Preface

This manual contains the information that you will need to use the router user interface for con®guration and operation of the Multiprotocol Routing Services base code installed on your Nways device. With the help of this manual, you should be able to perform the following processes and operations:

vCon®gure, monitor, and use the Multiprotocol Routing Services base code.

vCon®gure, monitor, and use the interfaces and Link Layer software supported by your Nways device .

This manual contains the information you will need to con®gure bridging and routing functions on an Nways device. The manual describes all of the features and functions that are in the software. A speci®c Nways device might not support all of the features and functions described. If a feature or function is device-speci®c, a notice in the relevant chapter or section indicates that restriction.

This manual supports the IBM 2210 and refers to this product as either ªthe routerº or ªthe deviceº. The examples in the manual represent the con®guration of an IBM 2210 but the actual output you see may vary. Use the examples as a guideline to what you might see while con®guring your device.

Who Should Read This Manual

This manual is intended for persons who install and manage computer networks. Although experience with computer networking hardware and software is helpful, you do not need programming experience to use the protocol software.

To get additional information: Changes may be made to the documentation after the books are printed. If additional information is available or if changes are required after the books have been printed, the changes will be in a ®le (named README) on diskette 1 of the con®guration program diskettes. You can view the ®le with an ASCII text editor.

About the Software

IBM Nways Multiprotocol Routing Services is the software that supports the IBM

2210 (licensed program number 5801-ARR). This software has these components:

vThe base code, which consists of:

±The code that provides the routing, bridging, data link switching, and SNMP agent functions for the device.

±The router user interface, which allows you to con®gure, monitor, and use the Multiprotocol Routing Services base code installed on the device. The router user interface is accessed locally through an ASCII terminal or emulator attached to the service port, or remotely through a Telnet session or modem-attached device.

The base code is installed at the factory on the 2210.

vThe Con®guration Program for IBM Nways Multiprotocol Routing Services (referred to in this book as the Con®guration Program) is a graphical user interface that enables you to con®gure the device from a stand-alone workstation. The Con®guration Program includes error checking and online help information.

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