Compatible Systems 3500R manual

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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. Part nu mb er: A0 0-134 5 FCC Notice: This product has been certified to co[...]

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 5 Plea s e Read The Manual s 5 Warranty and Service 5 Getting Help W ith the RISC Router 3500R 5 W HAT Y OU W ILL N EED T O G ET S TARTED 6 Supp lied[...]

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 - Command Line Managemen t 15 Out-o f -Band Co mmand Li ne Man ageme nt 15 Tempor arily Reconfigu ring a Host for Comm and Li ne Manage ment 16 Setting Up T[...]

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 for IP 24 IPX Pr oto col 25 Required for IPX 25 Suggeste d for IPX 25 Apple Talk Prot ocol 25 Require d for Ap pleTal k 25 Suggeste d for Appl eTa lk 2[...]

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.35 Li nk & Physical Default s 34 Appendix B - Connector an[...]

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. The RISC Ro ut er 350 0R s upp orts the IP, IPX , Appl e- Talk, and DECnet network protocols , with dia l-on-deman d and leased- line operation using the PPP, Frame Relay and/o[...]

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). 2. Select the management method you wish to us e with the rou ter . If you w ant to[...]

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. Append[...]

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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. Please read this manual thorough ly, and refer to the management reference guides as [...]

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. You shou ld also mak e sure you h ave any addi tional it ems that are necessary to con nect the route[...]

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. 10BaseT T wisted-Pair Ethernet To[...]

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 . v Note : For intern ational applicat ions, V .1 1 cables ar e availabl[...]

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. Make s ure the ro ute r is po wer e d dow n an d n[...]

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. v Note : The RISC [...]

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.3 5 cables, or V.11 with a special [...]

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 . See Chap ter 5 - Com man[...]

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. CompatiV iew f or Windows is included on[...]

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 . v Note: For an u p-to-date descript ion [...]

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. v Note: Pr oper syntax is vital to effective operation of comman d line manageme[...]

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. If you w ish to s et the rout er ’ s b asic IP parameters in thi s f ash ion, the host must be on the same Ethern e[...]

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) . Instru ctions fo r these two met hods are gi ven in Chap[...]

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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 . Detailed information on the meaning of the router ’ s p arameters is provided in the CompatiV iew Mana gement Sof twar e Refer ence Guide and the T ext-Based Conf ig[...]

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. We recommend that you begin by co nfiguring any Ethernet interface parameters before p[...]

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. Suggested fo r IPX You may w ant to set [...]

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 . In Compa[...]

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. Note that some W A N interfaces can be runnin g PPP while others a[...]

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 • Set dial-o ut script to be used • Set inactivity time CV : Use the Link C onfiguration : W AN 1 Dialog Box to s et the dialing method and to selec[...]

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. Comp atible S ystems ha s post ed a BG P config- uratio n gui d e in the T echnical Suppo rt sect[...]

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. Additional router config uration will b[...]

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. In gene ral, the parameters listed here should be set for each WAN inter[...]

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. IP Protoc ol Required fo r IP There are two ways to set up Frame R elay[...]

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. W ith this information, routing can take place. • Set IP RIP 1, IP RIP 2 , OSPF (Open Sh o rtest Path First ) or BGP (Border G ateway Protocol) • IP static routes CV : Use the TCP/IP Routing[...]

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. • AppleT [...]

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 1.54 4 Mbps. In gener[...]

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. CV : Us e the Save to/Device option from th e File menu[...]

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 • 802.3 on , autoseed ing • 802.2 on , autoseed ing • T ype II off ?[...]

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. V .35 operation is th e defa u lt. DB-26 V. 3 5 Signal 25 A ↔ Chassis Ground 26 B ↔ Signal Ground 19 C → Request to Send 20 D ← Clear to Send 21 [...]

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. DIN-8 (DTE) RS-232C Sign al DB-2 5 Data (DTE/ Female) RS-232C Sign al 1R T S → 5C T S 2C T S ← 4R T S 3T x D a t a → 3R x D a t a 4G r o u n d ↔ 7 Ground 5R x D a t a ← 2T x D a t[...]

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. Power On, No T raffic The router will scan through the left (Ethernet) LED bar, from left to right[...]

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. 0 Normal Operation 1 Unused* 2 Unused* 3 Run Boot ROM Downloader 4 Unused* 5 Eras e Fl [...]

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. T o download software, fol low the [...]

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