Step 2: Connect a Thunderbolt cable to the
Step 3: Connect to network
workstation
Connect an Ethernet cable (Cat 5e or better)
Connect a Thunderbolt™ 3 cable between the
to the NBASE-T Ethernet port on the other end
Thunderbolt™ 3 port on your SANLink3 and a
of the SANLink3. Connect the other end of the
Thunderbolt™ 3 port on your computer.
Ethernet cable to an Ethernet switch to complete
the link to the SAN or Ethernet network. The
See the illustration in next column for an example.
NBASE-T connection automatically negotiates
link speed, or you can manually specify link
speed. The NBASE-T port supports connection
Thunderbolt™ 3 port and fan status LED indicator
speeds of 100 Mbps, and 1.0, 2.5*, 5.0* and 10
Gbps.
Thunderbolt™ 3 port
To manually specify a link speed, you must
change the settings of your workstation
Ethernet network connection.
Instructions are available for download at:
www.promise.com.
Fan LED
* These speeds require a NBASE-T enabled
switch.