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Installing and Replacing Optional Cards
Installing a Network Interface Card
All network interface cards (NICs) installed in the Nokia 500i gateway are
installed in the 6U PMC carrier. Ethernet NICs can occupy any of the slots or
subslots in a gateway that other cards do not occupy.
This section describes how to install an Ethernet NIC in the Nokia 500i
gateways, including:
Adding or removing the NIC by using VPN Manager
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Physically installing the NIC on the Nokia 500i gateway
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Note
Nokia recommends that you add or remove the card in the VPN Manager
software before you physically install or remove the card.
Installing a Network Interface Card by Using Nokia
VPN Manager
To add or remove a NIC by using VPN Manager
1. From the VPN Manager main window, double-click the interface to add
or remove.
The Gateway Properties window opens.
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