• Supported Platforms
• MX240 Routers

• Related Topics
• MX240 Dense Port Concentrator (DPC) Description
• MX240 PIC Description
• MX240 Modular Port Concentrator (MPC) Description
• MX240 Modular Interface Card (MIC) Description
• Replacing a Cable on an MX240 DPC, MPC, MIC, or PIC
• Installing an SFP or XFP Transceiver into an MX240 DPC, MPC, MIC, or PIC
• Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage to an MX240 Router

Removing an SFP or XFP Transceiver from an MX240 DPC, MPC, MIC, or PIC

Removing an SFP or XFP does not interrupt DPC, MPC, MIC, or PIC functioning, but the removed SFP or XFP no longer receives or transmits data.

To remove an SFP or XFP transceiver (see Figure 1):

1. Have ready a replacement transceiver or a transceiver slot plug, an antistatic mat, and a rubber safety cap for the transceiver.
2. Attach an electrostatic discharge (ESD) grounding strap to your bare wrist, and connect the strap to one of the ESD points on the chassis.For more information about ESD, see Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage to an MX240 Router.
3. Label the cables connected to the transceiver so that you can reconnect them correctly later.

   Warning: Do not look directly into a fiber-optic transceiver or into the ends of fiber-optic cables. Fiber-optic transceivers and fiber-optic cable connected to a transceiver emit laser light that can damage your eyes.

4. Remove the cable connector from the transceiver.
5. Pull the ejector handle out from the transceiver to unlock the transceiver.

   Caution: Make sure that you open the ejector handle completely until you hear it click. This prevents damage to the transceiver.

   Use needlenose pliers to pull the ejector handle out from the transceiver.

6. Grasp the transceiver ejector handle, and pull the transceiver approximately 0.5 in. (1.3 cm) out of the DPC, MPC, MIC, or PIC.
7. Using your fingers, grasp the body of the transceiver, and pull it the rest of the way out of the DPC, MPC, MIC, or PIC.

   Figure 1: Removing SFPs or XFPs

   

8. Place a rubber safety cap over the transceiver.
9. Place the removed transceiver on an antistatic mat or in an electrostatic bag.

Caution: After removing a transceiver from the chassis, wait at least 30 seconds before reinserting it or inserting a transceiver into a different slot.