Patton electronic SmartNode 4110 Series manual Enabling an interface

SmartWare Software Configuration Guide 14 • Serial port configuration

Example: Disabling an interface

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

node(cfg)#port serial 0 0 node(prt-ser)[0/0]#shutdown node(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, use the no shutdown 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.

Example: Enabling an interface

The example shows how to enable the built-in serial interface on slot 0 and port 0. Check that State is set to OPENED in the command output of show port serial.

node(cfg)#port serial 0 0 node(prt-ser)[0/0]#no shutdown node(prt-ser)[0/0]#show port serial

Serial Interface Configuration

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Port	:	serial	0 0 0
State	:	OPENED

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