Specifications

Connecting to the Switched 100BaseFX Port

Catalyst 1900 Series Installation and Configuration Guide

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To connect a switch 100BaseFX port to another 100BaseFX device, follow these steps:

Step 1 Remove the rubber plugs from the port and the rubber caps from the cable

connectors.

Step 2 Connect one end of the ﬁber-optic cable to the 100BaseFX port on the switch.

Figure 2-14 shows a multimode ﬁber-optic cable being connected to the

100BaseFX port on a Catalyst 1924C switch.

Figure 2-14 Connecting to the 100BaseFX Port

Step 3 Connect the other end of the cable to the 100BaseFX port of the network device.

Step 4 Make sure that the LED for the port that you connected in Step 1 turns on.

If the port LED is not on, look for the following problems:

• The network device is not on.

• The Ethernet adapter in the network device is not operating correctly.

• The cable is damaged or is not connected correctly.

• You are using the wrong type of cable.

If you are connecting the switch 100-Mbps port to an end-station, which is

conﬁgured for 10-Mbps, you need to reconﬁgure the end-station to operate at

100-Mbps.

Connector and cabling speciﬁcations for the 100BaseFX ports are in Appendix B,

“Connectors and Cables.”

Multimode fiber-optic cable

(not supplied)

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MODE

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SERIES

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