Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1000BASE-T-GBIC 3Com
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GBIC T ransceiver Installation Guide For 3Com Gigabit In terface Converter ( GBIC) T ransceivers Description The Gi gabit Inter face C onverte r (GBIC) po rts on yo ur system connec t to Gigabit E ther net ne tworks through a GBI C transceiver ( Figure 1), pr oviding a hi gh-speed connectio n over fib er-opti c or copper cable.
2 GBIC Tra nsceiver I nstallation G uide 1000BAS E-SX GBIC T ransce ivers The 1000B ASE-SX GBIC tr ansceiver support s a dir ect connect ion to 62.5-m icron or 50-micron multi mode fibe r-op tic cable. T ab le 1 shows the transmissio n ranges for ea ch connectio n.
GBIC T ransceive r Installati on Guide 3 Safety Prec autions Be sur e to f ollow all safet y preca utions when you r eplace a GBIC tran sceiver i n the syst em.
4 GBIC Tra nsceiver I nstallation G uide Inserting the T ransce iver Befor e you conne ct the sy stem to the Gigabi t Ethernet networ k, fir st insert the transc eiver into the GBIC port on the system, as described in this secti on. The pr ocedur e is simi lar for al l relevant chass is or modules.
GBIC T ransceive r Installati on Guide 5 CAUTION: G BIC s are ke yed an d ca n be ins erted only one wa y . If th e GBIC does not click when you i nsert it, re move the GB IC, turn it ov er , and reinsert i t.
6 GBIC Tra nsceiver I nstallation G uide Meani ng The transcei ver , which co nnects to the module ho st boar d thr ough a 20-pin con nector is not seated pro perly , and a clean c onnection cannot be established. Corrective actio n T o corr ect th is p roblem, complete ly remove th e transceiver and then reinsert it.
GBIC T ransceive r Installati on Guide 7 If the system detects a tran sceiver that 3 Com doe s not support, it sets the port type to U nqualified GBIC , displays a short description, (Unappr.
3Com Corporation L IMI TED W ARRANTY 3Com GBIC T ransceiver s H AR DWAR E 3Co m warra nts to t he end user (“Custome r”) that this har d ware p roduc t will be free from defect s in workm anship and mat erials , u nder no rmal us e and s ervic e, fo r one (1) y ear fro m t he date o f p urcha se fro m 3C om or i ts auth orized resell er.
W ARRANTIE S E XCLUSIVE IF A 3COM PRODUCT DOES NOT OPERATE AS WARRAN TED AB OVE, CUSTO MER’S SOLE REMEDY FOR BREACH OF THAT WARRANTY SHALL BE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT, OR REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE PAID, AT 3COM’S OPTION.
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