Chapter1 Introducing the Cisco Wide Area Applicatio n Engine
Hardware Features
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Inline Network Adapter Description
This section describes the following features of the WAE inline network adapter:
•Form and Function
•Ports and LED Indicators
•Inline Network Adapter Cabling Requirements
•Installation Scenarios and Cabling Examples for Fast Ethernet Connections
For adapter specifications, see Table A -3 in Appendix A.

Form and Function

Your appliance supports one optional 4-port Ethernet inline network adapter. The
inline network adapter is a full-height, three-quarter-length PCI-X network
interface card that contains four independent Gigabit Ethernet ports. (See
Figure 1-9.)
Figure1-9 Inline Network Adapter
The Cisco WAE inline network adapter provides inline traffic interception
capability for your appliance. When your appliance is configured for inline
interception mode, you can set attributes to control which interfaces are to be used
over which VLANs. By default, the adapter operates on all inline-capable
interfaces and VLANs. You can configure the inline redirection feature using the
WAAS 4.0.7 CLI or the WAAS 4.0.7 Central Manager GUI.
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