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54Configuration

Because the modem port will receive Data Set Ready (DSR) and Clear To Send (CTS) signals before transmitting, the DSR and CTS control lines are required in the cables. The modem port does not support inbound flow control; therefore, the port does not turn on and off control lines to indicate that the input buffer is full.

Before connecting a modem to an Ethernet Routing Switch you may need to configure the modem port using another type of CLI connection.

To configure the modem port using the Ethernet Routing Switch CLI, complete the steps in the following procedure.

Prerequisites

•You need a DTE-to-DCE cable (straight or transmit cable) to connect the Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600 to the modem.

•You must configure your client dial-up settings to establish the connection to the modem.

Procedure steps

Step Action

1Configure the modem using the following command: config bootconfig sio modem

Now you can enter options for this command level without retyping the first part of the command.

2Configure port parameters based on the modem requirements:

•baud <rate>

•8databits <truefalse>

•mode <asciislipppp>

For information about the configuration requirements of your modem, see the documentation shipped with the modem.

ATTENTION

Nortel recommends that before you configure SLIP or PPP modes, you become familiar with these protocols.

3If you assign the port mode to slip, configure the following parameters:

•slip-compression <truefalse>

•slip-rx-compression <truefalse>

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600

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NN46205-310 02.01 Standard

30 May 2008

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