Nortel Networks 14.2 manual Router Startup Procedure, Startup Files

Configuring Remote Access for AN and Passport ARN Routers

•Router configuration and management tools included with BayRS:

--Technician Interface, a command-line interface that operates in router memory. Technician Interface commands and scripts provide real-time SNMP-based Management Information Base (MIB) access from an attached or remote (modem or Telnet) management console.

--AN Monitor, a command-line interface to the router diagnostic firmware. You use the AN Monitor to configure AN, ANH, and ARN boot configurations.

This guide describes how to connect AN/ANH, and ARN routers to a managed network using Site Manager, and how to set the startup configuration using the AN Monitor and Technician Interface.

Router Startup Procedure

The following sections describe the software files and configuration options involved in the startup procedure for AN/ANH, and ARN routers:

•Startup Files

•Startup Options

Startup Files

Before it can operate, a router must boot a software image. The software image contains an operating-system kernel file that supports the router platform, plus a group of executable files that support the major networking protocols and dial-up services that the network requires. Booting the router is the process of installing and using the applicable software image files.

To bridge and route traffic, a router also needs a configuration file that is tailored to the network. A configuration file is a binary system file that contains hardware and software configuration data.

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