Connecting to the Network
3-12 Installation
Figure 3-11 Cable Connection to LC03 Fiber-Optic Connectors
3. VerifyalinkexistsbycheckingthattheportRXLEDison(flashingamber,blinking
green,orsolidgreen).IftheRXLEDisoff,performthefollowingstepsuntilitison:
a. VerifythedeviceattheotherendofthesegmentisONandlinkedtothesegment.
b. Ifthereareseparatefiberopticconnectionsontheotherdevice,checkthe
crossoverofthecables.Swapthecableconnectionsifnecessary.
c. CheckthatthefiberopticconnectionmeetsthedBlossandcablespecifications
outlinedintheCablingGuideformultimodefiberopticcabling.Toobtainthis
document,referto“RelatedDocuments”onpagexvi.
Ifalinkhasnotbeenestablished,refertoChapter4forLEDtroubleshootingdetails.If
aproblempersists,referto“GettingHelp”onpagexviiiforsupport.
4. Repeatsteps1through3,above,untilallconnectionshavebeenmade.
5. Plugtheotherendofthecableintotheappropriateportontheotherdevice.Some
cablesmaybeterminatedattheotherendwithtwoseparateconnectors,oneforeach
fiberopticstrand.Inthiscase,ensurethatthetransmitfiberopticstrandisconnected
tothereceiveportandthereceivefiberopticstrandtothetransmitport.
1Port slot 3Release tab 5Receive LED (TX)
2Mini-GBIC-LC03 cable connector 4Transmit LED (RX)
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