Cisco Systems Comprehensive Guide to Understanding NEMI Ports and Their Functions

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Chapter 1 Product Overview

System Modules

NEMI Location Placement

The physical location of the NEMI module (either master or slave) in the chassis is the same. See Figure 1-17.

Figure 1-17 NEMI Location in the Primary Chassis and Extension Chassis B

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NEMI Ports

Each NEMI module contains four ports:

One serial port (RS-232)

One Ethernet port (10BASE-T)

Two bus interconnect ports

You can use the Ethernet port to connect the NEMI to the network or to another computer. You can use the serial port to connect the NEMI to a computer for initial system configuration using PPP, for connection to modems or terminal servers, or for interconnecting two NEMI modules.

You can use bus interconnect ports to connect the NEMI-master or the NEMI-slave with the corresponding DEMI module using external bus cables. The front panel of the NEMI is shown in Figure 1-18.

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Cisco Systems 1500 manual Nemi Location Placement, Nemi Ports

1500 specifications

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