Compatible Systems 3500R manual Getting Started, Few Notes, Please Read The Manuals

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Chapter 2 - Getting Started

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Chapter 2 - Getting Started

A Few Notes

Please Read The Manuals

The manuals included with your RISC Router 3500R contain some very important information about the RISC Router 3500R and local and wide area networking in general. Please read this manual thoroughly, and refer to the management reference guides as required. It’s worth the few minutes it will take.

Also, please fill out the warranty registration card and return it to us today. This will help us keep you informed of updates to the RISC Router 3500R and future products available from Compatible Systems. You can also register on the web at http://www.compatible.com. If you’d like to be notified via e-mail about new products and receive important news from Compatible Systems, please join our email list on the web.

Warranty and Service

The RISC Router 3500R is covered by the Compatible Systems Inte- grated Support Package, which includes a lifetime hardware warranty, a twenty-four hour advanced replacement program, unlimited technical support, and software upgrades for the life of the product.

Compatible Systems maintains copies of current software updates on the Internet. For more information on downloading software, see the appendices for this manual.

Getting Help With the RISC Router 3500R

If you have a question about the RISC Router 3500R and can’t find the answer in one of the manuals included with the product, please visit the technical support section of our Web site (http://www.compatible.com). This site includes extensive technical resources which may answer many of your questions. You can also request technical support by filling out a brief form. Technical support requests received via the Web form will receive expedited treatment. You may also call Compat- ible Systems Corporation or send support questions via e-mail to support@compatible.com. Compatible Systems' phone number is listed on the front of this guide. We will be happy to help you.

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Contents Risc Router 3500R Installation Guide Page Getting Started Hardware InstallationIntroduction CompatiView Software Installation Basic Configuration GuideLink Configuration Smds Addressing Systems Appendix E Terms and Conditions Appendix a Shipping DefaultsIntroduction Risc Router 3500R Installation OverviewIntroduction About the Risc Router 3500RGetting Started Hardware InstallationCompatiView Software Installation Appendices Introduction Command Line PreparationBasic Configuration Guide Page Please Read The Manuals Warranty and ServiceGetting Started Few NotesEthernet Connection Requirements Needed For InstallationWhat You Will Need To Get Started Supplied with the Risc Router 3500RInterface Telco Line Connection RequirementsGetting Started Thick Ethernet 10BaseT Twisted-Pair EthernetGetting Started Mounting the Router Hardware InstallationConnecting the Router to the Ethernet Connecting Devices to the V.35 Interfaces Connecting a Line Device to the Risc Router 3500RConnecting an Out-of-Band Management Console Powering Up the RouterHardware Installation System Requirements Installation and OperationCompatiView for Windows Transport Protocols and CompatiView Out-of-Band Command Line Management Command Line ManagementSetting Up Telnet Operation Temporarily Reconfiguring a Host for Command Line ManagementCommand Line Management Page Basic Configuration Guide Suggested for IP Ethernet Interface ConfigurationIP Protocol Required for IPDECnet Protocol IPX ProtocolAppleTalk Protocol Suggested for DECnet WAN Interface ConfigurationPhysical Communications Settings Required for Dial-On-Demand Operation Link ConfigurationRequired for Dedicated/Leased Line Operation Suggested for Dedicated/Leased Line OperationSuggested for Dial-On-Demand Operation IPX Protocol DECnet Protocol Frame Relay Dlci Mappings Basic Configuration Guide Suggested for DECnetRequired for IP Unnumbered Interface Required for IP Numbered InterfaceBasic Configuration Guide Suggested for IP TB Use configure and set the Mode keyword in the DECnet WAN Smds Addressing Smds ConfigurationSaving a Configuration File to Flash ROM WAN Interfaces Appendix a Shipping DefaultsDefault Password Ethernet InterfaceLink & Physical Defaults AppleTalk DefaultsPin Outs for DB-26 to V.35 Male Cable Appendix B Connector and Cable Pin OutsPin Outs for DIN-8 to RS-232 Console Cable DTE/ Female Risc Router 3500R LED Patterns Power On, No TrafficTraffic Indicators Ethernet LED Bar Other Indicators on All LED BarsAppendix C LED Patterns and Test Switch Settings Risc Router 3500R Switch SettingsAppendix D Downloading Software From Compatible Systems Page Appendix E Terms and Conditions Appendix E Terms ConditionsAppendix E Terms and Conditions Appendix E Terms and Conditions