- Enterasys Gigabit and Fast Ethernet Switches Hardware Installation Guide

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Connecting to the Network

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Figure 3-19 Cable Connection to LC Fiber-Optic Connectors

3. Plugtheotherendofthecableintotheappropriateportontheotherdevice.Some

cablesmaybeterminatedattheotherendwithtwoseparateconnectors,oneforeach

fiber‐opticstrand.Inthiscase,ensurethatthetransmitfiber‐opticstrandisconnected

tothereceiveport

andthereceivefiber‐opticstrandtothetransmitport.

4. Ve rifytha talinkexistsby checkingthattheportLink/ActivityLEDison(blinking 

greenorsolidgreen).IftheLink/ActivityLEDisoff,performthefollowingstepsuntil

itison:

a. Ve rifytha tthedeviceattheotherendof

thesegmentisONandconnectedtothe

segment.

b. Ifthereareseparatefiber‐opticconnectionsontheotherdevice,checkthe

crossoverofthecables.Swapthe cableconnectionsifnecessary.

c. Checkthatthefiber‐opticconnectionmeetsthedBlossandcablespecifications

outlinedintheCablingGuidefor

multimodemodecabling.Toobtainthis

document,referto“RelatedDocuments”onpage xvi.

d. Ifalinkhasnotbeenestablished,refertoChapter 4for LEDtroubleshooting

details.Ifaproblempersists,refertoreferto“GettingHelp”onpage 1‐8for

detailsoncontactingEnterasys Networksforsupport.

5. Repeatsteps

1through4,above,untilallconnectionshavebeenmade.

1 Mini-GBIC MT-RJ port connector 3 Release tab

2 LC cable connector 4 Link/Activity LED

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