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Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter Hardware Configuration Guidelines
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Chapter 1 Cisco 7200 Series Port Adapter Installation Requirements
Chassis Overview—Front View
• Messages for One Port Use of Specific Port Adapters and an I/O Controller, page 1-22
• Error Messages, page 1-25
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NPE-400, page 1-23
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NPE-G1 or NPE-G2, page 1-24
Chassis Overview—Front View
The front of Cisco 7200 series routers provides access to an input/output (I/O) controller and up to two,
four, or six network interface port adapters. The I/O controller has a local console port for connecting a
data terminal (or data terminal equipment [DTE]) and an auxiliary port for connecting a modem (or other
data communications equipment [DCE]) or other devices for configuring and managing the router; PC
Card slots for PC Cards or Flash Disks; and optional Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet ports.
The NPE-G1 and NPE-G2 work with the I/O controller when installed in a Cisco 7200 VXR router. The
NPE-G1 or NPE-G2 can also be used without an I/O controller; both have three Gigabit Ethernet
interfaces, with a total of three of six ports (three RJ-45 and three GBIC modules on the NPE-G1, or
three SFP modules on the NPE-G2) available at one time, a CompactFlash Disk, and a console port and
auxiliary port. In addition, the NPE-G2 has a Fast Ethernet Management port and two USB ports for
security tokens and data file storage. The Port Adapter Jacket Card can be used in the I/O controller slot,
if an NPE-G1 or NPE-G2 is installed.
Figure 1-1 shows a Cisco 7206VXR with installed port adapters and an I/O controller with a Fast
Ethernet port.
Figure 1-1 Cisco 7200 Series Router—Front View (Cisco 7206VXR Shown)
1 Blank port adapter 5 Optional Fast Ethernet port (MII port and
RJ-45 port)
2 Port adapter lever 6 Port adapters
3 I/O controller 7 Auxiliary port
4 PC Card slots 8 Console port
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