Compatible Systems 1220I manual

MicroRouter 1220i Installation Guide Compat ibl e Systems Corporati on 4730 W al nut St reet Suite 1 02 Bould er , Colorado 80301 303- 444- 9532 800- 356- 0283 http://www .compatib le.com[...]

MicroRout er 1220i Installation Guide, V ersion 3.0 Copyri ght© 1999, Compatibl e Systems Corpo ration 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. Part numbe r: A00-1 154 FCC Notice: This product has been certified to comply w[...]

i Chapte r 1 - Introducti on 1 A BOU T THE M ICRO R OUTER 1220 I 1 AN OTE A BOU T F IREWALLS 1 AN OTE A BOU T O N -D EMAND I NTERNETWORKING 1 M ICRO R OUTER 1220 I I NSTALLATION O VERVIEW 2 Chapter 2 - Getting Started 5 AF EW N OTES 5 Plea se Read The Manual s 5 Warranty an d Service 5 Getting Help With the Mic roRouter 1220i 5 W HAT Y OU W ILL N E[...]

ii Chapte r 4 - CompatiView Software Ins tallatio n 13 C OMPATI V IEW FOR W INDOWS 13 System Req uirements 13 Installa tion and Oper ation 13 Transpo rt Protocols and Compa tiView 14 Chapter 5 - Command L ine Management 15 O UT - OF -B AND C OMMAND L INE M ANAGEM ENT 15 T EMPORARILY R ECONFIGURING A H OST FOR C OMMAND L INE M ANAGEMEN T 15 S ETTING[...]

iii Suggeste d for IPX 24 Link Co nfigur ation 24 Suggeste d for Dedicate d/Leased Line Op eratio n 24 Frame Rel ay DLCI Mapping s 24 IP Protoco l 25 Require d for IP 25 Requir ed for IP Numbered Int erface 25 Requir ed for IP Unnumbe red Interface 25 Suggeste d for IP 26 IPX Pro tocol 26 Required for IPX 26 Suggeste d for IPX 26 Link Co nfigur ati[...]

iv Appendix C - LED Pa tterns and Test Switch S ettings 33 MicroR outer 1220 i LED Patter ns 33 Power O n, No Traffic 33 Ether net Traf fic Ind icators ( Ethe rnet LED Bars) 33 Other In dicato rs (on All LED B ars) 33 Panic I ndicators 33 MicroRou ter 1220i Switch Set tings 34 Appendix D - Down loading Software Fr om Compatible Systems 35 Appendix [...]

Chapter 1 - Introducti on 1 Chapter 1 - Introduction About the MicroRouter 1220i Congrat ulations on your pur chase of the MicroRouter 1220i mul tiport wide ar ea router . The MicroRouter 1220i support s the IP and IPX network protocols, with leased-line and/or dial-on-dem and operation using the PPP , Frame Relay and/o r SMDS wide area protocols. [...]

2 Chapter 1 - Introducti on 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. MicroRo uter 1220i Insta llation Overvi ew This manual will he lp you install the MicroRout er 1220i to connect two local Ethernets to 1 or 2 remote networks and/or r emote PPP cl ient computer s. T[...]

Chapter 1 - Introducti on 3 Chapter 3 - Network Inst allation Here you will find step-by-step in structions on how to physically instal l the MicroR outer 1220i and con nect it to your l ocal Ethernets and you r wide area net work(s). Instructions are incl uded for twis ted-pair Ethernet environ ments and fractional or full T1’ s, as well as mode[...]

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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 MicroRouter 1220 i contain some very important information about the Mi croRouter 1220i and local and wide area networki ng in general. Please read this manual tho roughly , and refer to the managemen t reference guides [...]

6 Chapter 2 - Getting Started What You Will Need To Get S tarted Before conn ecting the MicroRouter 122 0i, please check the list below to make sure that yo u have received all of the items that are supplied with the MicroRouter 1220i package. Y ou should also make sure you have any additional items that are necessary to connect the router to your [...]

Chapter 2 - Getting Started 7 10Base-T Twisted-Pair Ethernet T o connect the router's Ethernet interface to twis ted-pair Ethernet cabling you will need an unshielded twisted-pair station cable that is connected to a 10BaseT -comp atible twisted-pair hub. Note: Ethern et cables and cable connector s ar e not supplie d with the Micr oRouter pr [...]

8 Chapter 2 - Getting Started RS-232 Interface The MicroRout er 1220i includes on e DB-25 to DB-25 RS-232 sync/as ync cable. This cabl e supports RS- 232 asynchrono us modems, synchronous leased an d switched 56K C SU/DSUs, and IS DN T erminal Adapters. It can als o be used to con nect the router’ s auxiliary inter face to a PC runn ing terminal [...]

Chapter 3 - Network Installatio n 9 Chapter 3 - Network Ins tallation MicroRou ter 1220i Back P anel This section of the manual describes how to connect the MicroRouter 1220i to your Et hernet network and your wide are a communications device(s). In s ummary , the steps for installation are: 1. Make sure the rou ter is powered down and not plugged [...]

10 Chapter 3 - Network Installatio n Connecting the Router to the Ethernet If your twisted-pair hub is already in place, you can connect the router to an active network without interrupting network activity . The router mus t be powe red off. Connecting to Twis ted-Pair Ethernet Before connecting the router to twisted-pair cabling you need an unshi[...]

Chapter 3 - Network Installatio n 11 Connecting Device s to the RS-232C Interface This in terface -- W AN 1 -- can be used t o connect to s ynchronous or asynchro nous line communi cations devices at rate s up to 256Kbps (sync), o r 230.4 Kbps ( async). Examp les include mo dems, leased or switched 56K CSU/DSUs, and ISDN terminal adapters. Note: If[...]

12 Chapter 3 - Network Installatio n Powering Up the Router Power up any modem, CSU/DSU, or T A before powering up the router . This allows the router to immediately sense whether its secondary inter- face is connected. The excep tion to this rule is when connecting an RS232 interface to a CSU/DSU. In such a case, you must power up the router befor[...]

Chapter 4 - Comp atiView Software Inst allation 13 Chapter 4 - CompatiView Software Installation All of the routers in Compa tible Systems’ int ernetworking and VPN families , including all RISC Router and MicroR outer models, can be managed from a single GUI manage ment platform called Compat i- V iew . CompatiV iew for Win dows is included on t[...]

14 Chapter 4 - Comp atiView Software Inst allation Run the auto-ins tallation program (C V5x file) by double-cli cking on it. The installation program will ask you to select (or create) a directory in which it shou ld locate CompatiV iew and its associated f iles and data- base su bdir ecto ry . Once the installation is complete, double-click on th[...]

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-ban d via telnet or o ut-of-band with a terminal connected to the MicroRouter 1220i’ s Console interface. Note: Pr oper syntax is vital to effective o peration of command line management. Case [...]

16 Chapter 5 - Comm and Line Management Ethernet inter faces. Y ou can then do the following: 1. Se t the host’s IP addr ess to 1 98.41 .12. 2, wi th a Cl ass C s ubne t mask (255.25 5.255.0) and then T elnet to 198.41.12.1. 2. Enter the default p assword letmein at the p asswor d pro mpt. Th e command line interf ace prompt will appear o n the s[...]

Chapter 5 - Comm and Line Management 17 work (if using the IPX transport protoco l). Instructions for these two m ethods are gi ven in Chap ter 4 - Com pat iV iew Softwa re Installatio n . • W ith CompatiV iew , basic IP parameters can be set using the TCP/IP Ro uting: Ethernet 0 D ialog Box. U se the Save to/Device option under the File men u to[...]

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Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 19 Chapter 6 - Basic Configuration Guide This chapter briefly discusses the major parameters that must be s et in order to use the router . Detailed information on the meanin g of the router ’ s parameters is provided in the CompatiV iew Management Softwar e Refer ence Guide and the T ext-Based Configuration[...]

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 param eters. W e recommend that you begi n by c onfi gurin g an y Ethe rnet i nter fac e par ame ters[...]

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, an d will autoadapt to condi- tions on the Ethernet . Suggested fo r IPX Y ou may want to set your[...]

22 Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide PPP Configur ation This section covers the settings required for PPP (point-to-point) protocol operation of the W AN interfaces. Link Config uration Required for Dedicate d/Leased Line Operation Dedicated line operation is the simplest to set up. • Set Dedicated connection • Set PPP connection CV : Use [...]

Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 23 method and to select a chat s cript (once you have created one). Use the W AN Chat Scripts Di alog Box (under Global /W AN Chat Scripts) to create your chat script. TB: Use config ure and t hen set the Dia ling , DialOutScript ,a n d Dr opInact keywo rds in the Link Config W AN 1 sectio n. Use edit config a[...]

24 Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide Suggested fo r IPX If you p lan to u se dial-on- demand for t his link , you shou ld set the update m ethod to “t riggered” to avoi d the link bei ng broug ht up by transm ission of IPX RIP informati on. Y ou should onl y use triggered operation when yo u are connectin g to another Compatib le Systems r[...]

Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 25 uses IARP (Inverse Address Resolution Proto col) to dynamically generate this in formation. T o connect to other vendors’ r outers which do not s uppo rt IARP , y ou mus t provi de DL CI-to -pr otoco l mapp ing information. Note: Many Int ernet Service Pr oviders (ISP’ s ) do not suppor t IARP as a defa[...]

26 Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide Frame ,a n d I nterfaceDLCI keyw ords i n the IP W AN 0 (and/or any other port yo u wish to configure) section. Suggested fo r IP These parameters help supp ly information about the segment that the interface is connected to. W i th this information, routing can take place. • Set IP RIP 1, IP RIP 2, or O [...]

Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 27 SMDS Configuration This section covers the settings required for SMDS ( Switched Multi-me gabit Data Service) operati on of the MicroRout er 1220i W AN 0 interface (IP only). SMDS is a connectionless, packet-switched service that offer s LAN-to-LAN connectivity across a wide area at up to 1.54 4 Mbps . Note[...]

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Appendix A - Shipping Defaults 29 Appendix A - Shipping Defaults Ethernet Interfaces IP Routing Defaults • Off, both interfaces IP Bridging Defaults • On, both interfac es • Address: 1 98.41.12.1 • Subnet Mas k: 255.255.255 .0 • Broadcast Ad dress: 198 .41.12.255 •I P R I P o f f IPX Routing D efaults • 802.3 on, autoseeding, both int[...]

30 Appendix A - Shipping Defaults V.35 (WAN 0) Link & Physical Defaults • PPP • Dedicated • Sync, external clock RS-232 (WAN 1) Link & Physical Defaults • PPP • Dial-in • Async @ 1 15.2Kbps • Hardware flow contro l[...]

Appendix B - Connecto r and Cable Pin Outs 31 Appendix B - Connector and Cable Pin Outs Pin Outs for V.35 Fema le Connec tor (DTE) V .35 ( DTE) Signal A Chassis G round ↔ B Signal Gr ound ↔ C Request to Send → DC l e a r t o S e n d ← E Data Set Ready ← F Receive Line S ignal Detect ← H Data T erminal Ready → J Local Loopback → PT x[...]

32 Appendix B - Connecto r and Cable Pin Outs Pin Outs for DB-25 Male to DB-25 Female RS-232 Data & Console Cable The cable supplied with the MicroRo uter 1220i is twenty-five condu c- tors, straight th rough. Connections o n both the auxiliar y interface and the data interface follo w the standard RS-232 pin o uts. Note that the data int erfac[...]

Appendix C - LED Patterns and Test Switch Settin gs 33 Appendix C - LED Patterns and Test Switch Settings MicroRouter 1220i L ED Pattern s The MicroRo uter 1220i us es a number of light p atterns on its fron t LED bars t o indi ca te ope rati ng co nditi ons. Power On, No Tr affic The router will scan th rough the lefttwo (Eth ernet) LED bars, from[...]

34 Appendix C - LED Patterns and Test Switch Settin gs MicroRouter 1220i Switch Settin gs Caut ion : Settings marked w ith an asteris k may erase your Flash ROM. Please do not use these setti ngs without first contacting Compatib le Systems T echnical Support. 0 Normal Operati on 1U n u s e d * 2U n u s e d * 3 Run B oot R OM D ownl oad er 4U n u s[...]

Appendix D - Downloading Software From Compatible Systems 35 Appendix D - Downloading Software From Compatible Systems W e make the latest ver sions of operati ng software f or all Compatib le Systems produ cts available at our W eb site. The latest version of CompatiV iew management software is als o available. T o download sof tware, follow the i[...]

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Appendix E - Terms and Conditions 37 Appendix E - Terms and Condition s Compatibl e Systems Corporation (Comp atible Systems) offers to sell only on the c ondition that Cus tomer ’ s acceptance is expressly limited to Compat- ible Systems’ terms and conditions of sale. Compatible Systems’ accep- tanc e of any order f rom Cus tome r is e xpre [...]

38 Appendix E - Terms and Conditions T o obtain service under th is W arranty , the Customer (or subs equent 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. WITHOUT LIM[...]

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 instructions . Upon receipt of this information, Com patible Systems will issue a n RMA (“Return Material Authorization”) n umber and any requi red U.S. Customs identification to assure correct iden[...]