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It is assumed that frame relay service is turned on at the site.
Procedure
1. Select the Easy Install feature.
Main Menu → Easy Install
2. Enter the Node IP Address and Subnet Mask.
3. Set TS Access to DLCI, then select a DLCI on the network interface that will be
used for the troubleshooting access link.
4. Create a Dedicated Network Management Link, selecting a DLCI for the
management link at the Which DLCI would you like to Create a
Dedicated Network Management Link on? prompt, which will be used by
the NOC to access the unit.
5. If you will use the Ethernet port, select the Ethernet Port Options Screen and
configure the following:
— Enable Interface Status. If the NMS will be on a different subnet than the unit,
enter Yes at the Would you like to set the Node's Default IP
Destination to Ethernet? prompt. Otherwise, enter No.
— If the IP Address and Subnet Mask are unique to the interface, enter them for
the port; otherwise, the Node IP Address and Subnet Mask will be used.
— Enter the Default Gateway Address; the IP Address that will be used for
packets without a route.
— Enable Proxy ARP if the unit will proxy for downstream iMarc units learned via
the proprietary RIP (Routing Information Protocol) feature.
— Press the Esc key to return to the Easy Install screen.
6. Configure the T1 network interface options to match the service provider's settings.
7. Save the configurations.
8. Install the network cable (see
unit starts discovering DLCIs and network time slots (see
on page 17).
The remaining steps are optional, depending upon the application. They are performed
from the Main Menu.
9. If the unit will be enforcing CIR (Committed Information Rate) and EIR (Excess
Information Rate) on network frame relay links, enable Traffic Policing.
Main Menu → Configuration → Network → Frame Relay
You can change other Frame Relay and LMI default settings, if necessary.
10. Configure each interface according to the local management interface (LMI) and
assigned line conditions supplied by the service provider.
Configuration → Network → Frame Relay
Configuration → Data Ports → Frame Relay
Connecting to the Network
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on page 21). The iMarc
Automatic Configuration
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