Reference Guide for the Model RT328 and Model RH348 ISDN Routers

Connecting for Configuration

If you are a PC user, you can configure the router through either the FirstGear ISDN Router

Configuration Utility, which is an easy-to-use software program, or the menu-based built-in

Manager interface. For complete instructions on using FirstGear, refer to

Getting Started Using

FirstGear for the Model RT328 and Model RH348 ISDN Routers

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If you are using a Macintosh or UNIX-based workstation, you can configure the router only by using the built-in Manager interface.

You can access the built-in Manager interface through either a serial port or Telnet on the LAN. In order to use Telnet, you must know the current IP address of the router. For more information about using the built-in Manager interface, refer to Chapter 3, “Router Configuration.”

Connecting Through a Serial Port

You can access the built-in interface through a serial port by using a VT100 terminal or by using

a terminal-emulation program on your PC or workstation. If you are using Windows, for example,

Microsoft ® provides HyperTerminal with Windows 95. Be sure to set the program for VT100 emulation, including arrow keys.

Serial port parameters are as follows:

•9600 bps

•8 data bits

•1 stop bit

•No parity

•No flow control

After the serial session is opened, refer to Chapter 3, “Router Configuration,” for further information about the different methods of configuring your router and for configuration instructions.

Connecting Through a Telnet Connection

You can access the built-in interface by a Telnet call from any TCP/IP workstation on the LAN or the remote network. In order to use the Telnet Protocol, you must know the current IP address of

the router. If the router has no IP address, you must first use a serial connection or the FirstGear utility to assign an IP address. The router ships with an address of 192.168.0.1.

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