C-100-S2St80 Media Converter

Enabled (Default)- When the state of the receiver is changed on the 100Base-TX interface it is reflected on the 100Base-FX fiber transmitter. When the state of the receiver on the 100Base-FX interface is changed it is reflected on the 100Base-TX transmitter; When a Far-End Fault Indication is received on the fiber interface the 100Base-TX transmitter is turned off. When the Far-End Fault Indication is cleared the transmitter is turned back on; Disabled- The 100Base-TX and the 100Base-FX fiber interface operate independently. Far-End Fault indication on the 100Base-FX fiber interface has no effect on the 100Base-TX interface.

Pause should be enabled when all devices connected to the media converter support pause. Auto-Negotiation must be Enabled to use this feature; Enabled (Default)- The Media converter will advertise Pause capability during Auto-Negotiation on the 100Base-TX interface; Disabled- The Media converter will advertise that it does not have Pause capability during Auto-Negotiation on the 100Base-TX interface.

If Auto-Negotiation (802.3u) is enabled, the media converter uses the HP Auto-MDIX method for the 100Base-TX interface. If Auto-Negotiation (802.3u) is disabled the Media converter will use the RX Energy method on the 100Base-TX interface to set the port MDI or MDIX whichever is appropriate; Enabled (Default)- Either a straight-through or crossover type cable can be used to connect the media converter to the device on the other end of the cable; Disabled- If the partner device on the other end of the cable does not have the Auto-MDIX feature a specific cable, either a straight-through or crossover will be required to ensure that the media convertor's transmitter and the partner devices transmitter are connected to the others receiver. The Media Convertor's 100Base-TX port is configured as MDI with this switch setting.