Chapter 1. Getting Started

This chapter shows you how to get started with using the following components related to the IBM 2210 Nways Multiprotocol Router (2210) and the Multiprotocol Routing Services:

vRouter console terminals

vRouter software (Multiprotocol Routing Services)

vRouter software user interface

The information in this chapter is divided into the following sections: v ªBefore You Beginº

v ªAccessing the Software Using Local and Remote Consolesº v ªDiscussing the User Interface Systemº on page 7

Before You Begin

Before you begin, refer to the following checklist to verify that your router is installed correctly.

HAVE YOU...

v Installed all necessary hardware?

v Connected the console terminal (video terminal) to the router?

 

Attention: If you are using a service port-attached terminal to con®gure or

 

monitor your IBM 2210 and your service terminal is unreadable, you

 

need to change some parameters in your con®guration. (See ªService

 

Terminal Display Unreadableº in IBM 2210 Nways Multiprotocol

 

Router Service and Maintenance Manual.)

Refer to your hardware documentation.

 

v Connected your router to the network using the correct network interfaces and

 

cables?

 

v Run all necessary hardware diagnostics?

 

For more information on any of these procedures, refer to the IBM 2210 Nways

 

Multiprotocol Router Installation and Initial Con®guration Guide.

 

Migrating to the Current Release

 

Refer to the IBM 2210 Nways Multiprotocol Router Service and Maintenance

 

Manual for information about migrating to a new code level.

 

 

 

 

Accessing the Software Using Local and Remote Consoles

 

The router console lets you use the router user interface to monitor and change the

 

function of the router's networking software (Multiprotocol Routing Services). The

 

router supports local and remote consoles.

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