Patton electronic 2800 user manual Enabling an interface

OnSite 2800 Series User Manual 4 • Serial port configuration

Note Use the no shutdown command to enable the serial interface after the configuration procedure.

This procedure describes how to shut down a serial interface

Mode: Administrator execution

Step	Command	Purpose
1	node(cfg)#port serial slot port	Selects the serial interface on slot and port
2	node(prt-ser)[slot/port]#shutdown	Shuts the selected interface down
3	node(prt-ser)[slot/port]#show port serial	Displays the serial interface configuration.

Example: Disabling an interface

The example shows how to disable the built-in serial interface on slot 0 and port 0 of an OnSite router. Check that State is set to CLOSED in the command output of show port serial.

2800(cfg)#port serial 0 0 2800(prt-ser)[0/0]#shutdown 2800(prt-ser)[0/0]#show port serial

Serial Interface Configuration

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Port	:	serial 0 0 0
State	:	CLOSED
Hardware Port	:	V.35
Transmit Edge	:	normal
Port Type	:	DTE
CRC Type	:	CRC-16
Max Frame Length:		2048
Recv Threshold	:	1
Encapsulation	:

Enabling an interface

After configuring the serial interface or connecting other serial devices to your OnSite 2000, use the no shut- down command to enable the serial interfaces again. When you enable an interface, it has the state OPENED in the show port serial command display.

Note Use the shutdown command to disable the serial interface for any software or hardware configuration procedure.

This procedure describes how to enable a serial interface.

Mode: Administrator execution

Step	Command	Purpose
1	node(cfg)#port serial slot port	Selects the serial interface on slot and port
2	node(prt-ser)[slot/port]#no shutdown	Enables the interface
3	node(prt-ser)[slot/port]#show port serial	Displays the serial interface configuration.

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