Page 3 - Table of Contents
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide Table of Contents i Table of Contents Chapter 1 Product Overview ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Introduction ...............................................................
Page 5 - Chapter 1 Product Overview; switched 10/100BASE-T Ethernet interfaces that can be isolated.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 1. Product Overview 1-1 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family are Ethernet access routers designed for small office home office (SOHO) subscribers. They provide an uplink Ethernet interface and four downlink l...
Page 6 - Hardware Features of the 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family; Front view of the 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 1. Product Overview 1-2 1.2 Hardware Features of the 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family 1.2.1 Appearance 1) Ethernet LED LAN3 2) Ethernet LED LAN2 3) Ethernet LED LAN1 4) Ethernet LED LAN0 5) WAN LED 6) SYSTEM LED (SYS) 7) POWER LED (PWR) Figure 1-1 ...
Page 9 - Chapter 2 Installing the Router; Safety Precautions; devices. Use electromagnetic shielding if necessary.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 2. Installing the Router 2-1 Chapter 2 Installing the Router 2.1 Safety Precautions Caution: Observe the safety precautions in this section when installing or maintaining your router to avoid bodily injuries or device impairment caused by improper ...
Page 10 - Installing the Router; When placing the router on a tabletop or workbench,; Mounting the Router on a Vertical Surface; bottom of the router.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 2. Installing the Router 2-2 2.2 Installing the Router You can place your router on a sturdy tabletop or workbench or mount it on a vertical surface. 2.2.1 Placing the Router on a Tabletop/Workbench When placing the router on a tabletop or workbenc...
Page 11 - Connecting the Ground Wire; Power supply
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 2. Installing the Router 2-3 2.3 Connecting the Ground Wire Caution: Properly connect the ground wire before connecting other cables and shorten it as much as possible to prevent the router and the connected device from getting damaged during perio...
Page 12 - Connecting the Router to a Console Terminal; Console cable assembly
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 2. Installing the Router 2-4 Caution: If the PWR LED is still off after you repeat steps 2 through 4 several times. 2.5 Connecting the Router to a Console Terminal 2.5.1 Console cable The console cable has an RJ45 connector at one end and a DB9 (fe...
Page 13 - Connecting the Router to LAN; Ethernet cable assembly
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 2. Installing the Router 2-5 2.6 Connecting the Router to LAN 2.6.1 Ethernet cable A 10/100Base-TX Ethernet interface is usually connected to an Ethernet using a category 5 twisted pair cable, as shown in Figure 2-4: Figure 2-4 Ethernet cable assem...
Page 14 - Verifying Installation; After you complete installation, verify that:
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 2. Installing the Router 2-6 2.7 Verifying Installation After you complete installation, verify that: z The proper power supply is used. z The grounding wire of the router is correctly connected. z The console cable and the power cord are correctly...
Page 15 - Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining the Router; Starting up the Router; Setting up a Configuration Environment; Connecting the router to a console terminal; Local configuration through the console port; Setting terminal parameters; Setting up a new connection
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3-1 Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining the Router 3.1 Starting up the Router 3.1.1 Setting up a Configuration Environment 3.1.1.1 Connecting the router to a console terminal To set up a local configuration env...
Page 16 - Step 3: Select the serial port to be used from the Connect Using
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3-2 Step 2: Enter the name of the new connection in the Name field and click <OK>. The dialog box, as shown in Figure 3-3, displays. Step 3: Select the serial port to be used from the Connect Using dropd...
Page 17 - Setting communications parameters
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3-3 Figure 3-4 Setting communications parameters Step 6: Click <OK>. The HyperTerminal dialogue box appears. Step 7: Select Properties. Step 8: In the Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab, as s...
Page 18 - information appears on the terminal screen:
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3-4 3.1.2 Powering on the Router After the router is powered on, the Boot ROM program runs first and the following system information appears on the terminal screen: Router starts booting... (V2.00) Starting a...
Page 19 - Maintaining the Router; Programs through XModem”.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3-5 3.2 Maintaining the Router 3.2.1 Boot Menu Start the router. When the information “Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu” appears on the terminal screen, press <Ctrl+B>. The system displays: Please input B...
Page 20 - The 3036 allows you to download programs through both TFTP and FTP.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3-6 z Select <1> to change the parameters for downloading. The following information is displayed: Change Boot Parameter: '.' = clear field; '-' = go to previous field; ^D = quit boot device : fei0 proce...
Page 21 - The Boot ROM submenu is displayed:; through XModem; having to set up another configuration environment.; Upgrading an application program; The following download speeds are available for the router:
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3-7 The Boot ROM submenu is displayed: Boot ROM Download Menu: 1: Download Boot ROM with XModem 2: Download Extended Segment of Boot ROM with XModem 3: Restore Extended Segment of Boot ROM from FLASH 4: Backup...
Page 22 - Send File dialog box; Upgrading the Boot ROM program
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3-8 Step 3: Change your terminal’s baud rate to the same baud rate for software downloading (115200 bps in this example). After that, disconnect the terminal ([Dial-in/Disconnect]), reconnect it ([Dial-in/Dial...
Page 23 - Upgrading the extended segment of the Boot ROM program; Follow these steps to back up the extended segment of the Boot ROM:
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3-9 Caution: You cannot restore the Boot ROM program on site if you fail to upgrade the entire Boot ROM program. Therefore, you must not upgrade the entire Boot ROM program unless necessary and with help of en...
Page 24 - Upgrading Application Programs with NET
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3-10 Step 1: Enter the Boot Menu, and then select <7> to enter the Boot ROM operation sub-menu. Step 2: Select <3> in the operation sub-menu to restore the extended segment of the Boot ROM from the...
Page 25 - These values are automatically saved after you configure them.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3-11 ftp password (pw) (blank = use rsh): password, same as the one configured on the FTP server flags (f): set to 0x0 These values are automatically saved after you configure them. 4) Press <Enter>. In ...
Page 26 - Chapter 4 Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting the Power System; Do not plug/unplug the power cord when power is being supplied.; Troubleshooting the Configuration System
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 4. Troubleshooting 4-1 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4.1 Troubleshooting the Power System Symptoms: POWER LED cannot light. Solution: Check that: z The power switch of the router is turned on. z The switch of the power source is turned on. z The power ...
Page 27 - Recovering/Replacing a Lost Boot ROM
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 4. Troubleshooting 4-2 Symptoms 2: Illegible characters are displayed on the console terminal after the router is powered on. Solution: Make sure you have set on your terminal (HyperTerminal): Baud rate = 9600 Databit = 8 Parity check = none Stopbi...
