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H3C AR 18-2 Series Installation Manual

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H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers
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Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Manual Version: T2-08045E-20070423-C-1.02

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  • Page 1 H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Installation Manual Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. http://www.h3c.com Manual Version: T2-08045E-20070423-C-1.02...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2006-2007, Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. and its licensors All Rights Reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written consent of Hangzhou H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. Trademarks H3C,...
  • Page 3 About This Manual Related Documentation In addition to this manual, each AR 18-2X Series Routers documentation set includes the following: Manual Content The manual is a guide for the user to perform the operations correctly. It is organized into the parts of getting started, system management, interface, link layer protocol, network protocol,...
  • Page 4 This manual introduces all cable LMR Series Routers Cable pinouts available with LMR Manual series routers. Organization H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Installation Manual is organized as follows: Chapter Contents Hardware Features of H3C AR 18-2X 1 Product Overview Series Routers...
  • Page 5 Conventions The manual uses the following conventions: I. Command conventions Convention Description The keywords of a command line are in Boldface Boldface. Command arguments are in italic. italic Items (keywords or arguments) in square brackets [ ] are optional. Alternative items are grouped in braces { x | y | ...
  • Page 6 GUI conventions Convention Description Button names are inside angle brackets. < > For example, click <OK>. Window names, menu items, data table field names are inside square brackets. For example, pop up the [New User] window. Multi-level menus are separated by forward slashes.
  • Page 7 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Product Overview ............1-1 1.1 Introduction ................1-1 1.2 Hardware Features of the AR 18-2X........1-2 1.2.1 Hardware Features of the AR 18-21 .......1-2 1.2.2 Hardware Features of the AR 18-22 .......1-6 1.2.3 Hardware Features of the AR 18-22-8/18-22S-8 ..1-9...
  • Page 8 Chapter 1 Product Overview Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers (hereinafter referred to as the AR 18-2X series) are Ethernet access routers designed for small office home office (SOHO) subscribers. By far, the series have six models: AR 18-21/18-22/18-22-8/18-22S-8/18-23-1/18-23S-1.
  • Page 9 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.2 Hardware Features of the AR 18-2X 1.2.1 Hardware Features of the AR 18-21 I. Appearance 1) Ethernet LED LAN4 2) Ethernet LED LAN3 3) Ethernet LED LAN2 4) Ethernet LED LAN1...
  • Page 10 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview II. System specifications Table 1-1 System specifications of the AR 18-21 Item AR 18-21 1 console port Interface 1 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface (WAN) 4 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interfaces (LAN)
  • Page 11 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview III. LEDs You can gather information about the status of the AR 18-21 and its interfaces by reading the seven LEDs on its cover, as shown below. Table 1-2 LEDs on the cover of the AR 18-21 Description OFF means no link is present.
  • Page 12 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview Attribute Description Connection to an ASCII terminal Connection to the serial interface on a PC to Service run the terminal emulation program on the PC Command line interface (CLI)
  • Page 13 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.2.2 Hardware Features of the AR 18-22 I. Appearance 1) Ethernet LED LAN4 2) Ethernet LED LAN3 3) Ethernet LED LAN2 4) Ethernet LED LAN1 5) WAN LED (WAN1)
  • Page 14 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview II. System specifications Table 1-5 System specifications of the AR 18-22 Item AR 18-22 1 console port Interface 2 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface (WAN) 4 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interfaces (LAN)
  • Page 15 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview III. LEDs You can gather information about the status of the AR 18-22 and its interfaces by reading the eight LEDs on its cover, as shown below. Table 1-6 LEDs on the cover of the AR 18-22 Description OFF means no link is present.
  • Page 16 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.2.3 Hardware Features of the AR 18-22-8/18-22S-8 I. Appearance 1) POWER LED (PWR) 2) Connection LEDS of Ethernet Interfaces LAN1-LAN8 (LINK/ACT) 3) Reset 4) Console Port 5) WAN Port (WAN1)
  • Page 17 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview II. System specifications Table 1-7 System specifications of the AR 18-22-8/18-22S-8 Item AR 18-22-8 AR 18-22S-8 1 console port Interface 2 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface (WAN) 8 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interfaces (LAN)
  • Page 18 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview III. LEDs You can gather information about the status of the AR 18-22-8/18-22S-8 and its interfaces by reading the twenty-two LEDs on its cover, as shown below. Every LAN/WAN interface has LEDs LINK/ACT and SPEED to indicate its running state.
  • Page 19 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.2.4 Hardware Features of the AR 18-23-1/18-23S-1 I. Appearance 1) POWER LED (PWR) 2) Reset 3) Console Port (CONSOLE) 4) Ethernet Interface ETH0 5) Ethernet Interface ETH1 6) Ethernet Interface ETH2...
  • Page 20 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview II. System specifications Table 1-9 System specifications of the AR 18-23-1/18-23S-1 Item AR 18-23-1 AR 18-23S-1 1 console port Interface 4 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interface Processor MPC8248 SDRAM...
  • Page 21 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 1 Product Overview III. LEDs You can gather information about the status of the AR 18-23-1/18-23S-1 and its interfaces by reading the ten LEDs on its cover, as shown below. Table 1-10 LEDs on the cover of the AR 18-23-1/18-23S-1 Description OFF means no link is present.

  • Page 22: Table Of Contents

    Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 2 Installing the Router ............2-1 2.1 Safety Precautions .............2-1 2.2 Installing the Router ............2-2 2.2.1 Placing the Router on a Tabletop/Workbench ..2-2 2.2.2 Mounting the Router on a Vertical Surface .....2-3 2.2.3 Installing the Router in a Rack ........2-4...

  • Page 23: Chapter 2 Installing The Router

    Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 2 Installing the Router Chapter 2 Installing the Router 2.1 Safety Precautions Caution: Observe the safety precautions in this section when installing or maintaining your router to avoid bodily injuries or device impairment caused by improper actions.

  • Page 24: Installing The Router

    Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 2 Installing the Router socket, making sure that the neutral point is well connected to building ground. Make sure the correct voltage is used. Put a lightning arrester at the front end of the power input to enhance its lightning protection.

  • Page 25: Mounting The Router On A Vertical Surface

    Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 2 Installing the Router 2.2.2 Mounting the Router on a Vertical Surface Mount the router on a vertical surface with four pan-head screws and the four brackets at the bottom of the router.

  • Page 26: Installing The Router In A Rack

    Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 2 Installing the Route Figure 2-1 Chassis bottom Step 2: Hang the router on the screws by the four brackets. 2.2.3 Installing the Router in a Rack The AR 18-22-8, AR 18-22S-8, AR 18-23-1, AR 18-23S-1 can be installed in a 19 inch rack.

  • Page 27: Connecting The Ground Wire

    Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapt er 2 Installing the Route 1) Fixing the rack-mounting ears 2) Fixing the slides Figure 2-2 AR 18-2X installation in a rack 2.3 Connecting the Ground Wire Caution: Properly connect the ground wire before connecting other cables and shorten it as much as possible to prevent the router and the connected device from getting damaged during periods of lightning activities.

  • Page 28: Connecting The Power Cord

    Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 2 Installing the Router 2.4 Connecting the Power Cord I. AC-input power supply For the AR 18-2X series, an external AC-input power supply is provided with these specifications: Input rated voltage: 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz Input current: 0.5 to 1A...

  • Page 29: Connecting The Router To A Console Terminal

    Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 2 Installing the Router Step 4: Check that the PWR LED on the front panel of the router is ON. If the LED is OFF, repeat steps 2 through 4. Caution: If the PWR LED is still off after you repeat steps 2 through 4 several times, refer to “Chapter 4 Troubleshooting”...

  • Page 30: Connecting The Router To Lan

    Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 2 Installing the Router Step 2: Connect the console cable. Power off the router and the console terminal, and then connect the RS-232 serial port on the console terminal to the console port on the router using the console cable.

  • Page 31: Verifying Installation

    Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 2 Installing the Router cable is used for connecting the same type of devices, such as PC to PC or PC to router. Caution: In preparing network cables, shielded cables are preferred for the sake of electromagnetic compatibility.
  • Page 32 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 2 Installing the Router The proper power supply is used. The grounding wire of the router is correctly connected. The console cable and the power cord are correctly connected. 2-10...
  • Page 33 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining the Router......3-1 3.1 Starting up the Router............3-1 3.1.1 Setting up a Configuration Environment ....3-1 3.1.2 Powering on the Router...........3-5 3.2 Maintaining the Router............3-6 3.2.1 Boot Menu (8 MB Flash Is Installed) .......3-6...

  • Page 34: Chapter 3 Starting And Maintaining The Router

    Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining the Router 3.1 Starting up the Router 3.1.1 Setting up a Configuration Environment I. Connecting the router to a console terminal...
  • Page 35 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router The HyperTerminal window displays the Connection Description dialog box, as shown in Figure 3-2. Figure 3-2 Setting up a new connection Step 2: Enter the name of the new connection in the Name field and click <OK>.
  • Page 36 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Route Figure 3-3 Setting the connection port Step 4: Click <OK>. The Port Settings tab, shown in Figure 3-4, appears and you can set serial port parameters. Set the following...
  • Page 37 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Route Figure 3-4 Setting communications parameters Step 6: Click <OK>. The HyperTerminal dialogue box appears. Step 7: Select Properties. Step 8: In the Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab, as shown in Figure 3-5.

  • Page 38: Powering On The Router

    Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Route Figure 3-5 Setting the terminal type 3.1.2 Powering on the Router After the router is powered on, the Boot Rom program runs first and the following system information appears on the terminal screen: System starts booting...(V10.50)

  • Page 39: Maintaining The Router

    Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router H3C Series Routers Boot Rom V15.00 ************************************************** Copyright(c) 2004-2006 Hangzhou H3C Tech. Co., Ltd. Compiled at Tue Mar 28 14:58:33 CST 2006 Testing memory...OK! 256M bytes DDR SDRAM Memory bytes Flash Memory Hardware Version is 4.0...
  • Page 40 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Please input Boot Rom password : Caution: Press <Ctrl+B> within three seconds after the prompt “Press Ctrl-B to Enter Boot Menu...?” appears to enter the Boot Menu. Otherwise, the system starts decompressing the program.
  • Page 41 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router To download an application program through Ethernet, select <2>. This menu appears: Net Port Download Menu: Change Net Parameter Download From Net Exit to Main Menu Enter your choice(1-3):1 Select <1>...
  • Page 42 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Note: You can change the parameter settings behind the colons (:). The “boot device” field is “motfcc1” for AR 18-2X routers. The AR 18-2X allows you to download programs through both TFTP and FTP.

  • Page 43: Boot Menu (16 Mb Flash Is Installed)

    Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Restore Extended Segment of Boot Rom from FLASH Backup Extended Segment of Boot Rom to FLASH Exit to Main Menu Enter your choice(1-5): The menu provides approaches to Boot Rom upgrade, backup, and recovery.
  • Page 44 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Caution: Press <Ctrl+B> within three seconds after the prompt “Press Ctrl-B to Enter Boot Menu...?” appears to enter the Boot Menu. Otherwise, the system starts decompressing the program.
  • Page 45 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Download an application through Ethernet. After you select this option, the screen displays this menu: Net Port Download Menu: Change Net Parameter Download From Net Exit to Main Menu...
  • Page 46 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router M+B (that is, both of type M and B) file exists, it is impossible to have another M or B file. If you change the file type of another file to B, the M+B file becomes a type M file.
  • Page 47 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Select option 2. The system enters the following menu, where you can change the file type of backup.bin. Set this file as: Main Backup Exit Enter your choice(1-3): Select option 1 for example to specify the backup.bin file as the...
  • Page 48 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Start up with the initial configuration, ignoring the configuration file. In case the password is lost, you can use this option to ignore the existing configuration and access the router with the initial configuration.

  • Page 49: Upgrading Programs Through Xmodem

    Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router 3.2.3 Upgrading Programs through XModem When you upgrade software through XModem, you can do that using the console port without having to set up another configuration environment.
  • Page 50 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Downloading ... CCCCC Note: The new baud rate takes effect only after you reconnect the terminal emulation program. Step 4: Select [Transmit/send file] in the terminal window. The...
  • Page 51 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Route Figure 3-7 Sending file interface Step 6: After completing downloading, the system begins writing data to the Flash, and then displays the following information in the terminal interface, indicating completion of the downloading: Download completed.
  • Page 52 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router II. Upgrading the Boot Rom program Step 1: Enter the Boot Menu, and then select <7> to enter the Boot Rom operation sub-menu. Step 2: Enter <1> in the Boot Rom operation sub-menu to upgrade the Boot Rom program using XModem.

  • Page 53: Backing Up And Restoring The Extended Segment Of The Boot Rom Program

    Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Step 2: Select <2> in the operation sub-menu to upgrade the extended segment of the Boot Rom program using XModem. Several speed options are available for you. The subsequent steps are the same as those described in "I.

  • Page 54: Upgrading Boot Rom At Cli

    Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Backuping Boot ROM program to FLASH successed! Step 3: When the sub-menu appears again, select <5> to exit and reboot the router. II. Restoring the extended segment of the Boot Rom...
  • Page 55 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router other. A TFTP server is a device running the TFTP server program. Specify the path on the TFTP server to the folder that contains the Boot ROM upgrade file. That is, ensure the...
  • Page 56 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router As shown in the above display, 1.1.1.1 is the IP address of the TFTP server, and bootromfull is the Boot ROM upgrade file. Execute the following command on the router to upgrade Boot ROM.
  • Page 57 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router file. (For different FTP server software packages, the interfaces differ). Figure 3-9 FTP server program interface Configure the router to download the Boot ROM upgrade file from the FTP server.

  • Page 58: Upgrading Application Programs With Net

    Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router successfully. [ftp] get bootromfull Execute the following command on the router to upgrade Boot ROM. <H3C> system-view [H3C] upgrade bootrom full WARNING: This operation will update the Boot ROM.
  • Page 59 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Caution: The AR 18-2X series does not provide any TFTP or FTP server program. You need to purchase and install one by yourself. Follow these steps to upgrade an application program through...
  • Page 60 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router inet on ethernet (e): IP address of the interface used for downloading on the router host inet (h): IP address of the FTP server user (u): username, same as the one configured on the FTP...
  • Page 61 Installation Manual Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers the Router Please wait,it needs a long time ####################################################### ########################### Writing Comwaresoftware File Succeeds! Press <Enter> key to reboot the system . Press <Enter> as prompted to have the router reboot.
  • Page 62 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 4 Troubleshooting............4-1 4.1 Troubleshooting the Power System ........4-1 4.2 Troubleshooting the Configuration System......4-1 4.3 Recovering/Replacing a Lost Boot Rom Password ...4-3...
  • Page 63 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4.1 Troubleshooting the Power System Symptoms: POWER LED cannot light. Solution: Check that: The power switch of the router is turned on. The switch of the power source is turned on.
  • Page 64 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 4 Troubleshooting Symptoms 1: Nothing is displayed on the terminal screen after the router is powered on. Solution: Step 1: Check that: The power system is correctly working. The console cable is connected correctly.
  • Page 65 Installation Manual H3C AR 18-2X Series Routers Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4.3 Recovering/Replacing a Lost Boot Rom Password If the Boot Rom password of the router is lost, contact the local agent of H3C for help.

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