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Connecting to the Network

3-24 Hardware Installation

Figure 3-17 Cable Connection to LC Fiber-Optic Connectors

3. Plugtheotherendofthecableintotheappropriateportontheotherdevice.Some

cablesmaybeterminatedattheother endwithtwoseparateconnectors,oneforeach

fiber‐opticstrand.Inthiscase,ensurethatthetransmitfiber‐opticstrandisconnected

tothereceiveport

andthereceivefiber‐opticstrandtothetransmitport.

4. VerifythatalinkexistsbycheckingthattheportLink/ActivityLEDison(blinking

greenorsolidgreen).IftheLink/ActivityLEDisoff,performthefollowingstepsuntil

itison:

a. Verifythatthedeviceattheotherendof

thesegmentisONandconnectedtothe

segment.

b. Ifthereareseparatefiber‐opticconnectionsontheotherdevice,checkthe

crossoverofthecables.Swapthecableconnectionsifnecessary.

c. Checkthatthefiber‐opticconnectionmeetsthedBlossandcablespecifications

outlinedintheCablingGuidefor

multimodemodecabling.Toobtainthis

document,referto“RelatedDocuments”onpage xvi.

d. Ifalinkhasnotbeenestablished,refertoChapter 4forLEDtroubleshooting

details.Ifaproblempersists,refertoreferto“GettingHelp”onpage xviiifor

detailsoncontactingEnterasys Networksforsupport.

1 LC port connector 3 Release tab

2 LC cable connector 4 Link/Activity LED

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