Nortel Networks 8683POS manual MDA insertion and configuration

42Chapter 3 Installing the Passport 8683POS Module

If you have one MDA installed, you can proceed to configure the Passport 8683POS Module.

Note: You must save your configuration (using either the CLI or Device

Manager) to preserve the configuration changes you made to the

Passport 8683POS Module across reboots.

MDA insertion and configuration

Once you insert an MDA, you must complete some basic configuration tasks for the Passport 8683POS Module to begin switching operations as soon as it completes initialization. For information on installing MDAs, refer to Installing the Passport 8683POS Module MDAs.

To verify that the Passport 8683POS Module is ready to receive and transmit traffic, check the LEDs on the module and the MDA. Once you enable the ports using the CLI or Device Manager, the online LED on the module lights steady green, and the module is ready. See “Online LED” on page 27 and “MDA LEDs” on page 28.

For information on enabling ports, refer to “Enabling or disabling a port” on page 59.

You configure and manage the Passport 8600 series switch operation for your network using the command line interface (CLI) or SNMP-based network management software, such as Device Manager. For information on configuring and managing the Passport 8683POS Module, refer to Chapter 4, “Managing the Passport 8683POS Module,” on page 45.

Factory default settings for the Passport 8683POS Module are shown in Table 9 on page 54.

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