Chapter 1 Introducing the Cisco Wide Area Application Engine

Hardware Features

becoming a single point of failure and allows traffic to continue to flow between the router and the client while it passes through an unresponsive WAE without being processed.

For more information about configuring the inline network adapter, see the Cisco Wide Area Application Services Configuration Guide.

Ports and LED Indicators

Figure 1-12shows the inline network adapter port numbers, interface designations, and LEDs. Table 1-7describes the LED functions.

Figure 1-12 Inline Network Adapter Port Numbering and LEDs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LINK/ACT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

BYPASS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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0

Port 0; Group 1 WAN interface

 

 

1

Port 1; Group 1 LAN interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Port 2; Group 0 WAN interface

 

 

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Port 3: Group 0 LAN interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The inline network adapter has three LEDs that correspond to each port (the 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEDs correspond to Port 0, and so forth). Table 1-7describes the LEDs.

 

 

 

 

Table 1-7

Inline Network Adapter LEDs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEDs

 

 

 

State

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Link / Activity

 

 

 

On

The 10/100/1000BASE-T interface is receiving power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blinking

The Ethernet link is transmitting data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 

On

The speed of the Ethernet connection is 100BASE-TX.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco Wide Area Application Engine 512 and 612 Hardware Installation Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 612, 512 manual Ports and LED Indicators

512, 612 specifications

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