Compatible Systems MicroRouter 1270i manual

MicroRouter 1270i 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 .comp atible.co m[...]

MicroRout er 1270i 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. Part numbe r: A00-12 78 FCC Notice: This product has been certified to comply w[...]

i Chapter 1 - Introduc tion 1 A BOU T THE M ICR O R OUTER 1270 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 1270 I I NSTALLATION O VERVI EW 2 Chapter 2 - Getting Started 5 AF EW N OTES 5 Please Read T he Manuals 5 Warranty and Service 5 Getting Hel p With the Mi croRouter 1270i 5 W HAT Y OU W ILL N EE[...]

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 - Basic Configuration Guide 19 E THERNET I NTERFACE C ONFI GURATION 19 IP Protoco l 20 Required for IP 20 Suggested fo r IP 20 IPX Pro tocol 20 Required f[...]

iii Suggested fo r Dedicated/Lea sed Line O peration 25 RS-2 32 (WAN 1) Link Confi guratio n 25 Suggested fo r Dedicated/Lea sed Line O peration 25 Frame Rel ay DLCI Mappi ngs 26 IP Protoco l 26 Required for IP Numbered Interface 26 Required for IP Unnumbered Interfa ce 27 Suggested fo r IP 27 IPX Pro tocol 27 Required for IPX 27 Suggested fo r IPX[...]

iv Appendix C - LED Patterns and Test Switch Se ttings 33 MicroR outer 1270 i LED Patt erns 33 Power On, No Traffic 33 Ethernet Traffic Indic ators (Ethernet LED Bars) 33 WAN Indicators (WAN LED Bar) 33 Other Indicato rs (on All LED Bars) 34 MicroRou ter 1270i Swi tch Settings 34 Appendi x D - Downlo ading Software Fro m Compatible Systems 35 Appen[...]

Chapter 1 - Introducti on 1 Chapter 1 - Introduction About the MicroRouter 1270i Congrat ulations on your pur chase of the MicroRouter 1270i m ultiport wide area router with integrated Fractional/Full T1 CSU/DSU. Th e Micr oRout er 1270i s uppor ts the IP and IPX ne twork pr oto cols, wi th leased-line and/o r dial-on-de mand operation using the PP[...]

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. MicroRo uter 1270i Insta llation Overvi ew This manual will he lp you install the MicroRou ter 1270i to connect two local Ethernets to one or two r[...]

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 1270i o n your network . For the latest docu mentation on Compati ble Systems product s, including the most curr ent version of this manual, vis it the Technical Support section of our Web[...]

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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 1270i contain very important information about the MicroRouter 1270i and local and wide area networki ng in general. Please read this manual tho roughly , and refer to the managemen t reference guides as req[...]

6 Chapter 2 - Getting Started What You Will Need To Get Started Before conn ecting the MicroRouter 127 0i, please check the list below to make sure that yo u have received all of the items that are supplied with the MicroRouter 1270i package. Y ou should also make sure you have any additional items that are necessary to connect the router to your n[...]

Chapter 2 - Getting Started 7 Ethernet Conne ction Requ irements The MicroRouter 127 0i’ s Ethernet interfaces directly support 10BaseT twisted-pair Ethernet. Oth er Ethernet cabling types (such as thin Ethernet, thick Ethernet, fiber optic cabling or pre-10BaseT twisted -pair) can b e support ed using a 1 0BaseT mini-hu b or othe r conversion de[...]

8 Chapter 2 - Getting Started The MicroRout er 1270i 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 . RS-232 Interface The MicroRout er 1270i includes on e DB-25 to DB-25 RS-232 sync/as ync cab[...]

Chapter 3 - Network Installatio n 9 Chapter 3 - Network Ins tallation MicroRou ter 1270i Back P anel This section of the manual describes how to connect the MicroRouter 1270i to your Et hernet network and your wide ar ea communication s device(s). In summ ary , the steps for installatio n are: 1. Make sure the router is powered down and not connect[...]

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 . The router mus t be powe red o ff. Connecting to Twisted-Pair Ethernet Before connecting the router to twisted-pair cabling you need an unsh[...]

Chapter 3 - Network Installatio n 11 Note: The Micr oRouter 1270i 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. Note: The Micr oRouter 1270i inclu des a special cable to facilita [...]

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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 . CompatiV iew for W ind ows is included on[...]

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 . Once the installation is complete, double-click on t[...]

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 1270i’ s Console interface. Note: Pr oper syntax is vital to effective o peration of command line management. Case i[...]

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. If you wish to set the router ’ s basic IP parameters in this fashion, the host must be o n the same Ethernet segment [...]

Chapter 5 - Comm and Line Management 17 A. Use the conf igur e command and set the IP Addr ess , SubnetMask ,a n d IPBroa dcast key words in the IP Ethernet 0 (and/or Ethernet 1)sect ion. 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[...]

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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 . Detailed information on the meaning of the router ’ s param eters 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 IP Protocol Required for IP These parameters set the basic address characteristics of the interface. They provide eno ugh information for ano ther IP node to find the inter - face (such a s a T elnet client), but no t enough infor mation for routin g to take place. •I P a d d r e s s • IP subnet mask ?[...]

Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 21 Suggested fo r IPX Y ou may want to set your own network nu mbers, rather than using t he autoconfigur ed values. Y ou may also want to t urn of f unused fr ame types. CV : Use the IPX Rou ting: Ethernet 0 Dialog B ox. TB :U s e configure and set keywords i n the IPX Ethernet 0 (and/or Ether net 1) sec tion[...]

22 Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide CV : Use th e Physi cal Con figu ratio n: W AN 1 Dial og Bo x. TB: Use config ure and set the Link T y pe keyw ord or o the r keywo rds in the RS232 Interface W AN 1 s ection. PPP Configur ation This section covers the settings required for PPP (point-to-point) protocol operation of the W AN interfaces. Int[...]

Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 23 information than dedicated line setup. Outgoing dial-on- demand requires additi onal information ( see the suggested settings b elow). • Set dial-up connection • Set PPP connection • Set to allow dial-in and/or dial-out CV : Use the Lin k Configurat ion: W AN 1. TB: Use config ure and set the Mode , C[...]

24 Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide Static Routing Dial og Box (under Global/IP Static Ro utes) to set static routes. T o set parameters for OSPF , refer to the Co mpat i- V iew Management Softwar e Refer ence Guide . TB: Use config ure and set either the RIPV ersion keyword or the OSPFEnabled ke yword for in the IP W AN 0 ( and/ or W AN 1) s[...]

Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 25 Frame Relay Conf iguration This section cov ers the settings required f or Frame Relay operation of the MicroRouter 1270i W AN interfaces. In general, the parameters listed here should be set for each W AN interface on which you plan to use Frame Relay . Note that the T1 (W AN 0) interface can be running Fr[...]

26 Chapter 6 - Basic Config uration Guide 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. Compatible System s uses IARP (Inverse Address Resolution Proto col) to dynamically generate this in formation. T o connect to other vend ors’ router[...]

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. TB :U s e t h e co nfig ur e command and the Number ed , PointT oPoint- Frame ,a n d I nterfaceDLCI keyw ords i n the IP W AN 0 (and/or any other[...]

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 1270i 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 1.544 Mbp[...]

Appendix A - Shipping Defaults 29 Appendix A - Shipping Defaults Default Password •l e t m e i n Ethernet Interfaces IP Routing Defaults • Off, both interfaces IP Bridging Defaults • On, both interfac es • Address: 1 98.41.12.1 • Subnet Mas k: 255.255.2 55.0 • Broadcast Ad dress: 198. 41.12.255 •I P R I P o f f IPX Routing D efaults ?[...]

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 (WAN 0) Link & P hysical Defaults • PPP •F u l l T 1 •S l a v e c l o c k • B8ZS encoding • ESF framing •P R M T r a n s m i t • Ac[...]

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 1270i is twenty-five condu c- tors, connected straight t hrough. Connections on b oth the aux iliary interfa[...]

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Appendix C - LED Patterns and Test Switch Settin gs 33 Appendix C - LED Patterns and Test Switch Settings MicroRouter 1270i L ED Pattern s The MicroRo uter 1270i 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. Power On, No Tr affi c The router will scan through the left two (Eth ernet) LED bars, fro[...]

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. Runn ing from ROM. 5,6 on sol id, 2 (bar s 1 & 3) and 9 (bars 2 & 4) flash ing: Er asing OS i n Flash ROM 4,5,6, 7 on soli d, 2 (bars 1 & 3) and 9 (b ars 2 & 4) f[...]

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. T o download software, follow the i[...]

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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. Compatible Systems’ accep- tanc e of any or der f rom C usto mer is e [...]

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. 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 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.S. Customs identificatio n to assure correct ide[...]