IX5-28GPX Installation Guide

To install an SFP or SFP+ transceiver, perform the following procedure:

1.Remove the dust plug from a transceiver slot on the switch.

Figure 64 on page 113 shows the dust plug being removed from a port.

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P+

 

 

 

 

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Figure 64. Removing the Dust Plug from an SFP+ Slot

Note

When VCStack is enabled on the switch, slots S1/27 and S2/28 are reserved as stacking ports and may not be used for regular SFP or SFP+ transceivers.

2.Remove the transceiver from its shipping container and store the packaging material in a safe location.

3.If you are installing the transceiver in a top slot, position the transceiver with the Allied Telesis label facing up. If you are installing the transceiver in a bottom slot, position the transceiver with the label

facing down.

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Allied Telesis AT-IX5-28GPX manual On page 113 shows the dust plug being removed from a port