Eicon Networks Introduction, About your Eicon 1550/1551, System Requirements, Package Contents

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Eicon 1550/1551 WAN Router from Eicon Networks. Please read through this guide carefully, as it contains important and useful installa- tion information.

To learn more about products from Eicon Networks, visit our web site at www.eicon.com.

About your Eicon 1550/1551

Eicon 1550/1551 WAN Routers are intelligent, multi-proto- col routers capable of connecting IP-based Ethernet devices to leased-line PPP or Wide Area Networks via X.25. As settings are changed through a web browser, the Eicon 1550/1551 is very easy to use and configure.

Both the Eicon 1550 and Eicon 1551 are equipped with four Ethernet ports and one VHSI port. The Eicon 1551 is also equipped with an ISDN port, designed to be used as a backup in case the VHSI connection fails. More than one backup connection can be configured.

More information on the Eicon 1550/1551, including regula- tory information and specifications, can be found in the User’s Guide, located in the ‘doc’ folder on the

Eicon CD-ROM.

System Requirements

Before you begin, review the system requirements, as out- lined below.

Networking Requirements

When connecting the Eicon 1550/1551 directly to a com- puter, the following is required:

•A 10Base-T Ethernet network interface card, properly installed and configured to use the TCP/IP protocol. A 100 Mbps Ethernet card can be used if the card supports auto-sensing.

•TCP/IP communications protocol configured to obtain its IP address automatically (DHCP client), and not configured to use a DNS server.

If you are unsure about these topics, consult the documen- tation for your operating system or network adapter for more information.

Web Browser Requirements

The Eicon 1550/1551 is configured via web pages stored on the device itself. To access the web interface, you must have Netscape Navigator 4 or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4, or later versions.

Additionally, your Web browser must be configured to con- nect to the Internet via a local area network (LAN) and not through a proxy server.

An installer for Microsoft Internet Explorer is included on the Eicon CD-ROM for all Windows operating systems except Windows 3.1. Windows NT 4.0 requires SP3 or later, avail- able from www.microsoft.com.

Package Contents

Your package should include the following:

	Country-specific
Eicon 1550/1551 WAN Router	Power Adapter

Eicon	Straight-through	ISDN Cable
1550/1551	Ethernet Cable	(grey)	Quickstart
CD-ROM	(blue)	Eicon 1551 only

VHSI cables are not included with your Eicon 1550/1551. Cables can be ordered from Eicon Networks, or you can build your own (see the User’s Guide for more information).

Note: The blue cable is a straight-through Ethernet cable and is used to connect the Eicon 1550/1551 to a single computer.

About the Eicon CD-ROM

The Eicon CD-ROM contains the following:

•User’s Guide in PDF and HTML formats

•Quickstart in PDF format

•Release notes in text format

•Installers for Adobe Acrobat Reader (for reading PDF files) and Microsoft Internet Explorer, along with other software

Parameter Worksheets

During setup, you must change several parameters (such as X.25 settings, VHSI settings, as well as usernames and passwords) related to your particular setup.

The User’s Guide, located in the ‘doc’ folder on the Eicon CD-ROM, contains several worksheets detailing available settings, their defaults, and the possible values. You may find it useful to print and fill out these worksheets before changing configuration settings.

LAN Setup

In order to supply access to more than four computers, the Eicon 1550/1551 can also be connected to a network hub. More information on this topic can be found in the ‘Setup’ section in the User’s Guide, located in the ‘doc’ folder on the Eicon 1550/1551 CD-ROM.

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