Applications

Quick Start Frame Relay

Since the router auto-learns the frame relay configuration, only a couple of parameters need to be configured before the unit is fully operational as an IP router for frame relay.

Upon initial start up, the router are pre-configured to query the frame relay service to auto-learn the LMI type and the PVC DLCI numbers. The router will then automatically create a remote site profile for each PVC.

Within each of the remote site profiles automatically created Bridging, IP routing, and IPX routing are all set to “enabled”. Because each of these options are enabled by default and the automatically created remote site profiles will establish a PVC connection to the remote site routers, the router will bridge and IPX route data without any user configuration. Because an IP router requires an IP address, the router must be configured with an IP address before IP routing is fully operational.

To configure an IP address for the router, use the IP address option.

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IP Address

 

 

Location: Main

 

Ä Configuration

 

Ä LAN Set-up

 

Ä LAN IP Set-up

 

Ä IP Address / mask size

 

If security is required for the PVC connection refer to the Configure PPP Security section

 

for information on setting the security passwords and user names for PPP.

 

By default, PPP is disabled for each of the newly created remote site profiles. If PPP

 

encapsulation is desired, for example to use security, the PPP encapsulation option

 

should be set to “enabled”. By default, when PPP encapsulation is enabled multilink is

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also enabled.

PPP Encapsulation

 

 

Location: Main

 

Ä Configuration

 

Ä WAN Set-Up

 

Ä Remote Site Set-Up

 

Ä Edit Remote Site

 

Ä Connection Set-up

 

Ä PPP

 

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Black Box LR5100A-T, LR5200A-R2 manual Quick Start Frame Relay, IP Address / mask size

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