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It is assumed that frame relay service is turned on at the site.
Procedure
1. Select the Easy Install feature.
Main Menu
→
Easy Install
2. Enter the Node IP Address and Subnet Mask.
3. Set TS Access to DLCI, then select a DLCI on the network interface that will be
used for the troubleshooting access link.
4. Create a Dedicated Network Management Link, selecting a DLCI for the
management link at the Which DLCI would you like to Create a
Dedicated Network Management Link on? prompt, which will be used by
the NOC to access the unit.
5. For a FrameSaver SLV 9128-II that will use its Ethernet port, select the Ethernet
Port Options Screen and configure the following:
—Enable Interface Status. If the NMS will be on a different subnet than th e unit ,
enter Yes at the Would you like to set the Node's Default IP
Destination to Ethernet ? prompt. Otherwise, enter No.
—If the IP Address and Subnet Mask are unique to the interface, enter them for
the port; otherwise, the Node IP Address and Subnet Mask will be used.
—Enter the Default Gateway Address; the IP Address that will be used for
packets without a route.
—Enable Proxy ARP if the unit will proxy for downstream FrameSaver units
learned via the proprietary RIP (Routing Information Protocol) feature.
—Press the Esc key to return to the Easy Install screen.
6. Configure the T1 network interface options to match the service provider’s settings.
7. Save the configurations.
8. Install the network cable (see
Connecting to the Network
on page18). The
FrameSaver unit starts discovering DLCIs and network time slots (see
Automatic
Configuration
on page14).
The remaining steps are optional, depending upon the application. They are performed
from the Main Menu.
9. If the unit will be enforcing CIR (Committed Information Rate) and EIR (Excess
Information Rate) on network frame relay links, enabl e Traffic Policing.
Main Menu
→
Configuration
→
System
→
Frame Relay and LMI
You can change other Frame Relay and LMI default settings, if necessary.
10. Configure each interface according to the local managemen t interface (LMI) and
assigned line conditions supplied by the service provider.
Configuration
→
Network
→
Frame Relay
Configuration
→
Data Ports
→
Frame Re lay