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1. Task 3 Set up the ISDN PPP Parameters The ISDN Parameters are shown below ISDN PPP Setup Routes Phone 1 363400 sd Router Phone 12 Phone Number m1 Phone Number 12 smo m SPID 2 5123653401201 Setup PPP From the Setup dialog box Step 1 Select the Telephone Co This is the type of ISDN phone service for the location of the selected router For routers in the USA select National ISDN 1 For routers in Germany select ETSI Variant For routers in other European countries select ETSI For any other country or if you are unsure of the type of ISDN phone service or of the location of the selected router use the default setting for this option The default setting is ETSI If this option is set incorrectly the selected router may not be able to communicate with the phone switch and thus may not be able to make or receive calls Step 2 Enter Router Phone 1 Type the ISDN phone number of the selected router Some ISDN lines have two phone numbers If this is the case type the number corresponding to channel B1 here NOTE ISDN Phone numbers and ISDN SPID numbers are available from the phone company For more information about them you will need to contact your ISDN provider 80 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Step 3 Enter Router Phone 2 If the selected router has only one phone number then type that number again here But if the selected router has two phone numbers then type the number c
2. From Windows select Start gt Run and then run A setup exe Step 4 Follow all of the online instructions for installing OverLAN Commander When the installation of OverLAN Commander is complete you are ready to run the application Run OverLAN Commander From Windows select Start gt Programs gt OverLAN Commander gt Commander The OverLAN Commander splash screen should appear followed by the OverLAN Commander window shown on the next page 15 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER 207 101509 Adr 207 10 15017 Adre OverLAN Commander Window On the right side of OverLAN Commander you may see a list of routers Double click on the name or icon for the router you want to setup New routers and routers moved to a different network than originally setup for will automatically display a Router Initialization dialog box when selected Below is an example of the Router Initialization dialog box Router Initialization X ee Caia E Aa aa m IP Address Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 ma Router Initialization Dialog Box 16 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER You can also right click on a router name from the list of routers and then select Change IP Address to open the Router Initialization dialog box Type in the ZP Address that you want this router to have You should type the IP Address in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX Where each xxx is a number ranging from 1 to 255 Type in the Subnet Mask for the router You s
3. IP Router Setup dialog box 89 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER For IP Address and Subnet Mask type in numbers in the form of where each _ _ _ is a number ranging from 001 to 255 IP Address is the IP network address of your router Subnet Mask is the IP network mask of your router There are five choices for IP routing that may be used individually or in combination These choices are available if you are routing beyond your local network The defaults for these options are turned off or disabled Choices e Enable RARP allows the router to dynamically petition for an IP address and IP mask using RARP protocol if there is a RARP server on the Ethernet network In other words the IP Address and Subnet Mask will automatically be as signed for the router by the RARP server regardless of whether they were already assigned or not for Unit Designation Enable Default Gateway allows the IP address for Default Gateway to be used by the router for handling IP packets with destinations that cannot be determined by static routing tables or by dynamic routing The Default Gateway address is an IP address of a router or device that the selected router can send packets to which have destinations it cannot determine by static routing tables or by dynamic routing e Enable Proxy ARP allows the selected router to handle the ARP requests of devices on the Ethernet network that do not have a static routing table or dynamic routing mode
4. IP Static Routes Tab S Connection HE Tables Ml Statistics Y Setup 2 gt IP IPNAT IP NAT Host Table IP Static Routes _ m Static Routing Table 57 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Static Routing Table Static Routing Table appears under the Setup Tab gt IP Static Routes Tab for the properties for a router You may want to create a static routing table if IP Routing is enabled Static routing can be used with or without RIP A static routing table designates the exact route a packet will travel through the network To setup an IP Static Route double click on an unused position in the Network column of the Static routing Table and the following dialog box will then appear Network Destination 0 0 0 0 Subnet Mask 0 0 0 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 Delete Route Metric fo IP addresses of the form xxx xxx xxx xxx go in the first three entries Network Destination Subnet Mask and Gateway A number of the form xxx goes in the fourth entry for Route Metric Each xxx represents a number in the range 1 and 255 Network Destination Type an IP address of a network that is locally reachable by the selected router without it having to route through ISDN Subnet Mask Type the subnet mask that corresponds to the network IP address described above 58 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Gateway Type the IP address of the first router on the path a packet will take to reach the network indicated for Network Des
5. 1 to 1 Static allows one computer on the local network to have permanent access to the router for the Internet for example 1 to 1 Dynamic allows one computer at a time on the local network has access to the router for the Internet for example 1 to Many allows many users on the local network simultaneous access to the router for the Internet for example using a single dynamic IP address NOTE If 1 to 1 Dynamic is selected the router must be locked by the user before Internet access is permitted and released after closing the connection Select lock or release from the toolbar the Router menu or from a pop up menu accessed by right clicking on the router name in the list of routers If 1 to 1 Static IP Address Translation is selected then you must type the IP address of the computer or device getting access to the router Reset of the router is required when enabling this option Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 133 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Then the prompt Default Gateway Disabled will appear if Provider Mode is not enabled The default of Default Gateway is Disabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Disabled and Enabled Choices e Enabled allows a router or device on your Ethernet network to act as a default address for handling IP packets with destinations that cannot be determined by static routing tables or by dynamic routing e Disabled allows your router to simply
6. is selected by choosing the correct protocol from the Telephone Co box 76 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Task 2 Select the Unit Information Step 1 Select a Unit Name Unit Information Unit Name B063234501 Console Password _ _ Quiet Mode Y Remote Management Console Password From the Setup dialog box Unit Name appears under Unit Information shown above This is the router name that appears in the OverLAN Commander main menu If more than one router is installed the name should reflect the location of the router or the networks it is connecting No two routers should have the same name Unit Name should already have a default name If you want to keep this name then you can go to Step 2 Otherwise erase the default Unit Name and type in a new name of up to 10 letters and or numbers You have set the Unit Name Step 2 Select a Console Password Console Password appears under Unit Information above It is used to protect your configuration settings 77 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Console Password is a password of up to 10 letters and or numbers and will protect your configuration settings The default for Console Password is off To turn on this feature use the mouse to click on the small gray square next to Console Password Console Password is active when the little grey square next to Console Password above has a check mark in it like the following A Step 3 Select Quiet Mode
7. merely sets the unit password to a blank value Devices calling in must supply a blank value for the unit password to gain access Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 125 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Transmit PAP Disabled will appear beneath the previous prompt The default of Transmitt PAP is Disabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Disabled and Required Choices e Required allows the router to provide a special identification and password if required by a device it is calling If youselect this option you will be prompted for the indentification and password that should be used called the PAP Peer Id and PAP Peer Password e Disabled does not allow the router to provide identification or password for routers it is calling If identification or password are required by a remote device the router will hang up Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 126 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt PAP Peer Id may appear beneath the previous prompt Choices e Type a peer Id for devices calling in e Do one of the following Leave this feature unchanged even if it is blank by not typing anything Erase the current peer Id with the back space key and leave the feature blank or type a new Id Leaving this feature blank does not disable the option It merely sets the peer Id to a blank value Devices calling in must supply a blank value for
8. which allows an IP address to be assigned to the selected router by the remote device if necessary Fixed does not allow an IP address to be assigned For Remote IP Address select to enable disable this option If enabled the selected router will assign the IP address from the field next to the check box to any remote device calling in If a remote device will not accept the assignment that device will not gain access to the router The IP address should be a number in the form of xxx xxx xxx xxx where each xxx is a number ranging from 1 to 255 You have finished configuring the Point to Point Protocol 84 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Setting up Call Control Step 12 Select Call on Demand or Call by Command Call Control Caling Method Call Timeout p Bandwith On Demand BOD Level BPS BOD Tmesecy Mas Call Attempt 1 Line Idle Detection From the Setup dialog box Call Method By Command is recommended if your router will have only a single user This option gives you complete control over the ISDN connection On Demand instructs the router to place the call automatically when data is received for the remote network You can select On Demand for channel B1 or B2 or both channels B1 and B2 Permanent instructs the router to place and maintain the call automatically regardless of whether there is data for the remote network You can select Permanent for channel B1 or B2 or both channels B1 and B
9. 12 Configuring the OverLAN Router CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Configuring the OverLAN Router After installing the OverLAN router you are ready to begin configuration There are several methods you can choose from to setup the router Method 1 OverLAN Setup Wizard Application for Windows 95 NT that guides you through the entire setup process in real time Method 2 OverLAN Commander 32 IP Application for Windows 95 NT that allows you to setup operate and monitor OverLAN routers Method 3 OverLAN Commander 16 IPX Application for Windows 3 xx and later that allows you to setup operate and monitor OverLAN routers Method 4 OverLAN Operating System Internal Program of the Router that allows you to setup operate and monitor the OverLAN router from the local console port of the router using an ASCII terminal or a computer running terminal software 14 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER METHOD 1 OverLAN Setup Wizard Introduction The OverLAN Setup Wizard is included in Version 1 45 and later of OverLAN Commander 32 IP To access the OverLAN Setup Wizard you must first install OverLAN Commander 32 IP on a Windows 95 NT system with the TCP IP stack enabled To install OverLAN Commander 32 IP do the following Step 1 You should have two floppy disks for OverLAN Commander Insert Disk 1 into floppy drive A of your Windows 95 NT computer Step 2 Exit all applications currently open or running in Windows Step 3
10. 90 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER e Enable RIP allows the selected router to use dynamic routing if RIP is available on the Ethernet network Enable Poison RIP is only available if you turned on Enable RIP Enable Poison RIP is used if you want the router to advertise that the remote network selected earlier in Task 3 is not available when the ISDN WAN connection is not active Step 3 Setup a Static Routing Table You may want to create a Static Routing Table if IP Routing is enabled Static routing can be used in conjunction with RIP Choose Edit Static Routes The Static Routing Table is shown below Network Subnet Mask Router Hops ee A rr A a a Sy E es ee eee ee eee ee CFT lL a ee eee OK Cancel Help Static Routing Table dialog box 91 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER IP addresses of the form L 3 go under the first three columns for Network Subnet Mask and Router A number of the form ___ goes in the fourth column for Hops Each __ _ is a number ranging from 001 and 255 A Static Routing Table is used to designate the exact route a packet will travel through the network The column for Network is for a network that is reachable locally by the selected router without it having to route through ISDN The column for Subnet Mask is for a subnet mask corresponding to the above network The column for Router is for the first router on the path a packet will take to reach the net
11. Advanced Diagnostics for Routers Re Transmission Timeout Sec fi Maximum number of Re Transmissions 15 MV Show Splash Screen upon Program Execution Additional Addresses to Monitor This section of the dialog box is where you specify IP Addresses of remote devices such as other OverLAN routers that you want to monitor with OverLAN Commander You can force OverLAN Commander to refresh the router list by right clicking on the area for listing routers and then selecting Poll for Routers IP Address In this data field specify the IP Address of the device that is to be monitored Type the IP Address in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX Where each xxx is a number ranging from 1 to 255 67 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Add Button Select this button to add the specified address from the IP Address data field above to the list of Additional Addresses to Monitor Delete Button Select this button to remove an address from the list of Additional Addresses to Monitor Click on an address in the list and then select this button to delete the address from the list Allow the main flash to be upgraded Select this option to allow the main flash EEPROM of the router to be upgraded with new firmware For more information see Upgrade Router Show Advanced Diagnostics for Routers Select this option to enable a line diagnostics troubleshooting tool in OverLAN Commander Once enabled close the Router Properties dialog box Then reselect the
12. OverLAN Setup menu Operating System ISDN Manager PPP Manager IP Protocol IPX Protocol BRIDGING Static IP Routing Table Filter Table Host Table Save Setup and Exit Exit without Saving 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 9 S X Selection Figure 10 To make a selection from the Setup menu press the number or letter appearing in the left column of the menu above You will not have to press the Enter key your selection will automatically be read by the computer You can always change a selection by selecting the option again and you can always go back to the Setup menu whenever you want Selection 1 represents features for the operating system Whenever you are setting up features an asterick means the unit must be reset for changes to take effect Turn the page for instructions on configuring the operating system 101 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Task 2 Configuring the Operating System From the Setup Menu Press 1 to configure the router s operating system The prompt Unit Designation will appear at the bottom of the video display The default of Unit Designation is a unique name based on the router s unique Ethernet network address This will be a series of numbers or letters appearing after the colon above Choices e Type a new name for your router of up to ten letters and or numbers This name will appear in the Command Prompt and as the router name in OverLAN Comman
13. PAP Authentication Enabling Require PAP Authentication makes the selected router use Unit Name and Unit Password to determine access for routers or other devices calling in PAP Unit Name and PAP Unit Password This is the name and password required by the selected router for remote devices calling in Unit Name and Unit Password should be no more than 10 letters and or numbers If one or both of these fields are left blank then the selected router will expect a blank ID and or password from the remote device If the remote device does not support PAP or does not supply this exact name and password the call will be rejected m CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER For OverLAN routers the Peer Name and Peer Password for the remote router must correspond to the Unit Name and Unit Password for the selected router For routers or devices of other manufacturers you must be sure that the remote device settings correspond correctly with the settings on the OverLAN router Refer to the instructions included with the remote device for additional information Step 9 Setup Send PAP Authentication The default of Send PAP Authentication is off Send PAP Authentication Enabling Send PAP Authentication makes the selected router transmit its Peer Name and Peer Password to the remote router or device it is calling If Send PAP Authentication is enabled and the remote device does not support PAP the remote device may hang up the call or only give limited ac
14. Port Static LAN NextAck Unknown WAN Next Ack Unknown Expiration Timer Unknown Handshake Bits NAT appears under the Table Tab for the properties for a router The NAT table shows information on network IP address translation 33 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER The NAT table is normally not available unless you select Show Advanced Diagnostics for Routers from the Options dialog box see Options from the View Menu Protocol This is the protocol being translated Source Port This is the port of this connection Source IP Address This is the IP Address of the connection Key Port This is the new unique port of the connection Statistics Tab General BS Connection BA Tables Mi Statistics td gt m Ethernet Statistics Framing Errors CRC Enors Collisions Missed Packet ISDN Statistics Transmit Bytes Second Byte Second Transmit Trend Byte Second Receive Bytes Second Receive Trend Packets Second Transmit Packets Second Transmit Trend Packets Second Receive Packet Second Receive Trend m Bandwidth Monitor Percent Used RRR 0 Pia ft fF a N 34 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Ethernet Statistics Ethernet Statistics appears under the Statistics Tab for the properties for a router This part of the Statistics dialog box provides information on the status of data currently being sent or received from the Ethernet If no data is being transferre
15. Refer to the instructions included with the remote device for additional information Multilink Setup Multilink Setup appears under the Setup Tab gt PPP Tab for the properties for a router Enable Multilink If selected Enable Multilink allows the router to use both B channels simultaneously which increases the speed of the router but also increases the long distance line costs If disabled the router is limited to using only one B channel never both channels simultaneously Minimum Fragment The number in this field sets the minimum size in bytes of data that can be fragmented during multilink operations The default and recommended value for this field is 0 This feature may help in establishing compatibility with routers made by other manufacturers In some cases you may need to contact Technical support at Ringdale see the OverLAN user manual for help with certain types of routers or other devices 47 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Call Setup Tab S Connection E Tables M Statistics Setup 2 gt General ISDN PPP Call Setup P PNaT 14 Maximum Call Attempts fi General Call Setup Call Type Setup Call Mode Call by Command Only On Demand Call Timeout fo Seconds IV Allow Broadcasts to open an On Demand Channel Bandwidth on Demand Setup Bandwidth Trigger fo Bytes Second Bandwidth Timeout fo Seconds General Call Setup General Call Setup appears under the Setup Tab
16. This is the IP address to assign to remote devices Choices e Type an IP Address to assign to devices calling in An IP Address should be of the form xxx xxx xxx xxx where each xxx is in the range of to 256 e Do one of the following Leave this feature unchanged by not typing anything Erase the current address with the back space key and type a new IP address Note This feature has a default value of 000 000 000 000 which is not a valid IP address Ifyou leave this value unchanged devices calling in will not gain access to the router Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue The following message will appear Is the above setup information correct y n Type n to start over with this section Type y to use the current settings While the settings will be used by the router they are not actually saved To save the settings you must select SAVE from the command prompt of the OverLAN Operating System You may now go to Task 5 130 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Task 5 Configuring the IP Protocol From the Setup Menu Press 4 to configure the IP Protocol The prompt IP ROUTING Disabled will appear at the bottom of the video display The default of IP Routing is Disabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Disabled and Enabled Choices e Enabled allows your router to route IP packets e Disabled prevents your router from routing IP packets Press the Enter key wh
17. are not actually saved To save the settings you must select SAVE from the command prompt of the OverLAN Operating System You may now go to Task 7 144 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Task 7 Configuring BRIDGING From the Setup Menu Press 6 to configure Bridging The prompt BRIDGING Disabled will appear at the bottom of the video display The default of BRIDGING is Disabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Disabled and Enabled Choices e Enabled allows you to use your router as a bridge between two physical Ethernet networks e Disabled does not allow your router to act as a bridge between two physical Ethernet networks Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue If you chose Enabled for BRIDGING then the following additional prompts will appear These prompts should only concern you if your Ethernet network uses Ethernet II frames Press the spacebar for each of the following choices in order to switch between Disabled and Enabled 145 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Press the Enter key after each choice when you are ready to continue IP Filtering Disabled IP Filtering defaults to Disabled Choices e Disabled allows IP packets to cross the bridge Enabled prevents IP packets from crossing the bridge NetBEUI Filtering Disabled NetBEUI Filtering defaults to Disabled Choices e Disabled allows NetBEUI packets to cross the bridge e Enabled prevents NetBEUI
18. discard packets with destinations that cannot be determined by static routing tables or by dynamic routing Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 134 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE If Default Gateway is Enabled the prompt Gateway Address will appear Type an IP address of the form where each ___ is a number ranging from 001 to 255 had press the Enter key The Gateway Address is the IP address of a router or device that your router will send packets to which have destinations it cannot determine by static routing tables or by dynamic routing The prompt Proxy ARP Disabled may appear The default setting for Proxy ARP is Disabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Disabled and Enabled Choices e Enabled allows your router to respond to ARP requests for devices on your Ethernet network that do not have a static routing table or dynamic routing mode e Disabled assumes that all devices on your Ethernet network are capable of using your router for ARP requests without the router having to mediate Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 135 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt RIP Services Disabled may appear The default of RIP Services is Disabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Disabled and Enabled Choices e Disabled is used when RIP is not available on your Ethernet network and you do not want to use dynamic routing e Enabled is
19. gt Call Setup Tab for the properties for a router Maximum Call Attempts Type a number representing the maximum number of calls the selected router should make to the remote device when trying to establish a link For reasons such as call collisions when both devices try to call each other simultaneously some devices may not pick up on an initial call but may pick up on a subsequent call 48 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Call Type Setup Due to the varieties and complexities of networks and applications it is the responsibility of the network administrator to determine the cost of all line charges or any other charges which may be incurred resulting from the use of the OverLAN Ethernet ISDN router Such charges are not the responsibility of Ringdale Call Type Setup appears under the Setup Tab gt Call Setup Tab for the properties for a router Call Mode Select from options for Call by Command Call on Demand and Permanent Channels Select Call by Command Only when you want calls to be manually placed In this setup the router cannot place calls automatically Select Call on Demand to have the router place calls automatically when data is received for the remote network When one or both B channels are selected as Permanent Channels then the selected channel s will remain open all of the time If an error causes a disconnection the router will automatically redial the number and raise the line up again On Demand Call T
20. inch floppy disk included with your Ethernet ISDN router package To use OverLAN Commander 16 IPX for configuring your router you will need a computer preferably equipped with a mouse running Microsoft Windows version 3 11 or greater The computer must be connected to your Ethernet network You should be familiar with using Microsoft Windows If not please refer to the manual for that product There are three dialog buttons you should be familiar with before using OverLAN Commander Common buttons Help for helpful hints and instructions Cancel to quit the current dialog box and leave all settings unchanged to quit the current dialog box and record all changes made 73 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Task 1 Go to the Setup dialog box The main dialog box for OverLAN Commander appears when the application is started as shown below A OverLAN Commandes Main Dialog Box Step 1 Select the router for Setup The default name of all routers on your network will appear in the main dialog box It may take a few seconds for the router name to appear Using your computer s mouse click on the name of the router you want to set up The router name should become highlighted meaning the router is selected 74 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Step 2 Select Setup Routes from the main dialog box The main dialog box is shown on the previous page Using the mouse click on Setup Router The main dialog box w
21. mouse and click on Setup Bridging The Bridge Setup dialog box is shown below Bridge Setup X Filter Out IPX I a _ NetBEUI _ AppleTalk Others Bridge Setup dialog box The filters only work for Ethernet II frame types Other frame types such as Ethernet 802 3 cannot use the filters but the router can still act as a bridge It just will not be able to use filters in that situation Choose any of the filters individually or in combination Choices Filter IPX prevents IPX packets from crossing the bridge Filter IP prevents IP packets from crossing the bridge 88 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER e Filter NetBEUI prevents NetBEUI packets from crossing the bridge Filter AppleTalk prevents AppleTalk packets from crossing the bridge e Filter Others prevents packets other than IPX IP NetBEUI and AppleTalk from crossing the bridge You have finished configuring Bridging Step 2 Select Route IP Traffic to be on or off The default for Route IP Traffic is off Route IP Traffic allows your router to route TCP IP packets To configure IP routing use the mouse and click on Setup IP Routing The IP Router Setup dialog box is shown below IP Router Setup x IP Address 208 15 136 37 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Dea Galena Enable RARP OK _ Enable Default Gateway Lm __ Enable Proxy Arp _ _ Enable RIP _Lancet_ _ Enable Poison Rip Help l Edit Static Routes
22. packets from crossing the bridge AppleTalk Filtering Disabled AppleTalk Filtering defaults to Disabled Choices e Disabled allows AppleTalk packets to cross the bridge Enabled prevents AppleTalk packets from crossing the bridge IPX 802 3 Filter Disabled IPX 802 3 Filter defaults to Disabled Choices e Disabled allows IPX packets to cross the bridge Enabled prevents IPX packets from crossing the bridge OTHER Filtering Disabled Other Filtering is shown here to be Disabled Choices e Disabled allows packets other than IP IPX NetBEUI and AppleTalk to cross the bridge Enabled prevents packets other than IP IPX NetBEUI and AppleTalk from crossing the bridge 146 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE All the above choices for filtering concern only Ethernet II frames If your Ethernet network uses an Ethernet 802 3 or other types of frames then the above filtering features will have no effect regardless of whether they are Disabled or Enabled After pressing the Enter key for Other Filtering the following message will appear Is the above setup information correct y n Type n to start over with this section Type y to use the current settings While the settings will be used by the router they are not actually saved To save the settings you must select SAVE from the command prompt of the OverLAN Operating System You may now go to Task 8 147 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Task
23. phone company Due to the varieties and complexities of networks and applications it is the responsibility of the network administrator to determine the 42 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER cost of all line charges or any other charges which may be incurred resulting from the use of the OverLAN Ethernet ISDN router Such charges are not the responsibility of Ringdale Local Switch Type Select the type of ISDN phone service for the location of the selected router For routers in the USA select National ISDN 1 For routers in Germany select ETSI Variant For routers in other European countries select ETSI For any other country or if you are unsure of the type of ISDN phone service or the location of the selected router use the default setting for this option The default setting is ETSI If this option is set incorrectly the selected router may not be able to communicate with the phone switch and thus may not be able to make or receive calls Local Phone number B1 Enter the ISDN phone number for the selected router If the ISDN line for the router has two ISDN phone numbers type the phone number that corresponds to channel B1 here SPID B1 A SPID number may be needed if you set Local Switch Type to National ISDN 1 You should consult the ISDN Provider to find out if a SPID number is required Type the ISDN SPID number for the selected router If there are two ISDN SPID numbers for the router type the SPID number corresponding
24. seconds delay before the main dialog box appears 95 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Configuring with a Local Console 96 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Configuring with a Local Console Topics Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 Task 6 Task 7 Task 8 Task 9 Getting to the Setup Menu seeeeeeeeteeees 64 Configuring the Router Designation 0 68 Configuring the ISDN Manager 72 Configuring the PPP Manager ccceeeeeeeees 77 Configuring the IP Protocol cccceeeeeeeeees 81 Configuring the IPX Protocol ccccceeeeeeees 87 Configuring BRIDGING 2 0 0 eeeeeereee eee 92 Configuring a Static Routing Table 0 95 Setting up the Provider Mode ccceeeeeees 98 97 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Task 1 Getting to the Setup Menu The router must first be connected to an ASCII terminal or a computer running terminal software shown in Task 2 of Installing Your Router When you plug the router into a power source shown in Task 3 of Installing Your Router the video display of the computer or ASCII terminal should show the following message for a few moments OverLAN System Initializing please wait The above message is temporary and will be replaced with the message shown in figure 8 98 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Configuring with a Local Console The second message that appears on the video disp
25. the peer Id to gain access Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 127 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt PAP Peer Password may appear beneath the previous prompt Choices e Type a peer password for devices calling in e Do one of the following Leave this feature unchanged even if it is blank by not typing anything Erase the current peer password with the back space key and leave the feature blank or type a new password Leaving this feature blank does not disable the option It merely sets the peer password to a blank value Devices calling in must supply a blank value for the peer password to gain access Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 128 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The Prompt PPP IP Assignment Disabled will appear beneath the previous prompt The default of PPP IP Assignment is Disabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Assigned and Disabled Choices e Assigned makes the router assign an IP address to devices calling in Devices calling in that won t accept the assigned IP address will not gain access through the router e Disabled does not require devices calling in to be assigned an IP address Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 129 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The Prompt Address Assignment may appear beneath the previous prompt This option only appears if PPP IP Assignment is set to Assigned
26. to Router phone 1 here Local Phone Number B2 If the selected router has only one ISDN phone number type that number again here If the selected router has two ISDN numbers type the second ISDN phone number here Router phone 2 should correspond to channel B2 SPID B2 A SPID number may be needed if you set Local Switch Type to National ISDN 1 You should consult the ISDN Provider to find out if a SPID number is required If the selected router has only one ISDN SPID number then type that number 43 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER again here If the router has two ISDN SPID numbers then type the second number here SPID 2 should correspond to Router phone 2 Destination ISDN Information Destination ISDN Information appears under the Setup Tab gt ISDN Tab for the properties for a router Double click on a router name to view router properties ISDN phone numbers and ISDN SPID numbers are available from the phone company For information about them you will need to contact the ISDN provider or the phone company Due to the varieties and complexities of networks and applications it is the responsibility of the network administrator to determine the cost of all line charges or any other charges which may be incurred resulting from the use of the OverLAN Ethernet ISDN router Such charges are not the responsibility of Ringdale Phone Number 1 Enter the ISDN phone number for the device you are calling If the ISDN line fo
27. to Filter Out This section of the dialog box is where you specify IP Addresses to be filtered out Type From the drop down list specify whether an Address a specific node of a network or a Network a range of addresses is to be filtered out Address Network In this data field specify the IP Address that is to be filtered out Type the IP Address in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX Where each xxx is a number ranging from to 259 60 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Subnet Mask This data field only appears if you select Network for Type described above In this data field specify the Subnet Mask Type the Subnet Mask in the form of xxx xxx XXX XXX where each xxx is a number ranging from to 255 For a node specific address this column shows for the Subnet Mask Add Button Select the Add button to add the currently selected address or network to the table of addresses and networks to filter out Remove Button If you click on an item in the Type column of the table described above and then select the Remove button the item will be removed from the table of IP Addresses to filter out 61 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER IPX Tab IP Static Routes IP Filters IPX Bridging IPX Address IPX Network Address oo0001 00 Frame Type Ethemet Il IP Routing Options V Novell RIP Spoofing IV Watchdog Spoofing V SAP Spoofing IPX Address Due to the varieties and complexities of netw
28. used when RIP is available on your Ethernet network and you want to use dynamic routing Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 136 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE If you chose Enabled for RIP Services then the prompt Poison RIP Disabled may appear The default of Poison RIP is Disabled but it can be active only if RIP Services has been Enabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Disabled and Enabled Choices Enabled is used if Call Type is set for By Command If the phone line goes down the router will advertise that other networks are not in reach Disabled is used if Call Type is set for On Demand If the phone line goes down the router will continue to advertise that other networks are still in reach Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 137 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt RARP Protocol Disabled will appear The default of RARP Protocol is Disabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Disabled and Enabled Choices e Disabled should be used if you do not have a RARP server on your IP network or if you want to decide what your local IP address and local IP mask will be Enabled allows the router to dynamically petition for an IP address and IP Mask using RARP protocol In other words the local IP address and local IP mask will automatically be assigned for your router by the RARP server regardless of whether they were already assigned or
29. 15 136 15 r Route Information Network Address Unknown Subnet Mask Unknown Router Unknown Hops Metric Unknown RIP appears under the Table Tab for the properties for a router 31 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER The RIP table shows the IP networks known to the selected router These networks determine how IP packets will be routed Location This is the location on the network static local dynamic or remote of the network Network This is the IP address of the network Subnet This is the subnet mask of the network Router This is the IP address of the router to reach this network RIP Information This part of the RIP table shows decoded information if possible To decode a RIP Table entry click once on the Table entry you want decoded The decoded information will then appear for the selected entry ARP Table NRIP SAP RIP ARP 202 15 10 2 00 40 92 25 00 58 202 15 10 9 00 60 97 12 6f e3 ARP appears under the Table Tab for the properties for a router 32 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER The ARP table shows MAC addresses and their associated IP addresses This table is used by the selected router when sending IP packets Address This is the IP Address for a device Ethernet This is the Ethernet or MAC address of a device Time This is the time in tens of seconds before the entry is deleted NAT Table NRIP SAP RIP ARP NAT Protocol _ Source Port Source IPAddress Key
30. 2 If Call on Demand is enabled you must also setup Call Timeout Type in the number of seconds the selected router will keep a line up when there is no activity A value of 0 will be interpreted as infinity which means a call will never 85 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER timeout You should determine the line charges in order to optimize Call Timeout Step 13 Select Bandwidth on Demand BOD to be on or off Bandwidth on Demand limits the use of both B channels to only when there is sufficient data to require both channels If this feature is turned off and your router is setup to use both B channels then both channels will be used regardless of the amount of data The BOD Level BPS can be between 1 64 000 bps The BOD Level must be set if Bandwidth on Demand is turned on This determines the point where both channels will be activated by the router You must decide what this number should be based on the ISDN connect charges and the cost of long distance line charges Enter the BOD Time SEC which is the time in seconds that the selected router will allow the second B channel to remain up when there is insufficient data transferring before bringing the channel down again When setting this feature you should determine the line charges in you area in order to optimize BOD Time Step 14 Set Max Call Attempts Type in a number for Max Call Attempts which is the maximum number of calls the selected router should make to
31. 2 SNAP and 802 3 If you have a Novell server on your Ethernet network you must choose the same frame type as the Novell server uses Choices Ethernet II is used for an Ethernet network using the Ethernet II frame type e Ethernet 802 2 is used for an Ethernet network using the Ethernet 802 2 frame type Ethernet SNAP is used for an Ethernet network using the Ethernet SNAP frame type Ethernet 802 3 is used for an Ethernet network using the Ethernet 802 3 frame type Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 140 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt IPX RIP Spoofing Enabled will appear The default of IPX RIP Spoofing is Enabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Enabled and Disabled Choices e Enabled helps prevent a phone line from being raised when RIP packets from Novell servers advertising networks are encountered This feature can help save on long distance line charges e Disabled allows a phone line to be raised whenever RIP packets from Novell servers advertising networks are encountered Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 141 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Watchdog Spoofing Enabled will appear The default of Watchdog Spoofing is Enabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Enabled and Disabled Choices e Enabled prevents a phone line from being raised when packets from Novell servers checking on client connections are
32. 8 Configuring a Static Routing Table If IP Routing is not set to Enabled then you can skip this task and go to Task 9 From the Setup Menu Press 7 to configure a static IP routing table The video display will appear as in figure 11 STATIC ROUTING TABLE Entry Network Subnet Mask Router Hops Command E edit D delete X exit Figure 11 IP addresses of the form go in the first three columns for Network Subnet Mask and Router A number of the form ___ goes in the fourth column for Hops Each __ _is a number between 001 and 255 148 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE A static routing table is used when you want to designate the exact route a packet will travel through the network helpful when you want to control traffic on the network To create or edit an entry type E To delete an entry type D To exit from the static routing table type X If you type D the prompt Entry to Delete will appear Type the number under the column Entry that corresponds to the information you wish to delete Press the Enter key The information is deleted If you type E the prompt Entry to Edit will appear Type the number under the column Entry that corresponds to the information you wish to edit Press the Enter key The following prompts will appear Each item depends on your particular network layout IP Network Address This is a network that is reachable locally by your router wit
33. L or C followed by a 1 2 or M where 1 represents channel B1 2 represents channel B2 and M represents multilinking both channels Press Enter when you are ready To close a channel use the CLOSE command Type either CLOSE or CL This command closes both channels if both channels are open or if only one channel is open closes whichever channel is open Press Enter when you are ready To restart the router and end all calls use the RESET command Type either RESET or RE and press Enter when you are ready To configure the router use the SETUP command Type either SETUP or SU and press Enter when you are ready For more information on configuring the router see the Configuring Your Router section of the manual To enter the OverLAN Systems Pptions menu use the SYSOP command Type either SYSOP or SY and press Enter when you are ready The SYSOP Menu is shown below OverLAN System Operations menu Revert to Permanent OverLAN System Erase All Setup Information Perform ISDN Loopback Test Selection 160 OPERATING YOUR ROUTER To view status information about the router and about current ISDN calls use the STATUS command Type either STATUS or ST and press Enter when you are ready To view Statistics about errors or the rate of data transfer for transmitted or received data use the STATS command Type either STATS or SS and press Enter when you are ready To view Novell routing information use the NRIP comman
34. NFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Network This is the Novell network Router This is the Ethernet or MAC address of the selected router being used to reach the Novell Network Hops This is the number of routers or similar devices thru which the network can be reached Time This is the internal Novell metric time it takes to get a response from the selected network SAP Table NRIP SAP RIP ARP Location Type Network Name SAP Information Name Unknown Service Unknown Network Unknown Address Unknown SAP appears under the Table Tab for the properties for a router The SAP table shows the servers and routers known to the selected router that use IPX SAPs This table is used when spoofing occurs and will determine what servers can be seen by the selected router 30 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Location This is the location on the network local or remote of the service access point Type This is the type of service access point represented as a hexadecimal number Network This is the network address of the selected SAP Name This is the network name of the device advertising the selected SAP SAP Information This part of the SAP table shows decoded information if possible To decode a SAP Table entry click once on the Table entry you want decoded The decoded information will then appear for the selected entry RIP Table NRIP sap RIP aRP Static 10 20 10 0 255 255 255 0 208
35. OverLAN Router e Ethernet ISDN Connectivity User Manual VERSION 1 45 C24 RINGDALE http www ringdale com COPYRIGHT Copyright 1998 Ringdale UK Ltd All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or any computer language in any form or by any third party without the prior written permission of Ringdale UK Ltd DISCLAIMER Ringdale UK Ltd reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time to the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revision or changes Ringdale UK Ltd has endeavored to ensure that the information in this publication is correct but will not accept liability for any error or omission TRADEMARKS All trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are hereby acknowledged CONTENTS Contents About this Manual sisisi aaaea 4 Getting Started amp siiciia ssisscescccivesaveanssscnencsavarwaanwens 5 Installing Your Router vicsceccisscssntcecsscsecseansacenssasentess 7 Configuring Your Router scssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 13 Setup OverLAN Setup Wizard cccsssessssesesseseseeeeseeneeeaes 15 Setup OverLAN Commander 32 IP Windows 95 NT 19 Setup OverLAN Commander 16 IPX Windows 3 XX 73 Configuring from the Local Console Port s sss
36. PROM factory code Activates autobaud detection router automatically detects the baud rate of the local console and adjusts itself Aux ENTER key on keyboard of local console Clears setup and reverts to factory Close Channel Reset default settings for current firmware There is another Reset button located on the back of the router that performs the same function as the Reset button on the front of the router Operating the Router from OverLAN Commander for Windows 95 NT For an introduction to OverLAN Commander see the Configuring Your Router section of the manual In OverLAN Commander you can select from menu items and toolbar buttons after router properties are accessed In router properties there are two dialog boxes for monitoring the operation of the OverLAN router the Status and Statistics dialog boxes The Status dialog box shown on the next page provides version and network location information about the router the current status of ISDN calls and status messages from the router about errors or other operational issues 154 Status Ii Statistics Y Setup m Router Information Checksum OPERATING YOUR ROUTER Router Name Ethernet Address Firmware Version Hardware Version Router Status Scott s 00 a0 63 0a 0c 01 1 41 a884 Flash YER3 0 Active Sef em GES Call Status ISDN D Channel ISDN B1 Channel ISDN B2 Channel Datalink Active No Ca
37. RING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Dest B2 Phone number will appear Choices Do one of the following If the remote router has only one ISDN phone number type that same number here again If the remote router has two ISDN phone numbers type the second number here The second number should correspond to channel B2 e Type nothing if you do not wish to use the B2 channel Though the numbers can be different the ISDN phone number supplied the B2 channel must call the same remote device as the ISDN phone number supplied for the B1 channel Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 117 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Local B1 SPID number will appear A SPID number may be needed if you set Telco Type to NI 1 You should consult your Network Administrator to find out if a SPID number is required Choices e Type your router s ISDN SPID number provided by the phone company If you acquired two ISDN SPID numbers for your router type the one corresponding to channel B1 here e Type nothing if SPIDs are not required in your area Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 118 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Local B2 SPID number will appear A SPID number may be needed if you set Telco Type to NI 1 You should consult your Network Administrator to find out if a SPID number is required Choices Do one of the following If your router has only on
38. RJ45 cable not resistant to RF interference a set of standards specifying various electrical and mechanical characteristics for interfaces between computers terminals and modems a computer providing a service such as shared access to a file system a printer or electronic mail system to LAN users techniques to avoid raising an ISDN line except when needed a table mapping out the exact route a packet will take to reach a remote network BRI port software that emulates an ASCII terminal 164 termination terminating resistor thin coax T plug U interface GLOSSARY the end of the coaxial cable a resistor that caps the end of a coaxial cable a coaxial cable 0 2 inch RGS8A U 50 ohm that uses a smaller diameter than standard thick coax a T shaped adaptor that joins a device to a coaxial cable the ISDN phone jack 165
39. al that is included in the router package 71 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Step 8 Observe Status Messages If the router appears to successfully place the call observe the messages under Status Messages in the General Tab Also look at the Statistics Tab section If anything appears to be wrong consult the network administrator or the ISDN provider and refer to the manual included in the router package You can also look at the Tables Tab for specific feedback from the router about NRIP SAP RIP ARP and NAT routing information Step 9 Hanging up Calls You can hang up the call by selecting Hangup or depending on how you setup the router the router may hang up by itself Step 10 Exiting OverLAN Commander Select Exit from the file menu to quit the current session of OverLAN Commander Remember for any configuration changes to affect the router you must save changes to the router Save Setup Note You can also setup and manage the router from its local console port The router s built in OverLAN Operating System has similar functionality to OverLAN Commander but can only be used locally with the router not across the network and it only has a text menu interface a local console for the router can be very useful such as when your network or the network of the router is not operating correctly 72 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Setup OverLAN Commander for Windows 3 xx Introduction OverLAN Commander is available on a 3 5
40. ally Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 109 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Send Broadcasts DISABLED may appear beneath the previous prompt This prompt appears only if any ON DEMAND is selected Choices e Enabled allows network broadcasts to raise the ISDN line e Disabled prevents network broadcasts from raising the ISDN line Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 110 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Call Timeout 000 may appear beneath the previous prompt This prompt appears only if no Permanent Channels are selected Choices e Type a number for the numer of seconds the router will keep a line up when there is no activity A value of 0 will be interpreted as infinity which means a call will nevern timeout You should determine the line charges in order to optimize Call Timeout e Leave this feature unchanged by not typing anything Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 111 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Bandwidth on Demand Disabled may appear beneath the previous prompt This prompt will not appear if On Demand is selected for Call Type described earlier in this section of the manual with PPP Multilink enabled The default of Bandwidth on Demand is Disabled Pressing the spacebar on the keyboard will change the setting to Enabled Pressing the spacebar again will change the setting back to Disabled and s
41. c 1 to 1 Dynamic and 1 to Many This feature allows the router to be used with a low cost Internet connection supporting dynamic IP address assignment 7 to 1 Static allows one computer on the local network to have permanent access to the router for the Internet for example 7 to 1 Dynamic allows one computer at a time on the local network has access to the router for the Internet for example 7 to Many allows many users on the local network 54 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER simultaneous access to the router for the Internet for example using a single dynamic IP address NOTE If 1 to 1 Dynamic is selected the router must be locked by the user before Internet access is permitted and released after closing the connection Select lock or release from the toolbar the Router menu or from a pop up menu accessed by right clicking on the router name in the list of routers Static Client IP Address If 1 to 1 Static IP Address Translation is selected then you must type the IP address of the computer or device getting access to the router Reset of the router is required when enabling this option WAN IP Assignment This needs to be setup if you selected either 1 to 1 Dynamic or 1 to Many Some ISPs Internet Service Providers use dynamic IP address assignment for which a different IP address can be assigned with each connection If this is the case with your ISP the option Assigned should be selected with no Wan IP address entered Othe
42. cess PAP Peer Name and PAP Peer Password This is the name and password to be supplied to the remote device Peer Name and Peer Password should be no more than 10 letters and or numbers If one or both of these fields are left blank and Send PAP Authentication is enabled then the selected router will send a blank ID and or password to the remote device For OverLAN routers the Peer Name and Peer Password for the selected router must correspond to the Unit Name and Unit Password for the remote router For routers or devices of other manufacturers you must be sure that the remote device settings correspond correctly with the settings on the OverLAN router Refer to the instructions included with the remote device for additional information 83 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Step 10 Select Multilink PPP to be on or off The default of Multilink PPP is off If Multilink PPP is off the router is limited to using only one B channel never both channels simultaneously If Multilink PPP is on the router may use both B channels simultaneously which increases the speed of the router but also increases long distance line costs Type a number for the Fragment Size This number represents the minimum size of data in bytes that can be fragmented during multilink operations The defualt and recommended value for this field is 0 Step 11 Setup IP Assignment Options For Local IP Assignment the default and recommended value is Negotiable
43. ct your router to a computer running terminal software or to an ASCII terminal In this task you will configure the router from a local console port However you may skip this task and configure the router using OverLAN Commander from a Windows PC on the Ethernet Step 1 Connect the supplied 9 pin end of an RS 232 communications cable Communications Serial Port 4 hile O E T T I Reset 10baseT 10base2 ISDN Line OWE RS 232 cable i ex RJ 11 to DB9 25 Em lt gt Computer or ASCII terminal Back of Router Figure 4 Step 2 Connect the other end of the cable into the COM port of a computer running terminal software or to an ASCH terminal see figure 4 If you are using the included RJ 11 to DB25 cable a 25 9 pin adaptor may be needed for the 25 pin end of the cable if your computer has only a 9 pin port This completes Task 2 INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER Task 3 Connect the router to a power source Step 1 Connect the power cable using the end with no prongs into the power socket on the back of the router see figure 5 Back of i Power socket Router O m Of mm Reset 10baseT 10base2 Serial ISDN Line Power cable Figure 5 Step 2 Connect the pronged end of the power cable into a standard 220 volts AC outlet see figure 5 The power light on the front of the router should be on If your router is connected to the Ethernet throu
44. d Type either NRIP or NR and press Enter when you are ready To view Novell SAP information use the SAP command Type either SAP or SP and press Enter when you are ready To view IP routing information use the RIP command Type either RIP or RP and press Enter when you are ready To view ARP cache information use the ARP command Type either ARP or AR and press Enter when you are ready To view information on current MAC filters use the FILTER command Type either FILTER or FI and press Enter when you are ready For additional general information about routing options you may want to refer to explanations given in the sections on configuring the router from OverLAN Commander The helpfiles for OverLAN Commander also contain general information that may be useful This completes the section Operating the Router from a Local Console This also completes the Operating the OverLAN Router section of the manual 161 TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR ROUTER Troubleshooting Your Router Goodlink light does not come on Be sure the power light on the front of the router is on Be sure the hub is plugged in Check all cable connections Goodlink light is flashing The goodlink light may flash for a few moments before becoming solid Flashing indicates a proper connection to the hub Goodlink light is on without The goodlink light should become solid flashing indicating that the link through the hub is good ISDN phone number is wro
45. d then zero values will be indicated for all communication parameters Because Ethernet data transfers generally involve some degree of error handling it is not uncommon to see some errors reported However if a high level of errors are reported or if the count is increasing continuously without stopping you should consult with the Network Administrator Framing Errors represents the number of incidents of corrupt data resulting from framing errors on the Ethernet side of the selected router Automatic error correction handles framing errors for you CRC Errors represents the number of incidents of corrupt data resulting from CRC errors on the Ethernet side of the selected router Automatic error correction handles CRC errors for you Collisions represents the number of incidents of data transfer collisions Collisions occur when someone else on the Ethernet side of the selected router is already sending data at the time your data transfer is expected Automatic error correction handles collisions for you Missed Packets represents the number of packets not transferred properly from the Ethernet network to the selected router These errors often occur because the router is momentarily busy and cannot receive data from the Ethernet network Automatic error correction handles missed packets for you 35 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER ISDN Statistics ISDN Statistics appears under the Statistics Tab for the properties for a router This pa
46. d Germany e NI 1 is the type of ISDN phone service used in the USA e ETSI Variant is the type of ISDN phone service used in Germany If you are unsure of the type of ISDN phone service use the default setting for this option If this option is set incorrectly the router may not be able to communicate with the phone switch and may not be able to make or receive calls Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 108 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Call Type By Command will appear beneath the previous prompt The default of Call Type is By Command Pressing the spacebar switches between the available settings Choices By Command is used when you want calls to be manually placed In this setup the router cannot place calls automatically On Demand instructs the router to place calls automatically when data is received for the remote network When On Demand is selected Bandwidth on Demand is automatically enabled if PPP Multilink is enabled e When one or both B channels are selected as Permanent Channels then the selected channel s will remain open all of the time If an error causes a disconnection the router will automatically redial the number and raise the line up again When only B1 or B2is a permanent channel unless you also have PPP Multilink and Bandwidth on Demand enabled then any calls or hangups on the remaining nonpermanent B channel must be performed manu
47. der e Leave the current setting unchanged by not typing anything Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 102 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Unit Password will appear beneath the previous prompt Choices e Type a password for your router of up to ten letters and or numbers The password will protect your configuration settings but you must set the Console Password option to Required for the password to be activated e Do one of the following e Leave this feature unchanged even if it is blank by not typing anything e Erase the current password with the back space key and leave the feature blank or type a new password Leaving this feature blank effectively turns the feature off Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 103 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Remote Management DISABLED will appear beneath the previous prompt The default of Remote Management is Disabled Pressing the spacebar on the keyboard will change the setting to Enabled Pressing the spacebar again will change the setting back to Disabled and so forth Choices e Disabled prohibits the remote site from managing the router e Enabled allows the router to be managed from the remote site the site being called or that is calling When enabled the local site is still able to manage the router But it is recommended that a router be managed by only one site If more than one
48. e ISDN SPID number type that same number here again If your router has two ISDN SPID numbers type the number corresponding to channel B2 here e Type nothing if SPIDs are not required in your area NOTE ISDN Phone numbers and ISDN SPID numbers are available from the phone company For more information about them you will need to contact your ISDN provider Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 119 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Line Idle Detection will appear Select this option if the device being called is an OverLAN router or another type of device that is compatible with Line Idle Detection This option allows the router to detect certain disruptions in the communications link with the remote device and hang up If you are not sure whether the remote device supports Line Idle Detection disable this option Choices e Enable this option e Disable this option Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue The following message will appear Is the above setup information correct y n Type n to start over with this section Type y to use the current settings While the settings will be used by the router they are not actually saved To save the settings you must select SAVE from the command prompt of the OverLAN Operating System You may now go to Task 4 120 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Task 4 Configuring the PPP Manager From the Setup Menu Pre
49. ection Tab 2 General Connection BF Tables Bf Statistics 1 gt r Networking Options IPX Protacot TCP IP Protacat Bridging Protocot m PPP Options WAN IP Address Mode WAN IP Address Remote P Address Mode Remote IP Address Multilink Protocot Caller ID B1 Caller ID B2 Networking Options Networking Options appears under the Connection Tab for the properties for a router Based on how the selected router has been setup this area shows the resulting selections of Networking Options IPX TCP IP and or Bridging being used for the current connection PPP Options PPP Options appears under the Connection Tab for the properties for a router Based on how the selected router has been setup this 28 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER indicates the resulting selection of PPP Options being used for the current connection Caller ID Caller ID appears under the Connection Tab for the properties for a router Based on how the selected router has been setup this indicates the resulting B channel Caller ID states for the current connection Tables Tab NRIP Table NRIP RIP ARP Local 00000101 00 a0 63 00 aa 01 T NRIP appears under the Table Tab for the properties for a router The NRIP table shows the IPX networks known to the selected router These networks determine how IPX packets will be routed Location This is the location of the network local or remote 29 CO
50. ediately you 39 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER must select the Save Setup button There after anyone attempting to access the router setup or configuration settings must first provide a password In OverLAN Commander the following Password dialog box will appear You must type in the password indicated in the Password field under Router Name Password If the field was left blank then just select the OK button to continue Note that the password may appear blank if only spaces were typed in for the password in which case you must type in spaces for the Password dialog box The Password dialog box is shown below Please enter the router s password Disable Remote Management Select this option to prevent Remote Management Remote Management allows the selected router to be managed from the remote site the site you are calling or are called by When Remote Management is allowed the local site is still able to manage the router But it is recommended that a router be managed by only one site If more than one site must be used to manage a router it is recommended that you exit OverLAN Commander after each session is complete Disabling Remote Management prohibits the remote site from managing the selected router Protocol Options Protocol Options appears under the Setup Tab gt General Tab for the properties for a router 40 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER To setup any type of routing you must first enable one of the options belo
51. en you are ready to continue 131 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE If you chose Enabled for IP Routing then the following additional prompts will appear For local IP address and local IP mask type a number in the form of where each ___ is a number ranging from 001 to 5 255 ULES the Enter key To leave a setting unchanged press just the Enter key Local IP Address This is the IP address for your Ethernet network Local IP Mask This is the IP mask for your Ethernet network Then the prompt Translation Disabled will appear The default of Translation is Disabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Disabled and Enabled This feature allows the router to be used with a low cost Internet connection supporting dynamic IP address assignment Then the prompt WAN IP Mode Fixed Assigned will appear Some ISPs Internet Service Providers use dynamic IP address assignment for which a different IP address can be assigned with each connection If this is the case with your ISP the option Assigned should be selected with no Wan IP address entered Other ISP s use a fixed Wan IP address dedicated to your account In this case you should set the Wan IP address option to Fixed and type in the dedicated Wan IP address 132 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE If WAN IP Assignment is set to Fixed then you must enter the WAN IP Address at the prompt WAN IP Address Then the prompt Translate Mode will appear
52. encountered This feature can help save on long distance line charges e Disabled allows a phone line to be raised whenever packets from Novell servers checking on client connections are encountered Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 142 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt IPX SAP Spoofing Enabled will appear The default of IPX SAP Spoofing is Enabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Enabled and Disabled Choices e Enabled prevents a phone line from being unnecessarily raised when packets from Novell servers advertising Novell servers are encountered This feature can help save on long distance line charges e Disabled allows a phone line to be raised whenever packets from Novell servers advertising Novell servers are encountered NOTE Due to the varieties and complexities of networks and applications it is the responsibility of your network administrator and not that of Ringdale to determine the cost of all line charges or any other charges which may be incurred resulting from the use of this Ethernet network ISDN router Such charges are not be the responsibility of Ringdale Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 143 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The following message will appear Is the above setup information correct y n Type n to start over with this section Type y to use the current settings While the settings will be used by the router they
53. er the heading Message Codes Save Trace Select the Save Trace button to save a trace as a text file so that it can be viewed or printed from a text editor Reset Select the Reset button to clear the current trace and start over Step 4 Save Settings When you are satisfied with the router settings you have setup select the Save Setup button to install the settings on the router If you do not select the Save Setup button your settings will be lost when you exit from OverLAN Commander Step 5 Verify Settings View the General Tab and the Statistics Tab sections of OverLAN Commander and verify that the router is operating correctly If you suspect that the router is not operating correctly consult with the network administrator or the ISDN provider To redo the router setup go back to Step 1 Be sure to select this router again Step 6 Perform Loopback Test Select the Loopback Test from the Router Menu or from the toolbar If any error messages are reported in the Status Messages area consult with your network administrator or the ISDN provider You should also refer to the manual that is included in the router package If no error messages are reported go to Step 6 Step 7 Establishing Communications Link Place a call by selecting Quick Call from the menu options or from the toolbar If the router has trouble establishing a communications link consult with the network administrator or the ISDN provider and refer to the manu
54. ess Firmware Version Hardware Version Router Status Ethernet 00 a0 63 a0 a0 fe 1 47 0539 Flash YER3 0 Active a aut m Call Status ISDN D Channel ISDN B1 Channel ISDN B2 Channel Datalink Active No Call State 0 No Call State 0 m Status Messages Router Information Router Information appears under the General Tab for the properties for a router 24 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Connected Port This is the type of port Ethernet ISDN or Unknown overwhich OverLAN Commander is communicating to the router OverLAN Commander can monitor routers on Ethernet ports regardless of whether any calls are active However routers on ISDN ports can only be monitored when calls are active to those routers If a call to a router on an ISDN port is hung up OverLAN Commander will not be able to monitor such a router An Unknown port is a port that OverLAN Commander simply cannot determine Ethernet Address This is the Ethernet location or MAC address of the selected router Firmware Version This is the version of firmware used by the selected router Checksum This is the checksum of the firmware for the selected router The word in parenthesis after the checksum indicates whether the Flash EPROM or Permanent EPROM source of firmware is being used Hardware Version This is the version of hardware for the selected router Router Status This indicates the current operating status of the
55. ets from crossing the bridge Disable AppleTalk Select this option to prevent AppleTalk packets from crossing the bridge Disable Others Select this option to prevent packets other than IPX IP NetBEUI and AppleTalk from crossing the bridge 65 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Advanced Diagnostics Tab AF Scott s Bi Statisics P Setup AdvDiags P ISDN Trace _ gt ISDN Information ISDN MPU Status ISDN MPU Buffers Used ISDN MPU Max Buffers Used ISDN MPU Buffers Free ISDN Layer 1 State ISDN Layer 2 Managment ISDN Layer 2 TEI A ISDN Layer 2 TEI B ISDN Layer 3 SPID A ISDN Layer 3 SPID B ISDN Layer 3 Primary B1 ISDN Layer 3 Secondary B1 ISDN Layer 3 Primary B2 ISDN Layer 3 Secondary BZ 7 1 5 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 ISDN Information ISDN Information appears under the Advanced Diagnostics Tab for the properties for a router In the Advanced Diagnostics Tab diagnostic information about the ISDN lines is displayed under the heading ISDN Information The Advanced Diagnostics dialog box appears if the option for Show Advanced Diagnostics for Routers is selected from the Options dialog box 66 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER From the View Menu you can select Options When selected the Options dialog box will appear This topic describes the Options dialog box shown below Options m Additional Addresses to Monitor IP Address Allow the main flash to be upgraded M Show
56. exact name and password the call will be rejected For OverLAN routers the Peer Name and Peer Password for the remote router must correspond to the Unit Name and Unit Password for the selected router For routers or devices of other manufacturers you must be sure that the remote device settings correspond correctly with the settings on the OverLAN router Refer to the instructions included with the remote device for additional information Send PAP Authentication Enabling Send PAP Authentication makes the selected router transmit its Peer Name and Peer Password to the remote router or device it is calling If Send PAP Authentication is enabled and the remote device does not support PAP the remote device may hang up the call or only give limited access PAP Peer Name and PAP Peer Password This is the name and password to be supplied to the remote device Peer Name and Peer Password should be no more than 10 letters and or numbers If one or both of these fields are left blank and Send PAP Authentication is enabled then the selected router will send a blank ID and or password to the remote device For OverLAN routers the Peer Name and Peer Password for the selected router must correspond to the Unit Name and Unit Password for the remote router For routers or devices of other manufacturers you must be sure that the remote device settings correspond correctly with the 46 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER settings on the OverLAN router
57. gh a IOBASE T hub with a good link light be sure the light is green flashing or solid indicating that your router is properly connected to the hub Otherwise before going on to Task 4 refer to the section of this manual titled TroubleShooting This completes Task 3 10 INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER Task 4 Connect the router through an NT 1 into the ISDN phone jack Step 1 Connect one end of the RJ45 cable into the BRI port on the back of the router see figure 6 CAUTION Be careful that you DO NOT CONNECT this cable to the 10BASE T port shown in the 1OBASE T Method in Task 1 Back of Router BRI Port he i ISDN Line i a i T Power Reset 10baseT 10base2 RJ45 cable NT 1 e ia ed connect to Refer to the instructions S T interface of NT 1 included with your NT 1 an ISDN unit you purchase separately Figure 6 Step 2 Connect the other end of the cable to the S T interface on the NT I see figure 6 Task 4 is continued on the next page 11 INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER Step 3 Connect one end of another RJ45 cable to the U interface on the NT I see figure 7 Rrefer to the instructions included with your NT 1 T an ISDN unit you purchase seperately Connect to U interface RJ45 cable of NT 1 t m ee 2 ISDN phone jack Figure 7 Step 4 Connect the other end of the cable to the ISDN phone jack on the wall see figure 8 This completes Task 4
58. hould type the Subnet Mask in the form of xxx xxx xxx xxx where each xxx is a number ranging from 1 to 255 Once the router has been initialized a properties dialog box will appear similar to the following Properties Dialog Box 17 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER At the same time that the Properties dialog box appears all of the menu bar and tool bar options in OverLAN Commander will become available To start the OverLAN Setup Wizard select the Setup Wizard button gt from the toolbar The Setup Wizard will then start and you should see the following dialog box OverLAN Commander Setup Wizard OverLAN Commander Wizard Introduction Welcome to OverLQN Commander s Router Setup Wizard With this utility you wil be able to setup and test your routes To use the Setup Wizard erter the prompted setup information and then press the Next button Press the Done bulton at any time to quit the Setup Wizard Place the mouse cursor over any data field to see pop up instructions in the gray area to the lelt tem Loe OverLAN Setup Wizard At this point the Setup Wizard will begin to guide you through each step of setting up the OverLAN router Follow the online instructions in the Setup Wizard to complete setting up your router This completes Method 1 of Configuring the OverLAN Router 18 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER METHOD 2 OverLAN Commander 32 IP Introduction OverLAN Commander 32 IP for Windows 95 NT is
59. hout it having to route through ISDN Subnet Mask This is the subnet mask corresponding to the above network 149 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Router IP Address This is the first router on the path a packet will take to reach the network mentioned above Hops Away This represents how many routers a packet will pass through to arrive at the network mentioned above After pressing the Enter key for Hops Away the following message will appear Is the above setup information correct y n Type n to start over with this section Type y to use the current settings While the settings will be used by the router they are not actually saved To save the settings you must select SAVE from the command prompt of the OverLAN Operating System 150 Operating the Router 151 OPERATING YOUR ROUTER Turning the Router on or off To turn on the router follow the instructions in Task 3 of Installing Your OverLAN Router To turn off the router simply unplug the unit But unless it s an emergency be sure there is no data currently transferring To determine if data is transferring or not you should look to see if the indicator lights for Transmit and Receive are currently lit If these indicator lights are lit then data is transferring It is recommended that you wait until no data is transferring before turning off the unit Using the Router Control Panel The following illustration shows the indicator lights a
60. ill appear beneath the previous prompt Choices e Type the ISDN phone number of your router Some ISDN lines have two phone numbers If this is the case type the ISDN phone number corresponding to channel B1 here e Type nothing if you do not wish to use the B1 channel Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 114 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt My B2 Phone number will appear Choices Do one of the following If your router has only one ISDN phone number type that same number here again If your router has two ISDN phone numbers type the second number here The second number should correspond to channel B2 Type nothing if you do not wish to use the B2 channel Even hough there are two B channels and even if the phone numbers are two different numbers only one remote device at any given time should be allowed to call your router or have an active communications link with your router Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 115 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Dest B1 Phone number will appear beneath the previous prompt Choices e Type the ISDN phone number of the remote router you are calling Some ISDN lines have two phone numbers If this is the case type the ISDN phone number corresponding to channel B1 here e Type nothing if you do not wish to use the B 1 channel Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 116 CONFIGU
61. ill disappear from the video display and the Setup dialog box will appear NOTE Ifyou select Setup Router before selecting a router in Step 1 the following error message will appear You must select a router first Error Message Should you make this mistake simply click on and re follow Step 1 75 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER The Setup dialog box appears after a few moments as shown below Unit Information Unit Name Console Password Quiet Mode _ Console Pazeword a Remote Management ISDN PPP Setup Telephone Co Router Phone 1 Roste Phone 2 Phone Number 81 Phone Number 82 SPID m SPID 2 Setup Dialog Box Routing Options Bridge Setup Bridging y Route IP Traffic Setup IP Routing _ Route IPX Traffic Setup IPX flouting Call Control Casing Method By Command Call Tineo f Bandwith On Demand BOD Level IBPS BOD Timetsecy Max Call Attompts 1 _ Line Idle Detection Load image Create Image The Setup dialog box is divided into five primary areas 2 eS aS Unit Information upper left corner ISDN PPP Setup lower left Routing Options upper right corner Call Control lower right A series of five buttons the bottom edge From the Setup dialog box you will perform several tasks corresponding to the five above areas The router supports various international protocols therefore enabling data tranmission worldwide This facility
62. imeout Type a number representing the time in seconds the selected router will keep a line up when there is no activity while in Call on Demand mode A value of 0 will be interpreted as infinity which means a call will never timeout You should determine the line charges in order to optimize On Demand Call Timeout Allow Broadcasts to open an On Demand Channel Enabling this option allows On Demand Channels to be activated automatically whenever general network broadcasts are received by the router 49 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Bandwidth on Demand Setup Due to the varieties and complexities of networks and applications it is the responsibility of the network administrator to determine the cost of all line charges or any other charges which may be incurred resulting from the use of the OverLAN Ethernet ISDN router Such charges are not the responsibility of Ringdale Bandwidth on Demand Setup appears under the Setup Tab gt Call Setup Tab for the properties for a router Bandwidth On Demand Bandwidth on Demand limits the use of both B channels to only when there is sufficient data to require both channels If this feature is disabled and the router is setup to use both B channels then the router will use both channels regardless of the amount of data being transferred Bandwidth Trigger Type a number representing the bytes per second of data going over the ISDN line at which point Bandwidth on Demand should activate The Band
63. ing access through your router to have a special identification and password If you select this option you will be prompted for the indentification and password that should be used called the PAP Unit Id and PAP Unit Password e Disabled does not require any identification or password for remote routers to have access through your router Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 123 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt PAP Unit Id may appear beneath the previous prompt Choices e Type a unit Id for devices calling in e Do one of the following Leave this feature unchanged even if it is blank by not typing anything Erase the current unit Id with the back space key and leave the feature blank or type a new Id Leaving this feature blank does not disable the option It merely sets the unit Id to a blank value Devices calling in must supply a blank value for the unit Id to gain access Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 124 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt PAP Unit Password may appear beneath the previous prompt Choices e Type a unit password for devices calling in e Do one of the following Leave this feature unchanged even if it is blank by not typing anything Erase the current unit password with the back space key and leave the feature blank or type a new password Leaving this feature blank does not disable the option It
64. it is the responsibility of the network administrator to determine the cost of all line charges or any other charges which may be incurred resulting from the use of the OverLAN Ethernet ISDN router Such charges are not the responsibility of Ringdale Step 1 Select a Router Select a router from the Routers part of OverLAN Commander To select a router you must double click on the name or icon of the router When a router has been selected a dialog box of Router Properties will appear Step 2 Initialize the Router If the selected router is a new router or if it has been moved onto a another network recently you may need to initialize the router If the router requires initialization a Router Initialization dialog box will appear shown below instead of the Router Properties dialog box Once initialized the Router Properties dialog box will appear Router Initialization x Please Enter the Router s IP Address and Subnet mask IP Address Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 23 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Step 3 Setup Router Properties The router properties dialog box contains tabs that you can click on to view and setup options for various router features This manual will now present a detailed overview of the options and information under each tab of router properties General Tab 2 General amp Connection E Tables Mi Statistics La gt m Router Information Checksum Connected Port Ethemet Addr
65. key when you are ready to continue 106 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Console Baud 9600 will appear The default of Console Baud is 9600 Pressing the spacebar on the keyboard will toggle to the next setting in the sequence 9600 4800 2400 1200 19200 Choices e Press the spacebar to select a different console baud rate e Do one of the following e Leave this feature unchanged by not pressing the spacebar or if you have already pressed the spacebar reselecting the original baud rate again e Change the setting by pressing the spacebar Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue The following message will appear Is the above setup information correct y n Type n to start over with this section Type y to use the current settings While the settings will be used by the router they are not actually saved To save the settings you must select SAVE from the command prompt of the OverLAN Operating System This completes Task 1 of Configuring with a Local Console 107 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Task 3 Configuring the ISDN Manager From the Setup Menu Press 2 to configure the ISDN Manager The prompt Telco Type NI 1 will appear at the bottom of the video display The default of Telco Type is ETSI Pressing the spacebar switches among ETSI NI 1 and ETSI Variant Choices e ETSI is the type of ISDN phone service used in locations other than the USA an
66. lay is the title message and below the title message is a command prompt OverLAN Operating System 1 47 Enter for list of options EN Figure 8 N Command prompt The spaces indicated before the colon represent the router name By typing and pressing the Enter key a list will appear on the video display of the commands you can use Type and press the Enter key to see the commands The list of commands are shown in figure 9 on the next page 99 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE unit designation Command Options Call ISDN Channel x Disconnect ISDN Channel Restart the OverLAN Unit Enter OverLAN Setup Menu Enter OverLAN System Options Menu Displays this message Router Status Commands System Status Router Statistics Novell Routing Info Novell SAP Info IP Routing Info ARP cache Current MAC filters unit designation Figure 9 To use one of these commands Type the word for the command from the left column of the above list or the abbreviation given in brackets from the middle column When you have completed typing the command press the Enter key To configure your router you should use the SETUP command which gives you the SETUP menu To select this command do the following Type SETUP or SU from the menu above and press the Enter key The SETUP menu is shown in figure 10 100 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE
67. ll State 0 No Call State 0 m Status Messages The Statistics dialog box shown on the next page provides information of errors and the rate of data transfer over the Ethernet and ISDN lines for both transmitted and received data There is also a graphic display of bandwidth usage for received and transmitted data 155 OPERATING YOUR ROUTER David s P Status MI Statistics YP Setup Ethemet Statistics Framing E rors CRC Errors Collisions Missed Packet ISDN Statistics Transmit Bytes S econd Byte Second Transmit Trend Byte Second Receive Bytes Second Receive Trend Packets Second Transmit Packets Second Transmit Trend Packets Second Receive Packet Second Receive Trend goeooqoaceooaco eo Bandwidth Monitor Percent Used This completes the section Operating the Router from OverLAN Commander for Windows 95 NT k EHHH 0 For more information about OverLAN Commander for Windows 95 NT you may want to view the online help in OverLAN Commander 156 OPERATING YOUR ROUTER Operating the Router from OverLAN Commander for Windows 3 xx For an introduction to OverLAN Commander see the Configuring Your Router section of the manual When OverLAN Commander is started you will see the following dialog box A DverLAN Commandes You must select a router click on a router name before any OverLAN Coammander options can be accessed For ver
68. ll State 0 Upgrade Unit Loopback Test B Channel 2 No Call State O Verbose Mode Messager i Statistics 3 l For more information about OverLAN Commander for Windows 3 xx you may want to view the online help in OverLAN Commander 158 OPERATING YOUR ROUTER This completes the section Operating the Router from OverLAN Commander for Windows 3 xx Operating the Router from a Local Console For more information on setting up console operation initially starting the console or accessing features see the Configuring Your Router section of the manual The menu for console operation shown below is viewed by typing and entering a at the command prompt of the OverLAN Operating System unit designation Command Options Call ISDN Channel x Disconnect ISDN Channel Restart the OverLAN Unit Enter OverLAN Setup Menu Enter OverLAN System Options Menu Displays this message Router Status Commands System Status Router Statistics Novell Routing Info Novell SAP Info IP Routing Info ARP cache Current MAC filters unit designation To use one of these commands Type the word for the command from the left column of the above list or the abbreviation given in brackets from the middle column When you have completed typing the command press the Enter key 159 OPERATING YOUR ROUTER To place a call use the CALL x command Type either CAL
69. mask will automatically be assigned for the router by the RARP server regardless of whether they were already assigned or not Selecting Proxy allows the selected router to handle the ARP requests of devices on your Ethernet network that do not have a static routing table or dynamic routing mode Selecting RARP Proxy allows the router to operate using both RARP and Proxy ARP as described above RIP Configuration Select No RIP RIP or RIP Poison RIP Selecting NO RIP does not allow the router to operate using RIP Selecting RIP allows the selected router to use dynamic routing if RIP is available on the Ethernet network of the router Selecting RIP Poison RIP allows the router to operate using RIP but adds Poison RIP capability too When the ISDN WAN connection is not active Poison RIP allows the router to advertise that the remote network via the ISDN phone numbers is not available 53 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER IP NAT Tab 5 Connection B Tables Hi Statistics Setup gt General ISDN PPP CallSetup iP IPNAT 4 Network Address Translation Address Translation Mode 1 to 1 Static bd Static Client IP Address 208 15 136 139 WAN IP Assignment Jas signed hd WAN IP Address 0 0 0 0 Network Address Translation Network Address Translation appears under the Setup Tab gt IP NAT Tab for the properties for a router Address Translation Select from No Translation 1 to 1 Stati
70. nd buttons on the front of the router RINGDALE so Front View of the OverLAN Router 152 OPERATING YOUR ROUTER The following table gives explanations of all the indicator lights Indicator Light Power Receive Transmit Status D Channel B1 Channel B2 Channel Plugged into power Transmitting data Connection with Data channel open Data channel open Steady Blinking Not plugged into power N A Receiving data Not receiving data N A Sending test Not transmitting data packets Searching for E Ethernet No connection with Phone Switch NA Phone Switch Data channel closed N A Data channel closed N A The following table gives explanations of all the control buttons Control Button Open Channel Close Channel Explanation Raises the ISDN line using whatever channel configuration is currently setup Lowers the ISDN line closing only one channel each time the button is pressed Pressing this button only has an effect if used in combination with another button Closes all communication links and restarts the router using the current configuration settings The Reset and Aux buttons if used in combination with other buttons provide different functions The following table gives explanations of all the allowed button combinations 153 OPERATING YOUR ROUTER Buttons Explanation Reboot router using firmware from the pea Reset permanent E
71. ng Be sure all country codes and area codes for the remote router are included when you type in the ISDN phone number Do not use parenthesis or dashes SPID number is wrong Do not use parenthesis or dashes For further assistance please visit the technical support website at http www hbmuk com select Technical Support Center and select ISDN Router Devices Ringdale Inc USA 888 288 9080 FAX 512 288 7210 Ringdale UK Ltd 44 0 1444 871349 Ringdale GmbH 49 0 6196 88 9273 Ringdale Inc 1 512 288 9080 Web Site http www ringdale com techsupport Your comments can improve the OverLAN router OverLAN Commander and the instructions used in this manual Ringdale wants to hear your comments about this product Please send FAX to 44 0 1444 870228 or write to Ringdale UK Ltd 56 Victoria Road Burgess Hill West Sussex RH159LR United Kingdom Please include the model serial number and configuration used 162 Glossary LOBASE 2 10BASE 5 10BASE T 25 9 pin adaptor ASCII terminal AUI BRI BRI port bridge DB9 25 dynamic routing Ethernet network Filter Good link light HUB GLOSSARY IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet over coaxial cable Also called Thin Ethernet IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet over coaxial cable IEEE standard for a type of Ethernet an adaptor that changes a 25 pin connector to 9 pins or a 9 pin connector to 25 pins a terminal usi
72. ng the American Standard Code for Information Interchange Autonomous Unit Interface or Attachment Unit Interface Basic Rate Interface Provides two 64 kbps B channels and one 16 kbps D channel S T interface a device that physically connects two networks together a type of communications cable routing by Novell RIP a local area network used for connecting computers printers workstations terminals etc within the same building an operating parameter that when set will block the transfer techniques to avoid raising an ISDN line except when needed alight or LED on a hub indicating if the connection through the hub is proper the central connection point for some Ethernet 163 GLOSSARY LAN network network administrator NT I packet physical network remote network remote router RJ45 shielded RJ45 unshielded RS 232 server spoofing static routing table S T interface terminal software Local Area Network a combination of switching and transmission that provides telecommunications between two or more points whoever is in charge of managing your network a Network Termination Unit that changes a U interface into an S T interface a block or bundle of data carried as a unit across a network the actual cable or hub forming a network a network accessible through the router a router on a remote network an RJ45 cable resistant to RF interference an
73. not Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue The following message will appear Is the above setup information correct y n Type n to start over with this section Type y to use the current settings While the settings will be used by the router they are not actually saved To save the settings you must select SAVE from the command prompt of the OverLAN Operating System You may now go to Task 6 138 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE Task 6 Configuring the IPX Protocol From the Setup Menu Press 5 to configure the IPX Protocol The prompt IPX Routing Disabled will appear at the bottom of the video display The default of IPX Routing is Disabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Disabled and Enabled Choices e Enabled allows your router to route Novell IPX packets e Disabled prevents your router from routing Novell IPX packets Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 139 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE If you chose Enabled for IPX Routing then the following additional prompts will appear Local IPX Network Type in an IPX address of the form _______ _ Where each _ isa hexadecimal number between 0 9 or A F This is your network address Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue Then the prompt IPX Frame Type Ethernet II will appear The default of IPX Frame Type is Ethernet II Pressing the spacebar switches between Ethernet I1 802
74. o forth Choices e Disabled prohibits the router from automatically opening a second B channel to handle larger data flows If this feature is disabled and the router is setup to use both B channels then the router will use both channels regardless of the amount of data being transferred e Enabled allows the router to automatically open a second B channel when there is sufficient data to require both channels Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue NOTE Due to the varieties and complexities of networks and applications it is the responsibility of your network administrator and not that of Ringdale to determine the cost of all line charges or any other charges which may be incurred resulting from the use of the OverLAN Ethernet ISDN router Such charges are not the responsibility of Ringdale 112 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Maximum of calls 001 will appear beneath the previous prompt Choices e Type a number for the maximum number of calls the router should make to the remote device when trying to establish a link For reasons such as call collisions when both devices try to call each other simultaneously some devices may not pick up on an initial call but may pick up on a subsequent call e Leave this feature unchanged by not typing anything Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 113 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt My B1 Phone number w
75. of OverLAN Commander is used to show OverLAN routers on the network Double clicking on a router icon or name opens a dialog box of the router s properties Dialog boxes showing router properties appear on the left side of OverLAN Commander The OverLAN routers can be displayed in one of four views Right click on the right side of OverLAN Commander for a pop up menu of different views The default view is Icon Right clicking on the right side of OverLAN Commander opens the pop up menu below shown enlarged leon If you right click on a router icon or Poll for Routers List name and select Open you can Gren Small access router properties for the calone _ selected router 21 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER When router properties are accessed a dialolg box appears on the left side of OverLAN Commander as shown in the figure below The name of the router appears in the upper left corner of the router properties dialog box This name corresponds to the name beneath the router icon you select This completes the Introduction to OverLAN Commander for Windows 95 NT The next section of the manual will cover how to configuration an OverLAN router from OverLAN Commander 22 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Using OverLAN Commander 32 IP To establish a communications link with a remote router or another communications device use the following instructions Disclaimer Due to the varieties and complexities of networks and applications
76. ofing helps prevent a phone line from being raised when SAP packets from Novell servers advertising other Novell servers are encountered This feature can help save on long distance line charges NOTE Due to the varieties and complexities of networks and applications it is the responsibility of the network administrator and not that of Ringdale to determine the cost of all line charges or any other charges which may be incurred resulting from the use of the OverLAN Ethernet ISDN router Such charges are not the responsibility of Ringdale You must also declare the Frame Type which is the type of Ethernet frame used for your Ethernet network If you have a Novell server on your Ethernet network the frame type will be the same frame type as the Novell server uses The choices for frame type include Ethernet II 802 2 SNAP and 802 3 You have finished configuring the Routing Options 94 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Task 5 Saving your configuration settings At the bottom edge of the Setup dialog box are the following buttons Save Setup Cancel Help Loadimage Create image From Setup dialog box Select Save Setup to save your configuration settings in the router Save Setup must be selected for the new parameters to be preserved Otherwise if power is ever removed from the router the parameters will be lost After saving you will automatically be returned to the main dialog box There may be a few
77. orks and applications it is the responsibility of the network administrator to determine the cost of all line charges or any other charges which may be incurred resulting from the use of the OverLAN Ethernet ISDN router Such charges are not the responsibility of Ringdale IPX Address appears under the Setup Tab gt IPX Tab for the properties for a router IPX routing allows the selected router to route Novell IPX packets 62 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER IPX Network Address Type an 8 digit IPX address of the form XXXXXXXX Where each x is a hexadecimal number from 0 9 or A F This is IPX network address of the router The network address will be bound to the frame type selected below Frame Type From the drop down list select the frame type whichever is the frame type used for the Ethernet network of the router If there is a Novell server on the Ethernet network the frame type is the same frame type that the Novell server uses The network address entered above will be bound to the frame type selected The OverLAN ISDN router supports Ethernet II Ethernet 802 3 Ethernet SNAP and Ethernet 802 2 frame types IPX Routing Options Due to the varieties and complexities of networks and applications it is the responsibility of the network administrator to determine the cost of all line charges or any other charges which may be incurred resulting from the use of the OverLAN Ethernet ISDN router Such charges are not the responsibilit
78. orresponding to channel B2 here Step 4 Enter Phone Number 1 Type the ISDN phone number of the router you are calling Some ISDN lines have two phone numbers If this is the case type the number corresponding to channel B1 here Step 5 Enter Phone Number 2 If the remote router has only one phone number then type that number again here But if the remote router has two phone numbers then type the number corresponding to channel B2 here Step 6 Enter SPID 1 If you selected National ISDN 1 for Telephone Co and the selected router has a SPID provided by the phone company type the SPID number here If you acquired two ISDN SPID numbers for the selected router type the SPID corresponding to channel B1 Step 7 Enter SPID 2 If the selected router has only one ISDN SPID number type that same number again here But if the selected router has two ISDN SPID numbers type the number corresponding to channel B2 here 81 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Setting up Point to Point Protocol Point to Point Protocol options are shown below PAP Authentication Require PAP Authentication Send PAP Authentication PAP Unit Name PAP Peet Name PAP Unit Password PAP Peer Password Multitink Options IP Assignment Options Enable Multi ink Ee Minsnum Fragment Hemote IP Address Cox __cencet_ LL PPP Setup dialog box Step 8 Setup Require PAP Authentication The default of Require PAP Authentication is off Require
79. provided on two 3 5 inch floppy disks with the OverLAN Ethernet ISDN router To use OverLAN Commander 32 IP for configuring and maintaining your router you will need a computer preferably equipped with a mouse running Microsoft Windows 95 or NT Windows must be setup for TCP IP and the computer must be connected to your Ethernet network You should be familiar with using Microsoft Windows If not please refer to the manual for that product The basic layout of OverLAN Commander is shown in the figure below Routers sxe 4 e e ele ve Router Properties CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER To install OverLAN Commander 32 IP do the following Step 1 You should have two floppy disks for OverLAN Commander Insert Disk 1 into floppy drive A of your Windows 95 NT computer Step 2 Exit all applications currently open or running in Windows Step 3 From Windows select Start gt Run and then run A setup exe Step 4 Follow all of the online instructions for installing OverLAN Commander When the installation of OverLAN Commander is complete you are ready to run the application Run OverLAN Commander From Windows select Start gt Programs gt OverLAN Commander gt Commander The Over_LAN Commander splash screen should appear followed by the OverLAN Commander window shown on the next page 20 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER 207 101509 Ama 207 410 150 177 Active OverLAN Commander Window The right side
80. r e Glossary Definitions of all the terms that are in boldface Getting Started The following items are included in the OverLAN router package e The Ethernet ISDN router e An RJ11 DB25 communications cable e An unshielded RJ45 ISDN cable e The power cord e A 10BASE 2 T connector e 3 5 inch disk s for OverLAN Commander e This manual and a warranty return card Before starting to setup the router you need the following e A fully operating Ethernet using TCP IP and or Novell Netware e AnNT 1 e A shielded RJ45 Ethernet cable e An ISDN BRI line you will need to know the ISDN phone number s and SPID only required in the USA number s e A 9DB DB25 pin adaptor if you have a computer with a 9 pin serial port e A computer running Microsoft Windows version 3 11 or greater or optionally an ASCII terminal or a computer running terminal software No additional tools are needed to install your router INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER Installing the OverLAN Router Four Easy Tasks INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER Installing the OverLAN Router Task 1 Connecting the router to an Ethernet network using one of the following methods METHOD 1 10BASE T Step 1 Connect one end of a shielded RJ45 cable into the IOBASE T interface on the back of the router see figure 1 ea et Interface Back of Router T i Hub must be Power Rese 10base2 ISDN Line installed before the Shielded Se
81. r ISP s use a fixed Wan IP address dedicated to your account In this case you should set the Wan IP address option to Fixed and type in the dedicated Wan IP address WAN IP Address If WAN IP Assignment is set to Fixed then you must enter the WAN IP Address here 55 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER IP NAT HOST Table Tab S Connection BE Tables M Statistics Y Setup gt CallSetup IP IPNAT IP NAT Host Table iP stat 4 gt IP Port Assignment Table Current Port to IP Address Assignment Pot Address i O Port to IP Address Assignment to Add Port Remove IP ddress Reme Add IP Port Assignment Table IP Port Assignment Table appears under the Setup Tab gt IP NAT Host Table Tab for the properties for a router When IP Address Translation is used you can still support a Website FTP site or other site on the Internet from your network by setting up an IP Port Assignment Table Supply the IP Address of the Webserver FTP server or other application server and type in a Port number 56 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER In the case of a Webserver or FTP server you can select the standardized port number from the frop down list Select HTTP 80 for a Webserver and select FTP 21 for an FTP server Select the Add button to add your entry to the IP Port Assignment Table To remove an entry from the IP Port Assignment Table click on the table entry and select the Remove button
82. r the device you are calling has two ISDN phone numbers type the phone number corresponding to channel B1 of the remote device Phone Number 2 If the device you are calling has only one ISDN phone number type that number again here If the device you are calling has two ISDN numbers type the second ISDN phone number here This number should correspond to channel B2 of the remote device 44 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER PPP Tab S Connection E Tables M Statistics W Setup P gt General ISDN PPP CallSeup IP IPNAT L4 L gt PAP Unit ID PAP Unit Password IV Send PAP Authentication PAP Peer ID nexus PAP Peer Password Zz MultiLink Setup Enable MultiLink Fragment Size jo Bytes PAP Setup PAP Setup appears under the Setup Tab gt PPP Tab for the properties for a router Require PAP Authentication Enabling Require PAP Authentication makes the selected router use Unit Name and Unit Password to determine access for routers or other devices calling in PAP Unit Name and PAP Unit Password This is the name and password required by the selected router for remote devices calling in 45 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Unit Name and Unit Password should be no more than 10 letters and or numbers If one or both of these fields are left blank then the selected router will expect a blank ID and or password from the remote device If the remote device does not support PAP or does not supply this
83. rial ie router can be RJ45 cable installed Figure 1 gt Enea ag Step 2 Connect the other end of the cable into the IOBASE T interface on the hub of the Ethernet see figure 1 Always use a HUB in a 10baseT environment to connect your ISDN Router to the network NOTE Do not use crossover cable This completes Task 1 INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER METHOD 2 10BASE 2 Step 1 Connect a thin coax T plug into the JOBASE 2 port on the back of the router see figure 3 10BASE 2 Port Back of Router i O ies ire ie T ISDN Line Reset Power ES obaseT Serial E J Terminating resistor Coaxiable cable __ F JL a Fs G I or for Ethernet LE E Coaxial cable for E am Figure 3 P continuing Ethernet Step 2 Connect a thin coaxial cable used for the Ethernet to the T plug located on the back of the router see figure 3 If the router is not at the termination of the Ethernet then connect the coaxial cable that continues the Ethernet to the T plug see figure 3 If the router is at the termination of the coaxial cable then be sure that the unused end of the T plug has a terminating resistor if not attach a terminating resistor to the unused end of the T plug see figure 3 There should be a minimum thin coaxial cable length of 10m Otherwise both ends of the Terminators will be too close together 802 2 spec This completes Task 1 INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER Task 2 Conne
84. rk mask of the selected router Default Gateway Type an IP address of a router or other device that the selected router can send packets to which have destinations the selected router cannot determine by static routing tables or by dynamic routing IP Options IP Options appears under the Setup Tab gt IP Tab for the properties for a router IP routing allows the selected router to route TCP IP packets For the IP addresses you should enter numbers in the form of XXX XXX XXX XXX Where each xxx is a number ranging from to 255 Remote IP Address Assignment Select whether the router will assign the remote address or not This option can be set to Assigned or Fixed If Assigned the Remote Address and Remote Subnet Mask will be assigned to devices calling in and for devices not accepting the assignment calls are disconnected If Fixed no IP address or Subnet Mask is assigned to devices calling in Remote Address IF Remote IP Address Assignment is set to Fixed then type the IP network address that the selected router can assign to devices calling in ARP Configuration Select Normal RARP Proxy or RARP Proxy 52 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Selecting Normal tells the router to operate without using RARP or Proxy ARP Selecting RARP allows the selected router to dynamically petition for an IP address and IP mask using RARP protocol if there is a RARP server on the Ethernet network of the router The IP address and subnet
85. router When reselected the Router Properties dialog box will include tabs for Advanced Diagnostics and ISDN Trace These features are provided primarily to help Technical Support at Ringdale to determine the operating condition of the router Re transmission Timeout Sec This is the time in seconds that the router will wait for a response from the device it is calling before attempting to re transmitt to the device Generally 1 second should be sufficient for most devices However sometimes a setting of 2 seconds can help to compensate for a congested network or a slow device In extreme cases even 3 or 4 seconds could be necessary If you must set this option to more than 4 seconds you may want to inquire to the associated Network Administrator ISDN Provider or telephone company about whether or not there is an excessively congested ISDN phone switch or some other similar kind of problem that needs attention 68 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Maximum number of Re transmissions This is the maximum number of times that the router will re transmitt to the device being called after getting no response from the device before giving up Generally 15 retries should be sufficient for most devices and networks However a larger number of retries could be necessary to compensate for congested networks or slow devices How you set this option depends somewhat on how you set the RE Transmission Timeout setting above Generally if the Re Transmi
86. rt of the Statistics dialog box provides information on the status of data currently being sent or received from the ISDN line If no data is being transferred then zero values will be indicated for all communication parameters Because ISDN data transfers generally involve some degree of error handling it is not uncommon to see some errors reported However if a high level of errors are reported or if the count is increasing continuously without stopping you may want to try hanging up and calling again This is also true if the rate of data transfer is much lower than expected Sometimes a data transfer problem can be as simple as a bad connection in the phone switch So calling again is always a good option The following categories apply to both Transmit and Receive parameters Bytes Second represents the number of bytes transferred each second over the ISDN line Bytes Second Trend represents a time average bytes per second transferred over the ISDN line The formula is bytes this sec bytes last sec 2 Packets Second represents the number of packets transferred each second over the ISDN line Packets Second Trend represents the average packets per second transferred over the ISDN line 36 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Bandwidth Monitor Bandwidth Monitor appears under the Statistics Tab for the properties for a router Below is an example of the Bandwidth Monitor 100 E TXBPS fF RXBPS 0 TX BPS represents Transmi
87. selected router Active indicates the router is currently visible on the network Inactive indicates the router is currently not visible on the network Call Status Call Status information appears under the General Tab for the properties for a router 25 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER ISDN D Channel represents a special channel normally used by the router to transmit or receive signals for managing data transfers over the ISDN line D channel State Explanation TEI Unassigned No IDENTITY assigned for ISDN network TEI Requested Router is asking for IDENTITY on ISDN network TEI Assigned Router has IDENTITY on ISDN network Starting Datalink Establishing datalink with phone switch Releasing Datalink Closing datalink with phone switch Datalink Active Datalink open with phone switch For routers using an ETSI or German switch type the normal idle state is when the D channel state indicates TEI Assigned For routers using the National ISDN 1 switch type the normal idle state is when the D channel indicates Datalink Active When the router is in the normal idle state for its switch type this means that it is in communication with the ISDN phone switch and is ready to make calls ISDN B1 Channel and ISDN B2 Channel represent the physical ISDN lines and the Point to Point Protocol When a B Channel is active then the ISDN line for that B Channel is currently in use For data transfer to be possible on a B channel the channel stat
88. sion and network location information for OverLAN Commander select the System Info button To restart the router and end all calls select the Reset button For online help with OverLAN Commander select the Help button To exit the current session of OverLAN Commander select the Exit button 157 OPERATING YOUR ROUTER To setup configuration options select the Setup Router button For specific instructions on configuration see the Configuring Your Router section of the manual To place calls or monitor the current operation of the router select the Router Maint button The Router Maintenance dialog box is shown on the next page The Router Maintenance dialog box provides version and network location information about the router status information about current ISDN calls statistics about errors and the rate of data transfer for both transmitted and received data status messages from the router about errors and other operational issues and control buttons for starting and ending calls You can also change the version of firmware from RouterMaintenance and save and retreive setup files SUP from a disk Router Maintenace Controls Route Information Router Tester LOCAL Calon Bi Fe ee Help Call on B2 MAC Address 00 A0 63 00 A0 02 Channel Status Reset Router Call Multilink PPP Channel 1 Link Down Revmi i yae Farer Hangin PPP Channel 2 Link Down D Channel Starting Datalink B Channel 1 Mo Ca
89. site must be used to manage a router it is recommended that if you are using OverLAN Commander you should exit after each session is complete Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 104 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt System Messages Quiet Mode will appear The default of System Messages is Quiet Mode Pressing the spacebar on the keyboard will change the setting to Verbose Mode Pressing the spacebar again will change the setting back to Quiet Mode and so forth Choices e Verbose Mode causes the router to display messages about the status of the system This mode is recommended as an aid to troubleshooting e Quiet Mode causes the router to suppress the messages about the status of the system Once the router is configured and you are satisfied with the settings it is recommended to have System Messages set to the Quiet Mode Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 105 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Console Password Not Required will appear The default of Console Password is Not Required Pressing the spacebar switches between Not Required and Required Choices e Not Required makes the password you selected for Unit Password inactive or not required e Required makes the password you selected for Unit Password active or required This feature is useful when you want a password but also on occasion may want to disable it Press the Enter
90. ss 3 to configure the PPP Manager The prompt PPP Multilink Disabled will appear at the bottom of the video display The default of PPP Multilink is Disabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Disabled and Enabled Choices e Enabled allows both B channels to be used simultaneously to increase the speed of the router But this also increases long distance line costs e Disabled permits only one B channel to operate at a time Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 121 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Min Frag size 000000 will appear beneath the previous prompt The default for Min Frag size is 0 Choices e Type a number to represent the minimum size in bytes of data that can be fragmented during multilink operations This feature may help in compatibility with devices made by other manufacturers In some cases you may need to contact Technical Support at JRL Systems for help in establishing compatibility with certain types of devices The default and recommended value for this field is 0 e Leave this feature unchanged by not typing anything Press the Enter key when you are ready to continue 122 CONFIGURING WITH A LOCAL CONSOLE The prompt Receive PAP Disabled will appear beneath the previous prompt The default of Receive PAP is Disabled Pressing the spacebar switches between Disabled and Required Choices e Required requires any remote router seek
91. ssion Timeout is set to 1 or 2 seconds then you would likely not need to set this option to any more than 30 retires beyond which there may be a problem that needs attention as described under Re Transmission Timeout above This option can in fact be set to as high as 99 retires However such a setting is far in excess of what would be considered the norm Consider for instance that with just a 1 second timeout and 30 retries the user might wait a total of a half a minute while the router attempts to get a response from the remote device Show Splash Screen upon Program Execution This option when checked enables the Splash Screen to appear on the screen as the program is initiating execution Uncheck this option to disable to splash screen 69 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER ISDN Trace Tab il Statistics Setup 2 AdvDiags Y ISDN Trace gt Diagnostic Trace ID Origin SAPI TEI Message Decode Save Trace Reset Diagnostic Trace Diagnostic Trace appears under the ISDN Trace Tab for the properties for a router The trace is displayed under the heading Diagnostic Trace The codes shown in the trace are then translated and the translations appear in the Message Decode section of the ISDN Trace Tab Message Decode Message Decode appears under the ISDN Trace Tab for the properties for a router 70 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER The trace codes are decoded into plain English messages that are displayed und
92. sssee 97 Operating Your Router ccccccssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeees 151 Turning the Router On or Off s ssssssssssesseesessseseeeneeaeseseeenees 152 Using the Router Control Panel ssscececseseseeeeeeeeeeeeneeees 152 OverLAN Commander 32 IP Windows 95 NT ss 000 154 OverLAN Commander 16 IPX Windows 3 XX 0ss0ee000 157 Operating with a Local Console Port sssseseeeeeeeseeees 159 Troubleshooting Your Router ccccccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeees 162 GIOSSALY stiiiccedadiniiohii Autumn annua 163 About This Manual This manual provides instructions for how to setup operate and troubleshoot your OverLAN Router To follow the instructions you need only a limited knowledge of technical terms Where such terms appear they are in Italisized boldface and their definitions are in the glossary at the back of the manual This manual is organized into the following sections e Getting Started A brief overview of the product with an explanation of tools or other components you may need Installing Illustrated instructions and helpful hints to quickly guide you through every step of installing the router Configuring Explanations of setup options for the router Operating Illustrated instructions to quickly guide you through the basic operation of the router Troubleshooting Suggestions on how to resolve any problems that may occur during the setup of your route
93. sword Router Name Password appears under the Setup Tab gt General Tab for the properties for a router Router Name Enter up to 10 letters and or numbers for a name for the selected router This name will appear in the upper left corner of Router Properties and in the Status Tab If more than one router is installed the name should reflect the location of the router or the networks it is connecting No two routers should have the same name The default for Router Name is based on the Ethernet address of the router Password Enter up to 10 letters and or numbers for a password to protect your configuration settings for the router To activate the password you must also select the Password check box in Management Options Management Options Management Options appears under the Setup Tab gt General Tab for the properties for a router Quiet Mode Select this option to suppress status messages from appearing on a local console connected to the router If a console is not attached Quiet Mode should be enabled When Quiet Mode is disabled messages about the status of the router appear on the local console port Regardless of whether Quiet Mode is on or off messages about the status of the system can always be viewed in the Status Messages area of the Status Tab Password Select this option to activate the Password This password is entered in the Password entry field in Router Name Password For the Password to be effective imm
94. the remote router when trying to establish a link For reasons such as call collisions when both routers try to call each other simultaneously some routers may not pick up on an initial call but may pick up on a subsequent call 86 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Step 15 Select Line Idle Detection to be on or off Select Line Idle Detection if the device being called is an OverLAN router or another type of router that is compatible with Line Idle Detection This option allows the selected router to detect certain disruptions in the communications link with the remote device and hangup If you are not sure whether the remote device supports Line Idle Detection disable this option You have finished configuring the ISDN PPP parameters Task 4 Set up the Routing Options You should determine the types of packets that will be routed Ask the Network Administrator if you are unsure The options from the Setup dialog box appear below Routing Options Bridge Setup Braging Route IP Traffic Setup IP Routing Route IPX Traffic Setup IPX Routing At least one of the three routing options must be turned on but they may be used in any combination you choose Step 1 Select Bridge to be on or off The default for Bridge is off 87 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER When Bridge is on indicated by next to Bridge you can setup your router to act as a bridge between two physical networks To configure Bridging use the
95. tination described above Route Metric Type the number of routers a packet will pass through to arrive at the Network Destination described above IP Filters Tab HE Tables Mi Statistics W Setup Q AdvDiags 2 1 gt IP Static Routes IP Fitters iPx Bridging gt IP Filter Table Current Address Networks to Filter Out Type _ Address Network Subnet Mask r Address Network to Filter Out Filter Type Network Network Filter Remove Subnet Mask IP Filter Table IP Filter Table appears under the Setup Tab gt IP Filters Tab for the properties for a router 59 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Current Address Networks to Filter Out This is a table of IP addresses that OverLAN Commander uses to filter out packets coming from those addresses IP Addresses can specify a single node or an entire network There are three columns of information indicated in the table These columns are described below Type This column indicates whether an Address a specific node of a network or a Network a range of addresses is being filtered out Address Network This column indicates the IP Address being filtered out If the IP Address ends in a zero then the address represents the local host address Subnet Mask This column indicates the Subnet Mask if the Type column indicates a Network For a node specific address this column shows for the Subnet Mask Address Network
96. to be on or off Unit Information Unit Name B063234501 Console Password DOO O Quiet Mode v Remote Management Console Password From the Setup dialog box The default for Quiet Mode is on This suppresses status messages from appearing on a local console port connected to the router If a console is not attached leave Quiet Mode enabled When Quiet Mode is off messages about the status of the router appear on a local console port Regardless of whether Quiet Mode is on or off messages about the status of the system will always be accessible from OverLAN Commander 78 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER To turn on Quiet Mode use the mouse to click on the small gray square next to the words Quiet Mode A should appear Step 4 Select Remote Management to be on or off Remote Management appears in Unit Information shown on the previous page Remote Management allows the selected router to be managed from the remote site the site you are calling or are called by When remote management is allowed the local site is still able to manage the router If more than one site must be used to manage a router it is recommended that you exit OverLAN Commander after each session is complete To activate Remote Management use the mouse to click on the small gray square next to the words Remote Management A A should appear You have finished configuring the Unit Information 79 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER
97. tted Bytes per Second which appears as red line data in the Bandwidth Monitor RX BPS represents Received Bytes per Second which appears as yellow line data in the Bandwidth Monitor The data in the monitor moves from right to left the newest data appearing on the right side of the monitor Each horizontal grid mark represents approximately 5 seconds of elapsed time When there is no activity a flat yellow line will be seen along the bottom edge of the monitor When there is activity transmitted and or received data appears above the bottom edge of the monitor The higher the data is shown the greater the percentage of the available bandwidth is being used to handle the data transfer Each vertical grid mark represents 25 of the available bandwidth The following table compares available bandwidth to the percentages shown in the Bandwidth Monitor 37 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Percentage of One B channel Bandwidth Used Bytes Second 0 0 25 2 000 50 4 000 100 8 000 Setup Tab General Tab S Connection 4 Tables M Statistics W Setup l General ISDN PPP Cal Setup IP Router Name Password Router Name CoAnnL Password Two B channels Bytes Second 0 4 000 8 000 16 000 Management Options T Quiet Mode Password l Disable Remote Management Protocol Options V Enable IP Routing IV Enable IPX Routing T Enable Bridging 38 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Router Name Pas
98. us must be active B channel State Explanation Unknown No response from router or unknown state No Call State 0 No call is currently active Setup Sent State 1 Call request sent Call Proceeding state 3 Call is being established Alerting State 4 Receiving status report from phone switch Call Received State 8 A call is being received Call Active State 10 Call is currently active Starting Attempting to establish a call Authentication Attempting security authorization Link Open Communications link is ready for transmission Link Down Communications link is not active 26 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Link Closed Communications link has closed Closing Communications link is being closed Stopped Communications link has been stopped Stopping Communications link is being stopped Request Sent Configuration request is being sent Ack Received Configuration accepted by remote device Ack Sent Accepting remote configuration request Disconnecting State 11 A disconnect command has been received Releasing State 19 Ending the call The B channel states that do not end with a state are part of PPP Point to Point Protocol Status Messages Status Messages appears under the General Tab for the properties for a router This area shows messages about the current operation of the selected router These messages can be useful when troubleshooting the router or ISDN line 27 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Conn
99. w Note The protocol options setup here must be the same protocol options setup for the device being called If for instance the device being called is setup for IP Routing but not IPX Routing or Bridging then the selected router must also be setup for the same options If not then when a call is placed the call will disconnect during PPP negotiations Enable IP Routing Select this option to allow the selected router to route TCP IP packets Enable IPX Routing Select this option to allow the selected router to route IPX packets Enable Bridging Select this option to allow the selected router to act as a bridge between two physical networks the actual cables or hubs which form a network 41 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER ISDN Tab S Connection HEI Tables M Statistics Y Setup P gt General ISDN PRP Cal Setup IP IPNAT 14 gt Router ISDN Information Local Switch Type National ISDN1 Local Phone Number B1 3534009 SPID B1 512363400901 Local Phone Number B2 jesam OOOO SPID B2 j1 2363401201 Destination ISDN Information Aaa Destination Phone B1 2634002 Destination Phone B2 3624003 Router ISDN Information Router ISDN Information appears under the Setup Tab gt ISDN Tab for the properties for a router ISDN phone numbers and ISDN SPID numbers are available from the phone company For information about them you will need to contact the ISDN provider or the
100. width Trigger can be from 0 to 8 000 bps This option determines the point at which the router will bring up the second B channel for increased bandwidth The default value is 0 always using full bandwidth 50 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER IP Tab S Connection E Tables M Statistics P Setup P gt General ISDN PPP CallSetup IP iPNAT 14 gt IP Address Setup Router IP Address 208 15 136 12 Router Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway fi 1 22 33 44 IP Options Remote IP Address Assignment Fixed Remote IP Address 208 1513637 ARP Configuration Noma RIP Configuration NoRIP H IP Address Setup IP Address Setup appears under the Setup Tab gt IP Tab for the properties for a router IP routing allows the selected router to route TCP IP packets For the IP Address and Subnet Mask you should enter numbers in the form of xxx xxx xxx xxx Where each xxx is a number ranging from 1 to 255 Router IP Address Type the IP network address of the selected router Also select whether the router will allow a device it is calling to assign it an IP address This option can be set to 51 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Negotiable or Fixed The suggested setting is Fixed which does not allow the IP address and Subnet mask to be assigned and disconnects the call if necessary The Negotiable setting allows an IP address and Subnet mask to be assigned Router Subnet Mask Type the IP netwo
101. work described above The column for Hops represents how many routers a packet will pass through to arrive at the network described above Once you ve made a Static Routing Table you are ready to go to Step 4 Step 4 Select Route IPX Traffic to be on or off The default of Route IPX Traffic is off Route IPX Traffic allows your router to route Novell IPX packets To configure IPX routing use the mouse and click on Setup IPX Routing 92 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER The IPX Setup dialog box is shown below IPX Setup X Network 00000000 frame Type V Novell Rip Spoofing v Watchdog Spoofing Y SAP Spoofing OK Cancel Help IPX Setup dialog box For Network type in an 8 digit IPX address of the form where each _ is a hexadecimal number from 0 9 or A F This is your network address There are three choices for IPX Spoofing that can be used individually or in combination The defaults for these spoofing options are on Choices e Novell RIP Spoofing helps prevent a phone line from being raised when RIP packets from Novell servers advertising networks are encountered This feature can help save on long distance line charges Watchdog Spoofing helps prevent a phone line from being raised when Watchdog packets from Novell servers checking on client connections are encountered This feature can help save on long distance line charges 93 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER e SAP Spo
102. y of Ringdale IPX Routing Options appears under the Setup Tab gt IPX Tab for the properties for a router Novell Rip Spoofing This form of spoofing helps prevent a phone line from being raised when RIP packets from Novell servers advertising networks are encountered This feature can help save on long distance line charges Watchdog Spoofing This form of spoofing helps prevent a phone line from being raised when Watchdog packets from Novell servers checking on client connections are encountered This feature can help save on long distance line charges 63 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER SAP Spoofing This form of spoofing helps prevent a phone line from being raised when SAP packets from Novell servers are encountered This feature can help save on long distance line charges Bridging Tab IP Static Routes IP Filters IPX Ethemet II Filtering Options l Disable IP Packets IT Disable Netbeui Packets l Disable AppleTalk Packets l Disable Other Packets Ethernet Il Filtering Options Ethernet II Filtering Options appears under the Setup Tab gt Bridging Tab for the properties for a router Select any filters you want the selected router to use while bridging 64 CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Disable IPX Select this option to prevent IPX packets from crossing the bridge Disable IP Select this option to prevent IP packets from crossing the bridge Disable NetBEUI Select this option to prevent NetBEUI pack

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