Network Management Ports

The Acme Packet 4600 has three network management ports located on the left side of the chassis, labeled Mgmt 0 Mgmt 1 Mgmt 2. These 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet ports are used for EMS control, RADIUS accounting, CLI management, SNMP queries and traps, and other management functions. Diagram showing the network management ports

Ethernet LED

Each network management Ethernet port has two integrated LEDs: one LED indicates Link, and the other indicates Activity. The LED pair is located directly above its associated port.Diagram showing network management ethernet port

Link LED

The link LED is located to the top left side of the network management Ethernet port. This LED illuminates yellow when a link has been established between the link partner device and the Acme Packet 4600.

Activity LED

The activity LED is located at the top right side of the network management Ethernet port. The activity LED illuminates green when an Ethernet connection has either transmit or receive packet activity.

Upon initial bootup of the Acme Packet 4600, the network management Ethernet ports are not configured. You must first connect to the Acme Packet 4600 over a serial connection before you can configure the management Ethernet ports for use. Set up the management interfaces using the physical and network interface configuration elements. Refer to the System Configuration chapter of the Acme Packet Configuration Guide for details.

Once the network management interface is configured, it should be reserved for the following uses:
  • Maintenance activities
  • Application log retrieval
  • Software upgrades
  • System configuration
  • Telnet, SSH, SNMP and SFTP connections
  • RADIUS CDR transmission

Oracle recommends that you use shielded CAT5e or CAT6 Ethernet cables with RJ45 plugs for connecting to the rear-panel Acme Packet 4600 Ethernet interfaces. These Ethernet interfaces have a distance limitation of 328 feet (100 m), as defined by the FAST Ethernet standard, IEEE 802.3.