Sonnet Thunderbolt Twin 10G, User Manual

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Chapter 4 – Twin 10G SFP+ T3E Adapter Connection Steps
1. Connect the included Thunderbolt cable between either Thunderbolt
port on the Twin 10G SFP+ T3E adapter and a Thunderbolt port
on your computer, or other Thunderbolt peripheral device in the
chain connected to the computer
(Figure 2) . Secure the retainer
clip to the adapter if you attached it to the cable. If you are daisy
chaining additional Thunderbolt peripheral devices, connect another
Thunderbolt cable between the downstream device and the open
Thunderbolt port on the Sonnet adapter. Note that
you may not
connect two computers to a daisy chain of Thunderbolt devices.
2. If you are using SFP+ terminated Twinax copper cables to
connect the Twin 10G SFP+ T3E adapter, connect them
now, and then go to step 4. Otherwise, read the
documentation included with the SFP+ transceivers you
purchased, and then install them into the Sonnet
adapter’s SFP+ sockets.
3. Connect LC/LC fiber optic cables between the ports on the
Sonnet adapter and the port on the switch or device.
4. Connect the included power cord between a wall outlet or power strip
and the power adapter; verify the connector is plugged in securely. Note
that the power adapter’s power indicator will light at this time.
5. Connect the power adapter cable to the Twin 10G SFP+ T3E adapter’s
12V power socket. Note that the Sonnet adapter’s power indicator
will not light until the computer, and any other Thunderbolt devices
connected between it and the adapter, is powered on.
6. Go to the next section, Verification and Configuration Steps.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Support Note:
Sonnet’s ThunderLok™ 3 Thunderbolt connector
retainer clip secures the included Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) cable to
the Twin 10G adapter to prevent accidental disconnects. It is compatible
with 0.5-meter Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) cables and 1–2 meter Thunderbolt 3
(20Gbps) cables, but it is not compatible with 1-meter and longer
Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) cables.
To attach the clip to the cable, remove both from their packaging, and then
insert the connector through the connector clip as shown
(Figure 1) . Note
that the connector will pass all the way through the clip; when you connect
the cable to the chassis, the clip will secure the connector.