Using the SuperStack NETBuilder SI Bridge/Router
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 Contents
 Mounting Kit Installing on a Tabletop
Isdn U
 Paths, Ports, and Virtual Ports Paths and Ports
Setting Up Security
Configuring Serial Ports with DTEs Where to Go From Here
Multiple Static Paths per Port Virtual Ports
 Configuring Bridging and Routing
Configuring X.25 Scenario 1 Multiple Destinations, Nonmeshed
 116
Using the Monitor Utility 121 Boot Configure Flash Load 122
113 Dialing the Same Phone Number Multiple Times
122 Display Files Dump
 125 LAN LEDs
148 Verifying the Memory Dump Procedure 149
Reloading the Software Load Errors
143
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178
180
 RS-530 DTE Cable Pinouts
Ordering Dutch Isdn BRI Services 195
194
 List conventions that are used throughout this guide
About this Guide
Conventions
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 Features of the SuperStack II NETBuilder SI Bridge/Router
Features and Specifications
Features
Feature Description
 Back and Front
Panels
 Model
 DIP Switches
Front panel and are for 3Com use only
 Serial Device
Reset Button
Requirements
 Features and Specifications
 Overview
Using the BRIDGE/ROUTER Your Network
Using Ethernet LAN
Ports
 Using the BRIDGE/ROUTER in Your Network
 Telco Services
 Using Packet-Switched Network Services
Using PPP on Dial-Up and Leased Lines
Packet-Switched Services
 Telco Services
 Using the BRIDGE/ROUTER in Your Network
 Equipment
Installing the Hardware
Required
Bridge/router
 Provides the environmental requirements of the SuperStack
Environmental
For more information on cables, see Appendix D
Bridge/routers
 Bridge/Router
Mounting
Brackets, or mount the bridge/router in a rack
 Brackets
Stacking Bridge/Routers
 Mounting the Bridge/Router
 Following WAN ports Isdn S/T 43x and 53x, Isdn U 44x
Connectors
Cabling
Functional
 Models 44x and 54x bridge/routers have an Isdn U connector
Connector Model 43x and 53x Isdn S/T
Model 44x and 54x Isdn U
 Model 45x and 54x 56/64K CSU/DSU
T1/FT1 Telco port uses an RJ-48 connector
Model 46x and 56x T1/FT1
 Model
 Attaching a
Redundant Power
Redundant Power System RPS
System
 Shutting Down
Power switch
Characteristic Setting
Turn on the device
 Installing the Hardware
 Removing
Installing or Removing AN Interface Module
Cover
 Remove the cover
 Model
Removing an
Existing Module
These steps
 Reinstall the cover and the cover screws
 Module Model
Move the jumper to the right-hand set of pins
Remove the screw from the standoff if necessary
 Insert the new module
 Removing an
 Front panel Move the jumper to Left-hand set of pins
 Steps
Installing a New
5xx
Remove the screw from the standoff if necessary
 Front panel Connectors
 Installing a New Module Model 5xx
 Installing or Removing AN Interface Module
 Turning on
Logging on and Performing Administrative Tasks
Administrative Task Summary
Other end to the RPS
 LED Status at Successful Startup
Status
 Attaching a Console
Logging on to
 Logging on and Performing Administrative Tasks
 To use the menu-driven interface, follow these steps
If you have not selected a particular service, enter
To use the command-line interface, follow these steps
Interface
 For more information on syntax, see Appendix C
 Changing the Root
Password
Accessing and executing software commands and parameters
Return key
 Port Baud Rate
Default Console
Changing
Adding User
 Setting System
Setting the Time and Date
Information
 DELete -SNMP COMmunity anycom ADD -SNMP COMmunity anycom RO
 Basic Configuration of Ports Paths
Relationship Between Physical Paths and Logical Ports
 Port and Path Options
Option Description
 Topologies that Require Virtual Ports
Node That Virtual Ports
 Virtual Ports over Frame Relay
 Connectivity in Partially Meshed and Nonmeshed Topologies
Virtual Ports over PPP
Protocol Technique
 Parent Ports for Frame Relay
 SuperStack II bridge/router
Path and Port
Numbering
Path and Port Numbering for Model 43x , 44x, 53x,
 On the WAN Port
Configuring Ethernet Paths Ports
Configuring Isdn
43x, 44x, 53x,
 Configuring Isdn Europe, Australia Asia
 Isdn Switch Types Supported
SwitchType Setting Country or Region
 Example
Toggle the respective paths by entering
 Configuring the 56/64 Kbps CSU/DSU WAN Port Model 45x
Re-enable the path by entering
Configuring the T1/FT1 RJ-48 Telco Port Model 46x
 Set the path clock using
Set the baud rate 56 or 64 kbps for the DS0 channel using
Re-enable the path using
 Set the owner of the serial port using
Line type leased
 Routing
Where to Go From
Here
Port and path configuration
 Basic Configuration of Ports and Paths
 Bandwidth Management Features for Dial-Up Lines
Advanced Configuration Ports and Paths
Bandwidth Management Feature Description
 Isdn on the WAN Port 43x, 44x, 53x
 Scenario 1 Using Each B Channel Separately
Start here
 Scenario 2 Using Both B Channels Together
Scenario 3 Connecting to Multiple Destinations
 Call
 Berkeley
 Multiple destinations connect with a dial pool
 128 K 28.8 K
Scenario 1 Single Destination per Port
 PaloAlto
Scenario 2 Multiple Destinations
 Andover Princeton
 Kbps. Show the normal bandwidth for a port using
Management for PPP Setting Normal Bandwidth
Set the normal bandwidth if required using
 Place the call using
Using Manual Dial
Enabling Dial-On-Demand
 Configuring Bandwidth-On-Demand
 Configure the back-up line for disaster recovery only using
Configuring Disaster Recovery
Enable disaster recovery using
Configure the dial number list for the back-up line using
 Site B Site C
Configuring Frame Relay
 Port !5 path
 Traffic from one site to another over the same parent port
 Site a
 Configuring X.25
 311041501111
 Configure other protocols, see Using Enterprise OS Software
See to configure bridging, IP routing, and IPX routing. To
 Advanced Configuration of Ports and Paths
 Configuring Bridging Routing
 To enable bridging, enter
Configuring IP Routing
 Enable IP routing by entering
IP Routing
 To delete a static route, use
Routing Between Gateways
 Subnet Masks
Adding a Route Statically in a Subnet Masked Environment
 To enable Ospf on a specified port, use
Override Option
 Using Ospf
Using a Static Route
Ospf over Dial-On-Demand Dial-Up Lines
 SHow -IP NETaddr
 Configuring IPX
Routing
 Defining a Default Route
 Naming Paths and Ports
Customizing Your Software
To provide a name for your path and port, use
 Module Autobaud Feature
 Working with Dial
Number Lists
 Phone number is case-sensitive and must be matched exactly
 CSU/DSU Port
Using Statistics on
56/64 Kbps
45x
 Using Statistics on the T1/FT1 RJ-48 Telco Port 46x
Network Statistics
 Displays similar to the following will appear
 Statistics
Displays similar to the following appear when you enter
Display similar to the following appears
 Compression
Show all T1/FT1 parameters configured using
Configuring Data
T1/FT1 Parameter
 Customizing Your Software
 Boot
Troubleshooting
Using the Monitor
Utility
 Display Files
Configure Flash Load
Clear Eeprom
Dump
 Flash Load
Repeat Last Command
Reset
Help
 Bridge/router LEDs
Normal LED
Meanings
System LEDs The following figure describes the system LEDs
 WAN
LAN LEDs The following figure describes the LAN LEDs
 Action Reload the software. See Appendix B
Meaning file system is empty Action
Meaning
Reload the software. See Appendix B
 Action Follow these steps At the monitor prompt, enter
Default path is
Image names do not match
Meaning File too large Action
 Meaning File checksum error Action
Meaning File read or decompression error Action
Meaning Unspecified fatal error Action
 Connected correctly to the Ethernet network
Meaning Unable to transmit Bootp request Action
Configuration and verify the media access control MAC
Be present or is incorrectly configured
 Configured
Power off and then on again to retry the system software
Be incorrectly configured
Load. If the load is unsuccessful, contact your network
 Eeprom checksum test failed
Phase
Contact your network supplier
 WAN
 Performing
Loopback Tests
 Configure the ports for loopback testing by entering
To dial path 3.1 from path 3.2, enter
 Disconnect the call by entering
Start the DLtest using
Stop the DLTest by entering
Change the port owner from loopback to PPP by entering
 Start the loopback test by entering
To disable V.54 detection, enter
To stop the loopback test, enter
 Performed
Select the loopback test mode by entering
CSU/DSU Port 55x bridge/router 45x
Set the owner of the WAN port to loopback by entering
 Specify the number of seconds that the test should run using
Stop the loopback test by entering
 Enable the port by entering
To turn on autobaud, enter
 To start the remote DSU loopback test on path 2, enter
Start remote loopback test using
To start the remote CSU loopback test on path 2, enter
To view the status of the loopback test in progress, enter
 T1/FT1 Port 56x bridge/router
46x
 T1/FT1 Port
Reenable the WAN port by entering
Enable V.54 signal detection by entering
Supports ATT
 On the T1/FT1 Port
 Performing a Loopback Test on a Serial Port
Start the serial loopback test by entering
 Memory Dump
Stop the serial loopback test by entering
 Select Dump Destination Following options are available
 SysInfo
 See the Unix system documentation if you have any problems
To create a memory dump file, follow these steps
 System responds with the following information
 Appendix a Troubleshooting
 Reloading
Reloading the System B Software
Software
 Load Errors
 Syntax Conventions
Full Form Syntax
 Command Syntax Symbols
Symbols
Command syntax. These symbols are summarized in Table
SymbolDescription
 Abbreviated Syntax
Full
Examples
 Command Syntax
Variations
 Command Lines
Using Aliases
Service Names
Entering
 Command History
Substitution
 Syntax Variation
Privilege Level
ISDN-Related
Models 43x
 With different options as described in Table
Getting Help
Asterisk, for example
Online Help Syntax Summary
 SYS?
 Appendix C Syntax Conventions
 Cables
Connectors and Cables
Console Connector
PC Cable
 Pin to 25-pin Terminal Cable Null Modem-Type
 Either 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX cabling
LAN Connector
Ethernet Connector
To full router software, the second port will be functional
 Cable Support and Emissions Compliance
Cabling Standards
Creating a Valid Network
Emissions Compliance
 Shows examples of collision domain diameters
 For expanded guidelines, refer to the Ieee Standard
Collision Domain Diameter with No Repeater
 Collision Domain Diameter with Two Repeaters
 Maximum Cable Length in Example Collision Domain Diameters
 Shows the pin assignments of the Isdn S/T cable
 Shows the pinouts of the Isdn U cable
 CSU/DSU Cable
 Serial Connectors Flex-WAN Cables
RJ-48S male shielded Name Abbr
 Connecting the Bridge/Router to a DTE Using a DCE Cable
 Cable Length Cable Type Part Number Pinouts
Flex-WAN Cables
10 ft
 Pinouts
RS-232 DTE Cable Pinouts
 Flex-WAN and RS-232 DCE Connectors
Flex-WAN Connector Signal Pin Direction Twisted Pair
 Flex-WAN and V.35 DTE Connectors
35 DTE Cable Pinouts
 Flex-WAN and V.35 DCE Connectors
35 DCE Cable Pinouts
 Flex-WAN and X.21 DTE Connectors
21 DTE Cable Pinouts
 Flex-WAN and X.21 DCE Connectors
21 DCE Cable Pinouts
 Flex-WAN and RS-449 DTE Connectors
RS-449 DTE Cable Pinouts
 Flex-WAN and RS-449 DCE Connectors
 Flex-WAN and RS-530 DTE Connectors
RS-449 DCE Cable Pinouts
 Flex-WAN Connector RS-530 DTE Connector Signal Pin Direction
 Canadian Isdn BRI Services
Provisioning Your Isdn Line
 Isdn Switch Type
AT&T 5ESS NI1
 AT&T 5ESS Custom DMS 100 and National Isdn Siemens Ewsd
AT&T 5ESS Switch
Ordering Isdn Service for an AT&T 5ESS Switch
189
 Required Information Specification
AT&T 5ESS Custom Switch
DN must be set as follows Parameter Setting
 DMS 100 and National Isdn
Ordering Isdn Service for a DMS 100 Switch
191
 Siemens Ewsd Switch
Ordering Isdn Service for a Siemens Ewsd Switch
 NT1s and Power Supplies
 Isdn BRI Services
 Ordering Dutch
 Appendix E Provisioning Your Isdn Line
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