Black Box LR5100A-T, User Manual

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Contents
1 INSTALLATION 1
Unpack the Router .................................................................................................1
Select a Site ..............................................................................................................1
Identify the Reset Switch.......................................................................................2
Identify the Connectors.........................................................................................3
Connect to the Console .................................................................................................3
Make the Link Connection(s) .......................................................................................4
Power Up the Bridge/Router ...............................................................................5
Managing the router Using the Menus...............................................................5
Conventions ............................................................................................................6
Login to Bridge/Router and Enter the Required Configuration ....................7
Setting the T1/E1Parameters (T1/E1 WAN only)...................................................8
Mandatory Configuration ..............................................................................................10
Identify the Status LEDs.......................................................................................11
2 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS & HOW TO CONFIGURE THEM 13
Bridging and Routing .............................................................................................14
Should You Bridge or Route?...............................................................................14
Bridging ............................................................................................................................15
IP Routing........................................................................................................................16
IP Addressing ........................................................................................................................... 17
Masks.......................................................................................................................................... 18
IP Subnets ................................................................................................................................. 18
IP Default Gateway ................................................................................................................. 20
IP Static Route.......................................................................................................................... 20
IPX Routing.....................................................................................................................21
Novell Servers in Both Locations ......................................................................................... 21
Novell Servers in One Location Only.................................................................................. 22
Novell Server with Dual LANs ............................................................................................. 24
PPP Overview .................................................................................................................25
PPP Link Configuration ......................................................................................................... 25
Numbered Links ...................................................................................................................... 25
Unnumbered Links.................................................................................................................. 26
Multilink Operation ................................................................................................................. 27
Basic WAN Configurations...................................................................................28
Basic ISDN Connections ..............................................................................................28
PPP ISDN Manual Call Quick Connections ...................................................................... 31
IPX Router Manual Call Connection.............................................................................. 32
IP Router Manual Call Connection................................................................................. 32
Basic Frame Relay Configuration.................................................................................33
Auto Learning the Frame Relay Configuration .................................................................. 34
Manual Configuration - LMI Type ....................................................................................... 35
Quick Start Frame Relay......................................................................................................... 36
Basic Leased Line Configuration..................................................................................37
Quick Start PPP Leased Line Connections......................................................................... 37
Bridge Connection ............................................................................................................. 38
IP Router Connection ....................................................................................................... 38
IPX Router Connection .................................................................................................... 38
Configure Remote Site Profiles ............................................................................39
Configure Remote Site Profiles for ISDN PPP.........................................................40