room or house could use the existing phone
line to transmit data to the Internet and the whole building

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could share the Internet line to the wide area network with
minimum cost.
With much enough bandwidth, the 5/10/15 Mbps symmetric
capability enables many multi-media services on local
Internet come true, like VOD (Video on Demand), Internet
caching server, distance education, and so on.
In one community or hotel, we just need to install one local
server then the multi-media services will be localized that is
people do not need to access the services through Internet
but using local area network with better bandwidth and
efficiency. Meanwhile, this kind of infrastructure will minimize
the burden on the Internet.
The converter is plug-n-play without any software to
configure and also fully compliant with all kinds of network
protocols. Moreover, the rich diagnostic LEDs on the
front-panel provide the operating status of individual port and
the whole system. There are two models of the converters,
one is used for client side and the other is central side. If you
want to setup one pair of converters for point-to-point
connection then one set must be slave (client) mode and the
other one is master mode.
The cable specifications of the connection are listed as
following:
 10BASE-T, Category 3, 4 or 5 UTP
 100BASE-TX, Category 5 UTP
 Ethernet over VDSL, Twisted-pair telephone wires
The two drawings listed below are typical application for the
Ethernet over VDSL converter.

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Drawing 1: LAN to LAN connection
Drawing 2: Multi-port Master Connection

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Note: Slave device must connect to Master device
through the telephone wire. Slave cannot
connect to Slave and Master cannot connect to
Master. VC-101M works as Master device and
VC-101S works as Slave device.
1.3 Key Features
The converter provides the following key features:
 Firmware upgradeable through console interface
 11Mbps symmetric data rate in maximum 1.2km with
R2 firmware
 17Mbps upstream and 15Mbps downstream data
rate in maximum 1.05 km with R4 firmware
 1/4, 5/5, 11/11 and 17/15 Mbps adjustable data rate
with R4.5 firmware (when VC-101S works with
VC-412 only)
 Cisco LRE switch / CPE compatible with R4.5
firmware
 Complies with IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u and
IEEE802.3x standards
 Designed based on QAM modulation
 Designed based on FDD duplexing (Frequency
Division Duplexing)
 Supports Store-and-forward mechanism
 Back pressure and IEEE802.3x compliant flow
control
 Built-in POTS/ISDN splitter
 Two RJ-11 connectors for each VDSL port, one for
VDSL connection and one for POTS/ISDN
connection
 Voice and data communication can be shared on the
existing telephone wire simultaneously
 Support extensive LED indicators for network
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1.4 Specifications
Model VC-101M VC-101S
10/100Base-TX 1 RJ-45 1 RJ-45Ports VDSL
(Each with 2
RJ-11
connectors)
1 (Master) 1 (Slave)
Console 1 x RS-232 DB-9
Mode/Distance
(based on AWG24
wires)
R2 firmware: 11Mbps upstream and
downstream
R4 firmware: 17Mbps upstream and
15Mbps downstream
R4.5 firmware: 5/10/15 adjustable
between VC-101S and VC-412
Cables 10Base-T: 2-pair UTP Cat. 3,4,5
up to 100m (328ft)
100Base-TX: 2-pair UTP Cat.5, up to
100m (328ft)
VDSL: twisted-pair telephone or
ISDN wires (AWG26 or better) up to
5000ft (1.5km)
Protocols and
Standards IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet) IEEE 802.3u (Fast Ethernet)
IEEE 802.3x (flow control)
Ethernet over VDSL
Splitter Built-in splitters for POTS/ISDN
connection
Mounting Type Desktop placement
Dimensions (WxDxH) 140 x 91.6 x 30 mm
Power Supply 5V/2A DC external power adapter
Operational
Environment Temperature: 0~50 degree C (operating), -20~70 degree C
(storage)
Humidity: 0~90%, non-condensing
Certification FCC, CE

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