Installing A Cable On An Mx240 Dpc, Mpc, Mic, Or Pic - Juniper MX240 Hardware Manual

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Installing a Cable on an MX240 DPC, MPC, MIC, or PIC

To install a cable on a DPC, MPC, MIC, or PIC:
1. Have ready a length of the type of cable used by the component. For cable specifications, see the
Series Interface Module
2. If the cable connector port is covered by a rubber safety plug, remove the plug.
WARNING:
of fiber-optic cables. Fiber-optic transceivers and fiber-optic cables connected
to a transceiver emit laser light that can damage your eyes.
CAUTION:
are inserting or removing cable. The safety cap keeps the port clean and prevents
accidental exposure to laser light.
3. Insert the cable connector into the cable connector port on the faceplate.
CAUTION:
An arc smaller than a few inches in diameter can damage the cable and cause
problems that are difficult to diagnose.
CAUTION:
allow the fastened loops of a cable to dangle, which stresses the cable at the
fastening point.
4. Insert the other end of the cable into the destination port.
Reference.
Do not look directly into a fiber-optic transceiver or into the ends
Do not leave a fiber-optic transceiver uncovered except when you
Avoid bending a fiber-optic cable beyond its minimum bend radius.
Do not let fiber-optic cables hang free from the connector. Do not
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