3Com Router 5000 and Router 6000 v2.41

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Chapter 4 Flexible Interface Cards (Router 6000)

 

Table 4-45Interface attributes of the Router NDEC2 Encryption Accelerator FIC

 

 

 

 

Attribute

Description

 

 

 

 

Protocol supported

IPsec

 

 

 

 

Hardware algorithm

key algorithm (DES, 3DES, AES)

 

Authentication algorithm (HMAC-MD5-96, HMAC-SHA-1-96)

 

 

 

 

 

4.22.3 Panel and LEDs

The following figure illustrates the Router NDEC2 Encryption Accelerator FIC panel:

Figure 4-66Router NDEC2 Encryption Accelerator FIC panel

The following table describes the LEDs on the Router NDEC2 Encryption Accelerator FIC panel.

Table 4-46LEDs on the Router NDEC2 Encryption Accelerator FIC

 

LED

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid green: Power is being supplied to the Router NDEC2 Encryption

 

STATUS

 

Accelerator FIC normally.

 

 

OFF: The card is not powered, the power supply of the card has failed or a

 

 

 

 

 

 

serious hardware fault occurs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF after two-second flashing (yellow): The card finishes initialization.

 

ACTIVE

 

Blinking: The card operates normally and data is being transmitted or

 

 

received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OFF: The card is operating normally but not sending or receiving data.

 

 

 

 

4.22.4 Troubleshooting

You may learn how well the encryption card is operating by reading the LEDs on it.

For the correct LED behaviors, refer to Table 4-46.

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