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Chapter 4 - CompatiView Software Installation

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Chapter 4 - CompatiView
Software Installation

All of the routers in Compatible Systems’ internetworking and VPN
families, including all RISC Router and MicroRouter models, can be
managed from a single GUI management platform called CompatiView.
CompatiView for Windows is included on the CD-ROM which was
shipped with your MicroRouter 2250R.

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Note:

An older version of CompatiView for Mac OS was included

on the CD-ROM shipped with your router, but does not contain some of
the features of the newest Windows version.

CompatiView for Windows

CompatiView for Windows allows you to manage the MicroRouter
2250R from an IBM-compatible PC running Windows 95/98 or
Windows NT. The PC can either be configured as an IPX client on a
Novell NetWare internet, or as an IP WinSock client on an IP internet.

System Requirements

In order to successfully run CompatiView for Windows, you need:

IBM PC or compatible w/486 or later processor

Microsoft Windows 95/98, or Windows NT installed

VGA or better monitor

IP - A WinSock-compatible transport stack

- and/or -

IPX - A Netware or Microsoft Client installation

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Note:

To choose the active transport protocol on a Windows

machine which has both IPX and IP installed, select “Options” from the
Database menu and click the General tab. Then select the appropriate
radio button under “Transport.”

Installation and Operation

The Windows version of the CompatiView program can be found in the
Network Management/CompatiView/Windows directory on the
CD-ROM that was included with your MicroRouter 2250R.

Summary of Contents for MicroRouter 2250R

Page 1: ...MicroRouter 2250R Installation Guide Compatible Systems Corporation 4730 Walnut Street Suite 102 Boulder Colorado 80301 303 444 9532 800 356 0283 http www compatible com ...

Page 2: ... 745 5 003 307 5 016 009 5 126 739 5 146 221 5 414 425 5 414 850 5 463 390 5 506 580 5 532 694 Other Patents Pending Part number A00 1268 FCC Notice This product has been certified to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules It is designed to provide reasonable protection against radio or television communication interference in a commerci...

Page 3: ...0Base T Twisted Pair Ethernet 7 T1 Line Connection Requirements 7 Other Telco Line Connection Requirements 7 RS 232 Interface 8 Chapter 3 Network Installation 9 Placing the Router 9 Connecting the Router to the Ethernet 10 Connecting to Twisted Pair Ethernet 10 Connecting the Router to a T1 Line 10 Connecting a Line Device to the Secondary Port 10 Connecting Devices to the RS 232C Interface 10 Con...

Page 4: ...equired for DECnet 21 Suggested for DECnet 22 WAN INTERFACE CONFIGURATION 22 Internal T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 Physical Communications Settings 22 Required for Dedicated Line Operation 22 Suggested for Dedicated Line Operation 22 RS 232 WAN 1 Physical Communications Settings 22 Internal T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 Link Configuration 23 Required for Dedicated Line Operation 23 Suggested for Dedicated Leased Line Oper...

Page 5: ... 27 Suggested for Dedicated Leased Line Operation 27 Frame Relay DLCI Mappings 27 IP Protocol 28 Required for IP Numbered Interface 28 Required for IP Unnumbered Interface 29 Suggested for IP 29 IPX Protocol 29 Required for IPX 29 Suggested for IPX 29 AppleTalk Protocol 30 Required for AppleTalk 30 Suggested for AppleTalk 30 DECnet Protocol 30 Required for DECnet 30 Internal T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 Link ...

Page 6: ...Appendix B Connector and Cable Pin Outs 35 Pin Outs for T1 Female Connector DTE 35 Pin Outs for DB 25 Male to DB 25 Female RS 232 Data Console Cable 35 Appendix C LED Patterns and Test Switch Settings 37 MicroRouter 2250R LED Patterns 37 Power On No Traffic 37 Ethernet Traffic Indicators Ethernet LED Bar 37 WAN Indicators WAN LED Bar 37 Other Indicators on All LED Bars 38 MicroRouter 2250R Switch ...

Page 7: ...ture of the IP protocol IP packet filtering can be quite complicated If you are attempting to design and implement a comprehensive set of filters or an Internet Firewall there are a number of references you should consult Two good starting points are Building Internet Firewalls by Brent Chapman O Reilly and Associates 1995 and Firewalls and Internet Security Repelling the Wily Hacker by William R ...

Page 8: ...terfaces on the MicroRouter 2250R may be used to interconnect your network with other corporate networks and to make your network s resources available to dial in clients In short the installation steps are 1 Install the MicroRouter hardware and connect the primary WAN port s built in T1 CSU DSU to a fractional T1 or full T1 line 2 Select the management method you wish to use with the router If yo...

Page 9: ...s and your wide area network s Instructions are included for twisted pair Ethernet environments and fractional or full T1 s as well as modems 56K CSU DSU s and ISDN Terminal Adapters Chapter 4 CompatiView Software Installation This part of the manual describes how to install CompatiView Compat ible Systems GUI Graphical User Interface management software which is included with your router Chapter ...

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Page 11: ...stems Inte grated Support Package which includes a lifetime comprehensive warranty a twenty four hour advanced replacement program unlimited technical support and software upgrades for the life of the product Compatible Systems maintains copies of current software updates on the Internet For more information on downloading software see the appendices in this manual Getting Help With the MicroRoute...

Page 12: ...it Wall mount power supply One DB 25 male to DB 25 female data and console cable CD ROM including CompatiView software Operating software HTML versions of product documentation which can be viewed with your favorite web browser CompatiView Management Software Reference Guide Text Based Configuration and Command Line Management Refer ence Guide Warranty Registration card Needed For Installation Bef...

Page 13: ...r 2250R includes an integrated fractional or full T1 CSU DSU To connect this interface to a T1 line you will need an RJ 45 jumper cable A straight through Category 5 10BaseT jumper cable will work in this application v Note The MicroRouter 2250R includes loopback features which can be used to check the functionality of your T1 line Before attempting to route network traffic use these features to c...

Page 14: ... RS 232 sync async cable This cable supports RS 232 asynchronous modems synchronous leased and switched 56K CSU DSU s and ISDN Terminal Adapters It can also be used to connect the router s auxiliary interface to a PC running terminal emulation software or to a dumb terminal v Note Please use only the supplied DB 25 cable when connecting your line communication device to the MicroRouter 2250R s RS ...

Page 15: ...mmunica tions device if used 5 Power up the line communications device if used vNote You should either wait to connect a synchronous line device such as a CSU DSU until after the interface has been configured as a synchronous port or power up the router before powering up the CSU DSU See Chapter 6 Basic Configuration Guide for more infor mation on configuring the router 6 Plug in the power cable a...

Page 16: ... the MicroRouter 2250R Connecting a Line Device to the Secondary Port The MicroRouter 2250R supports lower speed synchronous asynchro nous operation over a secondary RS 232 connector WAN 1 This port independently supports the PPP and Frame Relay link protocols Connecting Devices to the RS 232C Interface This interface WAN 1 can be used to connect to synchronous or asynchronous line communications ...

Page 17: ...You can use a dumb terminal or a computer equipped with VT100 terminal emulation The default settings for the Console interface are VT100 terminal emulation 9600 bps 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit no Flow Control Powering Up the Router Power up any modem CSU DSU or TA before powering up the router This allows the router to immediately sense whether its secondary inter face is connected The exception ...

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Page 19: ...nning Windows 95 98 or Windows NT The PC can either be configured as an IPX client on a Novell NetWare internet or as an IP WinSock client on an IP internet System Requirements In order to successfully run CompatiView for Windows you need IBM PC or compatible w 486 or later processor Microsoft Windows 95 98 or Windows NT installed VGA or better monitor IP A WinSock compatible transport stack and o...

Page 20: ...age devices across the Internet The IP protocol does not provide a method for CompatiView to auto matically discover the router To initially contact the router over IP using CompatiView you must first enter a valid IP address into the router You can do this either on a console directly connected to the router or by setting a workstation s IP address to 198 41 12 2 with a Class C subnet mask 255 25...

Page 21: ... allow in band Telnet access In order to access the command line out of band do the following 1 Set a terminal or a PC equipped with VT100 terminal emulation to a baud rate of 9600 8 bits no parity 1 stop bit and no Flow Con trol 2 Connect it to the router s Console interface using the cable which was supplied with the MicroRouter 2250R 3 Press the Return key one or two times 4 Enter the default p...

Page 22: ... Operation for information on setting the router to allow Telnet access from hosts on its network Setting Up Telnet Operation Telnet is a remote terminal communications protocol based on TCP IP With Telnet you can log into and manage the MicroRouter 2250R from anywhere on your IP internetwork including across the Internet if your security setup allows it To manage the router with Telnet you must 1...

Page 23: ...structions for these two methods are given in Chapter 4 CompatiView Software Installation With CompatiView basic IP parameters can be set using the TCP IP Routing Ethernet 0 Dialog Box Use the Save to Device option under the File menu to save the changes After you have set these IP parameters and saved the changes you can use Telnet to access the router from any node on your IP network Invoke the ...

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Page 25: ...sed Configuration In order to successfully connect to an Internet Service Provider ISP you must use router configuration parameters which will be provided by the technical staff of the ISP These parameters must include all IP addresses WAN settings and any applicable authorization routines Please check with your ISP before configuring or changing the configu ration of your MicroRouter 2250R vNote ...

Page 26: ...sted for IP These parameters help supply information about the segment that the interface is connected to With this information routing can take place Set IP RIP 1 or IP RIP 2 IP Static Routes CV Use the TCP IP Routing Ethernet Dialog Box to set RIP and the IP Static Routing Dialog Box under Global IP Static Routes to set static routes TB Use configure and set the RIPVersion keyword for IP Etherne...

Page 27: ...k numbers rather than using the autoconfigured values You may also want to use more meaningful zone names CV Use the AppleTalk Routing Ethernet 0 Dialog Box TB Use configure and set keywords in the AppleTalk Phase 2 Ethernet 0 section DECnet Protocol Required for DECnet The router s shipping configuration does not have DECnet turned on You must turn it on and set several DECnet parameters Set DECn...

Page 28: ...s from the default values are required for standard operation over a full T1 The default values are listed in Appendix A Suggested for Dedicated Line Operation Changing to fractional T1 different coding or framing etc may be required for a particular installation CV Use the Physical Configuration WAN 0 Dialog Box TB Use configure and the T1 Interface WAN 0 section RS 232 WAN 1 Physical Communicati...

Page 29: ...tion RS 232 WAN 1 Link Configuration Required for Dedicated Leased Line Operation Dedicated line operation is the simplest to set up Set Dedicated connection Set PPP connection CV Use the Link Configuration WAN 1 Dialog Box TB Use configure and set the Mode and ConnectMode keywords in the Link Config WAN 1 section Suggested for Dedicated Leased Line Operation Dedicated line operation generally doe...

Page 30: ... script TB Use configure and then set the Dialing DialOutScript and DropInact keywords in the Link Config WAN 1 section Use edit config and create a Chat section to contain your dialing script 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 there are no required se...

Page 31: ...cting to another Compatible Systems router at the other end When you set up an on demand link with IPX you should carefully monitor link usage to determine whether the link is being activated only when it is needed Additional router configuration will be required for many networks in order to achieve optimal link usage Set update method CV Use the IPX Routing WAN Dialog Box TB Use configure and se...

Page 32: ... DECnet hello timers and DECnet routing timers set for a fairly long period since the link will be brought up when this informa tion is transmitted Because of the need to regularly bring the link up to exchange routing information on demand operation using DECnet is not recommended Set DECnet on globally and for this port Set DECnet area Set DECnet node Set hello timer Set routing timer CV Use the...

Page 33: ... WAN 0 Dialog Box TB Use configure to set the Mode keyword in the Link Config WAN 0 section Suggested for Dedicated Leased Line Operation Dedicated line operation generally does not require additional parame ters for operation RS 232 WAN 1 Link Configuration Frame Relay is presently supported in the MicroRouter 2250R only via dedicated line operation Set Dedicated connection Set Frame Relay connec...

Page 34: ...x under WAN Link Configuration DLCI button TB Use configure and set the DLCI keyword in the Frame Relay WAN 0 and or WAN 1 section IP Protocol There are two ways to set up Frame Relay One is to set the WAN inter face as a numbered interface This means that the interface and thus the Frame Relay network will have an IP address subnet mask etc The other is to set it as an unnumbered interface and sp...

Page 35: ...WAN Dialog Box to set RIP and the IP Static Routing Dialog Box under Global IP Static Routes to set static routes TB Use configure and set the RIPVersion keyword in the IP WAN 0 and or WAN 1 section Add static routes and a default router using the edit config IP Static command IPX Protocol Required for IPX Frame Relay operation requires that the WAN interface is set to be a numbered interface This...

Page 36: ... WAN 1 section Suggested for AppleTalk The settings above are all that is generally required for AppleTalk oper ation over Frame Relay DECnet Protocol Required for DECnet DECnet must be turned on globally and turned on for a particular port in order to be used WAN interfaces which are set for Frame Relay operation do not need any additional parameters set in order to function Set DECnet on globall...

Page 37: ...nd the SMDS addressing section Internal T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 Link Configuration SMDS is presently supported in the MicroRouter 2250R only via synchronous dedicated line operation Set Dedicated connection Set SMDS connection TB Use configure and then set the Mode and ConnectMode keywords in the Link Config WAN 0 SMDS Addressing Many of these parameters will be given to you by your service provider CV U...

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Page 39: ...dging 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 IPX Bridging Defaults Off AppleTalk Routing Defaults Phase I off Phase II on autoseeding AppleTalk Bridging Defaults Off DECnet Defaults Off ...

Page 40: ...ults On Unnumbered interface AppleTalk Defaults On Unnumbered interface DECnet Defaults Off T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 Link Physical Defaults PPP Full T1 Slave clock B8ZS encoding ESF framing PRM Transmit Accept V 54 or line loopback commands from remote RS 232 WAN 1 Link Physical Defaults PPP Dial in Async 115 2Kbps Hardware flow control ...

Page 41: ...Router 2250R is twenty five conduc tors connected straight through Connections on both the auxiliary interface and the data interface follow the standard RS 232 pin outs Note that the data interface may be set for synchronous operation and in this mode the data interface will use the clock lines provided by RS 232 RJ 45 DTE Signal 1 RX Data Ring ß 2 RX Data Tip ß 3 Unused 4 TX Data Ring à 5 TX Dat...

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Page 43: ...ected to the router s 10BaseT interface and indicate 10BaseT link 1 and 10BaseT polarity 10 Ethernet Traffic Indicators Ethernet LED Bar Scan from 2 to 5 Ethernet transmit packet Scan from 9 to 6 Ethernet receive packet WAN Indicators WAN LED Bar Transmit and receive packets per WAN interface as marked on front label Frame Internal T1 CSU DSU WAN 0 is receiving framing informa tion Error Internal ...

Page 44: ...lete Set switch to zero and cycle power vNote Any continuous flashing pattern not noted in this chapter may be caused by a hardware failure Please call Compatible Systems Tech nical Support if your router shows a hardware failure MicroRouter 2250R Switch Settings M Caution Settings marked with an asterisk may erase your Flash ROM Please do not use these settings without first contacting Compatible...

Page 45: ...tp www compatible com and find the link on our home page to Software Downloads 2 Select the product and software version you want and click on the appropriate file to download it vNote Uncompressed downloads suitable for TFTP and Compa tiView Windows downloading are stored as DLD files Self extracting Windows compatible style files and CompatiView for Windows itself are stored as EXE files Self ex...

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