Configuration Fundamentals Of The Router - 3Com 3C13701 Installation Manual

Configuration
Fundamentals of
the Router
Basic Configuration
Steps
System is self-decompressing......................................
OK!
System is starting...
Starting at 0x10000...
User interface Con 0 is available.
Press ENTER to get started.
Press <Enter> and the screen will display:
<3Com>
This prompt indicates that the router has entered the system view, and now the router
can be configured.
In general, the configuration steps are as follows:
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.
2 Based on the above requirements, draw a clear and integrated networking diagram.
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, you also need to configure DCC parameters. Then, configure the link layer
protocol encapsulated on the interface and the related operating parameters according
to the WAN type.
4 Configure the IP addresses or IPX network numbers of all the interfaces on the router
according to the division of the subnets.
5 Configure the routes. If it is necessary to enable a dynamic routing protocol, configure
the related operating parameters of the protocol.
6 If special security is required, perform the security configuration for the router.
7 If special reliability is required, perform the reliability configuration for the router.

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