Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Switch/Router Step 1. Entering Basic Group Information

Creating a New Group
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Step 1. Entering Basic Group Information
a. Type crgp at any prompt.
b. The following prompt displays:
GROUP Number (5):
By default the Group number you entered or the next available Group number is
displayed in parentheses. Enter the Group number or accept the number shown in paren-
theses. Each Group must have a unique number, which may range from 2 to 65,535.
(Group 1 is the default switch Group. It does not need to be created and it cannot be
deleted.) Press <Enter> after entering the Group number.
c. The following prompt displays:
Description (no quotes) :
Enter a descriptive name for the new Group. Group names can consist of up to 30 alpha-
numeric characters. Press <Enter> after entering the Group name.
d. The following prompt displays:
Enable WAN Routing? (n):
If you want to perform WAN Routing through this Group you must enter a y at this
prompt. If you do not need to support WAN Routing, then answer n at this prompt and
continue with Step e.
♦ Note ♦
You do not need to create a special WAN Routing
Group to bridge or trunk traffic over a WAN connec-
tion. If you are just Bridging or Trunking on WAN,
answer n to this prompt and continue with Step e.
A WAN Routing Group is different from other Groups; it must contain only WAN ports. In
addition, the virtual router and virtual ports are configured differently. Please skip ahead
to Creating a WAN Routing Group on page 19-35 to continue setting up this WAN Routing
Group.
e. The following prompt displays:
Enable ATM CIP? (n):
Answer n at this prompt and skip ahead to Step 2. Configuring the Virtual Router Port
(Optional) on page 19-21.
♦ Note ♦
ATM is not supported in Release 4.5 and later.