Nortel Networks Installing Media Dependent Adapters manual Installing an MDA

Installing an MDA

The Uplink/Expansion Module slot on supported switches can accommodate a single MDA.

The connection can be either an RJ-45 10/100BASE-TX MDA or a fiber (100BASE-FX or 1000BASE-SX/LX) MDA with an SC or MT-RJ connector.

Note: The MDAs are not hot-swappable. Power down the switch or disconnect the Passport 8132 module from the switch backplane before installing or removing an MDA.

To install an MDA:

1.Unplug the AC power cord from the back of the switch (or unplug the Passport 8132 module from the switch backplane).

2.Loosen the thumb screws and remove the filler panel (or previously installed MDA) from the Uplink/Expansion Module slot.

3.Insert the MDA into the Uplink/Expansion Module card guides (Figure 11).

Make sure the MDA slides in on the card guides. Failure to align the MDA to the card guides could damage the pins.

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