Connecting A Fiber-Optic Segment To The Mt-Rj Front Panel Connector - Enterasys Matrix 7H4284-49 Hardware Installation Manual

Connecting to the Network
Figure 3-4 Connecting a Fiber-Optic Segment to the MT-RJ Front Panel Connector
1 MT-RJ front panel connecto
2 MT-RJ cable connector
3 Release tab
3. Verify that a link exists by checking that the port RX LED is ON (flashing amber, blinking
green, or solid green). If the RX LED is OFF and the TX LED is not blinking amber, perform
the following steps until it is on:
a. To view the receive and transmit activity on a group of segments, press the GROUP SELECT
switch (see Figure
switch is pressed, the GROUP LED lights up in sequence, indicating which Group is
selected. On the 7H4284-49, you can step to 1, 2, 3, or 4 for Groups 1 through 4. The receive
and transmit activity for that group of segments is then indicated by the RX and TX LEDs
for each segment.
b. If there are separate fiber-optic connections on the other device, check the crossover of the
cables. Swap the cable connections if necessary.
c. Verify that the fiber connection meets the dB loss and cable specifications for multimode
cabling, as outlined in the Cabling Guide.
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4 Receive LED (RX)
5 Transmit LED (TX)
6 GROUP SELECT switch