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Configuring IPX routing using Device Manager

When you use IPXCP encapsulation, you must select Ethernet II as the MAC encapsulation for the protocol-based VLANs. IPXCP supports only the Ethernet II format.

To configure the Passport 8683POS Modules for IPX routing using Device Manager:

  1. Configure an Ethernet II protocol-based VLAN.
  2. Highlight the port.
  3. Choose Edit > port.
    4. The Port dialog box opens with the Interface tab displayed.
  4. Disable the port.
  5. To configure the VLAN as an IPX protocol-based VLAN and assign the port to the VLAN:
    1. From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > VLAN.
      2. The VLAN Basic dialog box opens.
      The table below describes the fields in the VLAN Basic tab.


Field Description
Id
Unique VLAN identifier.
Name
An administratively-assigned name for this VLAN.
ColorIdentifier
An administratively-assigned color code for this VLAN. The value of this object is used by the VLAN Manager GUI tool to select a color when it draws this VLAN on the screen.
Type
Type of VLAN, distinguished according to the policy used to define its port membership.
StgId
Spanning Tree Group (STG) used by the VLAN to determine the state of its ports. If the VLAN is not associated with any STG, this value should be set to zero.
PortMembers
Set of ports that are members (static or dynamic) of this VLAN.
ActiveMembers
Set of ports that are currently active in this VLAN. Active ports include all static ports and any dynamic ports where the VLAN policy was met.
StaticMembers
Set of ports that are static members of this VLAN. A static member of a VLAN is always active and is never aged out.
NotAllowtoJoin
Set of ports that are not allowed to become members of this VLAN.
ProtocolId
Protocol identifier of this VLAN. This value is meaningful only if rcVlanType is equal to byProtocolId(3). For other VLAN types it should have the value none(0).
SubnetAddr
IP subnet address of this VLAN. This value is meaningful only if rcVlanType is equal to byIpSubnet(2). For other VLAN types it should have the value 0.0.0.0.
SubnetMask
IP subnet mask of this VLAN. This value is meaningful only if rcVlanType is equal to byIpSubnet(2). For other VLAN types it should have the value 0.0.0.0.

  1. To assign the POS ports to the VLAN as static members, enter the ports in the StaticMembers column.
  2. To assign all other ports to the VLAN as active members, enter the ports in the ActiveMembers column.
  3. Enter the POS ports in the NotAllowToJoin column.
  4. Click Apply.
  1. To disable bridging:
    1. Click the POS PPP tab.
    2. In the Bridge area, BridgeConfigAdminStatus field, click Close.
  2. To enable IPX routing on each selected port:
    1. Click the POS PPP tab.
    2. In the IPX area, IpxcpAdminStatus field, click Open.
  3. To enable the port on both Passport 8683POS Modules:
    1. Click the Interface tab.
    2. In the AdminStatus field, click Up.
  4. Click Apply.

See also
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