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.
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Handling, safety, and environmental guidelines
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Care of fiber optic equipment
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Product safety warnings and information
Handling, safety, and environmental guidelines
Before you install an SFP, read the following handling, safety, and environmental guidelines:
• SFPs are static sensitive. For more information about how to prevent damage from
electrostatic discharge (ESD), see
• Dust contamination can reduce the performance of optical parts in SFPs. When you store
an SFP, 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.
Installation — SFPs
information
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on page 9
on page 16
Electrostatic discharge prevention
on page 10.
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