Installation guide
Installing and Removing an IOM
2-12 Installation
3. Unpackthemodulebytakingitfromitsshippingboxandremovinganypackagingmaterials,
andremovingthemodulefromitsprotectiveplasticbag.(Savethe shippingboxandmaterials
intheeventtheunitmustbereshipped.)
4. Examinethemodulecarefully,checkingfordamage.Ifanydamageisfound,do
notinstallit.
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5. Removethecoverplatefromaslotbylooseningthecoverplate’stwocaptivescrews.
6. InserttheIOMintheguiderailoftheslot.Gentlyslidethemoduleintotheslot,asshownin
Figure 2‐4,untiltheIOMengagestheconnectoronthebackplane
andisflushwithadjoining
coverplates.
Oncetheconnectionismade,theslot’sstatusLEDflashesgreenandIOMinitializationbegins.
TheIOMinitializationlastsforapproximatelythirtysecondstoallowenoughtimetotighten
theIOM’scaptivescrews.Wheninitializationiscompletetheslot’sstatusLEDturnssolid
greenand
theIOMisreadyforuse.
Figure 2-4 Installing an IOM (G3G-24TX with optional PoE shown)
7. Ifyouare installingadditionalmodules,waituntiltheslotstatusLEDforthepreviously
installedIOMissolidgreenbeforerepeatingthisproceduretoinstalladditionalmodules.
Savecoverplatesforoptionalfutureuse.
8. Aftercompletingallmoduleinstallations,besuretoinstallcoverplate(s)
overanyunused
IOMslot(s)tocontainEMIradiationandensureproperaircirculation.
IOM Initialization Behavior
TheIOMconfigurationissetduringtheIOM’sinitializat ion.WhenyouinstallanIOMintoaslot
thathasnotpreviouslyhadanIOMinstalled,thedefaultconfigurationwillbeappliedtoallports
ontheIOM.
1 IOM slot 2 4 Optional PoE module
2 IOM handle 5 IOM
3 Captive screw