Page 7 - Chapter 1 - Introduction; About the BR Router
7 Chapter 1 - Introduction About the BR Router Congratulations on your purchase of the BR Router multiport wide area router. TheBR Router supports the IP, IPX, AppleTalk, and DECnet network protocols, withdial-on-demand and leased-line operation using the PPP and/or the Frame Relaywide area protocol...
Page 8 - Install; the BR Router hardware and connect it to one or more line; Select; the management method you wish to use with the router. If you want to; Configure; the BR Router LAN and WAN parameters using the management
8 In short, the installation steps are: 1. Install the BR Router hardware and connect it to one or more line communication devices (including modems, 56K CSU/DSU’s, ISDN TerminalAdapters, and fractional or full T1 CSU/DSU’s). 2. Select the management method you wish to use with the router. If you wa...
Page 9 - Chapter 2 - Getting Started; A Few Notes; What You Will Need To Get Started
9 Chapter 2 - Getting Started A Few Notes Please Read The Manuals The manuals included with your BR Router contain some very importantinformation about the BR Router and local and wide area networking in general.Please read this manual thoroughly, and refer to the management reference guidesas requi...
Page 10 - Ethernet Connection Requirements; Telco Line Connection Requirements
10 Supplied with the BR Router Please check your shipping package for the following items: • BR Router unit • Wall-mount power supply • One DB-25 to DB-25 data and auxiliary interface cable • Windows RouterView diskette • Macintosh RouterView diskette • Windows download software diskette • Macintosh...
Page 11 - Please use
11 Adapter, or T1 CSU/DSU. Which of these devices you use depends on the type oftelco line you are connecting one of the router’s wide area interfaces to. v Note : Before attempting to connect the BR Router to a leased telco line, use the loopback features of your CSU/DSU’s to check the line. This c...
Page 13 - Chapter 3 - Hardware Installation; AUX; Make sure the router is powered down and not plugged in to the wall.; Mounting the Router; Connecting the Router to the Ethernet
13 Chapter 3 - Hardware Installation WAN 0 AUX Ethernet 0 WAN 1 BR Router Back Panel This section of the manual describes how to connect the BR Router to your Ethernetnetwork and your wide area communications device(s). In summary, the steps forinstallation are: 1. Make sure the router is powered do...
Page 14 - Connecting a Line Device to the BR Router
14 Connecting to Twisted-Pair Ethernet Before connecting the router to twisted-pair cabling you need an unshielded twisted-pair cable that is already connected to your 10BaseT-compatible twisted-pair hub. To connect the router to the twisted-pair network, simply plug the twisted-pair cableinto the R...
Page 15 - do not; Connecting an Out-of-Band Management Console; The default baud rate for the AUX/Console interface is 9600.; Powering Up the Router; If you want to use Telnet as a management method, you must first
15 v Note : The BR Router includes a special cable to facilitate connections to RS-232 line communications devices. This cable includes support for several asynchronousand synchronous control signals. Off-the-shelf cables generally do not support these signals. Connecting an Out-of-Band Management C...
Page 17 - RouterView for Windows; In order to successfully run RouterView for Windows, you need:
17 Chapter 4 - RouterView SoftwareInstallation All of the routers in DCB’s multiprotocol family, can be managed from a singlemanagement platform called RouterView. Both a Windows and a Macintoshversion of RouterView were included with your BR Router. v Note : Although the installation procedures for...
Page 18 - RouterView for Macintosh; Macintosh with 68030 or later processor (including PowerPC)
18 Installation and Operation This version of the RouterView program can be found on a 3.5-inch diskette labeled“RouterView - Windows Disk” that was included with your BR Router. Start Windows. Insert the diskette into your computer’s disk drive. At theWindows Program Manager, select “Run” from the ...
Page 22 - Setting Up Telnet Operation; interface; letmein
22 Temporarily Reconfiguring a Host for Command LineManagement You can temporarily reconfigure an IP host in order to set the router’s IPparameters to allow in-band Telnet access. Once you have set these parameters youwill want to change the host’s configuration back to its original settings. If you...
Page 23 - Chapter 6 - Quickstart Instructions; RV; Please check with your ISP; Ethernet Interface Configuration
23 Chapter 6 - Quickstart Instructions This Quickstart section briefly discusses the major parameters that must be set inorder to use the router. This section does not include information on setting up packet filters for using therouter as a Firewall. See the RouterView manual or Command Line manual...
Page 24 - IP Protocol; IPX Protocol
24 IP Protocol Required for IP These parameters set the basic address characteristics of the interface. They provideenough information for another IP node to find the interface (such as a Telnetclient), but not enough information for routing to take place. • IP Address • IP Subnet Mask • IP Broadcas...
Page 25 - AppleTalk Protocol; DECnet Protocol; Turn DECnet on; WAN Interface PPP Configuration
25 AppleTalk Protocol Required for AppleTalk There are generally no required changes from the shipping Ethernet configurationfor AppleTalk. The Ethernet interface will autoconfigure to use AppleTalk Phase 2,and will autoadapt to conditions on the Ethernet. Suggested for AppleTalk You may want to set...
Page 26 - IP RIP 1 (Routing Information Protocol version 1); If you set RIP to “on” for a dial-on-demand link, you must also set the
26 IP Protocol Required for IP WAN interfaces which are set for PPP operation do not generally use an IP address.They are set to act as an “unnumbered interface.” In this mode of operation, thereare no required settings. Suggested for IP These parameters help supply information about the segment tha...
Page 27 - Update Method; Hello timer
27 • Update Method RV : Use the WAN - IPX screen. CL : Use interface (misc) and then ipx wan (set). AppleTalk Protocol Required for AppleTalk WAN interfaces which are set for PPP operation do not generally use an AppleTalkaddress. They are set to act as an “unnumbered interface.” In this mode ofoper...
Page 28 - Link Configuration
28 Link Configuration Required for Dedicated/Leased Line Operation Dedicated line operation is the simplest to set up. • Set Dedicated connection • Set PPP connection RV : Use the WAN - Link screen. CL : Use interface (misc) and then wan connect (set). Suggested for Dedicated/Leased Line Operation D...
Page 29 - Physical Communications Settings; WAN Interface Frame Relay Configuration; IP numbered interface
29 Physical Communications Settings You may need to set the baud rate, sync/async operation, and other physicalcommunications parameters for the WAN interface. These parameters will dependon the line communications device you are using. RV : Use the WAN - General window. CL : Use interface (misc) an...
Page 31 - Set interface for Synchronous operation; Frame Relay DLCI Mappings
31 Suggested for AppleTalk The settings above are all that is generally required for AppleTalk operation overFrame Relay. DECnet Protocol Required for DECnet WAN interfaces which are set for Frame Relay operation do not need any additionalparameters set in order to function. Link Configuration Frame...
Page 32 - Physical Communication Settings
32 Physical Communication Settings You may need to set the baud rate, sync/async operation, and other physicalcommunications parameters for the WAN interface. These parameters will dependon the line communications device you are using. RV : Use the WAN - General window. CL : Use interface (misc) and...
Page 33 - Appendix A - Shipping Defaults; Ethernet Interface; WAN Interfaces
33 Appendix A - Shipping Defaults Ethernet Interface IP Routing 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 AppleTalk Routing Defa...
Page 36 - BR Router LED Patterns; Ethernet
36 Appendix C - LED Patterns and TestSwitch Settings BR Router LED Patterns The BR Router uses a number of light patterns on its front LED bars to indicateoperating conditions. Power On, No Traffic The router will scan through the left (Ethernet) LED bar, from left to right,illuminating one element ...
Page 37 - BR Router Switch Settings; Normal Operation; password for 5 minutes after powerup
37 BR Router Switch Settings 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 Notes: 1. Settings marked with an asterisk ...
