Installation guide

Connecting to the Network
Matrix DFE-Platinum Series Installation Guide 3-17
Monitoring and Verifying Front-Panel Port Connections
WheninstallingMini‐GBICsinthefront‐panelports1through18,youmayneedtoselect
agroupofportstoverifytheportoperation.InitiallyGROUP1LEDisgreen,indicating
thestatusRX/TXLEDsareshowingtheactivityoftheGroup1ports(1through6).To
view
thereceiveandtransmitactivityonGroup2ports(7through12),orGroup3ports
(13 through18),presstheGROUPSELECTbuttonforlessthanonesecond(see
Figure 3‐9)tosteptothenextGROUPofports.Thereceiveandtransmitactivityforthat
groupofsegments
isthenindicatedbytheRXandTXLEDsforeachsegment.
Monitoring and Verifying 7G-6MGBIC/7G-6MGBIC-A Port
Connections
Unlikemonitoringthefront‐panelportstatusasdescribedabove,thestatusofthesix
7G‐6MGBIC/7G‐6MGBIC‐AportsisindicatedbytheRX/TXLEDsonthe7G‐6MGBIC/
7G‐6MGBIC‐Afrontpanelwithouttheneedtoselectthem,asdescribedin“Connecting
UTPCablestoMini‐GBICs”
onpage 3 ‐18and“ConnectingFiber‐OpticCablesto
Mini‐GBICs”onpage 3‐22.
Figure 3-9 Connecting a Twisted Pair Segment to the 7G4280-19
1 RJ45 cable connector 3 GROUP SELECT button
2 RJ45 port connector 4 GROUP LED (shows group selected)
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