Allied Telesis AT-8500 Series manual Ferrules of the optical connector Bore

AT-8500 Series Layer 2+ Fast Ethernet Switches Installation Guide

ferrules of the optical connector.

Ferrule

Bore

Figure 17. Optical Bore and Ferrule of GBIC Module

Note

Unnecessary removal and insertion of a GBIC can lead to premature failure.

4.Slide the GBIC module, with the label side up, into an expansion slot on the switch, as shown in Figure 18.

The GBIC can be installed in either slot. The GBIC module is seated in the slot when it clicks into place.

	49
	LINK
	50
	LINK
1000	BASE-X
	UPLINK P
	ORTS

MODE	49R	LINK
10/100/1000BASE-T
MODE	50R	LINK

Figure 18. Installing a GBIC Module

5.If you purchased two GBIC modules for the switch, repeat this procedure to install the second module.

Note

Unnecessary removal and insertion of a GBIC can lead to premature failure.

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