4-6
Step 1: Before configuring the router, the networking requirements should be made specific, which
include networking purpose, the role of the router in the network, the division of subnets, WAN type and
transmission medium, the network security policy and reliability.
Step 2: Based on the above requirements, draw a clear and integrated networking diagram.
Step 3: Configure the WAN interface of the router. First, configure the physical operating parameters
(e.g., the operating mode of the serial interface, baud rate and synchronous clock) of the interface
according to the transmission medium of the WAN. For the dial-up interface, the user also needs to
configure DCC parameters. Then, configure the link layer protocol encapsulated on the interface and
the related operating parameters according to the WAN type.
Step 4: Configure the IP addresses or IPX network numbers of all the interfaces on the router according
to the division of the subnets.
Step 5: Configure the routes. If it is necessary to enable a dynamic routing protocol, the user should
configure the related operating parameters of the protocol.
Step 6: If special security is required, perform the security configuration for the router.
Step 7: If special reliability is required, perform the reliability configuration for the router.
Please see
MSR 20/30/50 Serious Routers User Manual
for the configuration details of the protocols or
functions of the router.
Basic Configuration Procedures
Command Line Interface
Characteristics of the command line interface
The command line interface of MSR 50 Series Routers provides a number of configuration commands,
which can be used to configure and manage the router. The command line interface has the following
characteristics:
z
Local configuration through Console port.
z
Performs the local or remote configuration through the
telnet
command, which can be used to
directly log on and manage other routers.
z
Users can enter
?
anytime to get online help.
z
Provides network diagnostic tools, such as Tracert and Ping, to quickly diagnose the availability of
the network.
z
Provides all kinds of detailed debugging information to diagnose network faults.
z
The command line interpreter adopts fuzzy search for the keywords of the command. If the user
enters the conflict-free keyword for a command, the command will be interpreted accordingly. For
example, for a
display
command, the user can just enter
dis
.
Command line interface
The command line interface of MSR 50 Series Routers provides plenty of configuration commands.
They are divided in system view into multiple groups, each associated to a view. The user can use these
commands to switch between different configuration views. In general, only certain commands can be
executed under a particular view. But some common commands (such as
ping
and
display
current-configuration
) can be executed in all views.
