Is there a way to shutdown an interface on a Cisco router based on time periods?
I would like to shut the cellular interface when it is not necessary.
Can this be done with the event manager and action in combination of time-based access-list or track?
Best Answer
You can do this with time-based ACL's when talking about ports, or with EEM when talking about interfaces:
Source: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/secursw/ps1018/products_tech_note09186a00800a5b9a.shtml#timebasedtimerange
When you want to shut down an interface, take a look at the next article:
https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/202630 (answer Joseph Clarke)
in the example above: The port will be shutdown every day at midnight, and brought back up every day at 8 am.
You should look into the cron-entry option (like crontabs in linux/unix) reference: http://www.rogerperkin.co.uk/ccie/index.php/eem-2/understanding-cisco-eem-event-timer-cron/
There are 5 values you can specify for the cron timer
Examples: