Installing the Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2
Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Module
Installing the Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network
Interface Module
August 19, 2016
This guide describes how to install the Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface
Module (Cisco NIM-ES2-4 and Cisco NIM-ES2-8) in the Cisco 4000 Series Integrated Services Router (ISR)
and how to connect the NIM-ES2 to your network.
Contents
This guide contains the following sections:
About the Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network
Interface Module
This section describes the Cisco NIM-ES2-4 and Cisco NIM-ES2-8. It contains the following sections:
Cisco NIM-ES2-4 and Cisco NIM-ES2-8 Overview
The Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Modules are switch modules to
which you can connect Cisco IP phones, Cisco wireless access point workstations, and other network devices
such as video devices, routers, switches, and other network components.
The following Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Modules are supported
on the Cisco 4000 Series ISRs:
• 4-ports non-POE Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Network Interface Module (NIM-ES2-4)
• 8-ports non-POE Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Network Interface Module (NIM-ES2-8)
• 8-ports POE Layer 2 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Network Interface Module (NIM-ES2-8-P)
Multiple Cisco NIM-ES2-4 and Cisco NIM-ES2-8 units that can be present on the Cisco 4000 ISR is dictated
by the total NIM slots present in the router.
Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Modules support a maximum of 4K
entries in the MAC table.
Note
The following table lists the maximum number of network modules supported on the router.
Installing the Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Module
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