Required Tools
Required Tools
You will need these tools to install the CFP transceiver module:
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Installing the CFP Transceiver
The CFP transceiver is a static-sensitive device. Always use an ESD wrist strap or similar individual
Caution
grounding device when handling the CFP transceivers or coming into contact with the modules.
To install a CFP transceiver, follow these steps:
Remove the CFP transceiver from its protective packaging.
Step 1
Check the label on the CFP transceiver body to verify that you have the correct model for your network.
Step 2
Remove the dust plug from the CFP transceiver module optical port and set it aside.
Step 3
Align the CFP device into the transceiver port socket of your networking module, and slide it in until the
Step 4
CFP transceiver EMI gasket flange makes contact with the module faceplate
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Small flat-blade screwdriver for removing the CFP transceiver socket cover.
Wrist strap or other personal grounding device to prevent electro-static discharge (ESD)
occurrences.
Fiber-optic end-face cleaning tools and inspection equipment. For complete information on
inspecting and cleaning fiber-optic connections, See
Chapter 2
Installing Line Cards in the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router
Cleaning Fiber-Optic Connectors, page
2-73.
(Figure
2-28).