About this guide

This guide describes installing and configuring Patton Electronics IPLink Series High Speed Routers. The instructions in this guide are based on the following assumptions:

The router may connect to a serial DTE device or T1/E1 line

There is a LAN connected to the Ethernet port of the router

Audience

This guide is intended for the following users:

Operators

Installers

Maintenance technicians

Structure

This guide contains the following chapters and appendices:

Chapter 1 on page 17 provides information about router features and capabilities

Chapter 2 on page 24 contains an overview describing router operation

Chapter 3 on page 27 provides initial configuration procedures

Chapter 4 on page 40 describes configuring the Ethernet LAN interface

Chapter 5 on page 44 describes configuring the serial WAN interfaces

Chapter 6 on page 50 describes configuring WAN services

Chapter 7 on page 68 describes configuring security for the router

Chapter 8 on page 82 describes DHCP and DNS configuration

Chapter 9 on page 93 describes configuring IP services

Chapter 10 on page 96 describes system configuration

Chapter 11 on page 104 describes SNTP client configuration

Chapter 12 on page 108 provides a summary of the IPLink’s status webpage and status LEDs

Chapter 13 on page 112contains information on contacting Patton technical support for assistance

Appendix A on page 115 contains compliance information for the IPLink routers

Appendix B on page 118 contains specifications for the routers

Appendix C on page 122 provides cable recommendations

Appendix D on page 124 describes the router’s ports

Appendix E on page 129 describes how to use the command line interface (CLI)

For best results, read the contents of this guide before you install the router.

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Patton electronic 2621, 2603, 2635 manual About this guide, Audience, Structure