NetWinder Back Panel Connections

  1. Ventilation slots. Be sure to keep these clear of obstructions; without ventilation, your NetWinder may overheat.
  1. Power-in jack. Connects the NetWinder to the mains (AC) power with the supplied AC cord/adapter.
  1. Serial port. Connects the NetWinder to the Internet via a serial modem or ISDN terminal adapter.
  1. Keyboard jack. Plug your keyboard cable in here on the rare occasion when you want to access the NetWinder directly (normal access is via any desktop computer on your network).
  1. Mouse jack. Plug your mouse cable in here to access the NetWinder directly (normal access is via any desktop computer on your network).
  1. 10/100 Base-T input. Connects your internal network hub (the box into which all the office computers are plugged) to the NetWinder via the supplied network cable (Eth 1).
  1. 10 Base-T input. Connects your NetWinder to the Internet via xDSL modem, cable modem or ISDN router (Eth 0).
  1. Ethernet status lights. There is a green light for each of the ethernet connectors. When the light for the 10baseT connection glows green, the corresponding ethernet link is established. The light for the 10/100baseT connection turns on when network activity takes place.
  1. Monitor jack. Plug your monitor in here to access the NetWinder directly (normal access is via any desktop computer on your network).
  1. Parallel port. Connects your NetWinder to a parallel peripheral such as a printer.

NOTE: Desktop model is illustrated; rackmount connectors are similar.

NOTE: The back panel may not look exactly like this, depending on the model of NetWinder you receive. However, the connectors themselves will be labelled similarly and operate in the same way.