Making connections to network equipment, Prerequisites, Connecting cables to network equipment – Avaya P332G-ML User Manual

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Chapter 4

Installation

Avaya P332G-ML User’s Guide

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Making Connections to Network Equipment

This section describes the physical connections that you can make between the
Avaya P330 switch and other network equipment.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following before attempting to connect network equipment
to the P330 switch:

a list of network equipment to be connected to the P330 switch, detailing the
connector types on the various units

all required cables (see below). Appropriate cables are available from your local
supplier.

Connecting Cables to Network Equipment

P332G-ML modules include the following types of ports (according to the speed
and standard they support): SFP GBIC
To connect the cables:
1

Insert an SFP GBIC (Small Form Factor Plugable Gigabit Interface Converter)
transceiver (not supplied) to the port housing. For a list of approved SFP GBIC
transceivers, see www.avayanetwork.com. For fiberoptic cable properties, see
Table 4.4.

Note:

GBICs are 3.3V.

2

Connect the Ethernet fiberoptic cable (not supplied) to the GBIC transceiver on
the front panel of the Avaya P332G-ML. You can use LC or MT-RJ fiberoptic
cables depending on the GBIC transceiver you are using.

3

Connect the other end of the cable to the Ethernet port of the PC, server, router,
workstation, switch, or hub.

4

Check that the appropriate link (LNK) LED lights up.

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