Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 1250I Compatible Systems
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MicroRouter 1250i Installation Guide Comp atibl e Systems Corpo ration 4730 W al nut S treet Suite 1 02 Boulde r , Colo rado 803 01 303- 444- 9532 800- 356- 0283 http://www .
MicroRout er 1250i Installation Guide, V ersion 3.0 Copyri ght© 1999, Compati ble Systems Cor poration All rights reser ved. MicroRouter and Compat iV iew are trademarks of Compatible Sys tems Corporation. Other trademarks ar e the property of their respective holders.
i Chapter 1 - Introduc tion 1 A BOU T THE M ICR O R OUTER 1250 I 1 AN OTE A BOUT F IREWAL LS 1 AN OTE A BOUT O N -D EMAND I NTERNETWORKING 1 M ICRO R OUTER 1250 I I NSTALLATION O VERVI EW 2 Chapter 2 .
ii Chapter 5 - Command Line Managemen t 15 Out-of- Band Com mand L ine Manag ement 15 Tempor arily Reco nfigurin g a Host for Command Li ne Manage ment 16 Setting Up Telnet Operation 16 Chapter 6 - Ba.
iii Internal T1 CS U/DSU (WAN 0) Lin k Configura tion 25 Required for Dedica ted/Leased Li ne Operation 25 Suggested fo r Dedicated/Lea sed Line O peration 25 RS-2 32 (WAN 1) Link Confi guratio n 25 S.
iv Appendix C - LED Patterns and Test Switch Se ttings 33 MicroR outer 1250 i LED Patt erns 33 Power On, No Traffic 33 Ethernet Traffic Indic ators (Ethernet LED Bar) 33 WAN Indicators (WAN LED Bar) 3.
Chapter 1 - Introducti on 1 Chapter 1 - Introduction About the MicroRouter 1250i Congrat ulations on your pur chase of the MicroRouter 1250i m ultiport wide area router with integrated Fractional/Full T1 CSU/DSU.
2 Chapter 1 - Introducti on YOU SHOULD CAREFULL Y MON ITOR PHONE LINE USAGE TO BE SURE THA T YOUR ROUTER C ONFIGURA T ION IS ALLOWING THE ROUTER TO DROP THE COMMUNICA TIONS LINK WHEN IT I SN’T NEEDED.
Chapter 1 - Introducti on 3 The manual is divided into sev eral sections that should provid e you with all the i nfor mation you will need to use the MicroRouter 1250i o n your network .
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Chapter 2 - Getting Started 5 Chapter 2 - Getting Started AF e wN o t e s Please Read The Manuals The manuals incl uded with your MicroRout er 1250i contain very important information about the MicroRouter 1250i and local and wide area networki ng in general.
6 Chapter 2 - Getting Started What You Will Need To Get Started Before conn ecting the MicroRouter 125 0i, please check the list below to make sure that yo u have received all of the items that are supplied with the MicroRouter 1250i package.
Chapter 2 - Getting Started 7 Ethernet Conne ction Requ irements The MicroRout er 1250i’ s Ethernet interface directly sup ports 10BaseT twisted-pair Ethernet.
8 Chapter 2 - Getting Started The MicroRout er 1250i secondary por t is an RS-232 sync/async inter - face. The RS-232 in terface is capable of commu nicating to another router o r a PPP client machi ne over a mod em, 56K CSU/DS U, or ISDN T erminal Adapter .
Chapter 3 - Network Installatio n 9 Chapter 3 - Network Ins tallation MicroRou ter 1250i Back P anel This section of the manual describes how to connect the MicroRouter 1250i to your Et hernet network and your wide ar ea communication s device(s). In summ ary , the steps for installatio n are: 1.
10 Chapter 3 - Network Installatio n Connecting the Router to the Ethern et If your twisted-pair hub is already in place, you can connect the router to an active network without interrupting network activity .
Chapter 3 - Network Installatio n 11 Note: The Micr oRouter 1250i RS-232 in terfaces r equir e that your asynchr onous line commu nications device be set to sup ply the RS-23 2 DCD signa l when a connecti on has been made. A synchr onous RS-232 device should be set to pro vide DSR.
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Chapter 4 - Comp atiView Software Inst allation 13 Chapter 4 - CompatiView Software Installation All of the routers in Compa tible System s’ internetworki ng and VPN families , including all RISC Rout er and MicroRouter models, can be managed fro m a single GUI m anagement plat form called Com patiV iew .
14 Chapter 4 - Comp atiView Software Inst allation Run the auto-ins tallation pro gram (CV5x file) by double-cl icking on it. The installation program will ask you to select (or create) a directory in which it shou ld locate CompatiV iew and its a ssociated files an d data- base su bdir ecto ry .
Chapter 5 - Comm and Line Management 15 Chapter 5 - Command Line Management The command lin e interface allows you to configu re and monitor the router in-band via T elnet or out-of-band with a terminal connected to the MicroRouter 1250i’ s Console interface.
16 Chapter 5 - Comm and Line Management Temporaril y Reconfiguri ng a Host for Command L ine Manage ment Y ou can temporarily reconfigure an IP host in order to set the router ’ s IP parameters to allow i n-band T elnet access.
Chapter 5 - Comm and Line Management 17 Ethernet 0 section. B. Use the save command to save the changes to the device’ s Flash ROM. • Y ou may also use Compat iV iew from a reconfigured IP host (if using the IP transpo rt protocol) , or anywhere on your net- work (if using the IPX transport protoco l).
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Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 19 Chapter 6 - Basic Configuration Guide This chapter briefly explains th e major parameters that must be set in order to use the router .
20 Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide Ethernet Interfac e Configuration Ethernet interfaces are considerably easier to set up than wide area interfaces since t here are fewer choices that need to b e made regarding communi cations protocols and parameters.
Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 21 IPX Protocol Required for IP X There are general ly no required changes from the shipp ing Ethernet configuration for IPX. The Ethernet interface will autoconfigur e to use the two most common IPX frame types, and will autoadapt to condi- tions on the Eth ernet.
22 Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide RS-232 (WAN 1) Physical Communications Setting s Y ou may need to set the baud rate, sync/as ync operation, and other physical communication s parameters for the W AN interface. These parameters will depend on the line communicati ons device yo u are usin g.
Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 23 TB: Use config ure and set the Mode and ConnectMo de keywords in the Link Conf ig W AN 1 section. Suggested fo r Dedicated/Leased Line Operation Dedicated line operation generally does not require additional parame- ters for operati on.
24 Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide IP Protocol Required for IP W AN interfaces which are set for PPP operation do not generally use an IP address. They are set to act as an “unnumbered interface.” In this mode of operatio n, there are no r equired settings.
Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 25 monitor link usage to determine whether the link is being activated only when it is needed. Additiona l router configuration will be req uired for many ne twor ks in orde r to achie ve opti mal li nk usage . • Set update metho d CV : Use the IPX Routin g: W A N Dialog Box.
26 Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide Suggested fo r Dedicated/Leased Line Operation Dedicated line operation generally does not require additional parame- ters for operati on. Frame Re lay DLC I Mappi ngs If you are connecting to anothe r Compatible Syst ems router , this infor - mation is not req uired for Frame R elay operation.
Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 27 Required fo r IP Unnumbered In terface • IP unnumber ed interface • Point- to-Point Frame Relay • Local DLCI CV : Use t he TCP/IP Rou ting: W AN Dialog Box.
28 Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide WAN 0 SMDS Configura tion This section covers the settings required for SMDS ( Switched Multi-me gabit Data Service) operat ion of the MicroR outer 1250i W AN 0 interface (IP only). S MDS is a connectionless, pack et-switched service that offer s LAN-to-LAN connectivity across a wide area at up to 1.
Appendix A - Shipping Defaults 29 Appendix A - Shipping Defaults Default Password •l e t m e i n Ethernet Interface IP Routing Defaults •O f f IP Bridging Defaults •O n • Address: 1 98.41.12.1 • Subnet Mas k: 255.255.2 55.0 • Broadcast Ad dress: 198.
30 Appendix A - Shipping Defaults WAN Interfaces IP Defaults •O n • Unnumbered in terface •R I P o f f • V an Jacobson compression of f IPX Defaults •O n • Unnumbered in terface T1 CSU/DSU.
Appendix B - Connecto r and Cable Pin Outs 31 Appendix B - Connector and Cable Pin Outs Pin Outs for T1 Fema le Connecto r (DTE) Pin Outs for DB-25 Male to DB-25 Female RS-232 Data & Console Cable The cable supplied with the MicroRo uter 1250i is twenty-five condu c- tors, connected straight t hrough.
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Appendix C - LED Patterns and Test Switch Settin gs 33 Appendix C - LED Patterns and Test Switch Settings MicroRouter 1250i L ED Pattern s The MicroRo uter 1250i us es a number of ligh t patterns on its front LE D bars t o indi ca te ope rati ng co nditi ons.
34 Appendix C - LED Patterns and Test Switch Settin gs Other Indicator s (on All LED Bars) 5,6 flashing : Router stack s starting up 3,4 & 7,8 flashi ng: No OS loaded.
Appendix D - Downloading Software F rom Compatible Systems 35 Appendix D - Downloading Software From Compatible Systems W e make the latest ver sions of operat ing software f or all Comp atible Systems produ cts available at our W eb site. The latest version of CompatiV iew management software is als o available.
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Appendix E - Terms and Conditions 37 Appendix E - Terms and Condition s Compatibl e Systems Corporatio n (Comp atible System s) offers to sell on ly on the c ondition that Cus tomer ’ s acceptance is expressly limited to C ompat- ible Systems’ terms and conditions of sale.
38 Appendix E - Terms and Conditions T o obtain service under thi s W arranty , the Customer (or subsequ ent pur- chaser , if applicable) must follow the procedures outlined below , under “Product Return Po licy .” THE W ARRANTIES SET FOR TH IN THESE TERMS AND CONDI- TIONS ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSE D OR IMPLIED.
Appendix E - Terms and Conditions 39 ber of each item b eing returned; (c) original Compatible Systems Sales Agreement numb er; and (d) any special instr uctions. Upon receipt of this information, Com patible Systems will issue a n RMA (“Return Material Authorization”) n umber and any requi red U.
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