Chapter 2 Getting Started; Quick Start - Cabletron Systems Netlink FRX4000 User Manual

Quick Start

The installation documentation that is shipped with each unit describes the procedure
for connecting to an FRX4000/6000 from a local or remote keyboard and video
device. Once this has been done, the FRX device must be customized for the devices
to which it will connect, the traffic it will receive and transmit, and various operating
parameters that can be set to your specific needs.
Much of the configuration can be performed from an existing central-site FRX6000
via remote control of the new FRX4000/6000. At a minimum, however, someone
must configure a remote control ID and a physical port on each new FRX, to allow the
central-site FRX to gain access to the new FRX.
The basic steps you should take to get the new FRX up and running are:
1. Read the remainder of this chapter, as it explains the user interface on an
FRX4000/6000. This information will help you understand the menu operations
that are necessary to configure the FRX for your application.
2. Review the default database parameter settings, listed in tables throughout
Section II. (A list of tables can be found in the
eters can be left at the default settings, but some must be reconfigured to match
your specific needs.
3. Fill in Table 2-1 (on page 2-2) for FRX4000, or
FRX6000, to identify the physical interface, protocol, and connected device on
each physical port. You will need more information when configuring database
records, but these tables can be used as convenient references.
4. Log into the menu operations, if not already done. This is described in the
FRX6000 Installation & Setup Guide, as well as on page 2-6.
5. Set the correct date and
and some displays include the current date and time as set in the FRX. They
should be accurate, for proper network monitoring and management.
6. Change the login password, if desired. The default password is
change this to any password of up to 14 characters, as described on page 2-11.
7. Configure the necessary database records:
(Chapter 16) if SNMP management will be performed,
and protocols (Chapter 5), network ports
Chapter 8), plus LAN interfaces and legacy access ports (miscellaneous chapters
in Section II).
time, as described on page 2-11. Event messages, reports,
Node
(frame relay
Chapter 2
Getting Started
Table of Contents.) Many param-
Table 2-2 (on page 2-4) for
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(Chapter 4), SNMP parameters
RLPs (FRX6000 only)
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