RAD Data comm BR-ASX01, BR-ASI01 manual Quickstart Instructions, Ethernet Port Configuration

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Chapter 6 - Quickstart Instructions

This Quickstart section briefly discusses the major parameters that must be set in order to use the router.

There are a number of parameter settings which are optional, in the sense that they are not required for all installations. These settings are not covered in this section.

Whenever you make changes to a router’s configuration with RouterView, you must save them to the router’s Flash ROM with the Download to Router selection in the Configuration menu. In the following section, RV = RouterView.

Whenever you make changes to a router’s configuration with the command line (via AUX port or Telnet), you must save them to the router’s Flash ROM with the save(misc) command. In the following section, CL = Command Line.

vNote: The BR Router requires different operating software depending on whether you wish it to operate in PPP or Frame Relay mode. Both types of software were supplied with the router. See the PPP and Frame Relay sections later in this section for more information.

vNote: Considerably more information on the meaning of the router’s parameters is provided in the RouterView Reference Guide and the Command Line Reference Guide. You should use this list as a starting point to look up more specific information in the other documents. If you need more general information on the protocols, see the Appendices in the RouterView Reference Guide.

vNote: If you are using the BR Router to connect to an Internet Service Provider (ISP), you will receive your configuration parameters from the technical staff of the ISP. These parameters must include all IP addresses, WAN settings, and any applicable authorization routines. If you obtained your BR Router directly from an ISP, it may be pre-configured for your site.

Please check with your ISP before configuring or changing the configuration of your BR Router.

Ethernet Port Configuration

Ethernet ports are considerably easier to set up than wide area ports since there are no choices that need to be made regarding line communications devices and their parameters. We recommend that you begin by configuring any Ethernet port parameters before proceeding to configure WAN port parameters.