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WANsuite

5260/5230

Reference Manual

April 2002
34-00304.F

Summary of Contents for Wansuite 5230

Page 1: ...i WANsuite 5260 5230 Reference Manual April 2002 34 00304 F...

Page 2: ...environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio commun...

Page 3: ...on cords as this can result in fire or electric shock Never push objects of any kind into the unit They may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in fire or electric shoc...

Page 4: ...iv W A N s u i t e 5 2 6 0 5 2 3 0...

Page 5: ...nagement 1 3 Intelligent WAN Access Architecture 1 3 Optional Advanced Network Management 1 4 About FrameStart Technology 1 4 WANsuite 5260 5230 Overview and Advantages 1 5 Features Summary 1 5 Front...

Page 6: ...3 19 DS0 Monitor Details Screen 3 19 DS0 Status and Alarm Table 3 20 Frame Relay Service Details Screen 3 22 SCADA Details Screen 3 28 PPP Service Details Screen 3 30 Parameters To Negotiate 3 32 PPP...

Page 7: ...the VT100 Interface 4 1 Screen Components 4 1 Cursor Controls 4 2 Field Types 4 2 Menu Structure 4 3 System Screen 4 4 Maintenance Reset 4 5 Save and Restart 4 6 Interfaces Screen 4 6 Network Config...

Page 8: ...ARP Table Screen 4 61 Trusted Neighbors Screen 4 63 Area Table Screen 4 63 Virtual Link Table Screen 4 65 TCP Server 4 67 TCP Server Screen 4 67 Network Address Translation NAT 4 68 NAT Details Scree...

Page 9: ...IP Gateway or Management A 2 Management Interfaces A 2 10 100 Ethernet Management or IP Gateway A 2 Supervisory Port A 2 Diagnostics A 2 Alarms A 4 Power A 4 Mechanical A 4 Environmental A 4 Frame Rel...

Page 10: ...x W A N s u i t e 5 2 6 0 5 2 3 0 Appendix B SNMP Agent Introduction B 1 SNMP Configuration Parameters B 1 SNMP MIBs B 1 SNMP Trap Configuration B 2 Generic MIB Loading Instructions B 2...

Page 11: ...The chapters and appendices in this manual are arranged for quick reference when you need it You do not have to read previous chapters to understand the subsequent chapters Appendices are designed to...

Page 12: ...erilink service partners who are qualified to provide a variety of services including network planning installation hardware maintenance application training and support services When you contact your...

Page 13: ...the most recent version will be posted to the Verilink Web site Returning a Unit to Verilink If for any reason you must return your Verilink product it must be returned with the shipping prepaid and...

Page 14: ...ou to use when returning a unit to Verilink will be provided when the RMA is issued The standard delivery method for return shipments is Standard Ground for domestic returns and International Economy...

Page 15: ...port a 10 100Base T Ethernet interface four status LEDs an LCD front panel and three input control keys The only differences between the WANsuite 5260 and 5230 are that the 5230 has one Serial port an...

Page 16: ...LAN traffic and one set for external use or Internet traffic This can provide a layer of security for a company by eliminating outside access to internal IP addresses from the Internet The WANsuite 5...

Page 17: ...and management enterprise managers can now manage Verilink WANsuite units and their integral CSU DSUs as a single unit With only one LAN segment in the network all Verilink WANsuite platforms can be m...

Page 18: ...gy ensures that frame relay service is operational prior to installation and connection to other equipment FrameStart s integral frame relay circuit installation and diagnostic tools help reduce equip...

Page 19: ...equipment or DSX port or a second E1 FE1 one Network port on the 5230 two Serial ports one Serial port on the 5230 an asynchronous Supervisory port and an Ethernet port the WANsuite 5260 5230 is extr...

Page 20: ...ection Identifiers or DLCIs E1 FE1 performance monitoring including complete diagnostic capabilities and test modes SLA monitoring and management Committed Information Rate CIR enforcement per DLCI Pr...

Page 21: ...e front panel of the WANsuite 5260 5230 has three user activated input control buttons four LED status indicators and a 2 line 16 character LCD panel that provides access to unit configuration diagnos...

Page 22: ...r lights green when DSR is active and the configured protocol is established DTR Alarm Enabled Port in DCE Mode This indicator is off not illuminated when the port has not been configured The indicato...

Page 23: ...48C Refer to Network 1 Interface 5260 and Network Interface 5230 on the following page for more information Figure 1 3 WANsuite 5230 Rear Panel Button Description EXIT The EXIT button exits a menu opt...

Page 24: ...r 10 100Base T requirements The 10 100Base T cable is supplied by the end user Refer to Ethernet Connection Pin Assignments on page A 8 for pin assignments and cable descriptions Ethernet LED Indicato...

Page 25: ...hm jacks will receive a signal level to 27 dB to its appropriate termination impedance To view the pinout assignments for these interfaces refer to Network 1 5260 and Network 5230 Interface Pin Assign...

Page 26: ...l power supply into a grounded power outlet NOTICE Per UL 1950 and CSA 950 Clause 1 7 2 if the power supply cord is intended to serve as a disconnect device an easily accessible socket must be install...

Page 27: ...e all items with those on the packing list If the contents of the shipment are incomplete or if there is mechanical damage or defect notify Verilink Refer to Support from Verilink on page xii If the s...

Page 28: ...ink com Installation Wizard To configure the IP address using the Verilink Configuration Wizard perform the following steps 1 Using the supplied cable connect the unit s DB 9 Supervisory port to a COM...

Page 29: ...elds 7 Next move the cursor to the Write To Unit field and press the Enter key The program will prompt you to reset the unit 8 To reset the unit cycle the unit s power i e disconnect the power supply...

Page 30: ...2 4 W A N s u i t e 5 2 6 0 5 2 3 0...

Page 31: ...on the left side of the Web Server interface screen However because the parameters you specify in the Service Table attach protocols to interfaces you must configure the Service Table first See Servic...

Page 32: ...tree guides you to more specific upper level information about the unit and its configuration Note that the Interfaces Applications and Utilities branches do not link to a page these branches simply...

Page 33: ...unit s ID that uniquely identifies the unit and is used in the FrameStart applications Three Blank Fields Read write fields for user specific labels and values Information resides in non volatile mem...

Page 34: ...t will be set back to the specified factory default Figure 3 2 Maintenance Reset Screen NOTICE Performing a Maintenance Reset or a Save and Restart will terminate communications with the unit A Refres...

Page 35: ...ration as described below In addition the screens provide a table that displays the alarm values for the Network interfaces On the WANsuite 5260 the Network 1 and 2 screens are the same except that at...

Page 36: ...Serial Definitions of the timing sources are as follows Internal The unit s internal frequency standard E1 2 048 Mbps 50 bps is used for all timing Network 1 Network 2 Network Timing is derived from t...

Page 37: ...ch the E1 received signal is interrupted The default value is 5 seconds UAS Sets the Unavailable Seconds UAS threshold A UAS is a 1 second period in which consecutive severely errored seconds cause an...

Page 38: ...w CAUTION Performance data will be lost upon power cycle or after performing a Maintenance Reset Restart Figure 3 5 Performance Summary Screen Button Function Submit Sets any values that have been cha...

Page 39: ...s the number of time a loss of frame is declared A loss of frame is declared after 2 5 seconds of continuous loss of signal or OOF CRCES Sets the Cyclic Redundancy Check Errored Seconds CRCES threshol...

Page 40: ...to the unit s Serial interface configuration as described below The parameters on all Serial screens are the same except for the Invert Clock which is shown only on the Serial 2 screen Figure 3 8 Figu...

Page 41: ...xt four parameters Start Channel Number of Channels Bundling and Channel Rate Values Nx56K Nx64K where N 1 32 Default 1984 kbps Bundling Selects whether the DTE channel assignment is made as a Contigu...

Page 42: ...Seven Eight Default Eight Tx Clock Selects the clock the unit uses to sample the data transmitted from the DTE When set to Internal the data is sampled directly with the transmit data clock that is al...

Page 43: ...False or Internal If set to Internal DCD is On when network carrier is being received from the remote end and is Off when network carrier is not being received from the far end Values Forced True For...

Page 44: ...ate of the DTR alarm The Serial screens provide the user activated buttons described in the following table To make changes to any Serial port parameter simply set the parameter to the desired selecti...

Page 45: ...a 60 second timeout will occur Client Identifier Displays a unique identifier for a specific IP address Physical Address Displays unique MAC address NOTICE If you manually change the IP address you mu...

Page 46: ...isory port speed in bits per second Values 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Default 19200 Character Size Selects the number of bits required to make up one asynchronous character Values Fi...

Page 47: ...es the current state of the DTR alarm Services Screen The Services screen Figure 3 12 displays the unit s defined services and the Interface Type and Pair parameters for each service Figure 3 12 Servi...

Page 48: ...hed to the Virtual interface You would choose the Virtual interface for PPP if you elected to run PPP over Frame Relay When you attach PPP to the Virtual interface you must supply an endpoint over whi...

Page 49: ...d below Delete Service Button Click the Delete Service button to remove the currently configured service identified by the Service Details screen Deleting the selected service will remove all referenc...

Page 50: ...disabled Values 0 900 Default 30 High Utilization Lets you configure as a percent what is considered high utilization Values 1 100 Default 100 High Threshold sec Lets you configure a high utilization...

Page 51: ...alues 56K 64K Default 64K Service Specifies the service to which this channel is allocated Refer to the Service Table to see how the current services are configured Button Function Submit Sets any val...

Page 52: ...uring which the utilization historical period was completed Utilization of DS0 s Percent of DS0s utilized 1 0 100 over the period A 1 indicates an invalid value or unavailable data High Utilization se...

Page 53: ...is Network NI if interface is Serial Link Management This parameter should be set to the link management used by the equipment connected to it If set to Auto the unit will learn the link management ty...

Page 54: ...suing status inquiry messages Values 5 30 Default 10 RFC1315 Trap When this parameter is set to Enable the unit will send the standard RFC1315 frame relay DTE circuit state change trap every time a DL...

Page 55: ...oes down it will source LMI until the connection goes back up and will automatically go back to Monitor mode once both sides are up In Monitor mode the unit will switch all frames received between the...

Page 56: ...of 0 disables this alarm Rx Invalid Alarm Status of this alarm indicates OK or Alarmed Tx Threshold Number of bits per second sent during a 15 minute interval after which a Tx alarm will be triggered...

Page 57: ...f frames transmitted by the port Octets Number of octets transmitted by the port Mgmt Frames Number of management frames transmitted by the port Mgmt Octets Number of management octets transmitted by...

Page 58: ...l Current Summary or 1 96 to be viewed on the Frame Relay Port Statistics screen The Frame Relay Port Statistics screen provides the following user activated buttons SCADA Details Screen Click on SCAD...

Page 59: ...ansmit data If set to Output the port will ignore any incoming data If set to Both the port will process all data Values Input Output Both Default Both The table below these parameters displays the SC...

Page 60: ...PPP Service Details screen Figure 3 24 This screen lets you access the configuration parameters described in the paragraphs below Figure 3 24 PPP Service Details Screen ACCM The Asynchronous Control...

Page 61: ...terface is Virtual Auth Challenge Interval The time interval in seconds between CHAP challenges A value of 0 zero disables the periodic authentication challenge Values 0 3600 Default 0 disabled Allow...

Page 62: ...Compresses TCP headers using Van Jacobsen compression Default Yes MRU Maximum Receive Units Informs the peer that the implementation can receive larger packets or requests that the peer send smaller...

Page 63: ...port Receive Frames Number of frames received by the port Octets Number of octets received by the port Mgmt Frames Number of management frames received by the port Mgmt Octets Number of management oc...

Page 64: ...Screen Select an Index number and click on the PAP Details button at the bottom of this screen to bring up a PAP Details screen Figure 3 27 in which you can view change or delete the Username and Pas...

Page 65: ...ayed in both fields leaving them blank and click the Submit button The Type Details button returns you to the PPP Type Details screen CHAP Table From the PPP Service Details screen click the CHAP Tabl...

Page 66: ...ser activated buttons are provided to view the Endpoint Details Endpoint Service Details and Endpoint DLCI Details screens The unit will automatically learn all DLCIs from the network side and relay t...

Page 67: ...necessary however to configure remote in band management see In Band Management on page 3 41 Endpoint Details Screen The Endpoint Details screen Figure 3 31 provides you with access to the configurati...

Page 68: ...index of the destination must be configured here For most applications you will not need to set this parameter Values 0 256 Default 0 Backup Endpoint If this DLCI has an alternative endpoint to switc...

Page 69: ...mote IP Address is set the Remote IP Mask must also be set Values IP address Default 0 0 0 0 Type If data received from this DLCI has to be switched to its corresponding destination port you must set...

Page 70: ...y Default RFC 1490 Proprietary Traffic Type When Protocol Encapsulation is set for Proprietary the Proprietary Traffic Type parameter defines which protocol is encapsulated Values IP IPX Ethertype Non...

Page 71: ...art Delay If this parameter is set to Enable the unit will send FrameStart discovery and delay frames on this DLCI and will report the state of the remote FSx unit It will also send SOS frames when th...

Page 72: ...status will be Inactive Values Active Inactive Default Inactive Receiving FECN BECN When a frame is received with congestion bit set this parameter is set to Yes It is set back to No when a frame is...

Page 73: ...en Clicking the DLCI Statistics button on the DLCI Details screen will display a summary Figure 3 33 of the Transmit Receive and Performance statistics for the selected DLCI for a specific period Figu...

Page 74: ...igible to be discarded when network congestion occurs DLCI Table Screen Clicking the DLCI Table button on the DLCI Details screen will display a table of all DLCIs on a specific frame relay service al...

Page 75: ...not shown in the partially captured screen shown above but you will find them at the bottom of the actual configuration screen Rule Configuration Screen Use the Rule Config screen Figure 3 36 to esta...

Page 76: ...specified in the DLCI pull down list NOTICE To use this filter you must specify both the Service and DLCI parameters in the rule configuration IP Address Establishes the IP address by which the rule...

Page 77: ...cted in the IP Port field Traffic Meter Statistics Screen The Traffic Meter Statistics screen displays a summary of the number of frames and octets sent over a DLCI that have been counted in accordanc...

Page 78: ...correspond to the periods completed 15 minutes ago 30 minutes ago 24 hours ago SNMP Details Screen The unit detects and reports E1 network alarms and provides several options for reporting them one of...

Page 79: ...erties of the Diagnostics table are described in the following paragraphs below Figure 3 39 Diagnostics Screen Description Describes the type of interface selected for testing Loop Type Describes the...

Page 80: ...eters are described below the figure The Serial Interface Test Details screen is shown in Figure 3 41 followed by a description of its parameters Figure 3 40 Network Interface Test Details Screen BERT...

Page 81: ...is displayed Elapsed Time Displays the time elapsed since a timed test began or if completed the total test time Bit Errors Displays the total number of bit errors detected since the test began or sin...

Page 82: ...European version not the ANSI version Test Duration Specifies the length of time for which the test should run for the selected port Values 15 minutes 30 minutes 1 hour 24 hours Continuous Default 15...

Page 83: ...est Details screens provide the following user activated buttons Trap Log Screen The Trap Log screen Figure 3 42 shows a collection of all the traps that have been generated A trap is a mechanism that...

Page 84: ...s Screen To generate a Top Talkers report enter the desired report size in the appropriate field and then click the Submit button Duration Establishes the amount of time in seconds for which the Top T...

Page 85: ...tion For each IP address listed the report displays the number of Rx frames Rx octets Tx frames and Tx octets that have been passed across it In addition the Timestamp field indicates the time at whic...

Page 86: ...trusted neighbors will be used to build the internal routing table Values Enable Disable Default Enable RIP Interval Interval for RIP packet to be sent Default is 30 seconds RIP Domain Value represent...

Page 87: ...ss this menu by selecting Circuit Details from the preceding menu Button Function RIP Parameters Static Routes Table Displays static routes and dynamic routes information Static ARP Table Displays sta...

Page 88: ...presents the relative time of treatment of an IP packet This value is used when there are multiple routes to the same destination When two or more routes are available the one with the lowest circuit...

Page 89: ...ertised in the router s Hello packets and must be identical for all routers on the same network The smaller the Hello Interval the sooner topological changes are detected but then more traffic is crea...

Page 90: ...ce throughwhich tosendthe IP packettoreach the Target IP Address Target IP Address Represents the target network that you want this router to reach Target IP Mask Mask of the target network Next Hop I...

Page 91: ...ting the Target IP Address and Target IP Mask to 0 0 0 0 defines THE default route for this unit Next Hop IP Address IP address of the next device in the route Cost Cost of using that route Values 0 6...

Page 92: ...k of the destination network Static ARP Table Screen ARP Address Resolution Protocol is used by the router to dynamically associate a high level IP address to a low level physical hardware address ARP...

Page 93: ...tic ARP is enabled or disabled The Static ARP Table screen provides the following user activated buttons ARP Details Screen Access this screen by clicking on the ARP Details button on the ARP Table sc...

Page 94: ...can be used to store RIP information only from specific routers This allows the router to reject any RIP information coming from non Trusted Neighbors Only information coming from Trusted Neighbors is...

Page 95: ...splays the ID of the Area represented by an IP address Enable Displays whether the defined Area is enabled or disabled Auth Type Indicates Area validation Stub Displays whether or not the defined area...

Page 96: ...Enable Disable Default Enable Auth Type Indicates type of Authentication Values Simple None Default None Stub An area can be configured as stub when there is a single exit point from the area or when...

Page 97: ...ne cannot be disconnected in any way or some areas of the Autonomous System become unreachable This is because all inter area traffic must go through the backbone In fact the backbone is responsible o...

Page 98: ...goes through Area Border Router ID The Router ID of the virtual link s other endpoint The Virtual Link Table screen provides the following user activated buttons Virtual Link Details Screen Access thi...

Page 99: ...establish TCP connections and map them to physical devices that communicate via a supported interface Figure 3 57 TCP Server Details Screen Select the TCP Connection Table to access the screen shown i...

Page 100: ...ides translation only upon receipt of a packet which NAT will translate not translate or filter depending on the user specified parameters further described below If the decision is made to translate...

Page 101: ...ess used in NAPT mode Must be a valid Class C address Default is LAN IP Address Global Mask IP Mask associated with defined Global IP Address Default is LAN IP Mask ICMP Default Addr Default source ad...

Page 102: ...imum time in seconds NAT will use resources when managing TCP Packet Sequencing Values 0 65535 Default 180 UDP Timer The maximum time in seconds NAT will use resources for a UDP port in use Values 0 6...

Page 103: ...r Port Decimal IP Port of the local TCP Server This port is usually the same as the Global Port Default is 0 Server Address IP Address of the local TCP Server Default is 0 0 0 0 The Static TCP Transla...

Page 104: ...Port Decimal IP Port of the local UDP Server This port is usually the same as the Global Port Default is 0 Server Address IP Address of the local UDP Server Default is 0 0 0 0 The Static UDP Translati...

Page 105: ...translation path Therefore any packets with a destination address different from the global Internet network address will be processed by the IP Gateway and may be routed to another port If this param...

Page 106: ...een IP Address Original IP Address of the host NAT IP Address Translated IP Address of the host Processed Packets Number of packets processed by NAT for this address Button Function Submit Sets any va...

Page 107: ...n Name System DNS server Using DHCP a network administrator can avoid hands on configuration of individual computers through complex and confusing setup applications Instead those computers can obtain...

Page 108: ...DHCP client the client then uses this address to resolve names of IP addresses Default is 0 0 0 0 Secondary DNS IP Addr If requested by DHCP client the client then uses this secondary address to resol...

Page 109: ...address will always be used for a given PC provided its MAC address is known These parameters are configured on the Static Entries Details screen accessed by selecting a number from the Entry Index co...

Page 110: ...ress of the DHCP client pool Subnet Mask Subnet Mask associated with the defined range Exclude Start Beginning of excluded range Exclude End End of excluded range The IP Address List screen provides t...

Page 111: ...ding the software in your WANsuite 5260 5230 managing access with passwords and logging off the system Software Upgrade This screen Figure 3 73 is used to upgrade the software in your WANsuite 5260 52...

Page 112: ...rnatively you may type the filename and its location directly into this field 3 Once the upgrade file has been specified click the Install button The message window shown below will appear NOTICE Make...

Page 113: ...Password The Password screen Figure 3 76 is used to modify the password that restricts access to the Web Server interface Acceptable characters for use in a password are digits 0 9 and letters A Z and...

Page 114: ...using a password to gain access after this you will be required to enter the password to gain write access Figure 3 77 Log Out Screen In band Management There are two ways to implement remote in band...

Page 115: ...me relay network stays up The IP address assignment is also independent from the routers The PC used for management must have the local WANsuite 5260 5230 s IP address as its gateway address so that i...

Page 116: ...3 86 W A N s u i t e 5 2 6 0 5 2 3 0...

Page 117: ...een on page 4 22 until the Service Table has been configured Accessing the VT100 Interface You can access the VT100 interface locally via the Supervisory port or remotely through a TELNET session To a...

Page 118: ...alternative commands and keyboard commands listed below interchangeably at your discretion You can navigate further within a menu as described below Field Types Each menu screen is composed of fields...

Page 119: ...characters or delete them Typed data must always be inserted rather than typed over If the field is full you must first delete at least one character before you can add another NOTICE The VT100 screen...

Page 120: ...ure Name Read write field that holds the unit s name Location Read write field that holds the unit s location FrameStart ID Read write field that holds the unit s ID that uniquely identifies the unit...

Page 121: ...s to select the desired maintenance reset Default TDM Configuration Default Packet Configuration Default Packet 3 Configuration or Default Packet 4 Configuration After you select an option the unit wi...

Page 122: ...mately 10 seconds to restore communications Save and Restart Selecting Save and Restart will display a confirmation menu similar to the one shown in Figure 4 5 Select yes to save the current configura...

Page 123: ...aces Screen Network Config Screens The WANsuite 5260 Network 1 and Network 2 Figure 4 8 Config screens and WANsuite 5230 Network Config screen let you view and make changes to the Network interfaces c...

Page 124: ...and the Service table Line Coding Selects the network service type Values HDB3 AMI Default HDB3 Framing Selects the framing for the network side of the DSU CSU Values CCS CAS Unframed Default CCS CRC...

Page 125: ...the following paragraphs can be preset to a value between 0 and 900 seconds Setting a field to 0 zero disables the alarm on that statistic To effectively disable alarm reporting set all fields to 0 ze...

Page 126: ...rm Indication Signal Seconds AISS threshold An AIS is a 1 second period when unframed all ones are received The default is 0 seconds Disabled RAS Sets the Remote Alarm Seconds RAS threshold An RAS is...

Page 127: ...e 4 9 the following parameters are included on the Performance screens BES Sets the Bursty Error Seconds BES threshold A BES is a 1 second period during which at least more than one but fewer than 320...

Page 128: ...below The parameters are the same on all Serial screens except for the Invert Clock parameter which is shown only on the Serial 2 screen Figure 4 11 To make changes to any Serial parameter simply set...

Page 129: ...ort speed rate will be set by configuring the next four parameters Start Channel Number of Channels Bundling and Channel Rate Values Nx56K Nx64K where N 1 32 or 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 1...

Page 130: ...on the Serial 2 port Values Disable Enable Default Disable Tx Clock Selects the clock the unit uses to sample the data transmitted from the DTE When set to Internal the data is sampled directly with...

Page 131: ...e or Internal If set to Internal DCD is On when network carrier is being received from the remote end and is Off when network carrier is not being received from the far end Values Forced True Forced F...

Page 132: ...us Values None Odd Even Default None Stop Bit Selects the number of bits required to end the asynchronous character Values 1 2 Default 1 Current Pin Status The Current Pin Status which shows the state...

Page 133: ...ilable on the network before enabling DHCP Client If on power up a DHCP server is not found a 60 second timeout will occur NOTICE If you manually change the IP address you must Save and Restart See Sa...

Page 134: ...tatus Lets you view the current DTR Alarm status Diagnostic Messages Enables the Supervisory port to send out diagnostic messages upon power up Values Enable Disable Default Enable NOTICE When in SCAD...

Page 135: ...Details Screen From this screen you can access and change the parameters listed below The new parameters are saved when you press the Esc key and return to the previous screen Interface Selecting one...

Page 136: ...ce prompt to remove the currently configured service identified by the Service Details screen Deleting the selected service will remove all references to this service After selecting Delete Service yo...

Page 137: ...tion is below this level when the day ends an alarm reports Values 0 100 Default 0 Disabled DS0 Status and Alarm Table Each second the TDM services will count the number of active DS0s and update thei...

Page 138: ...unit can operate at any data rate that is a multiple of 56 or 64 kbps Values 56K 64K Default 64K Service Specifies the service to which this channel is allocated Refer to the Service Table to see how...

Page 139: ...ed Utilization of DS0 s Percent of DS0s utilized 1 0 100 over the period A 1 indicates an invalid value or unavailable data High Utilization sec Number of seconds 0 900 greater than or equal to the hi...

Page 140: ...he Interface Type should be set to NI as it is the network side of a User to Network interface If it is connected to an equipment set for Network to Network interface the Interface Type should be set...

Page 141: ...Values 1 255 Default 3 N3 Represents a Monitored Events Count For a network a monitored event is the receipt of a status inquiry message or the expiration of the polling verification timer T2 For a FR...

Page 142: ...this parameter is set to Yes the unit will always source LMI on both sides of the frame relay connection The unit will dynamically learn the type of link management used on each side of the connection...

Page 143: ...x Invalid Alarm Status of this alarm OK Alarmed User prompts at the bottom of the Frame Relay Services Details screen are described in the following table Select the Frame Relay Statistics prompt to b...

Page 144: ...me Relay Port Statistics Screen Transmit Frames Number of frames transmitted by the port Octets Number of octets transmitted by the port Mgmt Frames Number of management frames transmitted by the port...

Page 145: ...eived in frame relay LMI status inquiries Stat Responses Number of octets received in frame relay LMI status responses Invalid LMIs Number of invalid Local Management Interface frames received Through...

Page 146: ...ols Default 192 168 1 3 Virtual PPP Over Endpoint name over which to send PPP encapsulated data i e PPP over Frame Relay Valid only when the PPP interface is Virtual Auth Challenge Interval The time i...

Page 147: ...ression Compresses PPP protocol headers Default Yes IPCP Compression Compresses TCP headers using Van Jacobsen compression Default Yes MRU Informs the peer that the implementation can receive larger p...

Page 148: ...f octets transmitted by the port Rx Frames Number of frames received by the port Rx Octets Number of octets received by the port Average Average bandwidth in bps used by the port Peak Peak bandwidth i...

Page 149: ...ername and Password for a selected PAP Index delete the character string displayed in both fields leaving them blank and press the Esc key CHAP Table and Details Screens From the PPP Service Details s...

Page 150: ...frame Values 0 65535 Default 0 Input Terminator Decimal value of the character that terminates a message before sending a frame Values 0 255 Default 0 Data Direction Data direction that the port will...

Page 151: ...P Service Details Screen The IP Service Details screen Figure 4 12 accessed by selecting IP from the Type column in the IP Service screen lets you configure the IP parameters described on page 4 16 To...

Page 152: ...de and relay that information on the serial side with default values The Endpoint Table and its corresponding DLCIs will be saved in the configuration database either when you perform a Save and Resta...

Page 153: ...Endpoint Details Screen Select the NDX number to view the Endpoint Details screen Figure 4 32 which provides you with access to the configuration parameters described below Figure 4 32 Endpoint Detai...

Page 154: ...t be configured here For most applications you will not need to set this parameter Values 0 256 Default 0 Backup Endpoint If this DLCI has an alternate endpoint to switch to in case this DLCI becomes...

Page 155: ...ress is set the Remote IP Mask must also be set Values IP address Default 0 0 0 0 Type If data received from this DLCI has to be switched to its corresponding destination port you must set the type to...

Page 156: ...oprietary Traffic Type parameter defines which protocol is encapsulated Values IP IPX Ethertype None Default None Proprietary Offset When Protocol Encapsulation is set for Proprietary the Proprietary...

Page 157: ...unit goes inactive Values Enable Disable Default Enable if Auto Discovery is set to Yes otherwise Disable FrameStart Status If the remote unit is a Verilink FSx product and FrameStart Auto Discovery i...

Page 158: ...minute interval Setting this field to 0 zero disables the alarm CIR Alarm Reports if the Tx over CIR threshold has been exceeded Bits Over Be Threshold Sets the Tx over excess burst alarm threshold Th...

Page 159: ...t xx 30 xx 45 xx 00 and xx 15 Interval 1 is always the latest most recent interval and interval 96 will always be the oldest The first row of the DLCI Statistics screen shows a summary that includes a...

Page 160: ...Frame Delivery Ratio which is the ratio of successful frame receptions to attempted frame transmissions DDR refers to Data Delivery Ratio or the ratio of successful payload bytes received to attempted...

Page 161: ...cket counts for up to 10 rules This table indicates which Service Aware filters are enabled or disabled and shows the specific DLCI IP Address and IP Port by which the IP traffic is filtered In additi...

Page 162: ...CI parameters in the rule configuration IP Address Establishes the IP address by which the rule will filter IP traffic if enabled IP Mask Represents a range of IP addresses defined so that only machin...

Page 163: ...a Service As such it is frame relay specific i e DLCIs only occur in frame relay links In addition this screen provides data rate performance information for the period of time you have specified in t...

Page 164: ...the SNMP parameters described in the paragraphs below Figure 4 40 SNMP Details Screen Read Community Accepts a character string identifying the group authorized to perform read operations The default...

Page 165: ...ace Setting Displays the bandwidth on which you wish to perform the BERT Pattern Specifies the pattern to be transmitted during a BERT for the selected port Length Displays the length of time for whic...

Page 166: ...pattern is the ITU European version not the ANSI version Test Duration Specifies the length of time for which the test should run for the selected port Values 15 minutes 30 minutes 1 hour 24 hours Co...

Page 167: ...ee This ratio is derived from the number of error free seconds divided by the number of seconds accumulated in Elapsed Time Loop Table on Network Interface Test Details Screen The Loop table lets you...

Page 168: ...tive but the receiver is not in pattern sync No Sync is displayed If the receiver is in pattern sync In Sync is displayed Elapsed Time Displays the time elapsed since a timed test began or if complete...

Page 169: ...r and the date and time that the trap was stored Time Stamp Figure 4 44 Trap Log Screen Top Talkers Screen Selecting Top Talkers displays the Top Talkers screen Figure 4 45 which is used to set parame...

Page 170: ...e specified Duration for the report has elapsed the resulting report specific information will be displayed on the left side of the screen This report comprises elements as defined below Report Displa...

Page 171: ...h that information exchange a router can build its own routing tables that later can be used for routing IP packets OSPF is a shortest path first SPF or link state protocol OSPF is also an internal ga...

Page 172: ...number of routers If a large network is involved OSPF may be the solution for the user Values Disable Enable Default Disable OSPF Router ID This 32 bit number assigned to each router running the OSPF...

Page 173: ...he paragraphs that follow Figure 4 48 Circuit Details Screen Endpoint Endpoint name By default the first circuit is always the LAN circuit All other circuits are associated with Endpoint names as defi...

Page 174: ...s sent Values 1 3600 Default 5 OSPF LSU Delay The estimated number of seconds it takes to transmit a Link State Update LSU packet over this circuit interface Values 1 3600 Default 1 OSPF Router Priori...

Page 175: ...for you to add a route to the route table of a router The Static Route menus are always associated with a circuit Figure 4 49 Static Route Table Screen The fields on this screen are described below Ro...

Page 176: ...t route for this unit Next Hop IP Address IP address of the next device in the route Cost Cost of using that route Route Status Indicates whether this route is enabled or disabled Dynamic Route Table...

Page 177: ...isabled for security In these cases instead of using ARP to dynamically update the router internal MAC IP Address Table this menu can force an entry into that table This entry never times out At least...

Page 178: ...ber on the ARP Table screen Figure 4 53 ARP Details Screen Field Description Endpoint Endpoint name or Interface through which to send the IP packet to reach the defined IP address Currently this is a...

Page 179: ...mation only from a specific router This allows the router to reject any RIP information coming from non Trusted Neighbors Only information coming from Trusted Neighbors is kept by the router Access th...

Page 180: ...s Screen Field Description Area ID Displays the ID of the Area represented by an IP address Ena Displays whether the defined area is enabled or disabled Auth Type Indicates Area validation Stub Displa...

Page 181: ...he LSA database Values 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 Default 0 0 0 0 Mask Summary IP Mask of the summary to be added Values 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 Default 0 0 0 0 Advertise Describes the local state of a r...

Page 182: ...routers The virtual link must be configured in both of the area border routers A virtual link is defined by the following two parameters The Router ID of the virtual link s other endpoint The non bac...

Page 183: ...evices TCP Server Screen The TCP Server Screen Figure 4 59 lets you establish TCP connections and map them to physical devices that communicate via a supported interface Figure 4 59 TCP Server Screen...

Page 184: ...ss This lets users cost effectively and efficiently connect their networks to the Internet Whether on a global or local port NAT provides translation only upon receipt of a packet which NAT will trans...

Page 185: ...ped to a Class C public address on the Global side In other words if there are 30 hosts on the private Local side 30 public Global addresses are required The default is NAPT Global IP Addr Global IP A...

Page 186: ...when attempting to close a TCP connection Values 0 65535 Default 0 TCP Disconnected Timer The maximum time in seconds NAT will use resources when attempting to disconnect from TCP Values 0 65535 Defa...

Page 187: ...rnet Default is 0 Server Port Decimal IP Port of the local TCP Server This port is usually the same as the Global Port Default is 0 Server Address IP Address of the local TCP Server Default is 0 0 0 0...

Page 188: ...orts Screen Enable Enables or disables the NAT port Default is Enable Default Translation Forces translation on a specific IP port regardless of the source IP Address If Default Translation is set to...

Page 189: ...ress Default is the value defined in the IP Gateway Circuit Table Endpoint The Endpoint name of the circuit associated with the LAN or WAN port Default is LAN for the first port The Add New prompt let...

Page 190: ...Figure 4 68 allows static mapping of global UDP Server ports to a local host IP address port combination The parameters described below enable access to UDP Servers on the private corporate network b...

Page 191: ...the computer is attached and that is not assigned to any other computer on that network If a computer moves to a new network it must be assigned a new IP address for that new network DHCP can be used...

Page 192: ...fied amount of time to ensure the IP address is not given to another PC Default is 600 seconds Primary DNS IP Addr If requested by DHCP client the client then uses this address to resolve names of IP...

Page 193: ...t name NOTICE You must Save and Restart for the new Server name to become active Static Entries Screen The Static Entries screen Figure 4 72 lists static IP addresses associated with MAC addresses Thi...

Page 194: ...defined on this screen Mask Mask associated with the IP Address shown on the screen Host Name Name given to the DHCP client Select Add New to add a static entry IP Address List Screen The IP Address L...

Page 195: ...nd End of excluded range Select Add New to add an IP address IP Address Status Screen The IP Address Status screen Figure 4 74 displays a list of all current DHCP clients Figure 4 74 IP Address Status...

Page 196: ...4 80 W A N s u i t e 5 2 6 0 5 2 3 0...

Page 197: ...CD interface Description of Front Panel The front panels of the WANsuite 5260 Figure 5 1 and 5230 are the same except that the 2 Serial LED on the 5260 is an Alarm LED on the 5230 Each has four LED st...

Page 198: ...hed The indicator lights green when DSR is active and the configured protocol is established DTR Alarm Enabled Port in DCE Mode This indicator is off not illuminated when the port has not been configu...

Page 199: ...tion which then places the unit in the next higher level in the menu hierarchy If you are in the process of editing an option and press the EXIT button the screen will be exited without saving any cha...

Page 200: ...the menu diagrams A large solid box denotes user selectable menus with lower level menu items A dashed box lists user selectable parameters Press SELECT to execute the displayed configuration A small...

Page 201: ...y time the EXIT button is pressed the cursor returns to the next higher level in the menu hierarchy Cursor When the menu s information element is a user selectable function a cursor represented by a b...

Page 202: ...ts of three digit numbers separated by a slash e g 000 045 The first three digits indicate the number of errors that have occurred during the past 15 minutes The second three digits indicate the estab...

Page 203: ...is set at 5 BPVS Bipolar Violation Seconds the number of times the signal failed to observe the rules for changing the polarity of the logic 1 transmitted signal The default alarm threshold for this...

Page 204: ...ys a history of the network error parameters that are continuously monitored This register lets you view the 24 hour performance totals from the unit Although only the 5260 s Performance menu is shown...

Page 205: ...be the user selectable and display only parameters of the 5260 s NET 1 and NET 2 and 5230 s NET interface maintenance menu Loop Lets you specify the type of loop test if any to be performed on the sel...

Page 206: ...ld shows the amount of time in seconds that has elapsed since a BERT began or if completed the total test time Bit Errors Display only field shows the number of bit errors detected since the BERT bega...

Page 207: ...displayed If a BERT is active but the receiver is not in pattern sync No Sync is displayed If the receiver is in pattern sync In Sync is displayed Elapsed Display only field shows the amount of time...

Page 208: ...tivate a blinking cursor over the first digit s location an x in the address to indicate that the value is selected for change Press the SCROLL button to incrementally change the selected digit s valu...

Page 209: ...it s location an x in the address to indicate that the value is selected for change Press the SCROLL button to incrementally change the selected digit s value 0 9 When the desired value for a selected...

Page 210: ...ork 1 5260 Int Net 1 Net 2 Serial 1 Serial 2 Network 2 5260 Int Net 2 Serial 2 Network 5230 Int Net Serial Definitions of the timing sources are as follows Internal The unit s internal frequency stand...

Page 211: ...n are Idle Channel not allocated Thru Allocated to NET 2 T Sig Allocate and Signaling enabled There is no default value for this option Serial 1 and Serial 2 5260 or Serial 5230 Configuration Menus Us...

Page 212: ...DTE port when the unit is in Packet mode If the Serial port connects to a DTE device such as a FRAD or a router you must set this Mode parameter to DCE If this port connects to a DCE device such as a...

Page 213: ...ameter determines where the unit reads the RTS signal status from If set to Normal the unit gets RTS from the Serial pin If set to True RTS is always perceived as On Values Normal True Default Normal...

Page 214: ...gured for a service a value of Arbitrary will be returned for this parameter if the current channel allocation is not contiguous or Alternate The Arbitrary value can only be supplied by the unit it ca...

Page 215: ...able Enable Default Disable Supervisory Configuration Menu Use the SUPV CONFIG menu to set up parameter values for the Supervisory port as shown in Figure 5 17 and defined in the paragraphs below Figu...

Page 216: ...ns it serves as protection from accidentally resetting the unit Values No TDM Save Packet Packet 3 Packet 4 Default No Set Password The Set Password screen lets you establish or change an access passw...

Page 217: ...To disable the password function select the Set Password option and then without pressing the SCROLL button press the SELECT button until the cursor passes through all eight character spaces The menu...

Page 218: ...5 22 W A N s u i t e 5 2 6 0 5 2 3 0...

Page 219: ...2 With Function parameter on Network 2 screen in Network mode options are Internal Network 1 Serial 1 5230 Internal Network Serial Ones Density HDB3 alternate fill complies with G 701 and G 703 Networ...

Page 220: ...s Compatibility 10 100Base T Management Interfaces 10 100 Ethernet Management or IP Gateway Connection 8 pin modular Network Protocol TCP IP based networks Data Rate 10 100 Mbps Compatibility 10 100Ba...

Page 221: ...ogic Serial 1 Serial 2 WANsuite 5260 5230 Network Network Framer Looped Internal Logic Serial 1 Serial 2 Maintenance Loopback MLB Network AIS X WANsuite 5260 5230 DTE Equipment Network Framer Looped N...

Page 222: ...Operating Temp 32 to 122 F 0 to 50 C Storage Temp 4 to 149 F 20 to 65 C Humidity 95 maximum non condensing Frame Relay Statistics Collected in 96 15 minute Intervals Per Port Tx Rx frames Tx Rx octets...

Page 223: ...Tx Rx frames Tx Rx octets Tx Rx mgmt frames Tx Rx mgmt octets Rx invalid frames Peak average throughput Industry Listings Emissions GR1089 Section 3 Safety EN 60950 1992 Canadian Safety CSA C22 2 No...

Page 224: ...rd for Power Supply Serial SUPV Cable DB9 male DB9 female Verilink Documentation CD Description Serial DCE Cable DB25 DB25 M M pin pin EIA530 RS232 6 ft Serial DCE Cable DB25 Winchester 34 pin V 35 M...

Page 225: ...B 7 8 Data Carrier Detect DCD Input 8 8 F 8 5 Balanced Receiver Clock B RC Input 12 X 9 Balanced Data Carrier Detect B DCD Input 10 10 12 Balanced External Transmitter Clock B ETC 13 Balanced Transmit...

Page 226: ...al Ground SG n a 7 7 B 7 8 Data Carrier Detect DCD Output 8 8 F 8 5 Balanced Receiver Clock B RC Output 9 X 9 13 Balanced Data Carrier Detect B DCD Output 10 10 12 Balanced External Transmitter Clock...

Page 227: ...Supervisory Port Pin Assignments The SUPERVISORY PORT interface is a standard DB 9 nine pin modular jack The table below displays the pinout assignments Pin E1 NET Interface 1 Data In 2 Data In 3 6 No...

Page 228: ...A 10 W A N s u i t e 5 2 6 0 5 2 3 0...

Page 229: ...read access write access and trap access the community string sent with an SNMP trap Configuration of these community strings within the WANsuite 5260 5230 is accomplished via the HTTP web browser int...

Page 230: ...mib provides T1 E1 configuration and statistics information ipadv2 mib provides Frame Relay PPP and Service Aware configuration and statistics ipstart mib MIB module for synchronous PPP router mib pr...

Page 231: ...es are snmp_mibs for HP s OpenView bin for Sun s NetManager and mibfiles for Castle Rock Computing s SNMPc 2 Start the SNMP manager if it is not already running Select one of the menu selections or se...

Page 232: ...B 4 W A N s u i t e 5 2 6 0 5 2 3 0...

Page 233: ...SED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN NO EVENT WILL VERILINK S LIABILITY TO BUYER OR ANY SUCCESSOR TO BUYER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID FOR THE APPLICABLE GOODS IV LIMITED WARRANTY CONDITIONS The Limite...

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