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    Corporate Headquarters: Copyright © 1 996–20 02. Cisco System s, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco Systems, Inc., 170 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134-1706 USA PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration Product Numbers: P A-4R and P A-4R= This conf iguration note describes the installatio n and configurat ion of [...]

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    2 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Port Adapter Installation Prerequisites Port Adapter Installation Prerequisites This section pro vides software requ irements, a list of part s and tools you will need to perform the port adapter installation, and safety and ESD-prev ention gu idelines to help y o[...]

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    3 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Port Adapter Installation Prerequisites Checking Hardware and Software Compatibility T o check the minimum software requirements of Cisco IOS softw are with the hardware installed on your router , Cisco maintains the Softw are Advisor tool on Cisco.com. This tool[...]

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    4 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Port Adapter Installation Prerequisites Safety Warnings War nin g This warning symbol means danger . Y ou are in a situation that could cause bodily injury . Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with electrical c ircuitry and be famil[...]

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    5 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Port Adapter Installation Prerequisites Electrical Equipment Guidelines Follo w these basic guidelines when working with any electrical equipment: • Before begin ning any procedures requiring access to the chassis in terior , locate the emergenc y po wer-of f s[...]

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    6 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Port Adapter Installation Prerequisites Preventing Electrostatic Discharge Damage Electrostatic disc har ge (ESD) d amage, which can oc cur when electronic card s or components are improperly handled, result s in complete or intermittent fail ures. Port adapters a[...]

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    7 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Port Adapter Installation Prerequisites access unit (MA U). Also, IBM T oken Ring specifies tw isted-pair cabling, wher eas IEEE 802.5 does not specify media type. Most T oken Ring networks use shielded twisted-pair cabling; ho we ver , some networks that op erat[...]

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    8 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Port Adapter Installation Prerequisites Figur e 1 T ok en Ring Networ k Ph ysical Connecti ons Token Ring Connection Equipment Y ou will need an 802.5 MAU or an MSA U to provid e the interface between the 4R port adapter T oken Ring interfaces and the external rin[...]

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    9 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 What Is the 4R Port Adapte r? Token Ring Speed Considerations Before you install the 4R port adapt er, d etermine th e ring speed (4 or 16 Mb ps) of each ring to be connected to the server . There is no f actory de f ault for the interface speed; you must set the[...]

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    10 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 What Is the 4R Por t Adapter? Figure 3 T w o P ort Adapt ers on th e VIP2-15 or VIP2-40 (Horiz ontal Orientation Shown) Note In the Cisco 7000, Cisco 7507, and Cisco 7513 ch assis, the VIP2 is installed vertically . In the Cisco 7010 and Cisco 7505 chassis, the V[...]

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    11 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 What Is the 4R Port Adapte r? Figur e 4 P ort A dapters in the Cisco 7206 4R Port Adapter LEDs The 4R port adapter has sev eral LEDs that indicate st atus of the port adapter and its interfaces. After system initializat ion, the enabled LED goes on t o indi cate[...]

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    12 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 What Is the 4R Por t Adapter? 4R Port Adapter Receptacles, Cables, and Pinouts A network interf ace cable provides the connection be tween th e 9-pin T oken Ring re ceptacles on the 4R port adapter and a media access unit (MA U). The 9-pi n connector at the 4R po[...]

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    13 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter 4R Port Adapter Receptacle Pinout T able 2 lists the pinout for the DB-9 r eceptacle used on the 4R port adapter . T able 2 T oken Ring Signals VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter This section describes the 4R po rt adapter and its use with[...]

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    14 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter Figure 8 VIP2-15 or VIP2-40 with a 4R P o rt Ad ap ter i n Port Ada pte r S lot 0 Port adapters ha ve a handle attached, but this handle is not sho wn to allo w a full vie w of detail on each port adapter’ s faceplate. Installing or[...]

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    15 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter Caution T o prev ent interface reconfiguration requirements, you should replace a port adapter with the same type of port adapter you remo ved, b ut this is not a requirement. When only one port adapter is inst alled on a VIP2, a bla[...]

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    16 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter Figure 1 0 Pulling a Por t Adapter Out of a Slot (P artial P ort Adapter V iew) Step 7 If you removed a port adapter , place it in an antistatic contai ner for safe storage or shipment back to the factory . If you remov ed a blank por[...]

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    17 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter Caution T o ensure a positi ve groun d attachment between th e port adapter carrier and the VIP2 motherboard and port adapter slot, and to ensure that the co nnectors at the rear of the port adapter and slo t seat properly , position[...]

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    18 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter Attaching 4R Port Adapter Interface Cables The T oken Ring ports on the 4R port adapter run at either 4- or 16 Mbps. Y ou need one T oken Ri ng interface cable for each 4R port adapter interface yo u want to use. T oken Ring interface[...]

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    19 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter Configuring the 4R Interfaces The follo wing procedures describe basic conf iguration info rmation for the 4R port adapter . If you installed a ne w 4R port adap te r or if you w ant to change the conf iguration of an exis ting inter[...]

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    20 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter For e xample, the addresses for the 4R interface ports on the first port adapter on a VIP2 (see ) are 3/0/0 through 3/0/3 (chassis slot 3, port adapter slot 0, and interface ports 0 through 3). If the 4R port adapter were installed i [...]

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    21 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter Router> enable The EXEC prompts you for a privileged level password: Password: Step 2 Enter the password. For security p urposes, the password is not displayed. (Also note th at the password is case sensiti ve). When you enter the[...]

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    22 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter (Use Ctrl-c to abort configuration at any prompt) Configuring global parameters: Enter host name [Router]: sandbox Step 3 T o accept the default and keep the router name, press Return . (If you do w ant to change the name of the route[...]

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    23 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter Router> Use the follo wing procedure to perform a basic conf iguration: Step 1 After you access the pri vileged le ve l of the EXEC as described in the section “ Using the EXEC Command Interpreter ” on page 20, en ter the conf[...]

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    24 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter Y ou have no w completed conf iguring the T oken Ring int erfaces. Check the conf iguration as described in the section “Check ing the Configuration. ” Checking the Configuration After configuring the ne w interface, use the show [...]

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    25 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter Follo wing is an e xample of how th e show interfaces [ type slot/port adapter/port ] command display s status information (including the physical slot and port address) for th e interfaces you sp ecify . In these examples, most of t[...]

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    26 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 VIP2 and the 4R Port Adapter Physical slot 8, ~physical slot 0x7, logical slot 8, CBus 0 Microcode Status 0x4 Master Enable, LED, WCS Loaded Board is analyzed Pending I/O Status: None EEPROM format version 1 VIP2 controller, HW rev 2.2, board revision UNKNOWN Ser[...]

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    27 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Cisco 7200 Series and the 4R Port Adapter Cisco 7200 Series and the 4R Port Adapter The 4R port adapter can be installed in any of the av ailable port adapter slots in Cisco 7200 ser ies routers (which consists of th e 2-slot Cisco 7202, 4-slot Cisco 7204, and t[...]

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    28 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Cisco 7200 Series and the 4R Port Adapter Removing a Port Adapter Use the follo wing standard procedure to remo ve a port adapter from a Cisco 7200 series router: Step 1 Attach an ESD-prev entiv e wrist strap betw een you and an unf inished chassis surf ace. Step[...]

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    29 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Cisco 7200 Series and the 4R Port Adapter Figur e 17 Handling a P ort Ad apter Step 6 Place the port adapter on an antistatic surface wi th its components fa cing upward, or in a static shielding bag. If the port adap ter will be return ed to the f actory , imme[...]

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    30 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Cisco 7200 Series and the 4R Port Adapter Caution Do not slide the port adapter all the w ay into the slot until you ha ve connected all requ ired cables. Trying to do so will disrupt norm al operation of the router . Step 5 W ith the p ort adapter halfway in the[...]

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    31 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Cisco 7200 Series and the 4R Port Adapter Step 1 Determine which 4R port ad apter ports you want to use. Note The IBM T oken Ring specifies a st ar to pology , w ith all end stati o ns connected th rough a device called an MSA U. IEEE 802.5 does not specify an y[...]

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    32 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Cisco 7200 Series and the 4R Port Adapter After you verif y that the new 4R port adapt er is in stalled correctly (the enab led LE D goes on), use the pri vileged-le vel configur e command to configure th e new interfaces. Be prepared with the information you wil[...]

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    33 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Cisco 7200 Series and the 4R Port Adapter Figure 21 4R T oken Ring Int erface P or t Number Example Y o u can also identify interface port s by physically checking the slot/in terf ace port location on the back of the router or b y using software commands to dis[...]

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    34 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Cisco 7200 Series and the 4R Port Adapter Caution Each T oken Ring port must be conf igured for the same ring speed as t he ring to which it is connected; either 4 or 16 Mbps. If th e port is se t for a dif ferent speed, it will cause the ring to beacon, which ef[...]

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    35 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Cisco 7200 Series and the 4R Port Adapter Step 2 Display all the current interface processors and their interfaces with the show co ntrollers command. V erify that the new 4R port adap ter appears in the correct slot. Step 3 Specify one of th e new interf aces w[...]

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    36 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Cisco 7200 Series and the 4R Port Adapter Wi t h th e show interfaces type slot/port command, use arguments such as th e interface type (T oken Ring, and so forth) slot, an d the port number (slot/port) to disp lay information about a specif ic T ok en Ring inter[...]

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    37 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Cisco 7200 Series and the 4R Port Adapter The ping command sends an echo request out to a remote de vice at an IP a ddress that you specify . After sending a series of signals, the command w aits a specified time for the remote device to echo the signals. Each r[...]

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    38 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Related Documentation Related Documentation The documentation listed belo w is a vailable onl ine, on the Documentation CD-R OM, or as printed documents . Y our router , switch, or gateway and the Cisco IOS software running o n it contain extensiv e features a nd[...]

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    39 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Obtaining Documentation – Customer service at 800 55 3-6387 or 408 526-7208. Customer service hours are 5:0 0 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Paci fic time, Monday throug h Friday (excluding Cisco -observed holidays). Y ou can also send e-mail to cs-rep@cisco.com. Obtaining[...]

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    40 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Obtaining Technica l Assistance Y ou can submit your comments by mail b y using the response card behind the fr ont cover o f your document or by writ ing to the followi ng address: Cisco Systems Attn: Document Resource Connecti on 170 W est T asman Drive San Jos[...]

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    41 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port A dapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Obtaining Technical Assistance • Priority le vel 1 (P1)—Y our production netwo rk is down, and a critical imp act to business operations will occur if service is no t restored quickly . No workaround is a vailable. The Cisco T A C resource that you choose is[...]

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    42 PA-4R Half-Duplex Token Ring Port Adapter Installation and Configuration OL-3589-01 Obtaining Technica l Assistance[...]