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    MicroRouter 900i Installation Guide Comp atible System s Corpor ation 4730 W alnut Street Suite 1 02 Boulde r , Colo rado 80301 303- 444- 9532 800- 356- 0283 http://www . compa tible.com[...]

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    MicroRou ter 900i In stallat ion Gui de, V ersio n 3.0 Copyri ght© 1999 , Compati ble Sy stems Co rporati on All rights reserved. RISC Router and Comp atiV iew are trademarks of Compatible System s Co rpor ation. Other trad emarks ar e the property of their respective holders. Part nu mb er: A0 0-109 5 FCC Notice: This product has been certified t[...]

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    iii Chapter 1 - Introduction 1 A BOU T THE M ICRO R OUTER 900 I 1 A N OTE A BOUT O N -D EMAND I NTERNETWORKING 1 M ICRO R OUTER 900 I I NSTALLA TION O VERV IEW 1 Chapter 2 - Getting Started 2 Chapter 3 - Network Installa tion 2 Chapter 4 - CompatiVi ew Software Inst allation 2 Chapter 5 - Comm and Line Prepa ration 2 Chap ter 6 - Bas ic Co nfig ura[...]

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    iv Conne cting an Out-o f-Band Mana gement Console 11 Power ing Up th e Ro uter 11 Chapter 4 - CompatiView Software Installation 13 CompatiView for Win dows 13 System Requ irements 13 Installin g and Runni ng CompatiView fo r Windows 13 Transport Proto cols and Com patiView 14 Chapter 5 - Setting Up Command Line Ma nagement 15 Out-o f -Band Co mman[...]

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    v IP Prot ocol 24 Required for IP 24 Required for IP Numbere d Interface 24 Required for IP Unn umbered Interface 24 Suggested fo r IP 24 S AVIN G A C ONFIGURATION F ILE TO F LASH ROM 25 Appendi x A - Sh ipping De faults 27 Defa ult P assw ord 27 Ethe rn et Por t 27 IP Default s 27 WAN Port 27 IP Default s 27 Link & Phys ical Defaults 27 Append[...]

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    Cha pter 1 - In tr odu ctio n 1 Chapter 1 - Introduction About the MicroRouter 900i Congratul ations o n your pur chase of the Mi croRouter 90 0i Ethernet to Internet r outer . The Micro Router 900i suppor ts the IP protocol, wi th dial-on- demand or ded icated operati on over voice, leased/switch ed 56, or ISDN lines, using the PPP or the Frame Re[...]

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    2 Cha pter 1 - In tr odu ctio n In shor t, the installation steps are: 1. Install the MicroRouter hardware and connect it to a line commu- nication dev ice (inclu ding a mod em, 56K CSU/ DSU, or ISDN T er- minal Adapter) . 2. Select the managemen t met hod you wi sh to use w ith the rou t er . If you w ant to use th e Com pati V ie w mana gem ent s[...]

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    Cha pter 1 - In tr odu ctio n 3 Appendices This part of the manual in cludes additional infor mation that might be of interest to you such as technical specifications, default settin gs (includi ng the de fault factory password) an d instru ctions for down- loading curren t soft ware.[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Getting St arted 5 Chapter 2 - Getting Started A Few Notes Please Read The Manuals The manual s included with your Micro Router 900i contain s ome very important information ab out the MicroRouter 900 i and local and wide area network ing in gen eral. Please read this ma nual thorough ly , and refer to the management reference guides as[...]

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    6 Chapter 2 - Getting St arted What You Will Ne ed To Ge t Started Before con necting the MicroRouter 900i, please check the list below to make sure that you have received all of the items that are supplied with the MicroRouter 900i package. Y ou should also make sur e you have an y additional items that are neces- sary to con nect the router to y [...]

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    Chapter 2 - Getting St arted 7 Thick Ethernet T o connect the router ’ s Ethernet port to a s tandard (thick) Ethern et cable you will need a transceiver cable connection at the correct location on your Ethernet cable. The transceiver cable will attach directly to the DB-15 connector o n the router . Thin Ethernet T o connect the r outer ’ s Et[...]

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    8 Chapter 2 - Getting St arted The MicroRout er 900i includes o ne DIN-8 to DB-25 RS-2 32 sync/async data cab le. This cable supports RS-23 2 asynchronou s modems, sy nchronous leased and switc hed-56K CSU/ DSU ’ s, and North American ISDN T erminal Adapters . v Note : Please use only this cable when connecting your line commu- nication device to[...]

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    Chapter 3 - Network Installatio n 9 Chapter 3 - Network Installation 900i MicroRouter Back Panel This section of th e manual describes ho w to connect the MicroRouter 900i to your Eth ernet network an d your wide area commu nications device. In summ ary , the steps for ins tallation are: 1. Make s ure t he ro uter i s pow e red d own a nd not plu g[...]

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    10 Chapter 3 - Network Installatio n For wall mounting, follow the instruction s included with the wall-mount bracket ki t. Connecting the Router to the Ethernet For thic k or thin Ethernet netw orks, you s hould hav e installed your Ethernet cabling b efore you inst all the MicroRouter 900i. If you are installing a twisted-pair connection, an d th[...]

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    Chapter 3 - Network Installatio n 11 r outer must first be configu r ed for sy nchr onous operat ion befor e connecting to the device. S ee Chapter 6 - Basic C onfiguratio n Guide for configura tio n information . Y ou may sel ect either dial-o n-demand, al ways up (i.e., redial if d own), or leased line operation. This interface may also be set to[...]

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    Chapter 4 - CompatiVie w Software Installation 13 Chapter 4 - CompatiView Software Installation All of the routers in Co m patible Systems ’ i nternetworking and V PN families, including all RISC Router and MicroRou ter models, can be managed fro m a single GUI manageme nt platform cal led Com patiV iew . CompatiV iew f or Windows is included on [...]

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    14 Chapter 4 - CompatiVie w Software Installation which it should locate Comp atiV iew and its associated files and data- base su bdir ecto ry . Once the installation is compl ete, double-click on the CompatiV iew icon to o pen the pr ogram. For further in formation o n using Co mpati- V iew , see the CompatiV iew Mana gement S oftwar e Refer ence [...]

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    Chapter 5 - S etting Up Comma nd Line Management 15 Chapter 5 - Setting Up Command Line Management The command line interface allows you to configure and monitor the router in-band via T elnet or out-of-band with a terminal connected to the MicroRouter 900 i ’ s Console inter face. v Note : Prop er syntax is vital to effective ope ra tion of comm[...]

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    16 Chapter 5 - S etting Up Comma nd Line Management ernet interface. Y ou can then do the following: 1. Set the host ’ s IP address to 198.41.1 2.2, with a Cl ass C subnet mask (25 5.255.255. 0) and then T elnet to 198 .41.12.1. 2. Enter the default password letmein at the pass word prompt . The command line interface prompt will appear on the sc[...]

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    Chapter 5 - S etting Up Comma nd Line Management 17 using t he IP trans port proto col), or an ywhere on your ne twork (if us ing the IPX transport pr otocol) . Instru ctions fo r these two met hods are gi ven in Chapter 4 - Compa tiV iew S oftware Installation . • W ith CompatiV iew , basic IP parameters can b e set using the TCP/I P Routing: Et[...]

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    Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide 19 Chapter 6 - Basic Configuration Guide This chapter briefly discusses the majo r parameters th at m u st be set in order to us e the router . Detailed information on the meaning of the router ’ s p arameters is provided in the CompatiV iew Management Softwar e Refer ence Gui de and the T ext-Based Configur[...]

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    20 Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide IP Protoc ol Required fo r IP These parameters set the b asic address character istics of the interface. They prov ide enough info rmation for ano ther IP node to find the inter- face (such a s a T elnet client), b ut not enough informat ion for rou ting to take place. • IP Address • IP Subnet Mask • [...]

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    Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide 21 parameters will depend o n the line comm unications d evice you are usin g. v Note : Frame Relay and SMDS ar e pr esently supported in the Micr oRou ter 900i o nly via syn chr onous operatio n. An external clock signal is genera ted for Frame Relay . CV : Use the Physical Configuration : W AN 0 Dialog Box. [...]

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    22 Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide Suggested fo r Dial-On-Deman d Operation This mode of operation is only supported on the W AN RS-232 inter- face. Outgo ing dial-on- demand requires some additi onal infor mation. • Create dial-out script • Set dialing method • Set dial-o ut script to be used • Set inactivity time CV : Use the Link [...]

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    Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide 23 operati on when you ar e connecting to another C ompatible Systems r out e r at t he ot he r e nd of th e lin k . Frame Relay Configuration This section covers the settings requ ir ed for Fram e Relay operation of the MicroRouter 90 0i W AN interfaces. In general, the parameters lis ted here should be set f[...]

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    24 Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide TB: Use configure and set the DLCI keyword in the Frame Relay W AN 0 section. IP Protoc ol Required fo r IP There are two ways to set up Frame R elay . One is to set th e W AN inter- face as a “ numbered interfa ce. ” This means that the interface (and thus the Frame Relay network) will have an IP addre[...]

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    Chapter 6 - Basic Configurat ion Guide 25 TB : Use configure and set either the RIPV ersion keyword or th e OSPFEnabled k eyword in th e IP W AN 0 section. Add stat ic routes and a def ault router using the edit config IP S tatic command. Saving a Configuration File to Flash ROM Once a configur ation is complete, you can save it to the router ’ s[...]

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    Appendix A - Shippi ng Defaults 27 Appendix A - Shipping Defaults Default Password • letmein Ethernet Port IP Defaults • On • Address: 198.41.1 2.1 • Subnet Mask: 255.255.2 55.0 • Broadcast Address: 198.41 .12.255 • IP RIP of f • Default route to W AN port WAN Port IP Defaults • On • Unnumbered interface • RIP off • V an Ja co[...]

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    Appendix B - Connector and Cab le Pin Outs 29 Appendix B - Connector and Cable Pin Outs Pin Outs f or DIN-8 to RS-232 Data Cable (DCE/Male) Notes: 1. DC D must be sup ported in o rder for t he router to sense a compl eted connection. 2. Tx Clock dir ection is determined by an internal jump er . The line device sour cing clock (i .e. <- ) is the [...]

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    30 Appendix B - Connector and Cab le Pin Outs Notes: 1. This cable is a null-modem DTE-to-DTE cable. 2. Becaus e it is a null-modem cable, it can be connected “ back-to-back ” with a DCE/Male data cable in order to cr eate a router -to-rout er test connection cab le. 5R x D a t a < - 2 T x D a t a 6 Tx Clock <-> 17 Tx Clock 7 DCD <-[...]

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    Appendix C - Light P atterns and Test Sw itch Settings 31 Appendix C - Light Patterns and Test Switch Settings MicroRo uter 900 i Li ght Patte r ns The MicroRout er 900i uses a nu mber of ligh t patterns o n its fron t LED bar to in dicate operat ing cond itions. 2 & 9 on steady: Router is powered o n. v Note : Lights 1 and 10 ar e directly con[...]

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    32 Appendix C - Light P atterns and Test Sw itch Settings MicroRouter 9 00i Switch Settings M Caution: Settings marked with an as terisk may erase you r Flash ROM. Please do not use these settings w ith out first co ntacting Compatible Systems T echnical Support. V ery few un its experience har dwar e fail ur es; almost all pr oblems can be traced [...]

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    Appendix D - Downloading Software F rom Compatible Systems 33 Appendix D - Downloading Software From Compatible Systems W e make the latest versions of operatin g sof twar e for all Co mpatible Systems products avail able at our W eb site. The lat est versio n of CompatiV iew management s oftware is als o available. T o download software, fol low t[...]

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    Appendix E - T erms and Cond itions 35 Appendix E - Terms and Condition s Compatible S ys tem s Corporation (Com patible Systems) offers to sell only on the condition that Cu sto mer ’ s acceptance is expressly limited to Compat- ible Systems ’ terms and conditions of sale. Com pat ibl e Systems ’ accep- tance of any o rder fr om Custom er is[...]

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    36 Appendix E - T erms and Cond itions T o obtai n service un der this W arranty , the Customer (or subsequ ent pur- chaser , if applicab le) must follow the procedures outlined belo w , u nder “ Product Retur n P olicy . ” THE W ARRANTIES SET FOR TH IN THESE TERMS AND CONDI- TIONS ARE IN LIE U OF ALL OTHER W ARRANTIES, EXPRESSE D OR IMPLIED. W[...]

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    Appendix E - T erms and Cond itions 37 ber of each item being returned; (c) original Compatible Systems Sales Agreement number; and (d) any special instructions. Upon receipt of this information, Com pati ble Systems will issu e an R M A ( “ Return Material Authorization ” ) number and any required U.S . Customs identificati on to assure correc[...]

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    38 Appendix E - T erms and Cond itions[...]