LAN Connection for the Network Management Station
For an overview of BPX network management software, including WAN Manager, see Chapter 1, "The
BPX Switch: Functional Overview."
For details about using the command line interface (CLI) to perform initial NMS setup, refer to the Cisco
WAN Switching Command Reference.
LAN Connection for the Network Management Station
You connect the Cisco WAN Manager Network Management Station to an Ethernet port (LAN port) on
a node in the network. The LAN port provides the capacity necessary for network management traffic
and network statistics collection. The LAN connection is illustrated in Figure 20-1.
For access to the node using an Internet connection, you must use the cnflan command to enter:
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Internet Protocol (IP) address
IP subnet mask
TCP service port
Gateway IP address
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Configuring Network Management
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