6 Chapter 2 - Getting Started
What You Will Need To Get Started
Before connecting the RISC Router 3500R, please check the list below
to make sure that you have received all of the items that are supplied
with the RISC Router 3500R package.
You should also make sure you have any additional items that are
necessary to connect the router to your network.
Supplied with the RISC Router 3500R
Please check your shipping package for the following items:
•RISC Router 3500R unit
•Power cord
•One Din-8 to DB-25 auxiliary interface cable
•Four DB-26 to V.35 data cables
• CD-ROM including:
4CompatiView software
4 Operating software
4 HTML versions of product documentation (which can be
viewed with your favorite web browser)
•CompatiView Management Software Reference Guide
•Text-Based Configuration and Command Line Management Refer-
ence Guide
•Warranty registration card
Needed For Installation
Before connecting the RISC Router 3500R to your network, you need to
make sure that you have the necessary equipment for connecting to the
local Ethernet and the wide area transmission device(s) (56K CSU/
DSU, ISDN terminal adapter, T1/E1 CSU/DSU).
Ethernet Connection Requirements
The RISC Router 3500R’s Ethernet interface directly supports thick and
10BaseT twisted-pair Ethernet. Switching between media types is auto-
matic -- simply plug the proper Ethernet connector into its matching
port. Other Ethernet cabling types (such as thin Ethernet, fiber optic
cabling or pre-10BaseT twisted-pair) can be supported using adapters
which connect to the thick Ethernet port.