Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 3500R Compatible Systems
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RISC Router 3500R Installation Guide Comp atible System s Corpor ation 4730 W alnut Street Suite 1 02 Boulde r , Colo rado 80301 303- 444- 9532 800- 356- 0283 http://www .
RISC Rout er 3500R Installatio n Guide, Vers ion 2.0 Copyri ght© 1999 , Compati ble Sy stems Co rporati on All rights reserved. RISC Router and RouterView ar e trademarks of Compatible System s Co rpor ation. Other trad emarks ar e the property of their respective holders.
i Chapter 1 - Introduction 1 A BOU T THE RISC R OU TER 3500R 1 A N OTE A BOUT O N -D EMAND I NTERNETWORKING 1 RISC R OUTER 3500R I NSTALLA TION O VER VIEW 1 Chapter 2 - Getting Started 5 A F EW N OTES.
ii Chapter 4 - CompatiView Software Installation 13 CompatiView for Win dows 13 System Req uiremen ts 1 3 Installa tion and Oper at io n 13 Transpor t Prot ocols an d Compat iV iew 14 Chapter 5 - Comm.
iii Suggeste d for Ded icate d/L eased Line Operatio n 23 Require d for Dial-On- Demand Ope ration 23 Suggeste d for Dial- On-D em an d Ope ra ti on 24 IP Prot ocol 24 Require d for IP 24 Suggeste d f.
iv Appendi x A - Sh ipping De faults 33 Defa ult P assw ord 33 Ethe rn et Inte r face 33 IP Routing Defaults 33 IPX Routing De fa u lts 33 AppleTa lk Rout in g Defau lts 33 DECnet Defaults 33 WAN Inte rfaces 33 IP Defaults 33 IPX Defau lts 33 Apple Talk Defaul ts 34 DECnet Defaults 34 V.
Cha pter 1 - In tr odu ctio n 1 Chapter 1 - Introduction About the RISC Router 3500R Congrat ulations on your purchase of the RISC Router 3 500R mult iport wide area router.
2 Chapter 1 - Intro duction In shor t, the installation steps are: 1. Install the RISC Router h ardware and conn ect it to one or mor e line commu nication de vices (includ ing 56K C SU/DSU ’ s, ISDN T erminal Adapters, and fractional or full T1/E1 CSU/DSU ’ s).
Cha pter 1 - In tr odu ctio n 3 Chapter 5 - Command Line Preparation This part of the manual provides basic instructions on setting up command line man agement and tex t-based config uration. Chapter 6 - Basic Con figuration Guide This part of the manual provides a list of parameters that must be entered into a ro uter for proper o peration.
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Chapter 2 - Getting St arted 5 Chapter 2 - Getting Started A Few Notes Please Read The Manuals The manual s included with your RIS C Router 350 0R contain so me very important information about the RISC Router 3500R and local and wide area network ing in gen eral.
6 Chapter 2 - Getting St arted What Y ou Will Need T o Ge t Started Before conn ecting the RISC Router 3500 R, please check the list b elow to make sure that you have received all of the items that are supp lied with the RISC Router 3500 R package.
Chapter 2 - Getting St arted 7 Thick Ethern et To connect the ro uter ’ s Ethern et interface to a stand ard ( thi ck) Eth ernet cable you will need a transceiver cable con nection at the correct loca- tion on your Eth ernet cable. The transceiver cable will attach directly to the DB-15 con nector on the ro uter.
8 Chapter 2 - Getting St arted v Note : Please use only the sup plied ca bles wh en conn ecting yo ur V .35 line communication device to the RISC Router 35 00R’ s interfaces. The cables pr ovided with other equipment will g ener ally no t have the same interna l connect ions .
Chapter 3 - Hardware In stallation 9 Chapter 3 - Hardware Installation RISC R outer 3500R B ack Panel This section of th e manual describes ho w to connect the RISC Router 3500R t o your Ether net netwo rk and your wide area communications device(s). I n summary, the ste ps for installation are: 1.
10 Chapter 3 - Hardware In stallation 19" Rack Front Mount Install the rack-m ount ears on the s ides of the cas e towards the front using the screws provid ed. Positi on the ears so that they are flush with the front of the case. The slotted holes in the ears will mate with th e mountin g holes in a standard 19 " rack.
Chapter 3 - Hardware In stallation 1 1 To connect the router to the twisted-pair networ k, simp ly plug the twisted-pair cable into the RJ-45 connector on the back of the unit. Connecting a Line Device to the RISC Router 3500R The RISC Router 3 500R sup ports h igh-speed s ynchronous operation over the included V.
12 Chapter 3 - Hardware In stallation v Note : If you want to use T elnet as a mana gement metho d, you mu st first configure an IP addr e ss in to the r outer with an out-o f-ba nd console, w i th C om pati V iew , or r econf igur e the IP add r ess on an IP host or workstation on the same Ethernet segment as the r outer .
Chapter 4 - CompatiV iew Software Installatio n 13 Chapter 4 - CompatiV iew Software Installation All of the routers in Co m patible Systems ’ i nternetworking and VPN families, including all RISC Router and MicroRou ter models, can be managed fro m a single GU I management platform call ed Compat i- View.
14 Chapter 4 - CompatiV iew Software Installatio n base su bdir ecto ry . Once the installation is compl ete, double-click on the CompatiV iew icon to o pen the pr ogram. For fur ther in formation o n using CompatiV iew , see the CompatiV iew M anagement Softwa re Refer ence Guide included with your router .
Chapter 5 - Comm and Line Management 15 Chapter 5 - Command Line Management The command line interface allows you to configure and monitor the router in-ban d via Telnet or ou t-of-band with a termin al connected to the RISC Rou t er 3500 R ’ s AUX/Console interface.
16 Chapter 5 - Comm and Line Management T empora rily Reco nfiguring a Host for Command L ine Manage ment Y ou can tempo rarily reconfigure an IP host in or der to set the router ’ s IP parameters to allow in-ban d T elnet access.
Chapter 5 - Comm and Line Management 17 B. Use the save command to save the chan ges to the dev ice ’ s Flash ROM. • Y ou may also use CompatiV iew from a reconfigu red IP host (if using t he IP trans port proto col), or an ywhere on your ne twork (if us ing the IPX transport pr otocol) .
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Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide 19 Chapter 6 - Basic Configuration Guide This chapter briefly discusses the majo r parameters th at m u st be set in order to us e the router .
20 Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide Ethernet Interface Configuration Ethernet interfaces are con siderably easier to set up than wide area interfaces since there are no choices that need to be made regarding line communications devices and their parameters.
Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide 21 IPX P rotocol Required fo r IPX There are gener ally no required ch anges from the shipping Ethernet configuration f or IPX. The Ethernet interface will autoconf igur e to use the two most com mon IPX frame types , and will autoadapt to co ndi- tions on the Ethernet.
22 Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide CV : Use the DECnet Rou ting Dialog Box (under Glo bal/DECnet Routing) and the DECnet: Ethernet Dialog Box. TB: Use configure and set the Enabled , Area , and Node keywords in the DECnet Global section. v Note: Setting DEC net on for an y port w ith the command line als o sets DECnet on globa lly .
Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide 23 PPP Co nfiguratio n This section covers the settin gs requ ired for PPP (point-to-point) protocol op eration of the W AN interfaces. In g eneral, the parameters listed here should be set for each W AN interface on which you plan to use SMDS.
24 Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide Suggested fo r Dial-On-Deman d Operation Outgoing dial-on-de mand requires some additio nal inf ormation. • Set dialing method • Create dial-out script .
Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide 25 operati on when you ar e connecting to another C ompatible Systems r out e r at t he ot he r e nd of th e lin k . v Note: Due to the complexity of BGP , configuration para meter s for BGP ar e not giv en her e.
26 Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide gered operat ion when you are conn ecting to anot her Compat ible Systems rou ter at the other end. When you set up an on-deman d link with AppleTalk, y ou should care- fully monitor lin k usage to determine whether the li nk is being activated only when it is needed.
Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide 27 Suggested fo r DECnet Setting the parameters above s hou ld be adequate for most installatio ns. Frame Relay Configuration This section covers the settings requ ir ed for Fram e Relay operation of the RISC Router 3500 R WAN interfaces.
28 Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide CV : Use the DLC I Mapping Data base Dialog Box ( under W AN/Link Config urat io n/DLCI butt on ). TB: Use configure and set the DLCI keyword in the Fra me Relay W AN 0 (an d/ or othe r por t num bers you w i sh to conf igur e) section.
Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide 29 Suggested fo r IP These parameters help supply inform ation about the segment that the interface is connected to.
30 Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide AppleT alk Pro tocol Required fo r AppleT alk Frame Relay operation requires th at th e WAN in ter f ace is set to be a "numbered in terface." This means that the interface (and thus the Frame Rela y network ) must ha ve an AppleTalk network and node number and an AppleTalk zone n ame.
Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide 31 SMDS Configuration This section covers the settings requir e d for SMDS (Switch ed Multi- megabit D ata Se rv ice) oper ation of the RIS C Router 350 0R W AN inter- faces. SMDS is a connectionless, packet-switched service that off ers LAN-to-LAN connectivity across a wide area at up to 1.
32 Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide Saving a Configuration File to Flash ROM Once a configur ation is complete, you can save it to the router ’ s Flas h ROM. Until saved, all change s are made in a separa te buf fer and the actual router interfaces run as before the changes were mad e.
Appendix A - Shippi ng Defaults 33 Appendix A - Shipping Defaults Default Password • letmein Ethernet Interface IP Routing Defa ults • On • Address: 198.41.1 2.1 • Subnet Mask: 255.255.2 55.0 • Broadcast Address: 198.41 .12.255 • IP RIP of f IPX Rout ing Defaults • 802.
34 Appendix A - Shipping D efaults AppleT alk Defaults • On • Unnumbered interface DECnet Defaults • Off V .35 Link & Physical Defaults • PPP • Dedicated • Sync, external clock.
Appendix B - Connector and Cab le Pin Outs 35 Appendix B - Connector and Cable Pin Outs Pin Outs f or DB-26 to V .35 Ma le Cable v Note: V .1 1 operation is selected with a specially wir ed cable.
36 Appendix B - Connector and Cab le Pin Outs Pin Outs f or DIN-8 to RS-232 Consol e Cable (DTE/ Female) v Note: This cabl e is a nul l-modem DTE-t o-DTE cable.
Appendix C - LED P atterns and T est Switch Settings 37 Appendix C - LED Patterns and T est Switch Settings RISC Router 3500R LED Patter ns The RISC Router 3 500R uses a number of light p atterns on its front LED bars to indicate operating conditions.
38 Appendix C - LED Patterns and T est Switch Settings RISC Router 3500R Switch Settings M Caution: Settings marked with an a sterisk may eras e your Flash ROM. Please do not use these settings w ith out first co ntacting Compatib le Systems T echnical Sup port.
Appendix D - Downloading Software From Compatible Systems 39 Appendix D - Downloading Software From Compatible Systems W e make th e latest versions of operating sof tware for all Compatible Systems products avail able at our W eb site. The l atest v ersion of CompatiV iew management s oftware is als o available.
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Appendix E - T erms and Conditions 41 Appendix E - T erms and Condition s Compatible S ys tem s Corporation (Com patible Systems) offers to sell only on the condition that Cu sto mer ’ s acceptance is expressly limited to Compat- ible Systems ’ terms and conditions of sale.
42 Appendix E - T erms and Conditions THE W ARRANTIES SET FOR TH IN THESE TERMS AND CONDI- TIONS ARE IN LIE U OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
Appendix E - T erms and Conditions 43 P A TIBLE SYSTEMS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, CONSEQUEN- TIAL, OR INCIDENT AL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE SALE, USE, INST ALLA TION OR OPERA TION OF THE PRODUC TS, WHETHER A CLAIM IS BASED ON STRICT LIABILITY , BREACH OF W ARRANTY , NEGLIGENCE, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE WHA TSO- EVER, WHETHER OR NOT SIMILAR.
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