Installing Transceivers And Cables; Time And Items Required; Precautions Specific To Transceivers And Cables - Ruckus Wireless ICX 7150-C12P Hardware Installation Manual

Installing Transceivers and Cables

• Time and items required.......................................................................................................................................... 83
• Precautions specific to transceivers and cables....................................................................................................... 83
• Managing cables..................................................................................................................................................... 84
• Installing the Ethernet RJ-45 cables.........................................................................................................................84
• Cleaning the fiber-optic connectors......................................................................................................................... 86
• Installing a new fiber-optic transceiver..................................................................................................................... 86
• Cabling a fiber-optic transceiver...............................................................................................................................87
• Replacing a fiber-optic transceiver........................................................................................................................... 88

Time and items required

The installation or replacement procedure for one transceiver takes less than five minutes. Ensure that the following items are available:
• Required number of compatible power cables
• Required number of supported Ruckus-branded transceivers
Refer to the Brocade optics family datasheet for the list of supported transceivers and cables.
• Required number of compatible Ethernet (RJ-45) and fiber-optic cables
• Optical transceiver extraction tool (for 10-Gbps transceiver only)
NOTE
Most Ruckus switches come with a transceiver extraction tool and holster. The extraction tool is designed to remove
transceivers from modules where the space is limited.
FIGURE 55 Optical transceiver extraction tool

Precautions specific to transceivers and cables

DANGER
The procedures in this manual are for qualified service personnel.
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