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The following procedure requires frame relay service to be turned on at the site.
Procedure
1
Select the Easy Install feature.
Main Menu
→
Easy Install
2
Specify whether the DSX-1 port, if used, will act as a Drop-and-Insert port or as a User Data
Port that carries user data along with optional voice timeslots.
3
Enter the Node IP Address and Subnet Mask.
4
For management:
Set TS Access to DLCI, then select a DLCI on the network interface that will be used for the
troubleshooting access link.
–
or
–
Create a Dedicated Network Management Link, selecting a DLCI for the management link
at the
Which DLCI would you like to Create a Dedicated Network
Management Link on?
prompt, which will be used by the NOC to access the unit.
5
If an NMS will be connected to the Ethernet port, select the Ethernet Port Options Screen
and configure the following:
— Enable Interface Status. If the NMS will be on a different subnet than the unit, enter
Yes at the
Would you like to set the Node's Default IP Destination to Ethernet?
prompt. Otherwise, enter No.
— If the IP Address and Subnet Mask are unique to the interface, enter them for the port;
otherwise, the Node IP Address and Subnet Mask will be used.
— Enter the Default Gateway Address (the IP Address that will be used for packets
without a route).
— Enable Proxy ARP if the unit will proxy for downstream iMarc units learned via the
proprietary RIP (Routing Information Protocol) feature.
Press the Esc key to return to the Easy Install screen.
6
Configure the T1 network interface options to match the service provider’s settings.
7
Save the configurations.
8
Install the network cable (see
Connecting to the Network
on page 23). The iMarc unit starts
discovering DLCIs and network time slots (see
Automatic Configuration
on page 17).
The remaining steps are optional, depending upon the application. They are performed from the
Main Menu.
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If the unit will be enforcing CIR (Committed Information Rate) and EIR (Excess
Information Rate) on network frame relay links, enable Traffic Policing.
Main Menu
→
Configuration
→
Network
→
Frame Relay
You can change other Frame Relay and LMI default settings, if necessary.
10
Configure each interface according to the local management interface (LMI) and assigned
line conditions supplied by the service provider.
Configuration
→
Network
→
Frame Relay
Configuration
→
Data Ports
→
Frame Relay
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Set up SNMP local management (see
Setting Up Local Management at the Central Site
on
page 16).
