WAN Interface Conﬁguration Screen

General Configuration Using Local Management

To access the WAN Interface Conﬁguration screen shown in Figure 74, use the arrow keys to highlight the WAN INT CONFIG selection at the bottom of the WAN Physical Conﬁguration screen, then press ENTER.

Local Management

Flash Image Version: xx.xx.xx

WAN INTERFACE CONFIGURATION

Interface Number:	[002]
Max Xmit Unit:	0
Line Coding:	[NONE]
Active Protocol:	[NONE]

PORTS:

SAVE [xx-xxx] RETURN

PT#	IF#	LID	STATE	PT# IF# LID STATE
001	001	Enet	UP	017
002				018
003				019
004				020
005				021
006				022
007				023
008				024
009				025
010				026
011				027
012				028
013				029
014				029
014				030
015				031
016				032

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Figure 74 WAN Interface Conﬁguration Screen

WAN Interface Conﬁguration Screen Fields

This section describes the WAN Interface Conﬁguration screen ﬁelds.

Interface Number — Displays the active Interface Number. Use this ﬁeld to conﬁgure the Interface Numbers assigned on the WAN Physical Conﬁguration screen.

Max Xmit Unit — User-conﬁgured ﬁeld that displays the maximum packet size that can be transmitted on the selected Interface. The default values are 8191 for PPP and 4095 for Frame Relay.

Line Coding — Displays the Line Coding for Timeslots associated with this interface. This ﬁeld displays JBZS, INV-HDLC, or None. The default setting is None.

174	CSX400 and CSX400-DC User’s Guide

CSX400-DC, CSX400 specifications

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Cabletron Systems CSX400-DC manual WAN Interface Conﬁguration Screen

Models: CSX400-DC CSX400