3Com 3500 Switch User Manual


 
40 C
HAPTER
4: C
ABLING
3
If you have not already done so, remove the SC
connector cover from the transceiver, as shown in
Figure 17.
Figure 17
Removing the SC Connector Cover
4
Attach the male duplex SC connector on the network
cable into the duplex SC port on the GBIC transceiver,
as shown in Figure 18.
If you are using an SX transceiver, the network
cable must support multimode transmission.
If you are using an LX transceiver, the network
cable must support single-mode transmission.
You can also connect an LX transceiver to multimode
fiber. See “Connecting the LX Transceiver to MMF” on
page 41 for details.
Figure 18
Cabling the GBIC Module
5
Attach the other end of the network fiber-optic cable
to the network device that you want to connect.
6
Repeat steps 1 through 5 for additional GBIC
modules.
SC connector cover
C
1000 BASE (GBIC)
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TERMINAL
ETHERNET
10BT
1000BASE
GBIC module
GBIC
transceiver
Duplex
SC connector
Network cable