Manual RAD Data comm BR-ASI01

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    BR-ASI01 BR-ASX01 Data Comm for Business, Inc. 807 Pioneer Street Champaign, IL 61820 217-352-3207 Rev. Date: October 17, 1996 ...

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    This manual applies to both the “I” and “X” router models. The “I” model (BR-ASI01) is single protocol TCP/IP only. The “X” model (BR-ASX01) is a multi-protocol router that routes TCP/IP, IPX, DECnet, and Appletalk. When using this manual with “I” model router, ignore the manual sections pertaining to protocols other than TCP/IP ...

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    CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 7 A BOUT THE BR R OUTER 7 Getting Started 7 Hardware Installation 7 RouterView Software Installation 8 Command Line Preparation 8 Quickstart Configuration 8 Appendices and Index 8 CHAPTER 2 - GETTING STARTED 9 A F EW N OTES 9 Please Read The Manuals 9 Warranty and Service 9 Getting Help With the BR Router 9 W HAT Y OU W ILL ...

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    CHAPTER 4 - ROUTERVIEW SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 17 RouterView for Windows 17 System Requirements 17 Installing and Running RouterView for Windows 17 RouterView for Macintosh 18 System Requirements 18 Installing and Running RouterView for Macintosh 18 CHAPTER 5 - SETTING UP COMMAND LINE MANAGEMENT 21 Out-of-Band Command-Line Management 21 Setting Up Te ...

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    * AppleTalk Protocol 27 Required for AppleTalk 27 Suggested for AppleTalk 27 * DECnet Protocol 27 Required for DECnet 27 Link Configuration 28 Required for Dedicated/Leased Line Operation 28 Suggested for Dedicated/Leased Line Operation 28 Required for Dial-On-Demand Operation 28 Suggested for Dial-On-Demand Operation 28 Physical Comm Settings 29 W ...

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    APPENDIX A - SHIPPING DEFAULTS 33 Ethernet Port 33 IP Defaults 33 * IPX Defaults 33 * AppleTalk Defaults 33 * DECnet Defaults 33 WAN Port 33 IP Defaults 33 * IPX Defaults 33 * AppleTalk Defaults 34 * DECnet Defaults 34 Link & Physical Defaults 34 APPENDIX B - CONNECTOR AND CABLE PIN OUTS 35 Pin Outs for DIN-8 to RS-232 Data Cable (DCE/Male) 35 ...

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    7 Chapter 1 - Introduction About the BR Router Congratulations on your purchase of the BR Router Ethernet to wide area router. The BR Router supports the IP, IPX, AppleTalk, and DECnet protocols, with dial- on-demand or dedicated line operation over voice, leased/switched, or ISDN lines, using the PPP and/or the Frame Relay wide area protocols. Thi ...

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    8 RouterView Software Installation If you plan to use RouterView, DCB ’ GUI (Graphical User Interface) management software which is included with your router, then read this section. Instructions are provided on how to install RouterView for Windows or Macintosh environments. Command Line Preparation If you have decided to use command line manage ...

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    9 Chapter 2 - Getting Started A Few Notes Please Read The Manuals The manuals included with your BR Router contain some very important information about the BR Router and local and wide area networking in general. Please read this manual thoroughly, and refer to the management reference guides as required. It’s worth the few minutes it will take. ...

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    10 • Macintosh RouterView diskette • Windows download software diskette • Macintosh download software diskette • RouterView reference guide • Command line reference guide • Warranty registration card v Note : Some routers may be shipped with two RS-232 “Y” cables. These cables can be used for both data and auxiliary port operation. ...

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    11 v Note : These hardware installation instructions assume that your Ethernet cabling is already in place. Thin coaxial Ethernet network cabling should be terminated at each end with 50 Ohm terminator plugs. A T-connector or transceiver must be available in the location where you will be installing the router. Telco Line Connection Requirements Th ...

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    13 Chapter 3 - Hardware Installation BR Router Back Panel This section of the manual describes how to connect the BR Router to your Ethernet network and your wide area communications device. In summary, the steps for installation are: 1. Make sure the router is powered down and the power supply is not plugged in to the wall. 2. Wall mount the route ...

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    14 Connecting the Router to the Ethernet For thick and thin Ethernet networks you should have installed your Ethernet cabling before you install the BR Router . If you have a coax installation, the Ethernet network cable should be terminated at both ends with 50 Ohm network terminating resistors, and a T-connector or transceiver should be available ...

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    15 Examples include modems, leased or switched CSU / DSU ’s, and ISDN terminal adapters. You may select either dial-on demand, redial if down (“always up” mode), or leased line operation. These ports may also be set to receive ISDN or switched-56 incoming calls. To connect a device, first make sure that both units are powered off. Then, simpl ...

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    17 Chapter 4 - RouterView Software Installation All of the routers in DCB ’ multiprotocol family, including all BR Router and RISC Router models, can be managed from a single management platform called RouterView. Both a Windows and a Macintosh version of RouterView were included with your BR Router . v Note : Although the installation procedures ...

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    18 Start Windows. Insert the diskette into your computer’s disk drive. At the Windows Program Manager, select “Run” from the File menu and type A:SETUP (where A: is the drive containing the RouterView diskette). This will invoke an auto-installation program supplied with RouterView. The installation program will ask you to select (or create) ...

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    19 Double-click on the RouterView icon and the program will start up and ask you to select/create a location for its database. Once the database has been created, this message will not reappear when you run RouterView. For further information on using RouterView, see the RouterView Reference Guide included with your router. ...

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    21 Chapter 5 - Setting Up Command Line Management The command-line interface allows you to configure and monitor the router in-band via Telnet or out-of-band with a terminal connected to the BR Router ’s AUX port. Telnet is a remote terminal communications protocol based on TCP/IP. With Telnet you can log into and manage the router from anywhere ...

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    22 After you have set these basic IP parameters, you can use Telnet to access the router from any node on your IP internetwork, so long as communications occur through a configured port. Invoke the Telnet client on your local computer with the IP address of the router you wish to manage. v Note : Proper syntax is vital to effective operation of the ...

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    23 Chapter 6 - Quickstart Instructions This Quickstart section briefly discusses the major parameters that must be set in order to use the router. There are a number of parameter settings which are optional, in the sense that they are not required for all installations. These settings are not covered in this section. Whenever you make changes to a ...

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    24 IP Protocol Required for IP These parameters set the basic address characteristics of the port. They provide enough information for another IP node to find the port (such as a Telnet client), but not enough information for routing to take place. • IP Address • IP Subnet Mask • IP Broadcast Address RV : Use the Ethernet/IP screen to set the ...

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    25 AppleTalk Protocol Required for AppleTalk There are generally no required changes from the shipping Ethernet configuration for AppleTalk. The Ethernet port will autoconfigure to use AppleTalk Phase II, and will autoadapt to conditions on the Ethernet. Suggested for AppleTalk You may want to set your own network numbers, rather than using the aut ...

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    26 Operating Software Required for PPP PPP operation requires the correct operating software download in the BR Router ’s Flash ROM. You can identify the correct software version by the “P” in the fourth character of the filename (i.e. M10P210.DLD). RV : Use the Download Software selection under the Administration menu. CL : Software download ...

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    27 IPX Protocol Required for IPX WAN ports which are set for PPP operation do not generally use an IPX address. They are set to act as an “unnumbered interface.” In this mode of operation, there are no required settings. Suggested for IPX If you plan to use dial-on-demand for this link, you should set the update method (to triggered) to avoid t ...

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    28 RV : Use the WAN/DECnet screen. CL : Use interface ( misc) and then decnet wan (set). Link Configuration Required for Dedicated/Leased Line Operation Dedicated line operation is the simplest to set up. • Set Dedicated connection • Set PPP connection RV : Use the WAN/Link screen. CL : Use interface ( misc) and then wan connect (set). Suggeste ...

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    29 Physical Comm Settings You may need to set the baud rate, sync/async operation, and other physical communications parameters for the WAN port. These parameters will depend on the line communications device you are using. RV : Use the WAN/General window. CL : Use interface ( misc) and then wan serial (set). WAN Port Frame Relay Configuration This ...

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    30 • IP Subnet mask • IP Broadcast Address RV : Use the WAN/IP screen to set these parameters. CL : Use the interface ( misc) and ip (set) commands. Suggested for IP These parameters help supply information about the segment that the port is connected to. With this information, routing can take place. • IP RIP (Routing Informat ion Protocol) ...

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    31 AppleTalk Protocol Required for AppleTalk Frame Relay operation requires that the WAN port is set to be a “numbered interface.” This means that the port (and thus the Frame Relay network) must have an AppleTalk network number and the port must have an AppleTalk node number. • AppleTalk numbered interface • AppleTalk Network Number • Ap ...

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    32 Frame Relay DLCI Mappings If you are connecting to another DCB router, this information is not required. DCB uses IARP (Inverse Address Resolution Protocol) to dynamically generate this information. To connect to other vendors’ routers which do not support IARP, or do not have it turned on, you must provide DLCI to protocol mapping information ...

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    33 Appendix A - Shipping Defaults Ethernet Port IP Defaults • On • Address: 198.41.12.1 • Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 • Broadcast Address: 198.41.12.255 • IP RIP off IPX Defaults • 802.3 on, autoseeding • 802.2 on, autoseeding • Type II off • 802.2 SNAP off AppleTalk Defaults • Phase I off • Phase II on, autoseeding DECnet Defa ...

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    34 AppleTalk Defaults • On • Unnumbered interface DECnet Defaults • Off Link & Physical Defaults • PPP (and PPP software download) • Dial-in • Async @ 115.2Kbps • Hardware flow control ...

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    35 Appendix B - Connector and Cable Pin Outs Pin Outs for DIN-8 to RS-232 Data Cable (DCE/Male) DIN-8 (DTE) RS-232 DB-25 Data (DCE/Male) RS-232 1 RTS -> 4 & 20 RTS & DTR 2 CTS <- 5 CTS 3 Tx Data -> 2 Tx Data 4 Ground <-> 7 Ground 5 Rx Data <- 3 Rx Data 6 Tx Clock <-> 15 Tx Clock 7 DCD <- 8 DCD 8 Rx Clock <- 17 ...

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    36 Pin Outs for DIN-8 to RS-232 Console Cable (DTE/Female) DIN-8 (DTE) RS-232 DB-25 Data (DTE/Female) RS-232 1 RTS -> 5 CTS 2 CTS <- 4 RTS 3 Tx Data -> 3 Rx Data 4 Ground <-> 7 Ground 5 Rx Data <- 2 Tx Data 6 Tx Clock <-> 17 Tx Clock 7 DCD <- 8 DCD 8 Rx Clock <- 15 Rx Clock Shield <-> Shield Notes: 1. This cable ...

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    37 Appendix C - Light Patterns and Test Switch Settings BR Router Light Patterns The BR Router uses a number of light patterns on its front LED bar to indicate operating conditions. 2 & 9 on steady: Router is powered on. v Note : Lights 1 and 10 are directly connected to the router’s 10BaseT interface and indicate 10BaseT link (1) and 10BaseT ...

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    38 BR Router Switch Settings 0 Normal Operation 1 RAM Test* 2 Ethernet Test* 3 Unused* 4 Unused* 5 Erase Flash ROM (OS and configuration) 6 Flash ROM Test* 7 Manufacturing Burn In* 8 Serial Test* 9 Allow letmein password for 5 minutes after powerup Notes: 1. Settings marked with an asterisk may erase your Flash ROM. Please don’t use these setting ...

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