Compatible Systems 900i manual Introduction, About the MicroRouter

Chapter 1 - Introduction 1

Chapter 1 - Introduction

About the MicroRouter 900i

Congratulations on your purchase of the MicroRouter 900i Ethernet to Internet router. The MicroRouter 900i supports the IP protocol, with dial-on-demand or dedicated operation over voice, leased/switched 56, or ISDN lines, using the PPP or the Frame Relay wide area protocols.

A Note About On-Demand Internetworking

The MicrRouter 900i can be configured to provide cost effective on-demand connections over a wide area communications link (typi- cally a voice phone line, a switched 56 line, or an ISDN line). Your network traffic and the configuration you place in the router will deter- mine how often and for how long such a link is connected.

THE SHIPPING CONFIGURATION IN YOUR MICROROUTER 900i DOES NOT PROVIDE AUTOMATIC ON-DEMAND INTER-

NETWORKING. YOU MUST FIRST PROGRAM YOUR ROUTER TO WORK IN THIS ROLE ON YOUR NETWORK.

YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR PHONE LINE USAGE TO BE SURE THAT YOUR ROUTER CONFIGURATION IS ALLOWING THE ROUTER TO DROP THE COMMUNICATIONS LINK WHEN IT ISN’T NEEDED.

MicroRouter 900i Installation Overview

This manual will help you install the MicroRouter 900i to a local Ethernet to a remote network and/or PPP client computer. This connec- tion can be made to other Compatible Systems routers, routers from other vendors, or PPP compliant dial-in software packages running on a variety of computers. The wide-area interface on the MicroRouter 900i may be used to interconnect your network with other corporate networks, and to make your network’s resources available to dial-in clients. You can also use the MicroRouter 900i as an IP only router in non-Internet applications.