Cabling The Optical Bypass Switch - 3Com CoreBuilder 2500 Getting Started Manual

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Cabling the Optical Bypass Switch

You can install an optical bypass switch between the
CoreBuilder 2500 and the FDDI cable connecting to
the network. Refer to
following the directions below.
Power down your CoreBuilder system.
1
Plug the A and B MIC connectors from the FDDI
2
network cable that would normally connect to the
FDDI module into the A and B receptacles on the
optical bypass switch. (Place the A connector in the
A receptacle and the B connector in the B
receptacle.)
Plug the optical bypass switch's A and B MIC
3
connectors into the A and B ports on the FDDI
module (A to A, B to B).
Plug the optical bypass switch's power connector
4
into the optical bypass interface on the FDDI
module.
Power up your CoreBuilder system.
5
Figure 4-27 as needed when
A port
CoreBuilder 2500
R
™
Power Run Processor Power
Green = Active
Yellow = Error
Active
Board
Error
Error
1
Inserted
Green = Active
Yellow = Error
Board Error 1
A
B
Power connector
A
B
Figure 4-27 Connecting the Optical Bypass Switch
B port
ERROR PCMCIA
Config
Fan Temp
Green = Active
Port Status
Port Status
Yellow = Error
Board
Active
Error
Error
2
Error Active Error Active Error
Port Status
Active
Error
Board
1 2
2 Error TX RX TX RX TX
MIC connectors
Optical bypass switch
MIC connectors
Inserted
Active
Error
Active
E
3
RX