Making Connections To Network Equipment; Prerequisites; Connecting Cables To Network Equipment - Avaya P332GT-ML Installation And Configuration Manual

Making Connections to Network Equipment

This section describes the physical connections that you can make between the
Avaya P330 switch and other network equipment.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following before attempting to connect network equipment
to the P330 switch:
• a list of network equipment to be connected to the P330 switch, detailing the
connector types on the various units
• all required cables (see below). Appropriate cables are available from your local
supplier.

Connecting Cables to Network Equipment

P332GT-ML modules include the following types of ports (according to the speed
and standard they support): SFP GBIC and 100/1000Base-T
To connect the cables:
1 Insert an SFP GBIC (Small Form Factor Plugable Gigabit Interface Converter)
transceiver (not supplied) to port housings numbered 51 and 52.
Note: GBICs are 3.3V.
2 Connect an Ethernet fiberoptic cable (not supplied) to the GBIC transceiver. You
can use LC or MT-RJ fiberoptic cables, depending on the GBIC type you are
using. For a list of approved SFP GBIC transceivers, see
www.avayanetwork.com. For fiberoptic cable properties, see Table 4.4.
3 For all other ports, connect an Ethernet copper cable (not supplied) directly to
the ports. The copper ports can function at 1000 Mbps only with 4 pair (8 wire)
CAT5 Ethernet cables. If you use 2 pair (4 wire) CAT5 Ethernet cables, you can
only work at 100 Mbps. The maximum cable length is 100 m (328 ft.).
4 Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet port of the PC, server, router,
workstation, switch, or hub.
5 Check that the appropriate link (LNK) LED lights up.
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