Chapter 3: Safety And Equipment Care Information; Handling, Safety, And Environmental Guidelines; Electrostatic Discharge Prevention - Avaya Ethernet Switch 5000 Series Manual

Chapter 3: Safety and equipment care
This section contains important safety and regulatory information. Read this section before you install
small form factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers or 10 gigabit SFP (XFP) transceivers.
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Handling, safety, and environmental guidelines

• Care of fiber optic equipment
• Product safety warnings and information
Handling, safety, and environmental guidelines
Before you install an SFP or XFP, read the following handling, safety, and environmental
guidelines:
• SFPs and XFPs are static sensitive. For more information about how to prevent damage
from electrostatic discharge (ESD), see
page 11.
• Dust contamination can reduce the performance of optical parts in SFPs and XFPs. When
you store an SFP or XFP, or after you disconnect it from a fiber optic cable, always keep
a dust cover over the optical bore.
• Dispose of this product according to all national laws and regulations.

Electrostatic discharge prevention

To prevent equipment damage, observe the following electrostatic discharge (ESD)
precautions when you handle or install the components.
• Ground yourself and the equipment to an earth or building ground. Use a grounded
workbench mat (or foam that dissipates static charge) and a grounding wrist strap. The
wrist strap must touch the skin and be grounded through a one megaohm resistor.
• Do not touch anyone who is not grounded.
Installing Transceivers and Optical Components on Avaya Ethernet Switch 5000 Series
information
on page 12
on page 17
on page 11
Electrostatic discharge prevention on
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