Installation and Upgrade Information
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WAN port can connect to another RAS 1500 or any compatible device
that supports PPP. PPP over leased line offers the following benefits:
■
Constant connection. Once the connection between the sites is
established, the link does not come down unless you issue a
command to do so.
■
Simple configuration. To prepare a RAS 1500 for leased-line PPP
requires little configuration.
■
Fast. The RAS 1500 supports speeds of 2.048 Mbps.
Installation and
Upgrade
Information
The following is installation and upgrade information in this release:
Primary Rate
Access Unit (PAU)
Firmware Upgrade
The Primary Rate Access Unit (PAU) is delivered with firmware
pre-installed. If you upgrade to future releases of the firmware, be aware
of the following information:
After issuing the download command for PAU firmware upgrade,
download pau_image pau_x.dmf from server <tftp server ip
address> command sdl_start
, do not enter anything, even though the
RAS 1500 prompt is visible from the console. The PAU code is being
written to flash. Wait until the message,
“PAU is Operational,”
is
displayed. This takes approximately 15 minutes. When the PAU is
operational message is displayed, it is safe to issue commands from the
console.
Operational
Information
The following is operational information in this release:
Idle Timeout for
LAN-to-LAN
Configuration
The idle timeout default for LAN-to-LAN in the Web Configurator is 0 (or
no timeout).This default value cannot be changed in the Web
Configurator. If you want to change the idle timeout, and we recommend
you do, you
must
use the CLI. The command is as follows:
