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Page 1: ...Getting Started with the Contivity Extranet Switch 4500 Part No 306011 C Rev 00 February 2000...

Page 2: ...license agreement and may only be used in ac cordance with the terms of that license A summary of the Software License is in Appendix B Trademarks Nortel Networks Nortel Networks Contivity Extranet Sw...

Page 3: ...nts List 1 4 Chapter 2 Cabling the Switch Connecting the Cables 2 2 Power Cord Requirements 2 3 Current Rating 2 3 Wall Outlet Connector 2 3 Power Supply Connector 2 3 Cord Length and Flexibility 2 3...

Page 4: ...Serial Interface Configuration 3 6 Prerequisites 3 6 Procedure 3 7 Chapter 4 Managing the Switch Recommended Web Browser Versions and Settings 4 1 Platforms Supported 4 1 Browser Versions 4 1 Display...

Page 5: ...pter 6 Rack Mounting Mounting Brackets 6 2 Rack Mount Installation Procedure 6 3 Chapter 7 Changing Hardware Configurations System Board 7 2 Installing Option Cards 7 3 Installing Additional DIMMs 7 5...

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Page 7: ...xtranet Switch Preparing Your Site Assigning a System Identity Managing the Switch Installing the Extranet Access Client Rack Mounting Changing Hardware Configurations Complete details for configuring...

Page 8: ...IMPORTANT Take particular notice Important references contain concepts or information that has bearing on other fields or situations i e what you do here affects other fields or options elsewhere Note...

Page 9: ...e Where appropriate the information provides cause and effect of an action otherwise it might offer troubleshooting steps italic text Indicates new terms and book titles screen text Indicates system o...

Page 10: ...manage your Switch and describes the document s objectives Related Publications Document Objective Contivity Extranet Switch Release Notes Provides the latest information including known problems wor...

Page 11: ...them on most standard printers You can download Acrobat Reader free from the Adobe Systems Web site www adobe com You can purchase Nortel Networks documentation sets CDs and selected technical publica...

Page 12: ...technical support staff for that distributor or reseller for assistance If you purchased a Nortel Networks service program contact one of the following Nortel Networks Technical Solutions Centers Tech...

Page 13: ...ols IP Security IPsec Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP Layer 2 Forwarding Tunneling Protocol L2TP and Layer 2 Forwarding L2F IPsec uses digital certificates password based keys and tokens for au...

Page 14: ...urity Association Key Management Protocol ISAKMP and the Oakley key establishment protocol support further enhance the security offering For authentication and access control the Switch supports an in...

Page 15: ...nd packet forwarding priorities and support for Resource ReSerVation Protocol RSVP The HTML and Java Web management interface allows different Switch administrators to have different access rights inc...

Page 16: ...Nortel Networks Customer Service Table 1 1 Contivity Extranet Switch 4500 Components Description Quantity Extranet Switch 4500 1 Power Cords optional ordered separately 0 Molded Serial Cable DB9 DB25...

Page 17: ...Encryption Card Serial interface connection Understanding the LEDs Power On Power Off Sequences This chapter describes the cables that you must use with the Switch including pinouts for both LAN and...

Page 18: ...cords to the back of the Switch and to the electrical outlet 2 Connect the 10 100BASE TX LAN RJ 45 connector to the Switch 3 Optionally connect the LAN or WAN card cables Figure 2 1 shows the back vi...

Page 19: ...ly AC receptacle must be an IEC 320 Sheet C13 female Cord Length and Flexibility The power cords must be less than 4 5 meters 14 7 feet long and it must be a flexible HAR harmonized cord or VDE certif...

Page 20: ...0 meters between a 100BASE TX repeater and a workstation due to signal timing requirements This wiring scheme complies with the EIA 568 wiring standard 10BASE T connections can use Category 3 4 or 5 t...

Page 21: ...5 equipment Included in the accessory box are two cables that map the DB26S signals to a standard V 35 connector Figure 2 3 shows the Dual V 35 interface Figure 2 3 Dual V 35 WAN Interface Table 2 1 s...

Page 22: ...Getting Started with the Contivity Extranet Switch 4500 2 6 Note that you will need a DSU CSU digital service unit channel service unit between the WAN connection and the Switch 20 DTR H 24 ETA U...

Page 23: ...ded in the accessory box is a cable that maps the DB26S signals to a standard V 35 connector Table 2 2 shows the cable pinouts Table 2 2 DB26S to V 35 Cable Pinouts DB26 Signal V 35 1 Shield A 2 TXDA...

Page 24: ...ly to pin A of the 34 pin connector and pin 1 of the standard 28 pin connector The term no conn means the wire is not connected to a pin in the 34 pin connector Wires 12B 13A and 14B connect to pin B...

Page 25: ...crossover cable which crosses the green pair with the orange pair No cables are supplied with the T1 CSU DSU Table 2 3 shows the cable pinouts Table 2 3 T1 CSU DSU Cable Pinouts The cable will operat...

Page 26: ...e to a T3 modem or Modem Eliminator Included in the accessory box is a cable which maps the T3 signals out to a 50 pin SCSI II male connector Figure 2 4 shows a T3 interface Figure 2 4 T3 Interface Ta...

Page 27: ...Cabling the Switch 2 11 27 RCA 27 28 CAA 28 29 RDA 29 30 LCA 30 31 STA 31 32 GND 32 33 TAA 33 34 TTA 34 35 LAA 35 36 TDA 36 37 LBA 37 38 GND 38 44 GND 44 49 TESTA 49 50 GND 50...

Page 28: ...tem All three processing engines on the card operate in parallel increasing overall processing performance and reducing bus bandwidth issues The Nortel Networks Hardware Accelerator Encryption card be...

Page 29: ...e The serial cable provided with the Switch is a DB9 DB25 to DB9 DB25 This provides a crossover transmit to receive and receive to transmit The DB9 connector goes into the Switch and the other DB9 or...

Page 30: ...located adjacent to the RJ 45 connector of the LAN port or the LEDs located on the card panel Figure 2 5 shows the private LAN Port LEDs Look at the condition of the LEDs then examine the correspondi...

Page 31: ...s Figure 2 6 Single V 35 LEDs Table 2 7 Single V 35 LED Indicators LED Description LED1 Power is on to the adapter and the onboard microcode is loaded LED2 The signals CDC and DSR are on between the D...

Page 32: ...le 2 8 T1 CSU DSU LED Indicators LED Description LED1 Yellow Yellow alarm LED is lit when the far end equipment is in the red alarm condition LED2 Blue Blue alarm LED is lit when receiving an upstream...

Page 33: ...igure 2 8 10 100BASE TX LAN LEDs Table 2 9 10 100BASE TX LAN LED Card Indicators LED Indicator Description ACT LNK On or Flashing The card is sending or receiving network data The frequency of the fla...

Page 34: ...ff Sequences If the system is in this state and the power switch is the system does the following Conditional effects Off Pressed for fewer than 4 seconds Power On None On Pressed and released Power O...

Page 35: ...onfigured Switches It then displays a table for you to enter the Management IP address subnet mask and default gateway optional To configure the Switch from the serial interface configuration menu you...

Page 36: ...ysical interface then the Management IP address must reside in the 10 2 network Carefully record the Management IP address Later during the Quick Start or the Guided Configuration you will be asked to...

Page 37: ...tion of your TCP IP stack send a PING command to any host Running the IP Configuration Utility The program ExtNetIP exe is on a diskette labeled IP Address Configuration Utility that accompanies the S...

Page 38: ...lay appears while the program searches for an unconfigured Switch Figure 3 1 Serial Number Search Display 3 The program automatically enters the Serial Number for the first available Switch into the t...

Page 39: ...Management IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway on the Switch The IP Address Configuration Utility display disappears When the Switch has completed updating its configuration with the Management...

Page 40: ...ce configuration menu allows you to give the Switch a Management IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway IP Address so that you can use a Web browser for management Prerequisites The terminal emulator on y...

Page 41: ...ake the system approximately 3 minutes to start up 2 Using a terminal emulation program such as Hyper Terminal press Enter and then supply a user name and password The factory default user name and pa...

Page 42: ...Factory Defaults E Exit Save and Invoke Changes Type 0 0 0 0 to delete Please select a menu choice 1 9 P C R E 1 Figure 3 3 Sample Serial Interface Display 3 Follow the screen prompts Some of the des...

Page 43: ...tranet Manager uses Java JavaScript and HTML features For the management interface to function properly verify that your Web browser meets the following minimum requirements Platforms Supported Window...

Page 44: ...pool you will need a range of IP addresses An Authentication database If you are not using internal authentication via the LDAP database then make sure you have either the external LDAP or the RADIUS...

Page 45: ...s then you will want to select Manage Extranet Switch Following is a sample Extranet Switch Welcome display Descriptions of each configuration option follow A detailed checklist describes things you w...

Page 46: ...Getting Started with the Contivity Extranet Switch 4500 4 4 Figure 4 1 Welcome Display...

Page 47: ...les to the Admin selections Each functional area begins with a summary of the objectives of the area and then steps you through the area e g Profiles one subsection at a time Online context sensitive...

Page 48: ...an option in the navigational menu and submenu and then you are prompted for the Login and Password Enter the system default Login and Password in lowercase characters as follows Login admin Password...

Page 49: ...isites This screen displays a checklist for you to prepare for the Quick Start configuration Assembling the information beforehand and verifying that you can establish a PPTP Client session makes Quic...

Page 50: ...ss Pool A DHCP Server on the private LAN segment dynamically assigns IP addresses on behalf of remote users The DHCP server is automatically discovered via broadcasting on the private interface that i...

Page 51: ...ent IP Address for the Switch Subnet Mask for the local subnet User IDs and Passwords PPTP Users up to three Administrator Postconfiguration Testing A PPTP remote user dialing in from an external syst...

Page 52: ...dd a LAN port IP Address and Subnet Mask establish the tunnel as Private your private LAN or Public public data networks and configure up to three PPTP Users and an Administrator with User IDs and Pas...

Page 53: ...d through the initial IP Address configuration Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask defines how many bits of the IP Address represent the network the device is on and how many bits represent the host s ID on t...

Page 54: ...Indicates that this interface is attached to the Private network and it can accept nontunneled networking protocols such as TCP IP FTP HTTP etc The Private interface also accepts tunneled protocols e...

Page 55: ...sword combination always has access to all displays and controls This UID is also used to access the serial port and the recovery disk This Administrator s Password is also the Primary Administrator s...

Page 56: ...es can be a critical factor in the usage of digital certificates Automatic Backup The Automatic Backup display under the Manage configuration option allows you to configure regular intervals when your...

Page 57: ...d to reboot your system twice 2 Next install Wsockupd exe Winsock update if you are using the retail version of Windows 95 Reboot your system after installing the update You now have the Microsoft PPT...

Page 58: ...on This forces the Network Neighborhood to use NetBIOS over TCP IP which is compatible with the Extranet Switch c Under the Identity tab configure the Workgroup to be the same as your company s intern...

Page 59: ...the Start menu select Settings Control Panel then double click on the Network icon to open the Network Control Panel Select the Services tab and click on Add Scroll down to select Remote Access Servi...

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Page 61: ...ply vents or otherwise restrict airflow when installing the Switch into a rack Stabilize your rack properly so that it does not tip over under the weight of the Switch and other devices Make sure that...

Page 62: ...hows mounting brackets being attached to a Switch in preparation of a rack mount installation Position the brackets with the rack mount bracket facing outward as shown below Figure 6 1 Bracket Install...

Page 63: ...the rack mounting hardware that came with your Switch to complete the following steps 1 Install the long horizontal brackets onto the rack 2 Install the vertical rack brackets onto the unit 3 Slide th...

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Page 65: ...ly or hard disk drive Warning Only Nortel Networks trained service personnel should change existing hardware configurations Improper handling of internal components or assemblies with the power connec...

Page 66: ...the battery This should be done by Nortel Networks trained service personnel only Replace with the same or an equivalent battery only as recommended by the manufacturer Also dispose of used batteries...

Page 67: ...e Slots 1 to 6 for any mix of LAN and WAN cards however you must populate the slots from Slot 1 to Slot 6 in that order Figure 7 2 Installing LAN or WAN Cards CAUTION Be careful when inserting option...

Page 68: ...y 3 Pull out the tray by gripping it with the screws 4 Remove the filler panel screw and pull out the slot filler panel 5 Slide the option card into the intended slot Make sure the card seats firmly a...

Page 69: ...you how to unlock a Dual Inline Memory Module DIMM and remove or install it Install a DIMM in the next available slot i e if the DIMM 1 slot is populated then add the next DIMM to the DIMM 2 slot Fig...

Page 70: ...the back of the unit and pull it out using the thumb screws 5 Press down the locking levers on both sides of the DIMM 6 Pull the DIMM up to remove it from the slot 7 Place a new DIMM in the next avail...

Page 71: ...on shows you how to remove the front bezel from the Switch You do not need to turn off the Switch to remove the front bezel when installing a power supply or hard disk drive Figure 7 4 Front Bezel Rem...

Page 72: ...t removal This is simply because the pins and snaps are new After a few times removal is easier Remove the Switch front bezel as follows 1 Insert a flat head screwdriver into the slots on the lower le...

Page 73: ...Changing Hardware Configurations 7 9 Replacing a Power Supply The following illustration shows you how to replace a hot swappable power supply for the Switch Figure 7 6 Removing the Power Supply...

Page 74: ...r to unscrew the top and bottom power supply screws 2 Grab the handle and pull the power supply firmly until the device disengages Be careful of the sharp sheet metal edges 3 Insert the new power supp...

Page 75: ...tion shows you how to replace a hard disk drive for the Switch Hard disks are not hot swappable When warm swapping a disk drive you must also perform the software steps cited below Figure 7 7 Removing...

Page 76: ...isk drive key to the right The LED becomes a U for unlocked 2 Pull the handle to remove the hard disk drive 3 Insert the replacement hard drive fully and lock it by turning the key to the left Make su...

Page 77: ...Environment Specification Description Physical Depth 17 in 43 2 cm Width 14 in 35 6 cm Weight 60 lb 27 2 kg Electrical Voltage 100 240 V Current 3 0 A Frequency 50 60 HZ Operating Environment Tempera...

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Page 79: ...ns are permitted provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are duplicated in all such forms and that any documentation advertising materials and other materials related to such distr...

Page 80: ...nt This is to certify that the Nortel Networks Contivity Extranet Switch 4500 is shielded against the generation of radio interference in accordance with the application of Council Directive 89 336 EE...

Page 81: ...EXPRESSED IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE THE ONLY TERMS UNDER WHICH NORTEL NETWORKS WILL PERMIT YOU TO USE THE SOFTWARE If you do not accept these terms and conditions return the product unused and in the ori...

Page 82: ...d as the sole remedy Nortel Networks will at its discretion provide a suitable fix patch or workaround for the problem that may be included in a future Software release Nortel Networks further warrant...

Page 83: ...pply to the examination of the Software to facilitate interoperability Licensee agrees to notify Nortel Networks of any such intended examination of the Software and may procure support and assistance...

Page 84: ...cation Dial In User Service Livingston Enterprises Inc 6920 Koll Center Parkway Pleasanton CA 94566 Copyright 1992 Livingston Enterprises Inc Permission to use copy modify and distribute this software...

Page 85: ...VERSITY OF MICHIGAN AND MERIT NETWORK INC DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET LICENSEE S REQUIREMENTS OR THAT OPERATION WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE The Regent...

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Page 87: ...1 conventions viii ix customer support xii D date 4 14 DB26S to T1 CSU DSU pinouts 2 9 DB26S to V 35 connector 2 5 2 7 2 9 pinouts 2 5 2 7 DB9 or DB25 connectors 2 13 default gateway 3 2 4 11 DHCP 4...

Page 88: ...5 requirements 4 7 R rack mount installation 6 3 recovery diskette drive 7 8 registration 4 3 4 5 RJ 45 pinouts 2 4 S safety 7 1 power off 7 3 7 6 sequences power off 2 18 power on 2 18 serial cable c...

Page 89: ...quirements 3 6 serial interface 3 7 testing a configuration 4 9 text conventions ix time 4 14 U user ID 4 12 user interface ix W WAN cards 4 11 installing 7 3 WAN connection DSU CSU 2 6 2 8 warning vi...

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