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   To save the configuration, select “Save As” from the File

menu, then type a file name and press [Enter]. To reuse the
configuration in a future session, select “Open” from the File
menu, select the file name from the list and click “OK”.

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   You can customise Windows™ Terminal  further  by  assigning

commonly used router commands to function keys. Select
“Function Keys” from the Settings menu, or select “Contents”
from the Help menu and click on the topic “Assign Tasks  to
Function Keys”. To save the function key assignments, follow
step 5 above.

To configure Windows 95 HyperTerminal, follow these steps:

1

   In Windows 95, from the Start Menu, select Programs >

Accessories > HyperTerminal to display the HyperTerminal
group. Double-click the Hypertrm.exe icon.

2

   In the Connection Description dialog box, enter a name for

the connection (e.g. AR720) and select an icon from the
scrolling list. Click “OK”.

3

   In the Phone Number dialog box, from the “Connect using:”

dropdown list select the “Direct to Com 

n

” to match the COM

port on the PC used to connect to the router. Click “OK”.

4

   In the COM

n

 Properties dialog box set “Bits per second” to

9600, “Data bits” to 8, “Parity” to None, “Stop bits” to 1 and
“Flow control” to Hardware. Click “OK”.

5

   Select “Properties” from the File menu. In the Connection

Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab and set “Function,
arrow, and ctrl keys act as” to “Terminal keys” and “Emulation”
to VT100.

6

   Click “ASCII Setup” to display the ASCII Setup dialog box.

Uncheck the “Echo typed characters locally” and “Append line
feeds to incoming line ends” checkboxes. Set other parameters
as required, then click “OK” twice to dismiss all dialog boxes.

Summary of Contents for AR720

Page 1: ...Simply connecting the world AR720 ROUTER QUICK START GUIDE Software Release 2 3 1...

Page 2: ...written notice The information provided herein is subject to change without notice In no event shall AlliedTelesyn be liable for any incidental special indirect or consequential damages whatsoever inc...

Page 3: ...to a Basic Rate S T ISDN Service 9 Connecting to a Basic Rate U ISDN Service 9 Connecting to a Primary Rate ISDN Service 10 Connecting a Terminal or Modem 10 Documentation andTools CD ROM 12 Using th...

Page 4: ...etwork Many small offices and home offices require fast and efficient access to a central office to check email access a database or download a file The AR720 supportsWindows Novell and Apple Macintos...

Page 5: ...etworking via Frame Relay Point to Point Protocol and X 25 Basic Rate and Primary Rate access to Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN services with dial on demand bandwidth on demand and channel a...

Page 6: ...for the PC but the most readily available are the Terminal and HyperTerminal applications included in Microsoft Windows 3 1 and Windows 95 respectively In a normal Windows installation Terminal is lo...

Page 7: ...yperTerminal group Double click the Hypertrm exe icon 2 In the Connection Description dialog box enter a name for the connection e g AR720 and select an icon from the scrolling list Click OK 3 In the...

Page 8: ...Ethernet LAN via an AUI interface use a transceiver ETHERNET PORTS FD LNK RX C R 100 COL 0 1 TX Connect the LAN to the Ethernet port on the rear panel of the AR720 using the supplied CAT 5 cable Data...

Page 9: ...d is shipped with the standard 100 termination jumpers removed This is appropriate for most situations where the local building wiring provides the ISDN termination Your distributor or reseller can ad...

Page 10: ...to the PRI interface on the rear panel of the AT AR020 PRI E1 T1 PIC If the router is being connected to a 75 network an external balun is required Contact your distributor reseller or ISDN service p...

Page 11: ...of how to change the communications settings for the terminal or modem If the terminal or modem is to be used with communications settings other than the default settings the asynchronous port must be...

Page 12: ...ortcuts and commands from the Document menu to page through the document Click on a bookmark thumbnail or hypertext link to jump to a specific section or topic Use the Search command to search for key...

Page 13: ...command SET Q931 0 SPID1 spid SPID2 spid This section describes how to configure ISDN on the AR720 router using the command line interface ISDN on the router requires minimal user configuration other...

Page 14: ...AL SEARCHSUB LOCAL NUMBER 9876543 PREC OUT Each call has the same name ROHO and this name is passed via the called subaddress IE to provide identification to the remote end of the link Each router wil...

Page 15: ...initiate the call but calls from the Remote Office have precedence On the Head Office router create a call to the Remote Office router ADD ISDN CALL ROHO OUTSUB LOCAL SEARCHSUB LOCAL NUMBER 1234567 PR...

Page 16: ...and any routing protocols such as IP and IPX that are configured to use PPP interface 0 will automatically inherit the dial on demand functionality CONFIGURING ISDN BANDWIDTH ON DEMAND A PPP interface...

Page 17: ...er Remote Office Router eth0 Ethernet interface eth0 172 16 8 33 Ethernet interface IP address 192 168 31 30 172 16 8 0 Ethernet LAN IP subnet address 192 168 31 16 255 255 255 0 Ethernet LAN IP subne...

Page 18: ...rs can exchange information about routes to all of the IP devices hosts PCs file servers etc on the internet However on a dial on demand ISDN connection this may result in excessive call charges So fo...

Page 19: ...uter Check that RIP is configured correctly steps 4 and 5 above Check that the IP Telnet server is enabled on each router using the command SHOW IP If the Telnet server is disabled enable the Telnet s...

Page 20: ...required to configure a pair of AR720 routers to create a Novell IPX internetwork using the router s command line interface In this scenario PCs at a remote office need access to a Novell file server...

Page 21: ...network in a Novell internet including all LANs and WAN links must be assigned a network number Novell file servers also have an internal network number These network numbers must be unique across th...

Page 22: ...can be caused by a number of different events The following give some of the most common 1 Check that when the workstation is moved to the same LAN as the file server it is able to access the server...

Page 23: ...2 INT PPP0 NETW 129 DEMAND ON SET IPX CIRC 2 RIPCHANGE YES SAPCHANGE YES 3 Repeat this procedure on the Remote Office router defining one IPX circuit for the Ethernet interface and one for the wide ar...

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