Preface
ROX™ v2.2 User Guide
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RuggedBackbone™ RX1500
Preface
This guide describes the web-based user interface for the ROX™ version 2.2 Operating System running
on the RuggedBackbone™ RX1500 family of products.
Supported Platforms
ROX™2.2 is designed to work on RuggedCom's RuggedBackbone™ and RuggedRouter® hardware
platforms. This ensures a consistent user experience when migrating from one product model in the
family to another.
ROX™ currently supports the following RuggedCom networking platforms:
• RuggedBackbone™ RX5000 family of rugged, modular, Layer 3 switching multi-service hardware
platforms.
• RuggedBackbone™ RX1500 family of rugged, modular, hot-swappable Layer 3 switching and routing
platforms.
• RuggedRouter® RX1000 family of rugged Cyber-Security Appliances.
Who Should Use This User Guide
This guide is recommended for use by network technical support personnel who are familiar with the
operation of networks. Others who might find the book useful are network and system planners, system
programmers, and line technicians.
How This Guide Is Organized
Part I: Administration
Part I covers the graphical user interface and overall management of the hardware chassis
and operating system, including access control, logging, networking configuration, and time
synchronization.
Part II: Network Interfaces and Ethernet Bridging
Part II covers the configuration and monitoring of the Ethernet bridging functions of the system,
including Ethernet port setup, the Spanning Tree Protocol, and Virtual LANs.
Part III: Routing and Security
Part III covers the configuration and monitoring of layer 3 routing and security functions, including
OSPF, RIP, BGP, Multicast, and the Firewall.
Each part of this guide is organized into chapters that are typically devoted to one particular feature
of the system.
Each chapter discuss mechanisms, protocols, or techniques specific to a particular feature. Many
chapters include a general overview of the feature or protocol to be configured, providing some
background into the feature and how it is used on the device. All chapters present the forms and fields
in the web interface through which you configure the feature.All chapters present the CLI commands
you use to configure the feature.
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of this guide, some
web interface illustrations may not be exactly as shown.
Applicable Operating System Software Revision
This guide is applicable to ROX™ version 2.2.