Hardware Installation Guide for Cisco 8300 Series Secure Routers

Overview of the Network Interface Module

Updated: July 31, 2025

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Introduces the Cisco Catalyst Network Interface Module, offering a summary of its features, functions, and use cases to help users understand its role and capabilities within the network infrastructure.

The Cisco Catalyst Network Interface Module (NIM), which has 10G WAN and 4xSFP+ 10G port is supported on Cisco 8300 Series Secure Routers.

For additional information, see the Cisco 8300 Series Secure Routers datasheet on cisco.com for a list of supported NIMs on the platforms.

Front panel of Catalyst NIM

Figure shows the front panel of the Catalyst Network Interface Module:


	LED	Color	Description
1	LED EN (Enable)	Green/Amber	Off: Power off Solid Green: Power on and operate normally Solid Amber: Power or operataing failure
2	SFP Ports L (Link)	Green/Amber	Off: No link. SFP is not detected or inserted Solid Green: SFP link up Solid Amber: SFP is not supported or in a fault state

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