Front Panel Port
Not used
Environment 
monitoring port 
Connected to  
digital sensors
This button is used to reset the 
board manually. Resetting the 
board interrupts the services. 
Hence, exercise caution when 
using the reset button.
10/100/1000M Base-T 
maintenance network port
Connected to the Ethernet 
port of the maintenance 
terminal
GE upstream transmission 
or cascading ports
Connected to the GE port 
of the upper-layer device 
or the cascaded device
Maintenance serial port
Connected to the serial port 
of the maintenance terminal
RS-485 monitoring serial port
Connected to the serial port 
of the monitored device
 
For details about supported optical module, see 4.3 GE Optical/Electrical Module.
Indicator
Indicato
r
Name Color Status Meaning
RUN
ALM
Running
status
indicator
Green Blinking The board functions
properly
Red Blinking The board is starting up
Orange Blinking A high-temperature alarm
is generated
Red On The board is faulty
ACT Active
indicator
Green On In active/standby mode or
load-sharing mode, the
board is active
SmartAX MA5600T/MA5603T/MA5608T Multi-service
Access Module
Hardware Description
3 Board
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