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Cisco ME 6500 Series Ethernet Switch Installation Note
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Connecting the Switch Ports
To install the SFP transceiver and to connect the optical network cables, follow these steps:
Step 1 Attach an ESD-preventive wrist strap to your wrist and to the ESD ground connector on your chassis.
Step 2 Remove the SFP transceiver from its protective packaging.
Step 3 Check the label on the SFP transceiver body to verify that you have the correct model for your network
and locate the send (Tx) and receive (Rx) markings that identify the top side of the SFP transceiver.
Note On some SFP transceivers, the Tx and Rx marking might be replaced by arrows that point from
the SFP transceiver connector (transmit direction or Tx) toward the connector (receive direction
or Rx).
Step 4 Carefully insert the transceiver halfway into the socket. Remove the optical bore dust plugs, pivot the
transceiver bail-clasp down, and continue to slide the transceiver into the socket until you feel the SFP
transceiver connector snap into place in the socket connector. (See Figure 11.)
Step 5 Pivot the SFP transceiver bail-clasp fully up to lock the transceiver in place and immediately reinstall
the dust plugs into the optical bores.
Figure 11 Installing an SFP Transceiver
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