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Connecting your switch to the network through optical fibers
WARNING!
To avoid injury to your eyes, do not stare at the optical interfaces and optical fiber connectors when
connecting optical fibers.
You can install a transceiver module (see the chapter “
Installing modules
”) in a fiber port and use optical
fibers to connect the port to the network. For more information about optical fibers, see the chapter
“
Appendix D Cables
.”
This section uses connecting an LC fiber connector as an example.
To connect a fiber port to a peer device through optical fibers:
1.
Install a transceiver module into the port.
2.
Remove the dust cover of the optical fiber connector, and clean the end of the optical fiber.
3.
Remove the dust plug of the transceiver module, plug one end of the optical fiber into the
transceiver module, and plug the other end into the transceiver module in the peer device, as
shown in
Figure 33
.
The transmit port on one end must connect to the receive port on the other end.
4.
Check the port LEDs for incorrect connection.
For more information about the LED status, see the chapter “
Appendix C LEDs
.”
Figure 31
Using LC optical fiber connectors to connect transceiver modules
Testing connectivity
After you plug the switch into the network, use the
ping
or
tracert
command to test the network
connectivity. For more information about these commands, see
HP A10500 Switch Series Command
References
.
