Turning On and Off a Laser

Procedure

1. In the NE Explorer, select a board and choose Configuration > WDM Interface from the Function Tree.
2. Click the By Board/Port (Channel) option button. Select Channel from the drop-down list.
3. In the Basic Attributes tab, double-click the Laser Status field to modify or set the laser status of the optical interface to Open or Close according to the requirement.
   • Set Laser Status to Close, and click Apply. The Prompt dialog box is displayed. The displayed Prompt telling you that the operation may cause service interruption or NE login failure. You can confirm the settings according to actual service requirement.
     NOTE:

     When you turn off the laser of the ROP board, another Confirm dialog box is displayed indicating that you can turn off the laser only when the board belongs to an IPA protection pair. Confirm this and click OK.

   • Set Laser Status to Open, and click Apply.