Configuration Fundamentals; Basic Configuration Procedures; Command Line Interface - H3C MSR 30-20 ROUTER Installation Manual

Configuration Fundamentals

In general, the configuration steps are as follows:
Step 1: Before configuring the router, the networking requirements should be made specific, which
include networking purpose, the role of the router in the network, the division of subnets, WAN type and
transmission medium, the network security policy and reliability.
Step 2: Based on the above requirements, draw a clear and integrated networking diagram.
Step 3: Configure the WAN interface of the router. First, configure the physical operating parameters
(e.g., the operating mode of the serial interface, baud rate and synchronous clock) of the interface
according to the transmission medium of the WAN. For the dial-up interface, the user also needs to
configure DCC parameters. Then, configure the link layer protocol encapsulated on the interface and
the related operating parameters according to the WAN type.
Step 4: Configure the IP addresses or IPX network numbers of all the interfaces on the router according
to the division of the subnets.
Step 5: Configure the routes. If it is necessary to enable a dynamic routing protocol, the user should
configure the related operating parameters of the protocol.
Step 6: If special security is required, perform the security configuration for the router.
Step 7: If special reliability is required, perform the reliability configuration for the router.
Please see MSR Series Routers User Manual for the configuration details of the protocols or functions
of the router.

Basic Configuration Procedures

Command Line Interface

Characteristics of the command line interface
The command line interface of MSR 30 Series Routers provides a number of configuration commands,
which can be used to configure and manage the router. The command line interface has the following
characteristics:
Local configuration through Console port
Performs the local or remote configuration through the telnet command, which can be used to
directly log on and manage other routers.
Users can enter ? anytime to get online help.
Provides network diagnostic tools, such as Tracert and Ping, to quickly diagnose the availability of
the network.
Provides all kinds of detailed debugging information to diagnose network faults.
The command line interpreter adopts fuzzy search for the keywords of the command. If the user
enters the conflict-free keyword for a command, the command will be interpreted accordingly. For
example, for a display command, the user can just enter dis.

Command line interface

The command line interface of MSR 30 Series routers provides plenty of configuration commands.
Hierarchical user protection is adopted to prevent unauthorized users from illegal invading. Each group
corresponds to a view. The user can use these commands to switch between different configuration
views. In general, only certain commands can be executed under a particular view. But some common
commands (such as ping and display current-configuration) can be executed in any view.
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