Chapter 4: Operation

4. Operation

The MultiPower Industrial Media Converters include two LEDs, located on the RJ-45 connector.

LED functions are as follows:

LED functions are as follows (above illustration is representative):

FX LNK/ACT

Glows green when a link is established on the fiber port;

 

blinks green when activity is detected on the fiber port.

TX LNK/ACT

Glows amber when a link is established on the copper port;

 

blinks amber when activity is detected on the copper port.

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