Router Startup Procedure; Startup Files - Nortel Remote Access for AN and Passport ARN Routers Configuration Manual

Configuring Remote Access for AN and Passport ARN Routers
• Router configuration and management tools included with BayRS:
-- Technician Interface, a command-line interface that operates in router
-- AN Monitor, a command-line interface to the router diagnostic firmware.
This guide describes how to connect AN/ANH, and ARN routers to a managed
network using Site Manager, and how to set the startup configuration using the
AN Monitor and Technician Interface.

Router Startup Procedure

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

• Startup Options
Startup Files
Before it can operate, a router must boot a software image. The software image
contains an operating-system kernel file that supports the router platform, plus a
group of executable files that support the major networking protocols and dial-up
services that the network requires. Booting the router is the process of installing
and using the applicable software image files.
To bridge and route traffic, a router also needs a configuration file that is tailored
to the network. A configuration file is a binary system file that contains hardware
and software configuration data.
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memory. Technician Interface commands and scripts provide real-time
SNMP-based Management Information Base (MIB) access from an
attached or remote (modem or Telnet) management console.
You use the AN Monitor to configure AN, ANH, and ARN boot
configurations.
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