4.3.3 Connect Network Devices

You're a network technician for a small corporate network. The company recently expanded to the second floor of its building. You've already installed a small networking closet on the second floor, and you've run the necessary cables to the ports on each of the floor's fiber patch panels. Now, you need to connect the two networks using fiber optic cables.

In this lab, your task is to connect the switch in the Networking Closet on Floor 1 with the switch in Networking Closet 2 on Floor 2 through the fiber patch panels in each networking closet. Use the following information to identify the necessary connections:

• Connect the appropriate fiber cable to switches through the fiber patch panels.
• For the patch panel on Floor 1:
  • Port 3 is transmit (Tx).
  • Port 4 is receive (Rx).
• For the patch panel on Floor 2:
  • Port 1 is transmit (Tx).
  • Port 2 is receive (Rx).
• Use the color coding on the end of fiber optic cables to identify which end is Tx and which is Rx.
  • Connector A (white or red) is Tx.
  • Connector B (black) is Rx.
• Plug the switch on Floor 2 into a bank 1 critical load outlet on the UPS.
• Verify the connection was made by checking the internet connection on any Floor 2 computer.

When you connect fiber optic cables, the transmit (Tx) port on one device is connected to the receive (Rx) port on the other device. The fiber cables in this lab have already had their Rx and Tx connectors switched as necessary. You can view component information in the Details window on the Specification tab.

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