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BIANCA/BRICK-XM Getting Started Version 1.6 July 1999 Document #71020E...
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Liability While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this manual, BinTec Communications AG assumes no liability to any party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions or by statements of any kind in this document.
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BinTec Communica- tions AG. How to contact BinTec Communications Ways to contact BinTec Telephone number or address Telephone +49 911 96 73 0 +49 911 688 07 25 BinTec Communications AG Südwestpark 94 Mail D-90449 Nürnberg...
BIANCA/BRICK-XM GETTING STARTED Features ........2 Software Installation .
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System ........15 Setting up the LAN Interface ....16 Setting up the ISDN Interface .
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BIANCA/BRICK-XM Getting Started Welcome! This manual has been designed to help you quickly install and configure your new router using Setup Tool. First, we’ll provide a short list of the available features on the BRICK, then we’ll cover installing the additional software included with your BRICK.
BIANCA/BRICK-XM Features The BIANCA/BRICK-XM is BinTec’s cost effective and flexible multiprotocol router, particularly attractive for midrange communication environments. The BIANCA/BRICK-XM satisfies all the require- ments of today’s LAN - WAN connections by combining the functions of a Gateway, Router, Bridge, X.25 Switch and Telematic Server in a single, compact product.
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EATURES • X.21 interface for directly accessing public X.25 net- works (optional). • Windows and UNIX software for configuring and administering the BRICK. • HTTP and Java Status Monitors.
BIANCA/BRICK-XM Software Installation Your BRICK includes several helper/utility programs for Windows and UNIX. BRICKware BRICKware for Windows consists of the following for Windows programs (for detailed information, please refer to the on- line BRICKware for Windows documentation): • DIME Tools – A set of tools for administering your...
BRICK NSTALLING THE Installing the BRICK Select a flat, stable location for your BRICK and connect the included cables to the ports located on the back plane as shown in the diagram below. Incorrect cabling of the LAN and ISDN interfaces could damage your router.
BIANCA/BRICK-XM Step 1 Connect the included laplink cable to your terminal or Step 2 computer and the 9 pin serial Connect your BRICK to your port. ethernet’s cabling using either the UTP or BNC port. U T P B N C...
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The meaning of these LEDs depends on the type of module installed in the Slots corresponding slot. – A detailed description can be found in the BIANCA/BRICK-XM User’s Guide. Error: Blinking Data transfer problem on one of the slots. Check the cabling.
Configuration 3. The last step involves logging into the BRICK as with Setup Tool admin, using the bintec password, and issuing (p.14) setup at the shell prompt. Using the Setup Tool is the easiest way to get your BRICK up and running.
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ONFIGURATION Caution s an ISDN multiprotocol router, BRICK establishes ISDN connections in accordance with the system´s configuration. Incorrect or incomplete configuration of your product may cause unwanted charges. The conditions that lead to estab- lishing connections are largely dependent on the respective network configuration.
BIANCA/BRICK-XM Gathering the Information In the following example network setup, the host merlin will be acting as the nameserver and timeserver for brick, the BRICK we will be configuring with Setup Tool. The router partnerbrick will serve as the remote router for connecting the Partner LAN over ISDN.
ONFIGURATION Accessing the BRICK The BRICK can be configured over any of its interfaces us- ing a variety of methods. Serial Connection (9600,8,n,1) Setup Tool • • Telnet isdnlogin • • DIME Tools LAPB(HDLC) ISDN (Ethernet, Token Ring) Access As shown above, there are several ways of accessing your Methods BRICK once connected to the network interfaces.
BIANCA/BRICK-XM Over Serial Port With a terminal or terminal program (UNIX or PC) • Connect the computer or terminal using the in- cluded cable to the BRICK’s serial port. • Set your communications parameters to: 9600 bps, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, soft- ware handshake (XON, XOFF) and VT100 termi- nal emulation.
ONFIGURATION From any computer using telnet Once the BRICK is assigned it’s IP address (i.e. using BRICKware and BootP Server as mentioned above) you can access the system from any computer on the LAN. • Using a VT100 compatible telnet program, telnet to the BRICK at it’s IP address.
Configuration with Setup Tool If you haven’t already done so, login to the BRICK now by entering admin at the login prompt and bintec at the password prompt. Enter setup now. Setup Tool’s main menu will be displayed as follows.
ONFIGURATION Scrolls among entries in a list of possible field values. Selects/unselects (toggles) special fields or scrolls a list of field entries. Entering two successive Esc charac- ters returns you to the previous menu. As you move between menus, the lines at the top and bot- tom of your screen will display status information for the respective menu/field you are currently editing.
BIANCA/BRICK-XM BRICK’s hostname and PPP ID. With the exception of the admin, read, and write Password/Community fields, the other fields are not required and can be edited later. The SNMP Community fields define the passwords that are required for logging into your BRICK via the network.
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ONFIGURATION The settings for our example setup on page 10 are shown below. BIANCA/BRICK-XM Setup Tool BinTec Communications AG [SLOT 3 ETHERNET]: Configure Ethernet Interface mybrick IP-Configuration local IP-Number 199.1.1.2 local Netmask 255.255.255.0 Encapsulation Ethernet II IPX-Configuration local IPX-NetNumber Encapsulation...
ISDN autoconfigura- tion was successful, the [CM-2BRI, ISDN S0, Unit 0] menu may be displayed as follows: BIANCA/BRICK-XM Setup Tool BinTec Communications AG [SLOT 2 UNIT 0 ISDN BRI]: Configure ISDN Basic Rate Interface...
PPP (routing) in the Item field (using the spacebar). Then enter one of your BRICK’s ISDN numbers (or an EAZ) in the Number field. BIANCA/BRICK-XM Setup Tool BinTec Communications AG [SLOT 2 UNIT 0 ISDN BRI][INCOMING]: Incoming Call Answering mybrick...
To add a new WAN partner select [ADD]. A menu sim- ilar to the following will be displayed. For our example setup, we have already filled in the appropriate fields. BIANCA/BRICK-XM Setup Tool BinTec Communications AG [WAN][ADD]: Configure WAN Partner...
ONFIGURATION the encapsulation to use, and whether or not to com- press/encrypt data. Calling Line ID, (CLID) is enabled automatically once you configure am ISDN number (in the next step). WAN Numbers After adding the WAN partner information, select the [WAN Numbers >] submenu.
BIANCA/BRICK-XM thentication. Then enter the PPP Password the remote site must match when performing authentication. BIANCA/BRICK-XM Setup Tool BinTec Communications AG [WAN][ADD][PPP]: Configure WAN Partner mybrick Authentication CHAP + PAP Partner PPP ID partnerbrick Local PPP ID mybrick PPP Password...
ONFIGURATION ing a transfer network, enter the IP Network address and netmask for your WAN Partner. BIANCA/BRICK-XM Setup Tool BinTec Communications AG [WAN][ADD][IP]: IP Configuration (partnerbrick) mybrick IP Transit Network Partner’s LAN IP Address 200.1.1.0 Partner’s LAN Netmask 255.255.255.0 SAVE CANCEL Enter IP address (a.b.c.d or resolvable hostname)
BIANCA/BRICK-XM default route without a transfer network to partnerbrick via ISDN. BIANCA/BRICK-XM Setup Tool BinTec Communications AG [IP][ROUTING][ADD]: Confuigure IP Routes mybrick Route Type Default route Network WAN without transit network Partner / Interface partnerbrick Metric SAVE CANCEL Use <Space> to select Then select [SAVE] and then [EXIT] until you return to the main menu.
ONFIGURATION BIANCA/BRICK-XM Setup Tool BinTec Communications AG [SLOT 2 UNIT 0 ISDN BRI]: Configure ISDN Basic Rate Interface mybrick Result of autoconfiguration: autoconfiguration disabled ISDN Switch Type leased line B1 channel (64s) D-Channel not used B-Channel 1 leased dte B-Channel 2 not used Incoming Call Answering >...
No transit network is needed in our example. When ready, select [SAVE] twice, and then [EXIT] to return to the main menu. BIANCA/BRICK-XM Setup Tool BinTec Communications AG [WAN][ADD][IP]: IP Configuration (Leased, Slot 2 (0)) mybrick IP Transit Network Partner’s LAN IP Address...
In the Partner / Interface field select the part- ner name the default route leads to. For our example we added a default route without a transfer network to part- nerbrick via ISDN. (See the following page). BIANCA/BRICK-XM Setup Tool BinTec Communications AG [IP][ROUTING][ADD]: Configure IP Routes mybrick...
BIANCA/BRICK-XM For information on configuration management and the transfer of configuration files to/from remote hosts via TFTP refer to the BRICK User’s Guide. Testing your Configuration LAN Test To test your new configuration try issuing a simple ping command to a PC on the BRICK’s LAN to verify the LAN interface is properly configured.
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