Compatible Systems MicroRouter 1250i, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...MicroRouter 1250i 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: ...ir respective holders Part number A00 1265 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 interference in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area could cause interfer ence with...

Page 3: ...0Base T Twisted Pair Ethernet 7 T1 Line Connection Requirements 7 Other Telco Line Connection Requirements 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 the Router to a T1 Line 10 Connecting a Line Device to the Secondary Port 10 Connecting Devices to the RS 232C Interface 10 Con...

Page 4: ...al Communications Settings 21 Required for Dedicated Line Operation 21 Suggested for Dedicated Line Operation 21 RS 232 WAN 1 Physical Communications Settings 22 Internal T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 Link Configuration 22 Required for Dedicated Line Operation 22 Suggested for Dedicated Leased Line Operation 22 RS 232 WAN 1 Link Configuration 22 Required for Dedicated Leased Line Operation 22 Suggested for Ded...

Page 5: ...ed for IPX 27 Suggested for IPX 27 Internal T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 Link Configuration 28 SMDS Addressing 28 SAVING A CONFIGURATION FILE TO FLASH ROM 28 Appendix A Shipping Defaults 29 Default Password 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 Defaults 30 T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 Link Physical Defa...

Page 6: ...Patterns 33 Power On No Traffic 33 Ethernet Traffic Indicators Ethernet LED Bar 33 WAN Indicators WAN LED Bar 33 Other Indicators on All LED Bars 34 MicroRouter 1250i Switch Settings 34 Appendix D Downloading Software From Compatible Systems 35 Appendix E Terms and Conditions 37 ...

Page 7: ...the IP protocol IP packet filtering can be quite 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...

Page 8: ...terfaces on the MicroRouter 1250i may be used to interconnect your network with other corporate networks and to make your network s resources available to dial in clients In short the installation steps are 1 Install the MicroRouter hardware and connect the primary WAN port s built in T1 CSU DSU to a fractional T1 or full T1 line 2 Select the management method you wish to use with the router If yo...

Page 9: ...s and your wide area network s Instructions are included for twisted pair Ethernet environments and fractional or full T1 s as well as modems 56K CSU DSU s and ISDN Terminal Adapters Chapter 4 CompatiView Software Installation This part of the manual describes how to install CompatiView Compat ible Systems GUI Graphical User Interface management software which is included with your router Chapter ...

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Page 11: ...stems Inte grated Support Package which includes a lifetime comprehensive warranty a twenty four hour advanced replacement program unlimited technical 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 in this manual Getting Help With the MicroRoute...

Page 12: ...it Wall mount power supply One DB 25 male to DB 25 female data and console cable CD ROM including CompatiView software Operating software HTML 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 Bef...

Page 13: ...r 1250i includes an integrated fractional or full T1 CSU DSU To connect this interface to a T1 line you will need an RJ 45 jumper cable A straight through Category 5 10BaseT jumper cable will work in this application v Note The MicroRouter 1250i includes loopback features which can be used to check the functionality of your T1 line Before attempting to route network traffic use these features to c...

Page 14: ... RS 232 sync async cable This cable supports RS 232 asynchronous modems synchronous leased and switched 56K CSU DSU s 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 v Note Please use only the supplied DB 25 cable when connecting your line communication device to the MicroRouter 1250i s RS ...

Page 15: ...mmunica tions device if used 5 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 6 Plug in the power cable a...

Page 16: ... the MicroRouter 1250i Connecting a Line Device to the Secondary Port The MicroRouter 1250i supports lower speed synchronous asynchro nous operation over a secondary RS 232 connector WAN 1 This port independently supports the PPP and Frame Relay link protocols Connecting Devices to the RS 232C Interface This interface WAN 1 can be used to connect to synchronous or asynchronous line communications ...

Page 17: ...You can use a dumb terminal or a computer equipped with VT100 terminal emulation The default settings for the Console interface are VT100 terminal emulation 9600 bps 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit no Flow Control Powering Up the Router Power up any modem CSU DSU or TA before powering up the router This allows the router to immediately sense whether its secondary inter face is connected The exception ...

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Page 19: ...nning 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 stack and o...

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: ... allow in band Telnet access In order to access the command line out of band do the following 1 Set a terminal or a PC equipped with VT100 terminal emulation to 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 1250i 3 Press the Return key one or two times 4 Enter the default p...

Page 22: ... Operation for information on setting the router to allow Telnet access from hosts on its network Setting Up Telnet Operation Telnet is a remote terminal communications protocol based on TCP IP With Telnet you can log into and manage the MicroRouter 1250i from anywhere on your IP internetwork including across the Internet if your security setup allows it To manage the router with Telnet you must 1...

Page 23: ...structions for these two methods are given in Chapter 4 CompatiView Software Installation With CompatiView basic IP parameters can be 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 ...

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Page 25: ... 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 addresses ...

Page 26: ...IP subnet 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 that the interface is connected to With this information routing can take place Set IP RIP 1 IP RIP 2 or ...

Page 27: ...s ical parameters and then set up the link and protocol parameters There are differences between the capabilities of the built in T1 CSU DSU WAN interface and the RS 232 WAN interface The T1 interface can only be used with lines which run at fractional or full T1 rates The RS 232 interface can be run synchronously or asynchro nously at rates up to 256Kbps sync or 230 4Kbps async Internal T1 CSU DS...

Page 28: ...ection PPP Configuration This section covers the settings required for PPP point to point protocol operation of the WAN interfaces Internal T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 Link Configuration Required for Dedicated Line Operation This is the only mode of operation supported via the built in T1 CSU DSU Set PPP connection CV Use the Link Configuration WAN 0 Dialog Box TB Use configure and set the Mode keyword in th...

Page 29: ...nd or dial out CV Use the Link Configuration WAN 1 TB Use configure and set the Mode ConnectMode DialIn and or DialOut keywords in the Link Config WAN 1 section Suggested for Dial On Demand Operation This mode of operation is only supported on the WAN 1 RS 232 inter face Outgoing dial on demand requires some additional information Create dial out script Set dialing method Set dial out script to be...

Page 30: ...for in the IP WAN 0 and or WAN 1 section Use edit config and add static routes in the IP Static section vNote If you set RIP to on for a dial on demand link you must also set the update method to triggered to prevent the link from being brought up by transmission of RIP information You should only use triggered operation when you are connecting to another Compatible Systems router at the other end...

Page 31: ...be running Frame Relay SMDS or PPP while the RS 232 interface WAN 1 is running PPP or Frame Relay Internal T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 Link Configuration Required for Dedicated Leased Line Operation This is the only mode of operation supported via the built in T1 CSU DSU Set Frame Relay connection CV Use the Link Configuration WAN 0 Dialog Box TB Use configure to set the Mode keyword in the Link Config WAN 0...

Page 32: ...Frame Relay check with your ISP technical staff on whether you must manually enter DLCI information or not CV Use the DLCI Mapping Database Dialog Box under WAN Link Configuration DLCI button TB Use configure and set the DLCI keyword in the Frame Relay WAN 0 and or WAN 1 section IP Protocol There are two ways to set up Frame Relay One is to set the WAN inter face as a numbered interface This means...

Page 33: ...ting Dialog Box under Global IP Static Routes to set static routes To set parameters for OSPF refer to the Compati View Management Software Reference Guide TB Use configure and set either the RIPVersion keyword or the OSPFEnabled keyword in the IP WAN 0 and or WAN 1 section Add static routes and a default router using the edit config IP Static command IPX Protocol Required for IPX Frame Relay oper...

Page 34: ...nd the SMDS addressing section Internal T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 Link Configuration SMDS is presently supported in the MicroRouter 1250i only via synchronous dedicated line operation Set Dedicated connection Set SMDS connection TB Use configure and then set the Mode and ConnectMode keywords in the Link Config WAN 0 SMDS Addressing Many of these parameters will be given to you by your service provider CV U...

Page 35: ...letmein Ethernet 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: ...cobson compression off IPX Defaults On Unnumbered interface T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 Link Physical Defaults PPP Full T1 Slave clock B8ZS encoding ESF framing PRM Transmit Accept V 54 or line loopback commands from remote RS 232 WAN 1 Link Physical Defaults PPP Dial in Async 115 2Kbps Hardware flow control ...

Page 37: ...Router 1250i is twenty five conduc tors connected 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 RJ 45 DTE Signal 1 RX Data Ring ß 2 RX Data Tip ß 3 Unused 4 TX Data Ring à 5 TX Dat...

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Page 39: ...ected to the router s 10BaseT interface and indicate 10BaseT link 1 and 10BaseT polarity 10 Ethernet Traffic Indicators Ethernet LED Bar Scan from 2 to 5 Ethernet transmit packet Scan from 9 to 6 Ethernet receive packet WAN Indicators WAN LED Bar Transmit and receive packets per WAN interface as marked on front label Frame Internal T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 is receiving framing informa tion Error Internal ...

Page 40: ...lete Set switch to zero and cycle power vNote Any continuous flashing pattern not noted in this chapter may be caused by a hardware failure Please call Compatible Systems Tech nical Support if your router shows a hardware failure MicroRouter 1250i Switch Settings M Caution Settings marked with an asterisk may erase your Flash ROM Please do not use these settings without first contacting Compatible...

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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