Nortel Networks 8683POS User Manual
Chapter 4 Managing the Passport 8683POS Module
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Using the Passport 8683POS Module
Enabling or disabling a port
You can enable or disable a port by two methods. To enable or disable a port
through the Device Manager menu bar:
through the Device Manager menu bar:
1
Highlight the port.
2
From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Edit > Port.
The Port dialog box opens with the Interface tab displayed (
).
3
In AdminStatus area, click up to enable the port, or click down to disable the
port.
port.
4
Click Apply.
To enable or disable a port using a shortcut menu:
1
Right-click on the port.
A shortcut menu opens.
2
Choose Enable or Disable.
SONET parameters
To change the default parameters, you configure the values for the Synchronous
Optical Network (SONET) media in the POS SONET tab. These values must be
configured before you configure POS PPP, VLAN, or any other parameters.
Optical Network (SONET) media in the POS SONET tab. These values must be
configured before you configure POS PPP, VLAN, or any other parameters.
See
for the default SONET parameters.
To change the configuration of the SONET parameters:
1
Highlight the port.
Note:
When you change configurations in Device Manager, and hit the
Apply button, the system will disable and re-enable the port
automatically.
automatically.