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8 Port 10/100 RIOP Installation Guide, Version 1.0
Copyright© 1999, Compatible Systems Corporation

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Summary of Contents for 8 Port 10 RIOP

Page 1: ...8 Port 10 100 RIOP Installation Guide Compatible Systems Corporation 4730 Walnut Street Suite 102 Boulder Colorado 80301 303 444 9532 800 356 0283 http www compatible com ...

Page 2: ... property of their respective holders FCC Notice This product has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules It is designed to provide reasonable protection against radio or television communication interfer ence in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area could cause interference with radi...

Page 3: ...4 IPX Protocol 5 Required for IPX 5 Suggested for IPX 5 AppleTalk Protocol 5 Required for AppleTalk 5 Suggested for AppleTalk 5 DECnet Protocol 5 Required for DECnet 5 Suggested for DECnet 5 SAVING A CONFIGURATION FILE TO FLASH ROM 6 Chapter 3 Shipping Defaults 7 Ethernet Interfaces 7 IP Routing Defaults 7 IP Bridging Defaults 7 IPX Routing Defaults 7 IPX Bridging Defaults 7 AppleTalk Routing Defa...

Page 4: ... RIOP It is divided into the following sections Chapter 1 Network Installation Here you will find step by step instructions on how to physically install the 8 Port 10 100 and connect it to your network Chapter 2 Quickstart Configuration The Quickstart section provides a basic list of parameters that must be entered into the 8 Port 10 100 for proper operation Chapter 3 Shipping Defaults This sectio...

Page 5: ...ors are not supplied with the 8 port 10 100 RIOP product Category 5 cabling is required for 100 BaseTX operation Please contact your reseller or your Compatible Systems representative for information on obtaining the correct Ethernet cabling supplies To connect the router to the twisted pair network simply plug the twisted pair cable into the RJ 45 Ethernet connector on the front of the unit Conne...

Page 6: ...ne minute to become visible to CompatiView v Note If you want to use Telnet as a management method you must first configure an IP address into the router with either an out of band console CompatiView or with a recon figured IP host or workstation on the same Ethernet segment as the router See the appropriate VSR chassis section of the manual for more information on Command Line Management ...

Page 7: ...col Required for IP These parameters set the basic address characteristics of the interface They provide enough information for another IP node to find the interface such as a Telnet client but not enough information for routing to take place IP address IP subnet mask IP broadcast address CV Use the TCP IP Routing Ethernet Dialog Box to set these parameters TB Use the configure command and the IPA...

Page 8: ... numbers rather than using the autoconfigured values You may also want to use more meaningful zone names CV Use the AppleTalk Routing Ethernet Dialog Box TB Use configure and set keywords in the AppleTalk Phase 2 Ethernet 0 and or other port numbers you wish to configure section DECnet Protocol Required for DECnet The router s shipping configuration does not have DECnet turned on In order to be us...

Page 9: ...in a separate buffer and the actual router interfaces continue to run as before the changes were made CV Use the Save to Device option from the File menu TB Use the save command Once you have saved the configuration in the router you can run some quick tests from work stations on the configured segments to check your configuration parameters i e IP ping tests mounting IPX servers etc ...

Page 10: ... 0 Broadcast Address 198 41 12 255 IP RIP off IPX Routing Defaults 802 3 on autoseeding all interfaces 802 2 on autoseeding all interfaces Type II on nonseeding 802 2 SNAP on nonseeding IPX Bridging Defaults Off all interfaces AppleTalk Routing Defaults Phase I off all interfaces Phase II on autoseeding all interfaces AppleTalk Bridging Defaults Off all interfaces DECnet Defaults Off all interface...

Page 11: ...ction of the manual for instructions Sys Ready The router booted properly without detecting any failures General Indicators v Note Any continuous flashing pattern not noted in this chapter may be caused by a hard ware failure Please call Compatible Systems Technical Support if your router shows a hard ware failure Ethernet 0 3 Lights Ethernet 4 7 Lights Indication 5 flashing 1 flashing Router stac...

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