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21-8 Server Cards
Model No.
Running Head
IPR*4 Card Configuration Screens and Settings IPR*4 Router Card
Table 21-2. IPR*4 10/100BT Card Main Screen Actions
The 1.2.6 and above software release of the IPR*4 card is a PPP interface device. These four
RJ-45 ethernet ports are independently addressable, and the card can interface with up to 8
multi-DS0 PPP WAN links. In order to provision and control the interface, the use of the
settings on the IPR*4 main screen needs to be defined. As shown in Table Table 21-2 and
figure Figure 21-5, these parameters are eNet, Stat, porT and INTF NAME. For the PPP
port-side interface, the INTF NAME screen is not used as discovery messages on the PPP link
will associate an IP address to the link.
21.4.4 IPR*4 provisioning card setup
The basic premise of the IPR*4 card is to connect IP addressable entities from the four
provided ethernet RJ-45 jacks on the faceplate of the card to a remote management system
over T1 or E1 links. For this purpose, the setup of the card takes place in two venues: the
ethernet side (eNet) and in the T1 or E1 port (porT) side. Connectivity occurs due to the
IPR*4 card being able to associate IP addresses via RIP, RIPv2, static provisioning, PPP
discovery, etc. The ethernet side always requires that the user describe this interface in the
INTF NAME screen. This associates an IP address to a ethernet jack on the faceplate of the
card.
On the T1/E1 side, similar association between an IP address and a link is required for the
HDLC interface. An IP address is associated with a name in the INTF NAME screen in order
to properly route packets. For the PPP interface - this association is not needed. The PPP
interface discovers the far-end IP address through IPCP discovery messaging, and therefore
an IP address association is made through the PPP protocol. Although the INFT NAME
association is not needed, the ability to name a port for ease of discovery by the customer is
provided in the PPP screen.
Step 1: Add IP address to name associations in the INTF NAME screen for the four ethernet
ports on the router card.
Step 2: Use the ethernet screen (eNet) to turn up in-service and provision the four ethernet
ports.The name in step one is required to turn up the ethernet ports.
Step 3: The card displays IPR*4PPP and router load indicates 1.2.6 or above.
Action Function
Refresh Refresh the current screen.
PgUP Scrolls up one page.
PgDn Scrolls down one page.
eNet Go to Ethernet and Default IP screen.
Stat Go to Static Route configuration screen.
Port Go to the PPP Port provisioning screen.
Intf name Define the Interface name and associate it to an IP address
Ping Allows for sending a ping out from the IPR*4 card
Main Go back to the IP Interface Main Menu Screen.