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Cisco PA-FE-TX and Cisco PA-FE-FX Fast Ethernet 100BaseT Port Adapter Installation and Configuration

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Chapter 4 Configuring the PA-FE-TX or PA-FE-FX

Configuring the Interfaces

After you verify that the new PA-FE-TX or PA-FE-FX is installed correctly (the enabled LED goes on),

use the privileged-level configure command to configure the new interfaces. Have the following

information available:

• Protocols you plan to route on each new interface

• IP addresses, if you plan to configure the interfaces for IP routing

• Bridging protocols you plan to use

If you installed a new PA-FE-TX or PA-F-FX or if you want to change the configuration of an existing

interface, you must enter configuration mode to configure the new interfaces. If you replaced a

PA-FE-TX or PA-FE-FX that was previously configured, the system recognizes the new interfaces and

brings each of them up in their existing configuration.

For a summary of the configuration options available and instructions for configuring interfaces on a

PA-FE-TX or PA-FE-FX, refer to the appropriate configuration publications listed in the “Related

Documentation” section on page viii.

You execute configuration commands from the privileged level of the EXEC command interpreter, which

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

access. (See the “Using the EXEC Command Interpreter” section on page 4-1 for an explanation of the

privileged level of the EXEC.)

This section contains the following subsections:

• Performing a Basic Configuration, page 4-2

• Configuring PA-FE-TX or PA-FE-FX Transmission Mode, page 4-4

• Configuring PA-FE-TX or PA-FE-FX Media Type, page 4-4

Performing a Basic Configuration

Following are instructions for a basic configuration: enabling an interface and specifying IP routing. You

might also need to enter other configuration subcommands, depending on the requirements for your

system configuration and the protocols you plan to route on the interface. For complete descriptions of

configuration subcommands and the configuration options available for interfaces, refer to the

appropriate software documentation.

In the following procedure, press the Return key after each step unless otherwise noted. At any time you

can exit the privileged level and return to the user level by entering disable at the prompt as follows:

Router# disable

Router>

Step 1 At the privileged-level prompt, enter configuration mode and specify that the console terminal is the

source of the configuration subcommands, as follows:

Router# configure terminal

Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.

Router(config)#