Installing and Removing Transceivers
Customer Replaceable Parts
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To install a Line Card:
1. Turn off the appliance
2. Insert the Line Card with the ejectors rotated out a small distance.
Make sure that the alignment pins behind the thumb screws engage the top hole.
3. Push the card in until the Line Card is fully inserted.
When the card is fully inserted, the ejector rotates in.
4. Tighten the thumb screws on the two sides of the Line Card.
Installing and Removing Transceivers
Line Cards with fiber optic ports require transceivers. The transceivers are hot swappable.
Item
Line Card
Description
Supported Transceivers Latch Lever
Color
1
10GbE SFP+
Line Card, 4 Port
10 Gb Ethernet PCI-e line
card for SFP+
transceivers
Fiber-optic (short range)
Beige
Fiber-optic (long range)
Blue
2
1GbE SFP Line
Card, 12 Port
12 port 1Gb Ethernet
PCI-e line card for SFP
transceivers
Fiber-optic (short range)
Black
Fiber-optic (long range)
Blue
Copper
Yellow
3
1GbE Copper
Line Card, 12
port
12 port 1000BaseT PCI-e
line card
None
None
Note
- Check Point supports only transceivers sold by Check Point.
Laser Safety Warnings
Caution
- When laser products (such as fiber optic devices or transmitters) are installed,
note the following:
Do not remove the covers. Removing the covers of the laser product could result in
exposure to hazardous laser radiation. There are no serviceable parts inside the device.