Chapter5 Configuring WAN Connections
Configuring a Serial Connection
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Cisco Router and Security Device Manager 2.5 User’s Guide
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Configuring a Serial Connection
Complete these steps to configure a Serial connection:
Step1 If you want to review the IOS CLI commands that you send to the router when
you complete the configuration, go to the Cisco SDM toolbar, and click Edit >
Preferences > Preview commands before delivering to router.
Step2 In the Cisco SDM toolbar, click Configure.
Step3 In the Cisco SDM taskbar, click Interfaces and Connections.
Step4 In the Create Connection tab, click Serial.
Step5 Click Create Connection to start the wizard. The wizard Welcome screen
describes the tasks you will complete.
Step6 Click Next to go to the subsequent screens to configure the connection.
Table5-5 Advanced Options Fields
Element Description
Default Static Route Check this box if you want to configure a static route to the outside
interface to which outgoing traffic will be routed. If a static route
has already been configured on this router, this box does not appear.
Next Hop Address If your service provider has given you a next-hop IP address to use,
enter the IP address in this field. If you leave this field blank, Cisco
SDM will use the WAN interface that you are configuring as the
next-hop interface.
Port Address Translation If devices on the LAN have private addresses, you can allow them
to share a single public IP address. You can ensure that traffic goes
to its proper destination by using PAT, which represents hosts on a
LAN with a single IP address and uses different port numbers to
distinguish the hosts. If PAT has already been configured on an
interface, the PAT option will not be visible.
Inside Interface to be Translated Choose the inside interface connected to the network whose host IP
addresses you want to be translated.