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Develcon Electronics Orbitor 6000 Installation & Application Manual

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6000
Orbitor
Central Site Ethernet Bridge/Router
Installation & Applications Guide
Issue 1
© copyright 1996 by Develcon Electronics Ltd.
11/96
Printed in Canada
Part # 168-27905

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  • Page 1 6000 Orbitor Central Site Ethernet Bridge/Router Installation & Applications Guide Issue 1 © copyright 1996 by Develcon Electronics Ltd. 11/96 Printed in Canada Part # 168-27905...
  • Page 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to supply complete and accurate information; however, Develcon Electronics Ltd. assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document. To submit documentation suggestions and errors please photocopy the first page of this document and mail or fax to: Manuals @ Develcon,...
  • Page 3 The ISDN interface of this device is intended for direct connection to the S/T jack of an NT-1 unit and therefore does not require Communications Canada certification. The Orbitor 6000 should only be connected to Communications Canada approved NT-1 units.
  • Page 4 “Typical Applications & How to Configure Them” provides simple configuration examples for typical applications in which the Orbitor 6000 might be used. The applications described in this document are for example only and provide a method of quick configuration of the Orbitor 6000. The applications and corresponding configuration may be combined if the operation of the Orbitor 6000 requires more complexity.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Mandatory Configuration Identify the Status LEDs 2 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS & HOW TO CONFIGURE THEM Applicable Configuration Sections Managing the Orbitor 6000 Using the Menus Conventions Should You Bridge or Route? Configure as an Ethernet Bridge Configure as an Ethernet IP Router...
  • Page 6 Contents C OCTET LOCATIONS ON ETHERNET FRAMES Octet Locations on a Bridged TCP/IP Frame Octet Locations on a Bridged Novell Netware Frame ETHERNET Type Codes Octet Locations on an IP Routed TCP/IP Frame Octet Locations on an IPX Routed Novell Netware Frame Octet Locations on a Bridged XNS Frame D SERVICING INFORMATION Identifying the Internal Components...

  • Page 7: Installation

    Installation The Orbitor 6000 is a Central Site Ethernet Bridge/Router that may be configured to support leased lines or ISDN circuits. Lease line units provide bridging and IP/IPX routing and support from 1 to 14 physical wide area network (WAN) links that may operate at speeds up to 2.048 Mbps.

  • Page 8: Identify The Reset Switch

    10Base5 and 10Base2 LAN module. Refer to Appendix D: Servicing Information for information on replacing modules. Figure 1-2 Rear View of the Orbitor Ethernet Bridge/Router Figure 1—3 Rear View of the ISDN Orbitor Ethernet Bridge/Router 1.2 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 9: Connect To The Console

    Bridge/Router database changes and statistics viewing may be done remotely by establishing Telnet connections to a partner bridge/router across the WAN. This is accomplished by selecting the “Connect” option. The “Connect” option is found under the Remote Access Menu. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — 1.3...

  • Page 10: Power Up The Bridge/Router

    Refer to the appropriate Menu Reference Manual file for your operating software on the accompanying disks for a complete description of all the Menu Options. Viewing of statistics is also possible within the built-in menu system of the Orbitor bridge/router. 1.4 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 11: Mandatory Configuration

    Typical Applications and How to Configure Them. Each type of operational software requires a different set of parameters to be configured. Refer to Section 2 for details on configuring the Orbitor 6000 in different operational states. Also refer to the appropriate Menu Reference Manual file for your operating software on the accompanying disks for a complete description of all the Menu Options.

  • Page 12: Identify The Status Leds

    Yellow (flashing) LINK module is not present or module is Disabled Green LINK is up LINK is down (failed) LINK is configured to be down: Disabled, Time-Of-Day Yellow LINK 1 - 14 1.6 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 13: Applicable Configuration Sections

    ISDN Orbitor. The Orbitor 6000 may be configured as a simple Ethernet bridge, an Ethernet IP router, an Ethernet IPX router, or a combination of the three. When operating the Orbitor 6000 as a combination bridge/router simply configure each of the components separately.

  • Page 14: Managing The Orbitor 6000 Using The Menus

    Orbitor 6000. Each of the configuration scenarios require setting of operational parameters on the Orbitor 6000. The built-in menu system of the Orbitor 6000 is used to configure the unit. When navigating around the menu system, a new menu or an option may be chosen by simply typing the number associated with the option you wish to choose.

  • Page 15: Should You Bridge Or Route

    IP network number into two sub-networks. In some cases both bridging and routing may be required. Routing may be required for IP information and bridging may be required for NetBEUI. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — 2.3...

  • Page 16: Configure As An Ethernet Bridge

    Orbitor 6000 will bridge Ethernet traffic to its partner bridges when the Wide Area Network (WAN) connection has been established. The Orbitor 6000 also is pre-configured as an IPX router. This means that if you wish to bridge IPX traffic instead of routing it, you must disable the IPX routing function of the Orbitor 6000.
  • Page 17 The configuration options described here are only for initial set up and configuration purposes. For more complete information on all of the configuration parameters available please refer to the Menu Reference Manual file on the accompanying disks. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — 2.5...

  • Page 18: Configure As An Ethernet Ip Router

    IP network. If no explicit route entry is found in the routing tables, the IP frame is sent to the Default Gateway. To configure the Orbitor 6000 to be an IP router, the following parameters must be defined in the built-in menu system.
  • Page 19 The configuration options described here are only for initial set up and configuration purposes. For more complete information on all of the configuration parameters available please refer to the Menu Reference Manual file on the accompanying disks. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — 2.7...

  • Page 20: Define An Ip Default Gateway

    The configuration options described here are only for initial set up and configuration purposes. For more complete information on all of the configuration parameters available please refer to the Menu Reference Manual file on the accompanying disks. 2.8 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 21: Define An Ip Static Route

    The configuration options described here are only for initial set up and configuration purposes. For more complete information on all of the configuration parameters available please refer to the Menu Reference Manual file on the accompanying disks. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — 2.9...

  • Page 22: Define An Ip Subnet Mask

    IP network and to be routed together to allow inter-network communication. The Orbitor 6000 allows standard subnet sizes from 2 to 22 bits of the host field. The subnet size determines how many bits of the host field of the original IP network address will be used for the creation of subnets.
  • Page 23 Applications To configure the Orbitor 6000 routers to route between the newly created sub-networks, the following parameters must be defined in the built-in menu system. 1. IP Address Location: Main Configuration Internet Set up IP Address The IP address consists of 4 octets and is represented by 4 fields separated by periods (“.”), where each field is specified by a decimal...

  • Page 24: Define A Variable Length Ip Subnet Mask

    IP network and to be routed together to allow inter-network communication. The Orbitor 6000 allows variable length subnet sizes from 1 to 22 bits of the host field. The subnet size determines how many bits of the host field of the original IP network address will be used for the creation of subnets.
  • Page 25 The configuration options described here are only for initial set up and configuration purposes. For more complete information on all of the configuration parameters available please refer to the Menu Reference Manual file on the accompanying disks. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — 2.13...

  • Page 26: Define A Variable Length Ip Subnet Mask While Using Static Ip Routes

    The Orbitor 6000 allows variable length subnet sizes from 1 to 22 bits of the host field. The subnet size determines how many bits of the host field of the original IP network address will be used for the creation of subnets.
  • Page 27 IP traffic to be sent to router B. Router B should have its Default Gateway defined as router A to allow for all IP traffic destined outside the organization to be handled by the Internet access router A. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — 2.15...

  • Page 28: Configure As An Ethernet Ipx Router

    Applications Configure as an Ethernet IPX Router The Orbitor 6000 is preconfigured to operate as an IPX router when installed in an IPX network. The Orbitor will learn the IPX network numbers from the local LAN and when the WAN connections are established, the Orbitor will route the IPX frames to the appropriate destination IPX network.
  • Page 29 Applications To configure the Orbitor 6000 to be an IPX router when both LAN segments contain Novell servers, the IPX network numbers are learned automatically from the routing information and service announcements sent by the servers. The Orbitor will automatically assign the IPX network numbers and proceed to route the IPX frames to the appropriate destination network.

  • Page 30: Novell Servers In One Location Only

    The following steps must be performed on the Orbitor connected to LAN #2. 1. IPX Routing Disabled Location: Main Configuration IPX Routing Set up IPX Routing Disabling IPX routing allows the IPX frame types to be modified. 2.18 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...
  • Page 31 IPX traffic across the WAN links will be blocked. While IPX forwarding is disabled, the Orbitor will still operate as an IPX router and maintain its routing and server tables. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — 2.19...

  • Page 32: Configure Basic Isdn Connections

    Orbitors. The ISDN parameters must be defined on each of the Orbitors before the connection can be established. Before the Orbitor 6000 can establish an ISDN connection to another ISDN Orbitor, the ISDN information must be defined. The phone numbers must be defined for the ISDN interface, and the ISDN switch type must be defined for the Orbitor.
  • Page 33 The configuration options described here are only for initial set up and configuration purposes. For more complete information on all of the configuration parameters available please refer to the “ISDNMENU.PDF” Menu Reference Manual file on the accompanying disks. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — 2.21...
  • Page 34 Applications * * * * 2.22 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 35: Introduction To Filtering

    IPX routed frames. For more information on filtering please refer to the Programmable Filtering section of the Orbitor 6000 reference manual file. The PDF file is located on the accompanying diskette. MAC Address Filtering MAC address filtering is provided by three built-in functions.

  • Page 36: Pattern Filtering

    20 of the filter pattern and the packet information starting at the 12 octet equals the 80 of the filter pattern. Used in pattern filters to indicate that all packets not matching the defined pattern will be filtered. 3.2 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 37: Popular Filters

    Novell IPX Frames Novell IPX Frames EthernetII (12-8137) 802.3 RAW (14-FFFF) 802.2 (14-E0E0) 802.2 LLC (14-AAAA&20-8137) NetBIOS &NetBEUI (Windows For Workgroups) NetBIOS & NetBEUI (Windows For Workgroups) Filter (14-F0F0) Forward only ~(14-F0F0) Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — 3.3...

  • Page 38: Banyan

    NETBIOS Name Service (22-0089) NETBIOS Datagram Service (22-008A) NETBIOS Session Service (22-008B) Note: Uses the TCP Destination Port location Other interesting TCP Ports Other interesting TCP Ports Decimal Usage Telnet SMTP TFTP POP2 POP3 3.4 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 39: A Menu Trees

    The menu trees on the next few facing pages are a graphical representation of the hierarchy of the built-in menu system of the Orbitor 6000. Each of the menus are shown with the options of the menus being displayed below the specific menu name.

  • Page 40: B Configuration

    Leased Line MAIN Information Menus & Displays sub-Menus Menu Tree Configuration Access Set-Up 1] 1] 2] 2] Terminal Set-Up Device Set-Up Remote Access Load FLASH Set-Up 1. Terminal Set-Up menu 1. Password 1. Terminal 2. Device Set-Up menu 1. Telnet 1.
  • Page 41 Continued from previous page Leased Line SNMP Set-Up Menu Tree Edit Community 1. Edit Community menu 1. Write Access 2. Message Size 2. Show Addresses 3. Show Communities 3. Add NMS Address 4. Remove Community 4. Add Trap Address 5. Remove NMS Address 6.

  • Page 42: Isdn

    ISDN MAIN Information Menus & Displays sub-Menus Menu Tree Configuration Access Set-Up 1] 1] 2] 2] Terminal Set-Up Device Set-Up Remote Access Load FLASH Set-Up 1. Terminal Set-Up menu 1. Password 1. Terminal 2. Device Set-Up menu 1. Telnet 1. Console (ZMODEM) 2.
  • Page 43 Continued from ISDN previous page Bridging Set-Up Menu Tree Spanning Tree 1. Spanning Tree menu LAN Port 1. LAN Port menu 2. Bridge Forwarding 1. State 3. Bridge Aging Timer 2. STP State 2. Path Cost 4. Show Bridging Table 3.
  • Page 44 Menu Trees * * * * A.6 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...
  • Page 45 These configuration pages are provided to keep a log of the configuration settings for this Orbitor 6000. If a replacement unit is installed the configuration may be easily set to match the existing unit by following the settings on these pages.
  • Page 46 Internet Set-Up Menu IP Address ____ . ____ . ____ . ____ Subnet Size _______ (none) value Default Gateway ____ . ____ . ____ . ____ ARP Aging Timer _______ (2) minutes B.2 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...
  • Page 47 Source Destination Statistics Set-Up Menu Extended Statistics __ disabled __ enabled Interval _______ (60) seconds Diagnostics Menu Filter large __ disabled __ enabled Heartbeat __ disabled __ enabled Bridge Pattern Filter Menu Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — B.3...
  • Page 48 Directory Number 1 SPID Dial Prefix Phantom Power Detect Group Set-up Menu Group Multilink Force 56K Hunt Group Number Remote Site Table Index Device Name ISDN Number Call You Prefix Auto-Call Group B.4 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...
  • Page 49 IP Routes Menu Interval _______ (60) seconds Static Routes Diagnostics Menu Destination Subnet Next Hop Cost Filter large __ disabled __ enabled IP Address Size IP Address Heartbeat __ disabled __ enabled Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — B.5...
  • Page 50 Configuration Pages * * * * B.6 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 51: C Octet Locations On Ethernet Frames

    Some of the common Ethernet type codes are also shown here. The Ethernet type codes are located at offset 12 of the bridged Ethernet frame. Octet Locations on a Bridged TCP/IP Frame Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — C.1...

  • Page 52: Octet Locations On A Bridged Novell Netware Frame

    DEC LAVC, SCA 8035 Reverse ARP 803D DEC Ethernet Encryption 803F DEC LAN Traffic Monitor 809B Appletalk 80D5 IBM SNA Service on Ether 80F3 AppleTalk AARP (Kinetics) 8137-8138 Novell, Inc. 814C SNMP C.2 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 53: Octet Locations On An Ip Routed Tcp/Ip Frame

    Octet Locations on Ethernet Frames Octet Locations on an IP Routed TCP/IP Frame Octet Locations on an IPX Routed Novell Netware Frame Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — C.3...

  • Page 54: Octet Locations On A Bridged Xns Frame

    Octet Locations on Ethernet Frames Octet Locations on a Bridged XNS Frame C.4 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 55: D Servicing Information

    Operational mode (default) Battery backup enabled (default) Battery Backup Disabled WAN expansion board installed WAN expansion board not installed Factory purposes only Factory purposes only 16 MB DRAM 4 MB DRAM (default) Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — D.1...

  • Page 56: Changing The Batteries

    Install the main board, close the front, and power up the bridge/router. Use the Load command found in the Access Set-Up Menu to load the configuration that was saved to disc with the Dump command. D.2 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 57: Changing Link Interfaces

    Move strap W3 to the 2-3 position. Install the main board and close the front. Power up the bridge/router. Log into the bridge/router using the default password “password” and change the password as desired. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — D.3...

  • Page 58: Installing A Wan Port Expansion Board

    Figure D—2 Bottom View of Main Board Expansion board connector which mates to the main board. Figure D—3 Top View of WAN Port Expansion Board Move the strap W6 to the 1-2 position. D.4 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 59: Changing The Link Integrity On The 10Baset Lan Interface

    Open the front and remove the main board. Remove the battery board from the main board by removing the screw securing the battery board. Screw securing battery board to main board Figure D—5 Battery Board Removal Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — D.5...
  • Page 60 Figure D—6 Link Integrity Strap for 10BaseT Connector Re-install the battery board on the main board by installing the screw removed previously. Install the main board back in the bridge/router and close the front. Power up the bridge/router. D.6 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 61: E Interface Pinouts

    Orbitors in a back-to-back configuration. Changing the link speed within the menu system of the Orbitor changes the clock output speed that is generated on the DTE Terminal Timing pins on the link interfaces. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — E.1...

  • Page 62: Console Pinouts

    Interface Pinouts Console Pinouts The connector shown here and pinouts described here correspond to the connector labeled “Console” on the back of the Orbitor 6000. DB25 Female DCE Contact CCITT Circuit Circuit Direction Number Circuit Name From Number DCE DCE...

  • Page 63: V.24 & Rs232C Link Pinouts

    Interface Pinouts V.24 & RS232C Link Pinouts The connector shown here and pinouts described here correspond to the connector labeled “RS232 / V.24” on the back of the Orbitor 6000. DB25 Female DTE Contact CCITT Circuit Circuit Direction Number Circuit...

  • Page 64: V.11 & X.21 Link Pinouts

    Interface Pinouts V.11 & X.21 Link Pinouts The connector shown here and pinouts described here correspond to the connector labeled “V.11/X.21” on the back of the Orbitor 6000. DB15 Female DTE X.21 Direction Contact Circuits Circuit From Number Reference Name...

  • Page 65: Rs442 & Rs530 Link Pinouts

    Interface Pinouts RS442 & RS530 Link Pinouts The connector shown here and pinouts described here correspond to the connector labeled “RS530” on the back of the Orbitor 6000. DB25 Female DTE Direction Contact Circuit From Number Circuit Name DCE DCE...

  • Page 66: V.35 Link Pinouts

    Interface Pinouts V.35 Link Pinouts The connector shown here and pinouts described here correspond to the connector labeled “V.35” on the back of the Orbitor 6000. DB25 Female DTE DB25 M.34 CCITT Direction Contact Contact Circuit Circuit From Number Number...

  • Page 67: Rs232 Null-Modem Cable Configuration

    Note that this cable specifies DB25 connectors on each end to allow direct connection to the link interface connector on each unit. The link speed must be defined for each of the two units. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — E.7...

  • Page 68: V.35 Null-Modem Cable Configuration

    Note that this cable specifies DB25 connectors on each end to allow direct connection to the link interface connector on each unit. The link speed must be defined for each of the two units. E.8 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...

  • Page 69: Rs530 Null-Modem Cable Configuration

    Note that this cable specifies DB25 connectors on each end to allow direct connection to the link interface connector on each unit. The link speed must be defined for each of the two units. Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide — E.9...

  • Page 70: Rs530 To Rs449 Conversion Cable

    Circuits which are paired (contain an (A) and (B) reference) should be connected to twisted pairs within the connecting cable. This cable is used to connect an RS530 link to an RS449 device. The cable converts from a DB25 connector to a DB37 connector. E.10 — Orbitor 6000 Installation & Applications Guide...
  • Page 71 AC power, 1.4 LAN Connection, 1.3 Address Filtering, 3.1 LAN Module 10Base2, 1.2 10Base5, 1.2 Bridge or Route?, 2.3 10BaseT, 1.2 LED Interpretation, 1.6 Link Clocking Information, E.1 Changing Link Interfaces, D.3 Link Integrity, D.5 Changing the 10BaseT LAN Interface Link Interfaces Reference, E.1 MDI to MDI-X, D.5 Link Pin Out Information, E.1...

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