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Connecting optical fibers
WARNING!
To avoid injury to your eyes, do not stare at the optical ports and optical fiber connectors when
connecting optical fibers.
You can install a transceiver module (see "
Installing an XFP/SFP+/SFP/QSFP+ transceiver module
") in a fiber port and use optical fibers to connect the port to the network.
For more information about optical fibers, see "
To connect a fiber port to a peer device through optical fibers:
1.
Remove the dust cover of the optical fiber connector, and clean the end of the optical fiber.
2.
Plug one end of the optical fiber into the transceiver module on the gateway, and plug the other
end into the transceiver module in the peer device.
3.
Examine the port LEDs to verify the connection after the gateway is powered on.
For more information about the LED status, see "
."
NOTE:
For the QSFP+ module, you do not need to differentiate between the transmitter (TX) and receiver
(RX) ports. For other types of transceiver modules, the Tx port on one end must connect to the RX
port on the other end.
Figure 22 Connecting a fiber connector to the transceiver module (LC connector)
TIP:
After you connect the gateway into the network, use the
ping
or
tracert
command to test the
network connectivity. For more information about these commands, see the configuration guides
that come with your gateway.
Connecting power cords
WARNING!
Before you connect the power cord to a power module, make sure the circuit breaker is switched off.