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3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family 

Installation Guide 

 

 

3C13636 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Part Number: 10014941 Rev. AA 

February 2006 

Summary of Contents for 3036

Page 1: ...3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3C13636 www 3Com com Part Number 10014941 Rev AA February 2006 ...

Page 2: ...ited States government agency then this documentation and the software described herein are provided to you subject to the following All technical data and computer software are commercial in nature and developed solely at private expense Software is delivered as Commercial Computer Software as defined in DFARS 252 227 7014 June 1995 or as a commercial item as defined in FAR 2 101 a and as such is...

Page 3: ... input power cord 2 3 2 5 Connecting the Router to a Console Terminal 2 4 2 5 1 Console cable 2 4 2 5 2 Connecting the console cable 2 4 2 6 Connecting the Router to LAN 2 5 2 6 1 Ethernet cable 2 5 2 6 2 Connecting an Ethernet cable 2 5 2 7 Verifying Installation 2 6 Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining the Router 3 1 3 1 Starting up the Router 3 1 3 1 1 Setting up a Configuration Environment 3 1 3...

Page 4: ...3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide Table of Contents ii ...

Page 5: ...ynamic VPN DVPN They can provide tunnel connections to remote users to build VPNs that can be internets intranets or access networks The series support firewall AAA authentication authorization accounting network address translation NAT and quality of service QoS Therefore they can ensure security and guaranteed services to the private networks constructed on the open Internet In the series the 3C...

Page 6: ...N2 3 Ethernet LED LAN1 4 Ethernet LED LAN0 5 WAN LED 6 SYSTEM LED SYS 7 POWER LED PWR Figure 1 1 Front view of the 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet 1 Power switch 2 Power socket 3 Console port CONSOLE 4 Ethernet interface 0 LAN0 5 Ethernet interface 1 LAN1 6 Ethernet interface 2 LAN2 7 Ethernet interface 3 LAN3 8 Grounding screw 9 WAN interface Figure 1 2 Rear view of the 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet ...

Page 7: ... mm 11 81 x 7 09 x 1 77 in the maximum measurements including the bulge Weight 1kg 2 20 lb Operating temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Relative humidity non condensing 10 to 90 1 2 3 LEDs You can gather information about the status of the 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family and its interfaces by reading the seven LEDs on its cover as shown in Table 1 2 Table 1 2 LEDs on the cover of the 3Com Router 3...

Page 8: ... standard Asynchronous RS232 Baud rate 9600 default to 115200 bps Service Connection to an ASCII terminal Connection to the serial interface on a PC to run the terminal emulation program on the PC Command line interface CLI 1 2 4 2 Ethernet interface Table 1 4 Attributes of the Ethernet interface Attribute 10BASE T 10 100BASE T Connector RJ45 Interface type MDI MDIX autosensing Operating mode 10 M...

Page 9: ...during installation making sure that it has good skin contact z Reserve adequate clearance at the air intake and exhaust vents for ventilation z For power supply use a single phase three line power socket with a neutral point or use a universal PC power socket making sure that the neutral point is well connected to building ground z Make sure the correct voltage is used z Put a lightning arrester ...

Page 10: ... the four brackets at the bottom of the router Caution z Securely anchor these four mounting screws in the vertical surface If the screws are not properly anchored strain of the network cable connections can pull the router from the wall z Install the router in such a position that the LEDs can be read easily z Securely fix the external power supply unit of the router preventing the power cord fro...

Page 11: ... The Router 3036 external AC input power supply is provided with these specifications z Input rated voltage 100 to 240 V a c 50 to 60 Hz z Max input tolerance 90 to 264 V a c 50 to 60 Hz z Input current 0 5 to 1A z Output voltage 12 V d c z Output current 4 A Figure 2 2 illustrates the power supply Figure 2 2 Power supply 2 4 2 Connecting the AC input power cord Step 1 Put the power switch of the ...

Page 12: ...2 5 2 Connecting the console cable Follow these steps to connect the router to a console terminal Step 1 Select a console terminal The console terminal can be either a standard ASCII terminal with an RS 232 serial interface or more commonly a PC Step 2 Connect the console cable Power off the router and the console terminal and then connect the RS 232 serial port on the console terminal to the cons...

Page 13: ... cable at both ends of which the wires are crimped in the RJ 45 connectors in different sequence The cable is used for connecting the same type of devices such as PC to PC or PC to router Caution In preparing network cables shielded cables are preferred for the sake of electromagnetic compatibility 2 6 2 Connecting an Ethernet cable Caution Read the mark above the port to be connected carefully be...

Page 14: ...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 connected ...

Page 15: ...port on the router and the DB9 connector to the serial port on the console terminal a PC for example as shown in Figure 3 1 PC Router Console cable Console port Figure 3 1 Local configuration through the console port 3 1 1 2 Setting terminal parameters Follow these steps to set terminal parameters on the console terminal a PC that runs Windows98 for example Step 1 Start the PC and select Start Pro...

Page 16: ... 3 3 displays Step 3 Select the serial port to be used from the Connect Using dropdown menu The serial port must be the same port connected by the console cable Figure 3 3 Setting the connection port Step 4 Click OK The Port Settings tab shown in Figure 3 4 appears and you can set serial port parameters Set the following parameters Baud rate 9600 Databit 8 Parity check none Stopbit 1 Flow control ...

Page 17: ...ng 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 shown in Figure 3 5 Step 9 Select VT100 or Auto detect in the Emulation dropdown menu Step 10 Click OK Figure 3 5 Setting the terminal type ...

Page 18: ...x1500000 3Com 3000 Routers Boot ROM V9 00 Copyright C 1997 2003 by 3Com Corp CO LTD Compiled at 17 11 06 Aug 19 2003 Testing memory OK 64M bytes SDRAM 8192k bytes flash memory Hardware Version is MTR 2 0 CPLD Version is CPLD 1 0 Press Ctrl B to enter Boot Menu System is self decompressing OK System is starting Starting at 0x10000 Press Enter The system displays if login authentication is not enabl...

Page 19: ...oot the router Type the correct password and press Enter If no Boot ROM password is configured just press Enter The system accesses the following Boot menu Boot Menu 1 Download application program with XMODEM 2 Download application program with NET 3 Clear configuration 4 Clear application password 5 Start up and ignore configuration 6 Enter debugging environment 7 Boot Rom Operation Menu 8 Do not...

Page 20: ...target name tn startup script s other o Note You can change the parameter settings behind the colons The 3036 allows you to download programs through both TFTP and FTP z After you set the parameters select 2 to start downloading 3 To clear application password select 4 in the Boot Menu This is used for clearing a superuser password The setting takes effect only once and at a reboot superuser passw...

Page 21: ...e option 8 to ignore the version check during software upgrading Note that this option works only once after you select it Then the system resumes version check at reboot 3 2 2 Upgrading Programs through XModem When you upgrade software through XModem you can do that using the console port without having to set up another configuration environment 3 2 2 1 Upgrading an application program Step 1 En...

Page 22: ...ck Send Step 6 After completing downloading the system begins writing data to the Flash and then displays the following information in the terminal interface indicating completion of the downloading Download completed Writing to flash memory Please wait it needs a long time Please wait Writing FLASH Success Please use 9600 bps Press ENTER key to reboot the system Restore the speed of the console t...

Page 23: ...rtion of the Boot ROM program so you can make a second attempt once errors occur 3 2 3 Backing up and Restoring the Extended Segment of the Boot ROM Program 3 2 3 1 Backing up the extended segment of the Boot ROM program to the Flash Follow these steps to back up the extended segment of the Boot ROM Step 1 Enter the Boot menu and then select 7 to enter the Boot ROM operation sub menu Step 2 Select...

Page 24: ...m You need to purchase and install one by yourself Follow these steps to upgrade an application program through TFTP or FTP 1 Start the TFTP or FTP server Start the TFTP or FTP server on the PC connected to the Ethernet interface on the router and set the path to the file that is to be downloaded For the FTP server you must also set username and password 2 Enter the Boot Menu and select 2 to downl...

Page 25: ...he following message appears boot device fei unit number 0 processor number 0 host name 8040 file name Q8040 BIN inet on ethernet e 10 110 27 235 host inet h 10 110 27 231 user u 8040 ftp password pw 8040 flags f 0x80 Attached TCP IP interface to fei0 Subnet Mask 0xfffff800 Attaching network interface lo0 done Loading NET download completed read len 04378489 Please wait it needs a long time Writin...

Page 26: ...ed If POWER LED is still OFF after you check against the items listed above contact your agent 4 2 Troubleshooting the Configuration System If the router is operating normally after it is powered on it displays the start up information on the console terminal If the configuration system has faults it displays illegible characters or nothing at all Symptoms 1 Nothing is displayed on the terminal sc...

Page 27: ... powered on Solution Make sure you have set on your terminal HyperTerminal Baud rate 9600 Databit 8 Parity check none Stopbit 1 Flow control none Terminal emulation VT100 Reconfigure the parameters if their values are different 4 3 Recovering Replacing a Lost Boot ROM Password If the Boot ROM password of the router is lost contact the local agent of 3Com for help ...

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