Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1000BASE-SX 3Com
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GBIC T ransceiver Installation Guide For 3Com Gi gabit In terface Converte r (GBIC) T ransceivers Description The Giga bit Inte rface Converte r (GBIC) ports on yo ur system con nect to Gigabi t Ether net networks through a GBIC tra nsceive r (Figure 1) , pr ovidin g a high-s peed connec tion over fiber -optic ca ble.
2 GBIC Tra nsceiv er Insta llation Gui de 1000BA SE-S X GBIC T ransceiver s The 1000B ASE-SX G BIC trans ceiv er suppor ts a dir ect con nection to 62.5- micr on or 50- micr on mult imode fi ber -optic cab le. T able 1 sh ows the transmissio n range s for eac h connec tion.
GBIC T ransce iver Inst allation Guide 3 Safety Pr eca ution s Be sur e to foll ow all safety pr eca utions when you r eplace a GBIC tran sceiver i n the syst em.
4 GBIC Tra nsceiv er Insta llation Gui de Inserting the T ransceiver Before you con nect the system to the Gigabit Ether net n etwork, first insert the transceiver into the GBIC po rt on the system, as d escribed in this sectio n. The pr ocedu re is similar for all r elevan t chassis.
GBIC T ransce iver Inst allation Guide 5 b Figure 3 show s how to i nsert the t ransceiver into a G BIC port on the Cor eBuilder 9 000 7-slot cha ssis. Install ation in the 8- slot and 16-slot chassis is th e same except that the chassi s ports are orie nted vertically .
6 GBIC Tra nsceiv er Insta llation Gui de If the transceiver is not working properly , the system d isplays an appr opriate err or message, as described i n the follo wing sectio ns.
GBIC T ransce iver Inst allation Guide 7 ■ Unqualified GBIC: MODDEF Value – xx ■ Unqualified GBIC: Transceiver byte(s) error Meani ng For both of these me ssages, the val ue ( xx ) of th is GBIC ty pe is not a Module D efinit ion 4 GBIC (Serial Identifi cation) as defi ned by th e Gigab it Inte rface Conve rter s pecif icati on.
8 GBIC Tra nsceiv er Insta llation Gui de Incor r ect V alue in t he Ethe rnet Displa y Field ( Cor eBuilder 35 00) An incorr ect value appea rs in the Ethernet displ ay field when all of these conditio ns ar e true: ■ Y our Cor eBuilder 3500 i s r unning system softwar e at R elease 2.
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3Com Corporation L IMITE D W ARRANTY 3Com GBIC T ransceiver s H AR DWAR E 3C om warrants to th e end user (“Custom er”) that this hardw are product will be fr ee from defects in wor kmanship and mat erials , under normal use and service , for one (1) year from t he date o f purch ase fro m 3Com or its author ized resell er.
W ARR ANTIES E XCLUSIVE IF A 3COM PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WAR RANTED ABOVE, CUSTOMER ’S SOLE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THAT WARRANTY SHALL B E REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE P AID, AT 3COM’S OPTION.
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