Nortel Networks 8683POS manual MDA LEDs, Console and Diag ports, Lists the MDA LED indications

28Chapter 1 About the Passport 8683POS Module

MDA LEDs

Table 2 lists the MDA LED indications.

Table 2 MDA LED indications

Tx LED	Rx LED	Port State
Amber	Amber	AdminDown/Out-of-Service
Off	Amber	AdminUp/In-Service/Sonet-alarm-condition
Amber	Green	AdminUp/In-Service/Sonet-Up/PPP link
		down
Off	Green	AdminUp/In-Service/Sonet-Up/PPP-UP
Green (Blinking)	Green (Blinking)	Admin Up/In-Service/Traffic Activity

Console and Diag ports

Use the Console port on the Passport 8690 SF module to access management functions for the Passport 8683POS Module. For information on connecting to the console port on the Passport 8690 SF module, refer to Getting Started with the Passport 8000 Series Management Software.

The Diag port on the Passport 8683POS Module is used only by Nortel Networks personnel for debugging purposes. You can see diagnostic messages but you cannot input any text.

The Diag port on the module is an RJ-45 port that allows out-of-band management by Nortel Networks personnel.

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