Chapter 4

Installation

 

 

Making Connections to Network Equipment

This section describes the physical connections that you can make between the Avaya P330 switch and other network equipment.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following before attempting to connect network equipment to the P330 switch:

A list of network equipment to be connected to the P330 switch, detailing the connector types on the various units

All required cables (see below). Appropriate cables are available from your local supplier.

Connecting Cables to Network Equipment

P332G-ML switches include the following types of ports (according to the speed and standard they support): SFP GBIC

To connect the cables:

1Insert an SFP GBIC (Small Form Factor Plugable Gigabit Interface Converter) transceiver (not supplied) to the port housing. For a list of approved SFP GBIC transceivers, see www.avayanetwork.com. For fiberoptic cable properties, see Table 4.4.

GBICs are 3.3V.

2Connect the Ethernet fiberoptic cable (not supplied) to the GBIC transceiver on the front panel of the Avaya P332G-ML. You can use LC or MT-RJ fiberoptic cables depending on the GBIC transceiver you are using.

3Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet port of the PC, server, router, workstation, switch, or hub.

4Check that the appropriate link (LNK) LED lights up.

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