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Step 6: Proceed with Steps 4 and 5 of session 3.1 Desktop Installation to
connect the network cabling and supply power to your Switch.
3.3 Installing the SFP Transceiver
The sections describe how to insert an SFP transceiver into an SFP slot of the LCD
switch. The SFP transceivers are hot-pluggable and hot-swappable. You can plug
in and out the transceiver to/from any SFP port without having to power down the
LCD switch, as Figure 3-4 shows.
MGB-Series Module
LC Fiber Cable
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Figure 3-4: Plugging in the SFP Transceiver
Approved PLANET SFP Transceivers
PLANET LCD Switch supports both single mode and multi-mode SFP transceivers.
The following list of approved PLANET SFP transceivers is correct at the time of
publication:
Gigabit SFP Transceiver Modules
MGB-GT SFP-Port 1000BASE-T Module
MGB-SX SFP-Port 1000BASE-SX mini-GBIC module - 550m
MGB-LX SFP-Port 1000BASE-LX mini-GBIC module - 10km
MGB-L30 SFP-Port 1000BASE-LX mini-GBIC module - 30km
MGB-L50 SFP-Port 1000BASE-LX mini-GBIC module - 50km
MGB-L70 SFP-Port 1000BASE-LX mini-GBIC module - 70km
MGB-L120 SFP-Port 1000BASE-LX mini-GBIC module - 120km
MGB-LA10 SFP-Port 1000BASE-LX (WDM, TX:1310nm) - 10km
MGB-LB10 SFP-Port 1000BASE-LX (WDM, TX:1550nm) - 10km
MGB-LA20 SFP-Port 1000BASE-LX (WDM, TX:1310nm) - 20km
MGB-LB20 SFP-Port 1000BASE-LX (WDM, TX:1550nm) - 20km
MGB-LA40 SFP-Port 1000BASE-LX (WDM, TX:1310nm) - 40km
MGB-LB40 SFP-Port 1000BASE-LX (WDM, TX:1550nm) - 40km