Compatible Systems MicroRouter 1200i, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...MicroRouter 1200i 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: ...s 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 interference in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area could cause interference with radio or television communication Compatible Systems Support Phone 30...

Page 3: ...ith the MicroRouter 1200i 6 Needed For Installation 6 Ethernet Connection Requirements 6 10Base T Twisted Pair Ethernet 7 Telco Line Connection Requirements 7 V 35 Interface 7 RS 232 Interface 8 Chapter 3 Network Installation 9 PLACING THE ROUTER 9 CONNECTING THE ROUTER TO THE ETHERNET 10 Connecting to Twisted Pair Ethernet 10 CONNECTING A LINE DEVICE TO THE MICROROUTER 1200I 10 Connecting Devices...

Page 4: ...ON 16 Chapter 6 Basic Configuration Guide 19 ETHERNET INTERFACE CONFIGURATION 20 IP Protocol 20 Required for IP 20 Suggested for IP 20 IPX Protocol 21 Required for IPX 21 Suggested for IPX 21 WAN INTERFACE CONFIGURATION 21 Physical Communications Settings 21 PPP Configuration 22 Link Configuration 22 Required for Dedicated Leased Line Operation 22 Suggested for Dedicated Leased Line Operation 22 R...

Page 5: ...nnumbered Interface 26 Suggested for IP 26 IPX Protocol 27 Required for IPX 27 Suggested for IPX 27 SMDS Configuration 27 Link Configuration 28 SMDS Addressing 28 SAVING A CONFIGURATION FILE TO FLASH ROM 28 Appendix A Shipping Defaults 29 Ethernet Interface 29 IP Routing Defaults 29 IP Bridging Defaults 29 IPX Routing Defaults 29 IPX Bridging Defaults 29 WAN Interfaces 30 IP Defaults 30 IPX Defaul...

Page 6: ...able 32 Appendix C LED Patterns and Test Switch Settings 33 MicroRouter 1200i LED Patterns 33 Power On No Traffic 33 Ethernet Traffic Indicators Ethernet LED Bar 33 Other Indicators on All LED Bars 33 Panic Indicators 33 MicroRouter 1200i Switch Settings 34 Appendix D Downloading Software From Compatible Systems 35 Appendix E Terms and Conditions 37 ...

Page 7: ...te complicated If you are attempting to design and implement a comprehensive set of filters or an Internet Firewall there are a number of references you should consult Two good starting points are Building Internet Firewalls by Brent Chapman O Reilly and Associates 1995 and Firewalls and Internet Security Repelling the Wily Hacker by William R Cheswick and Steven M Bellovin Addison Wesley Publishi...

Page 8: ...56K CSU DSUs ISDN Terminal Adapters and fractional or full T1 CSU DSUs 2 Select the management method you wish to use with the router If you want to use the CompatiView management software you must install the software on a Windows PC which is connected to your network 3 Configure the MicroRouter LAN and WAN parameters using the management method you have chosen 4 Connect the secondary WAN port s ...

Page 9: ...to install CompatiView Compat ible Systems GUI Graphical User Interface management software which is included with your router Chapter 5 Command Line Preparation This part of the manual provides basic instructions on setting up command line management and text based configuration Chapter 6 Basic Configuration Guide This section provides a list of parameters that must be entered into a router for p...

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Page 11: ...e Systems Inte grated Support Package which includes a lifetime comprehensive warranty a twenty four hour advanced replacement program unlimited phone support and software upgrades for the life of the product Compatible Systems maintains copies of current software updates on the Internet For more information on downloading software see the appendices for this manual Getting Help With the MicroRout...

Page 12: ...ML versions of product documentation which can be viewed with your favorite web browser CompatiView Management Software Reference Guide Text Based Configuration and Command Line Management Refer ence Guide Warranty registration card Needed For Installation Before connecting the MicroRouter 1200i to your network you need to make sure that you have the necessary equipment for connecting to the local...

Page 13: ... the line This can save you a considerable amount of time since the more equipment you have on the line the more difficult it becomes to determine where a problem is occurring The MicroRouter 1200i provides one high speed V 35 synchronous interface and one RS 232 sync async interface each of which can be independently configured for PPP Frame Relay or SMDS operation The V 35 interface is capable o...

Page 14: ... 56K CSU DSUs and ISDN Terminal Adapters It can also be used to connect the router s auxiliary interface to a PC running terminal emulation software or to a dumb terminal vNote Please use only the supplied DB 25 cable when connecting your line communication device to the MicroRouter 1200i s RS 232 interface The cables provided with other equipment may not have all of the same internal connections ...

Page 15: ... if used 4 Power up the line communications device if used vNote You should either wait to connect a synchronous line device such as a CSU DSU until after the interface has been configured as a synchronous port or power up the router before powering up the CSU DSU See Chapter 6 Basic Configuration Guide for more infor mation on configuring the router 5 Plug in the power cable and power up the rout...

Page 16: ...on over a V 35 connector It also supports lower speed synchronous asyn chronous operation over an RS 232 connector The MicroRouter 1200i independently supports PPP Frame Relay and SMDS link protocols on WAN 0 and PPP and Frame Relay on WAN 1 Connecting Devices to the V 35 Interface This interface WAN 0 can be used to connect to a wide variety of line communications devices including those which su...

Page 17: ...n simply connect the supplied RS 232 cable between the router and the device vNote The MicroRouter 1200i RS 232 interfaces require that your asynchronous line communications device be set to supply the RS 232 DCD signal when a connection has been made A synchronous RS 232 device should be set to provide DSR vNote The MicroRouter 1200i includes a special cable to facilitate connections to RS 232 li...

Page 18: ...o a CSU DSU In such a case you must power up the router before powering up the CSU DSU At power up the router will take approximately one minute to become visible to CompatiView vNote If you want to use Telnet as a management method you must first configure an IP address into the router using an out of band console or reconfigure the IP address on an IP host or workstation on the same Ethernet seg...

Page 19: ...e PC running Windows 95 98 or Windows NT The PC can either be configured as an IPX client on a Novell NetWare internet or as an IP WinSock client on an IP internet System Requirements In order to successfully run CompatiView for Windows you need IBM PC or compatible w 486 or later processor Microsoft Windows 95 98 or Windows NT installed VGA or better monitor IP A WinSock compatible transport stac...

Page 20: ...age devices across the Internet The IP protocol does not provide a method for CompatiView to auto matically discover the router To initially contact the router over IP using CompatiView you must first enter a valid IP address into the router You can do this either on a console directly connected to the router or by setting a workstation s IP address to 198 41 12 2 with a Class C subnet mask 255 25...

Page 21: ...o a baud rate of 9600 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit and no Flow Con trol 2 Connect it to the router s Console interface using the cable which was supplied with the MicroRouter 1200i 3 Press the Return key one or two times 4 Enter the default password letmein at the password prompt The command line interface prompt will appear on the screen If you plan to use out of band access for ongoing management...

Page 22: ...k including across the Internet if your security setup allows it To manage the router with Telnet you must 1 Run Telnet client software on your local computer which will com municate with the Telnet server built into the MicroRouter 1200i 2 You must also set some basic IP parameters in the router The required parameters for Telnet access to an interface are the IP address IP subnet mask and IP bro...

Page 23: ...set using the TCP IP Routing Ethernet 0 Dialog Box Use the Save to Device option under the File menu to save the changes After you have set these IP parameters and saved the changes you can use Telnet to access the router from any node on your IP network Invoke the Telnet client on your local host with the IP address of the router you wish to manage ...

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Page 25: ...which are optional in the sense that they are not required for all installations These settings are not covered in this chapter In this chapter CV CompatiView TB Text Based Configuration In order to successfully connect to an Internet Service Provider ISP you must use router configuration parameters which will be provided by the technical staff of the ISP These parameters must include all IP addre...

Page 26: ...t Mask IP Broadcast Address CV Use the TCP IP Routing Ethernet Dialog Box to set these param eters TB Use the configure command and the IPAddress SubnetMask and IPBroadcast keywords in the IP Ethernet 0 section Suggested for IP These parameters help supply information about the segment to which the interface is connected With this information routing can take place Set IP RIP 1 IP RIP 2 or OSPF Op...

Page 27: ...he link and protocol parameters There are a few differences between the capabilities of the V 35 WAN interface and the RS 232 WAN interface The V 35 interface can only be run synchronously at rates up to 2 Mbps per second The RS 232 interface can be run synchronously or asynchronously at rates up to 256Kbps sync or 230 4Kbps async Physical Communications Settings You may need to set the baud rate ...

Page 28: ...on Required for Dial On Demand Operation Incoming dial on demand operation requires only slightly more infor mation than dedicated line setup Outgoing dial on demand requires additional information see the suggested settings below Set dial up connection Set PPP connection Set to allow dial in and or dial out CV Use the Link Configuration WAN Dialog Box TB Use configure and set the Mode ConnectMode...

Page 29: ...interface is connected With this information routing can take place Set IP RIP 1 IP RIP 2 or OSPF Open Shortest Path First IP Static Routes CV Use the TCP IP Routing WAN Dialog Box to set RIP or OSPF and the IP Static Routing Dialog Box under Global IP Static Routes to set static routes To set parameters for OSPF refer to the CompatiView Management Software Reference Guide TB Use configure and set...

Page 30: ...e link being brought up by transmission of IPX RIP information You should only use triggered operation when you are connecting to another Compatible Systems router at the other end When you set up an on demand link with IPX you should carefully monitor link usage to determine whether the link is being activated only when it is needed Additional router configuration will be required for many networ...

Page 31: ...ion generally does not require additional parame ters for operation Frame Relay DLCI Mappings If you are connecting to another Compatible Systems router this infor mation is not required for Frame Relay operation Compatible Systems uses IARP Inverse Address Resolution Protocol to dynamically generate this information To connect to other vendors routers which do not support IARP you must provide DL...

Page 32: ...mbered interface Point to Point Frame Relay Local DLCI CV Use the TCP IP Routing WAN Dialog Box TB Use the configure command and the Numbered PointToPoint Frame and InterfaceDLCI keywords in the IP WAN 0 and or any other port you wish to configure section Suggested for IP These parameters help supply information about the segment that the interface is connected to With this information routing can...

Page 33: ...re and set the Numbered NetLower and DefZone keywords in the AppleTalk WAN 0 and or WAN 1 section CV Use the DECnet Routing Dialog Box under Global DECnet Routing and the DECnet WAN Dialog Box TB Use configure and set the Mode keyword in the DECnet WAN 0 and or WAN 1 section SMDS Configuration This section covers the settings required for SMDS Switched Multi megabit Data Service operation of the M...

Page 34: ...n to you by your service provider CV Use the Link Configuration WAN Dialog Box and select SMDS from the Link Type pull down menu Then click on the SMDS button to set addresses TB Use configure and set the StationAddress IPMulticast and PollingFrequency keywords in the SMDS WAN 0 and or WAN 1 section Saving a Configuration File to Flash ROM Once a configuration is complete you can save it to the ro...

Page 35: ...rnet Interface IP Routing Defaults Off IP Bridging Defaults On Address 198 41 12 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Broadcast Address 198 41 12 255 IP RIP off IPX Routing Defaults 802 3 on autoseeding 802 2 on autoseeding Type II off 802 2 SNAP off IPX Bridging Defaults Off ...

Page 36: ...ults On Unnumbered interface RIP off Van Jacobson compression off IPX Defaults On Unnumbered interface V 35 WAN 0 Link Physical Defaults PPP Dedicated Sync external clock RS 232 WAN 1 Link Physical Defaults PPP Dial in Async 115 2Kbps Hardware flow control ...

Page 37: ... Connector DTE V 35 DTE Signal A Chassis Ground B Signal Ground C Request to Send D Clear to Send E Data Set Ready F Receive Line Signal Detect H Data Terminal Ready J Local Loopback P Tx Data R Rx Data S Tx Data T Rx Data U Tx Clock Out V Rx Clock In W Tx Clock Out X Rx Clock In Y Tx Clock In AA Tx Clock In ...

Page 38: ...lied with the MicroRouter 1200i is twenty five conduc tors straight through Connections on both the auxiliary interface and the data interface follow the standard RS 232 pin outs Note that the data interface may be set for synchronous operation and in this mode the data interface will use the clock lines provided by RS 232 ...

Page 39: ...t Other Indicators on All LED Bars Transmit and receive packets per WAN interface as marked on front label 5 6 flashing Router stacks starting up 3 4 7 8 flashing No OS loaded Running from ROM 5 6 on solid 2 bars 1 3 and 9 bars 2 4 flashing Erasing OS in Flash ROM 4 5 6 7 on solid 2 bars 1 3 and 9 bars 2 4 flashing Erasing config in Flash ROM Scanning from 2 to 9 bars 1 3 and scanning from 9 to 2 ...

Page 40: ...erase your Flash ROM Please do not use these settings without first contacting Compatible Systems Technical Support 0 Normal Operation 1 Unused 2 Unused 3 Run Boot ROM Downloader 4 Unused 5 Erase Flash ROM OS and Configuration 6 Erase Flash ROM Configuration Only 7 Unused 8 Unused 9 Allow letmein password for 5 minutes after powerup ...

Page 41: ...tp www compatible com and find the link on our home page to Software Downloads 2 Select the product and software version you want and click on the appropriate file to download it vNote Uncompressed downloads suitable for TFTP and Compa tiView Windows downloading are stored as DLD files Self extracting Windows compatible style files and CompatiView for Windows itself are stored as EXE files Self ex...

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