Specifications

24 Ethernet Interface Processor (EIP) Installation and Conﬁguration

Conﬁguring the Interfaces

Step 7 When the interfaces are up, check the activity of each interface by observing the Ethernet

interface status LEDs, which are described in the section “EIP LEDs” on page 4.

If an error message is displayed on the console terminal, refer to the System Error Messages

publication for error message deﬁnitions. If you experience other problems that you are unable to

solve, contact a service representative for assistance.

This completes the EIP installation. If you installed a new EIP or if you installed a replacement EIP

with a greater number of ports than the original, you must now conﬁgure the new interfaces as

described in the following section.

Figure 14 LEDs on the EIP, Horizontal Orientation

Conﬁguring the Interfaces

If you installed a new EIP or if you want to change the conﬁguration of an existing interface, you

must enter the conﬁguration mode. If you replaced an EIP that was previously conﬁgured, the system

will recognize the new EIP interfaces and bring each of them up in their existing conﬁguration.

After you verify that the new EIP is installed correctly (the enabled LED goes on), use the privileged

level conﬁgure command to conﬁgure the new interfaces. Be prepared with the information you will

need, such as the following:

• Protocols you plan to route on each new interface.

• Internet protocol (IP) addresses if you are conﬁguring the interfaces for IP routing.

• Whether the new interfaces will use bridging.

Refer to the Router Products Conﬁguration Guide for a summary of the conﬁguration options

available and instructions for conﬁguring Ethernet interfaces.

Note The conﬁgure command requires privileged-level access to the EXEC command interpreter,

which usually requires a password. Contact your system administrator, if necessary, to obtain

exec-level access.

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