Cisco NIM-ES2-8, NIM-ES2-4 Installing Manual

Installing the Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2
Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Module

Installing the Cisco 4-Port and8-PortLayer2GigabitEtherSwitchNetwork
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.

Note

Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Modules support a maximum of 4K
entries in the MAC table.

The following table lists the maximum number of network modules supported on the router.

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Cisco 4-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Module

Table 1: Number of Modules Supported on Cisco ISR 4000

CommentsSKU4000 Series ISR s

Need SM-X-NIM-ADPTR54451-X

34431

Need SM-X-NIM-ADPTR54351

Need SM-X-NIM-ADPTR34331

24331

For information about these and other features available in Cisco NIM-ES2-4 and Cisco NIM-ES2-8s, see
the Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Module Configuration Guide at
the following URL:

hhttp://www-author.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/interfaces/NIM/software/configuration/guide/4_8PortGENIM.html/

The following modules are available with this release of the hardware:

Installing the Cisco 4-Port and 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Module

• NIM-ES2-4—4-ports Layer 2 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, Network Interface Module form
single-wide factor.

• NIM-ES2-8—8-ports Layer 2 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Switch, Network Interface Module single-wide
form factor.

• NIM-ES2-8-P with POE support —8-ports Layer 2 10/100/1000 Gigabit Etherne Switch, Network
Interface Module single-wide form factor.

Cisco 4-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Module

The below figure shows the Cisco 4-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch NIM.

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Cisco 8-Port Layer 2 non-POE Gigabit EtherSwitch Netwrok Interface Module

Cisco 8-Port Layer 2 non-POE Gigabit EtherSwitch Netwrok Interface Module

The below figure, show the Cisco 8-Ports Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch NIM.

Figure 2: Cisco 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch NIM

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Cisco 8-Port Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch Network Interface Module

The below figure, shows the Cisco 8-Port POE Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch NIM.

Figure 3: Cisco 8-Port POE Layer 2 Gigabit EtherSwitch NIM

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Cisco NIM-ES2-4 and Cisco NIM-ES2-8 Ports

Cisco NIM-ES2-4 and Cisco NIM-ES2-8 Ports

The following sections describe the port numbering and port types on the service modules:

Port Numbering

The Ethernet ports are numbered left to right, top to bottom. The port numbering scheme to configure the
ports on the Cisco NIM-ES2-4 and Cisco NIM-ES2-8 includes the port type (such as gi or gigabitethernet
for Gigabit Ethernet), and the switch port number. If you are not using the NIM-ADPTR, the slot number is
always 0.

For example, to configure Gigabit Ethernet slot/subslot/port, the interface configuration command would be:

Router(config)# interface gi 0/1/0

Port Types

The following sections describe the port types on the NIM modules:

• 10/100/1000 RJ45 Ports, on page 4

• Cisco NIM-ES2-4 and Cisco NIM-ES2-8 LEDs, on page 5

10/100/1000 RJ45 Ports

All Cisco NIM-ES2-4 and Cisco NIM-ES2-8s, use RJ-45 connectors to provide Gigabit Ethernet (GE)
connections.

You can set the 10/100/1000 RJ45 ports for speed and duplex autonegotiation in compliance with IEEE

802.3ab. (The default setting is autonegotiate.)

When set for autonegotiation, the port senses the speed and duplex settings of the attached device and advertises
its own capabilities. If the connected device also supports autonegotiation, the Cisco NIM-ES2-4 and Cisco
NIM-ES2-8 port negotiates the best connection (that is, the fastest line speed that both devices support and
full-duplex transmission if the attached device supports it) and configures itself accordingly. In all cases, the
attached device must be within 100 meters (328 feet).

All 10/100/1000 RJ45 ports on the Cisco 8-Port Layer 2 Gibabit Ethernet NIM with POE can provide power
to IEEE 802.3at-compliant, IEEE 802.3af-compliant, and Cisco prestandard POE device. Power over Ethernet
(PoE) devices are Cisco IP phones, Cisco access points, and some Cisco switches. PoE, formerly referred to
as inline power, is available only on the Cisco 8-Port Layer 2 Gibabit Ethernet NIM form factors supported
by Cisco modular access routers.

The below table provides information on Cisco NIM-ES2-4 and Cisco NIM-ES2-8 port speed and duplex
mode.

Table 2: Port Speed and Duplex

ExplanationPort Function

Speed

The operating speed of the switch port. You can choose Auto (autonegotiation) if the connected
device can negotiate the link speed with the switch port.

The default settings are:

• Auto for the external 10/100-Mbps Fast Ethernet ports

• Auto for the external Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 (10/100/1000-Mbps) ports

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