Black Box LRA005A-R2 - Manual (Page 7)

ASYNC ROUTER AR-P, AR-5, AND SYNC ROUTER USER’S MANUAL
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5.4 Parameters ........................................................................................................................47
5.4.1 LAN Parameters .....................................................................................................48
5.4.2 Choose Method of Client Authentication ............................................................49
5.4.3 Modem Parameters ................................................................................................50
5.4.4 Sync Router Parameters .........................................................................................52
5.4.5 IP Firewall Parameters............................................................................................53
5.4.6 Client Parameters ...................................................................................................53
6. Configure and Test..................................................................................................................55
6.1 Configure Hosts on TCP/IP Network.............................................................................55
6.2 Test TCP/IP Networks Using ping ..................................................................................56
6.2.1 Ping from the Local Ethernet................................................................................57
6.2.2 Ping from the Remote Ethernet ............................................................................58
6.3 Test IPX Networks Using RouterVu ................................................................................61
Appendix A: Networking Examples...........................................................................................65
A.1 Dialup LAN-to-LAN .........................................................................................................65
A.1.1 Using Names and Passwords .................................................................................65
A.1.2 Home/Branch Office Designation .......................................................................69
A.2 Synchronous LAN-to-LAN...............................................................................................71
Appendix B: Line Use.................................................................................................................73
B.1 How to Monitor Line Use ...............................................................................................73
B.1.1 Determine Sources of Last 5 Dials ........................................................................73
B.1.2 Listen to the Modem’s Speaker.............................................................................73
B.1.3 Turn on Syslog (IP and IPX Networks) ................................................................74
B.1.4 Set Up an Excessive-Use Warning (IP Networks Only) .......................................75
B.2 How to Limit Line Use ....................................................................................................75
B.2.1 Set a Dialup Time Quota for that Interface .........................................................75
B.2.2 How to Temporarily Increase the Time Quota ....................................................76
B.2.3 Use the Router’s Predefined IP Filters .................................................................76
B.2.4 Use the Router’s Predefined IPX Filters ..............................................................79
B.2.5 Write Your Own IP and IPX Filters .......................................................................79
Appendix C: Troubleshooting....................................................................................................82
C.1 LED Descriptions.............................................................................................................83
C.1.1 Async Router AR-P LEDs .......................................................................................83
C.1.2 Async Router AR-5 LEDs .......................................................................................84
C.1.3 Sync Router LEDs ..................................................................................................85
C.2 Router Commands...........................................................................................................86
C.2.1 For Any One Type of Network (TCP/IP and IPX)..............................................86
C.2.2 For IPX (NetWare) Networks Only ......................................................................87
C.2.3 For TCP/IP Networks Only...................................................................................87
C.2.4 RouterVu “Remote Console” for NetWare Networks ..........................................88
C.3 Initial Configuration/Start-up Problems .......................................................................89
C.3.1 Router Cannot Start—LEDs Stay Dark.................................................................89
C.3.2 Router Cannot Start—LEDs Stay Lit ....................................................................91
C.3.3 Prompt Does Not Display ......................................................................................91
C.3.4 Root Password Does Not Work..............................................................................91
C.3.5 IP Hosts on Ethernet Cannot Telnet to the Router.............................................92
C.3.6 Cannot Save Configuration ...................................................................................93
C.3.7 Why Don’t the Modems Connect?........................................................................93
C.3.8 Modem Will Not Connect to Remote Modem.....................................................94