Switch Owner's Manual

Media Dependent Adapters
204515-C C-7
Installing an MDA
The MDA slot on the Passport 8132TX module accommodates a single MDA.
The connection can be either an RJ-45 10/100BASE-TX MDA or a fiber
(100BASE-FX or 1000BASE-SX/LX) MDA with an SC or MT-RJ connector.
To install an MDA:
1. Loosen the retaining screw at each end of the module.
2. Use the inserter/extractor levers to disconnect the module from the
chassis backplane connector.
3. Loosen the thumbscrews and remove the filler panel (or previously
installed MDA) from the MDA slot.
4. Insert the MDA into the slot (Figure C-5), taking care to slide the MDA
onto the guides provided on the module backing.
Figure C-5. Installing an MDA
Note: The MDAs are hot-swappable in an operating Passport 8132TX
module; however, the module resets when an MDA is inserted or removed.
Caution: Make sure the MDA slides in on the guides provided. Failure to
align the guides could result in bent and broken pins.
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