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Figure 18-44 VPLS Instance Overlay in Vision Window
Step 5
To hide and view the overlay, click Hide Overlay/Show Overlay in the toolbar. The button toggles 
depending on whether the overlay is currently displayed or hidden. 
Step 6To remove the overlay, choose Choose Overlay Type > None. 
Viewing Pseudowire Tunnel Links in VPLS Overlays
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The callout window displays the following information for each link represented by the selected link:
Link details and direction.
Details of the sites using the link and the interlinks. 
Step 2To view the pseudowire link details, double-click the yellow callout window. 
The details about the link are displayed in the Link Details window as shown in Figure 18-46....

  
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Viewing VPLS Instance Properties
To view the properties of a VPLS instance in the Vision client, open the VPLS Instance Properties 
window in either of the following ways: 
In the navigation pane or the map pane, right-click the VPLS instance and choose Properties. 
In the navigation pane or the map pane, select the VPLS instance and choose Node > Properties....

  
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Viewing Virtual Switching Instance Properties 
To view VSI properties in the Vision client, open the VSI properties window in either of the following 
ways: 
Double-click the required device and, in the Inventory window, choose Logical 
Inventory > VSIs >vsi. 
In the navigation pane, expand the VPLS instance, right-click the required VPLS forward, and 
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Figure 18-48 VPLS Forward in Vision Window Navigation Pane
If you right-click the VPLS forward and choose Inventory, the inventory window is displayed. If you 
right-click the VPLS forward and choose Properties, the VSI Properties window is displayed. The 
information displayed is the same for both options. 
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Table 18-45 describes the information that is displayed for the selected VSI. 
Viewing VPLS Core or Access Pseudowire Endpoint Properties
Pseudowire endpoints are displayed under VPLS Instance (Access) or VPLS Forward (Core) in the 
Vision client navigation pane. 
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Figure 18-51 VPLS Tunnel Properties Window 
Table 18-46 describes the information that is displayed for pseudowire endpoint properties.
Table 18-46 Tunnel Properties Window
Field Description
Port VSI on which the pseudowire is configured, hyperlinked to the VSI 
in logical inventory.
Peer Hyperlinked entry to the pseudowire endpoint peer pseudowires in 
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Viewing VPLS Access Ethernet Flow Point Properties 
The ports that represent the attachment circuits to VPLS instances are displayed under VPLS instances 
in the Vision client navigation pane. 
To view the properties for the Access Ethernet Flow Points configured for a VPLS instance, right-click 
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List of the configured EFPs on the port. For more information on the EFPs table, see Viewing EFP 
Properties, page 18-51.
List of VLAN mappings configured on the port. For more information about the VLAN Mappings 
table, see Viewing VLAN Mappings, page 18-70. 
Configuring VFI Autodiscovery and Signaling
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Adding Pseudowires to a Map
You can add a pseudowire that Prime Network discovers to maps as required. 
To add a pseudowire to a map: 
Step 1In the Vision client, select the required map or domain. 
Step 2Open the Add Pseudowire to map dialog box in either of the following ways:
In the toolbar, choose Add to Map > Pseudowire. 
In the menu bar, choose File > Add to Map >...