Configurator Procedure for Configuring Physical Ports and DLCIs

Note: The following steps must be performed on each Passport 4400 unit that is to be connected. If unit A has been configured with a connection to unit B, then unit B must be configured with a connection to unit A.

If your network connection will be a PANL-DTE netlink to a higher-level Passport 4400, you may wish to configure the Global Circuit Manager (GCM) to monitor and control the netlink. See Managing Primary and Backup Ports for more information.

All three ports on the base module of the unit, in addition to ports on an expansion High-speed Data Module, can be configured to carry PANL and RFC 1490 traffic over a netlink.

Note: Ports on the High-speed Data Module can be configured with PANL-DCE netlinks, but they can not support PANL-DTE links. See Passport Access Network Link (PANL) for more information.

To configure DLCIs in Configurator, select Configure, Physical Interfaces, and Serial.

You will see the Physical Interface (Serial) window:

At the top of the window select the WAN Interfaces link. You will see the WAN Interfaces window:

Next to the WAN port you want to configure, select Modify. You will see the Modify WAN Interface window:

The Passport 4460 Modify WAN Interface window displays the parameters for the Card Slot.

In the Baud Rate field, type the baud rate of the WAN port. The default baud rate is 64000.

In the Protocol Supported field, use the pull-down menu to select the protocol the WAN port will use.

Note: PANL connections use the switching frame relay protocol (switchingFR) to direct traffic across the Passport network.

For Passport 4430/50/55, use the pull down menu next to the Mode field to select the physical mode of the WAN port, DCE or DTE.

The physical mode of the port determines if this port will generate clocking (DCE) or accept clocking information (DTE). For connections established across the frame relay network, the physical mode should usually be set to DTE.

For Passport 4460, when using a Smart cable, you do not need to set the DCE/DTE mode. After you have configured other parameters on the factory defaulted Passport 4460 and reset the unit, the correct DCE/DTE mode will be auto-sensed.

If the above has not occurred, use Configurator to set the auto-sense parameter:

For Passport 4460, select auto if you are using a Smart cable. If you are not using a Smart cable, follow the instructions listed in Step 6.

After you have made your selection, click Save. A "Command Successful" appears.

Continue on to Set the Master Clock Source

This is an optional step available on the Passport 4460 only with release 4.1.2 and higher.