Serial port configuration task list
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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
------------------------------
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
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
------------------------------
Port : serial 0 0 0
State : OPENED
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.