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Once the ISDN switch type and directory numbers have been configured, the router must be reset for the new values to take effect and for the ISDN BRI interface to register with the central switch.

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Once the router has restarted it is ready to establish ISDN connections.

With the ISDN numbers and switch type defined, an ISDN call may be placed to another properly configured bridge/router. The calls may be placed manually or automatically. The automatic call features available are Auto-Call or IP Address Connect. An Auto-Call connection is established each time the router starts up. An IP Address Connect call is established to a specifically configured remote router when certain IP traffic is received from the local LAN.

Note that any time the switch type is changed a soft reset must be performed before the change will take effect.

The switch type is not saved through a full reset; the router will come up with the default switch type – NET3; if you require a different switch type, it must be re-entered after a configuration reload. It is strongly recommended that the entire configuration set of the router be saved (Dump config.txt to the console) then reloaded (Restore config.txt from the console) after a full reset.

The configuration options described here are only for initial set-up and configuration purposes. For more complete information on all of the configuration parameters available, please refer to the “Menus Reference Manual” on the accompanying CD- ROM.

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LR5200A-R2, LR5100A-T specifications

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