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A R 7 2 5 R O U T E R Q U I C K S T A R T G U I D E
Getting Connected
By default the parameters are set to: “Baud Rate” = 9600,
“Data Bits” = 8, “Stop Bits” = 1, “Parity” = None, “Flow
Control” = Hardware.
Refer to the user manual supplied with the terminal or modem
for details of how to change the communications settings for
the terminal or modem.
CONNECTING TO AN ETHERNET LAN
To connect the AR725 router to an Ethernet LAN, follow
these steps:
1
The Ethernet port on the AT-AR022 Ethernet PIC is a
10 Mbps port with dual AUI and TP interfaces. Connect the
Ethernet LAN to only one of the interfaces. The PIC will
automatically sense which interface is in use. The Ethernet port
on the AR725 base unit is a 10/100 Fast Ethernet port with a
single RJ45 TP interface.
2
To connect the AR725 to the Ethernet LAN via a TP
interface, use the supplied CAT 5 Ethernet cable or an
approved equivalent. To connect the AR725 to the Ethernet
LAN via an AUI interface, use a transceiver.
Da
ta
ETH
Link
L /A
L /A
100M
ETHERNET 1
ENGINE
ACT
PWR
DA
RU
BASE
PIC 1
PIC 0
100M
ETHERNET 0
DISCONNECT POWER BEFORE INSTALLING/REMOVI
Connect the LAN to the Ethernet port on the rear panel of the AR725 using the
supplied CAT 5 cable.
Data
ETH
Link
Connect the LAN to the TP port on the rear panel of the AT-AR022 Ethernet PIC
using the supplied CAT 5 cable. Use a transceiver to connect the AUI port to the LAN.
This section describes how to connect the AR725 router to
different physical devices and networks. Before you start, you
should be aware that the AR725 router refers to its physical
interfaces as
ports
and these are numbered, starting at 0. Ports
on the base unit are numbered first, followed by ports on PICs
(
Port Interface Cards
) in Bay 0 and Bay 1. For example, eth0 is the
first Ethernet port and syn1 is the second synchronous port.
USING WINDOWS TERMINAL OR WINDOWS
HYPERTERMINAL AS THE CONSOLE
You can use a PC running terminal emulation software as the
manager console, instead of a terminal. There are many terminal
emulation applications available for the PC, but the most readily
available is the HyperTerminal application included in
Microsoft
®
Windows™ 95, Windows™ 98, and Windows™
2000. The HyperTerminal is located in the Start > Programs >
Accessories > Communications menu.
The key to using terminal emulation software successfully with
the AR725 router is to configure the communications
parameters in the terminal emulation software to match the
default settings of the console port on the router. For
instructions on how to configure HyperTerminal, see the
AR
Series Router Hardware Reference.
To start a terminal session, connect to the router in one of the
following ways:
•
Connect a VT100-compatible terminal to the RS-232
Terminal Port, set the communications parameters on the
terminal, and press [Enter] a few times until the router’s
login prompt appears; OR
•
Connect the COM port of a PC running terminal
emulation software such as Windows Terminal or
HyperTerminal to the RS-232 Terminal Port 0, set the
communications parameters on the terminal emulation
software, and press [Enter] a few times until the router’s
login prompt appears.
If the login prompt does not appear, check that the terminal or
modem’s communication settings match the settings of the
asynchronous port.
