SMC Networks 8708L2, Installation Manual

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2. Check that the fiber terminators are clean. You can clean the cable
plugs by wiping them gently with a clean tissue or cotton ball
moistened with a little ethanol. Dirty fiber terminators on fiber optic
cables will impair the quality of the light transmitted through the cable
and lead to degraded performance on the port.
3. Connect one end of the cable to the LC port on the transceiver and
the other end to the LC port on the other device. Since LC connectors
are keyed, the cable can be attached in only one orientation.
Figure 4-3 Making Fiber Port Connections
4. As a connection is made, check the Link LED on the switch
corresponding to the port to be sure that the connection is valid.
10GBASE fiber optic ports operate at 10 Gbps, full duplex, with
auto-negotiation of flow control. The maximum length for fiber optic
cable operating at 10 Gigabit speed will depend on the fiber type as listed
under “10 Gigabit Ethernet Collision Domain” on page 4-6.