Avaya Quick-Starting Routers User Manual

BayRS Version 14.20

Part No. 308654-14.20 Rev 00 November 2000

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Quick-Starting Routers

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Preface

Before You Begin .............................................................................................................xiv

ASN Terminology ............................................................................................................. xv

Text Conventions ............................................................................................................. xv

Acronyms ........................................................................................................................xvii

Hard-Copy Technical Manuals ....................................................................................... xviii

How to Get Help ..............................................................................................................xix

Chapter 1 Overview of Quick-Start

Chapter 2 Preparing the Router for Quick-Start

Connecting a PC or Terminal Console ........................................................................... 2-2

Connecting a PC ...................................................................................................... 2-2

Connecting a Terminal Console ...............................................................................2-3

Connecting to the IP Network .........................................................................................2-4

Logging On to the Technician Interface ..........................................................................2-5

Using Technician Interface Commands ..........................................................................2-5

Reviewing the Installation Files ......................................................................................2-7

Booting with the ti.cfg File .............................................................................................2-10

Chapter 3 Preparing Your Network Information

Using the Quick-Start Worksheet ...................................................................................3-2

Using the Quick-Start ATM Worksheet ...........................................................................3-7

Using the Quick-Start Worksheet for WAN Protocols ...................................................3-12

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Chapter 4 Using the Installation Script to Quick-Start a Router

Quick-Start Troubleshooting ........................................................................................... 4-4

Chapter 5 Using the BCC to Quick-Start a Router

Overview of the BCC ......................................................................................................5-2

Essential BCC Commands .............................................................................................5-4

Quick-Starting Your Router with the BCC ....................................................................... 5-5

Quick-Start Troubleshooting with the BCC ...................................................................5-13

Chapter 6 Completing the Router Configuration

Selecting a Configuration Tool ........................................................................................6-1

Completing the Configuration Procedure .......................................................................6-2

Communicating with the Router Remotely .....................................................................6-3

Telnet Connections ................................................................................................... 6-3

Out-of-Band Connections .........................................................................................6-3

Chapter 7 Securing the Router

Assigning a Password to the Technician Interface ..........................................................7-2

Securing New Routers with the BCC or the Installation Script .......................................7-2

Setting Global IP Access Policies with the BCC .............................................................7-3

Restricting Read/Write Access with SNMP Communities ..............................................7-3

Setting Secure Mode ......................................................................................................7-4

Specifying Secure Mode .......................................................................................... 7-5

Authentication Failure Traps ...........................................................................................7-5

Assigning SecurID to Telnet Connections .......................................................................7-6

Turning Off FTP and Telnet on the Router ......................................................................7-6

Using the Image Builder to Remove Services ................................................................7-6

Restricting Access to the HTTP Server ..........................................................................7-6

Configuring RADIUS ....................................................................................................... 7-7

Installing BaySecure FireWall-1 ...................................................................................... 7-7

Configuring IP Security (IPsec) ......................................................................................7-7

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Chapter 8 Installing Site Manager on a PC

System Requirements .................................................................................................... 8-1

Updating TCP/IP, Network Adapters, and Drivers .......................................................... 8-2

Preparing the Network Control Panel .......................................................................8-3

Testing TCP/IP .........................................................................................................8-3

Loading and Starting Site Manager Software .................................................................8-4

Chapter 9 Installing Site Manager on a Workstation Running Windows NT

System Requirements .................................................................................................... 9-1

Preparing the Network Control Panel .............................................................................9-2

Testing TCP/IP ................................................................................................................9-2

Loading and Starting Site Manager Software .................................................................9-2

Chapter 10 Installing Site Manager on a SPARCstation

System Requirements .................................................................................................. 10-2

Setting Up the SPARCstation .......................................................................................10-2

Loading Site Manager Software ...................................................................................10-3

Mounting the CD .................................................................................................... 10-3

Installing the Software ............................................................................................10-4

Unmounting the CD ................................................................................................10-4

Setting Up Site Manager User Accounts ......................................................................10-5

Verifying Site Manager Installation ...............................................................................10-6

Starting Site Manager ...................................................................................................10-6

Starting Site Manager from SunNet Manager ........................................................10-8

Starting Site Manager from OpenView ..................................................................10-8

Chapter 11 Installing Site Manager on an IBM Workstation

System Requirements .................................................................................................. 11-2

Loading Site Manager Software ...................................................................................11-2

Mounting the CD .................................................................................................... 11-3

Installing the Software ............................................................................................11-3

Unmounting the CD ................................................................................................11-3

Setting Up Site Manager User Accounts ......................................................................11-4

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Verifying Site Manager Installation ...............................................................................11-5

Starting Site Manager ...................................................................................................11-5

Starting Site Manager from NetView for AIX ..........................................................11-7

Chapter 12 Installing Site Manager on an HP 9000 Workstation

System Requirements .................................................................................................. 12-2

Loading Site Manager Software ...................................................................................12-2

Mounting the CD .................................................................................................... 12-2

Installing the Software ............................................................................................12-3

Unmounting the CD ...............................................................................................12-3

Setting Up Site Manager User Accounts ......................................................................12-4

Verifying Site Manager Installation ...............................................................................12-5

Starting Site Manager ...................................................................................................12-5

Starting Site Manager from OpenView ..................................................................12-7

Appendix A Sample Installation Script

Appendix B Sample ATM Installation Script

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Figures

Figure 3-1. Network Example for the Quick-Start Worksheet ....................................3-3

Figure 3-2. Network Example for the Quick-Start ATM Worksheet ............................3-8

Figure 5-1. Configuring IP and RIP on an Ethernet Interface ....................................5-3

Figure 8-1. Site Manager Window .............................................................................. 8-5

Figure 9-1. Site Manager Window .............................................................................. 9-4

Figure 10-1. Site Manager Window ............................................................................10-7

Figure 10-2. Starting a Site Manager Session from SunNet Manager ....................... 10-8

Figure 10-3. Starting a Site Manager Session from OpenView .................................10-9

Figure 11-1. Site Manager Window ............................................................................11-6

Figure 11-2. Starting a Site Manager Session from NetView ..................................... 11-7

Figure 12-1. Site Manager Window ............................................................................12-6

Figure 12-2. Starting a Site Manager Session from OpenView .................................12-7

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Table 2-1. Initial Router Connectors to the IP Network .............................................2-4

Table 2-2. Basic Technician Interface Commands ....................................................2-6

Table 2-3. Quick-Start Installation Files ....................................................................2-9

Table 2-4. Router Software Images ..........................................................................2-9

Table 3-1. Quick-Start Worksheet ............................................................................ 3-4

Table 3-2. Quick-Start ATM Worksheet ....................................................................3-9

Table 3-3. Quick-Start Worksheet for WAN Protocols ...........................................3-12

Table 4-1. Installation Script Commands ..................................................................4-2

Table 5-1. Essential BCC System and Navigation Commands ................................5-4

Tables

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If you are responsible for activating a Nortel Networks™ router on an IP network, this guide can help you configure the router’s initial network interface. When you complete the Quick-Start installation procedure, the router will actively route IP traffic on your network.

You can use the Quick-Start installation script or the Bay Command Console

™

(BCC routers running BayRS the BCC and the Quick-Start installation script to quick-start a router.

This guide also provides information about securing your router and instructions for installing the Site Manager configuration tool on a PC or workstation.

The procedures in this guide are intended primarily for new installations, but they are also used in the upgrade procedure. Before using this book as part of an upgrade, see the upgrade guide for your version of BayRS.

) to configure the initial IP interface over Ethernet on Nortel Networks

™

. In this guide, you will find instructions for using both

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Before You Begin

Before using this guide, you must complete the following procedures:

• Install the router. See the installation guide that came with your router:

-- Installing and Maintaining BN Routers

-- Installing and Maintaining ASN Routers

-- Installing and Operating the Passport 5430 Multiserve Access Switch

-- Installing and Operating the Passport 2430 Multiserve Access Switch

-- Installing and Operating Passport AN and ANH Routers

-- Installing and Operating Passport ARN Routers

-- Quick Installation and Reference for the System 5000 Net Modules

• Review the Release Notes and Read Me First documents for any changes to the Quick-Start instructions.

Following are other considerations for using Quick-Start:

• For booting and installation script procedures specific to the Passport 5430 and Passport 2430 routers, see Installing and Operating the Passport 5430

Multiserve Access Switch and Installing and Operating the Passport 2430 Multiserve Access Switch.

• For booting and installation script procedures specific to Passport Node (AN (ARN

• For Access Stack Node (ASN ASN Routers to a Network. For ASN local booting requirements, such as using the its local configuration file, see Installing and Maintaining ASN Routers.

), Access Node Hub (ANH™), and Advanced Remote Node™

™

) routers, see Configuring Passport Remote Access.

™

) network booting information, see Connecting

bconfig config local

and

boot

commands to allow the ASN to use

™

Access

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ASN Terminology

ASN routers use unique terminology to identify the location of their connectors. Four ASN nodes can be stacked together as a single router. You assign a slot number to each node using a dial on its rear panel. Each slot has four module positions where the net modules reside. You identify connector position by specifying the slot and module numbers. For more information, see Installing and Maintaining ASN Routers.

Text Conventions

This guide uses the following text conventions:

angle brackets (< >) Indicate that you choose the text to enter based on the

description inside the brackets. Do not type the brackets when entering the command.

Example: If the command syntax is:

ping <

ip_address

ping 192.32.10.12

, you enter:

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bold text

braces ({}) Indicate required elements in syntax descriptions

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Indicates command names and options and text that you need to enter.

show ip {alerts | routes}.

Example: Enter

Example: Use the

dinfo

command.

where there is more than one option. You must choose only one of the options. Do not type the braces when entering the command.

Example: If the command syntax is:

show ip {alerts | routes} show ip alerts or show ip routes

, you must enter either:

, but not both.

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brackets ([ ]) Indicate optional elements in syntax descriptions. Do

ellipsis points (. . . ) Indicate that you repeat the last element of the

italic text Indicates new terms, book titles, and variables in

not type the brackets when entering the command.

Example: If the command syntax is:

show ip interfaces [-alerts] show ip interfaces

, you can enter either:

show ip interfaces -alerts

command as needed.

Example: If the command syntax is:

ethernet/2/1 [< ethernet/2/1

and as many parameter-value pairs as

parameter> <value

>] . . .

, you enter

needed.

command syntax descriptions. Where a variable is two or more words, the words are connected by an underscore.

Example: If the command syntax is:

show at <

valid_route

is one variable and you substitute one value

for it.

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screen text Indicates system output, for example, prompts and

system messages.

Example:

Set Trap Monitor Filters

separator ( > ) Shows menu paths.

Example: Protocols > IP identifies the IP option on the Protocols menu.

vertical line (

) Separates choices for command keywords and

arguments. Enter only one of the choices. Do not type the vertical line when entering the command.

Example: If the command syntax is:

show ip {alerts | routes} show ip alerts

show ip routes

, you enter either:

, but not both.

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Acronyms

Preface

This guide uses the following acronyms:

ARP Address Resolution Protocol

ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange

ATM asynchronous transfer mode

BootP Bootstrap Protocol

ELAN emulated LAN

FDDI Fiber Distributed Data Interface

FTP File Transfer Protocol

HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol

IETF Internet Engineering Task Force

IP Internet Protocol

IPsec IP Security

LAN local area network

LANE LAN emulation

LQR Link Quality Report

MAC media access control

MIB management information base

MTU maximum transmission unit

NBMA nonbroadcast multi-access

NTP Network Time Protocol

NVFS nonvolatile file system

OSPF Open Shortest Path First

PAP Password Authentication Protocol

PPP Point-to-Point Protocol

PVC permanent virtual circuit

QENET Quad Ethernet link module

RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service

RIP Routing Information Protocol

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RMON remote monitoring

SMDS Switched Multimegabit Data Service

SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol

SRM-L System Resource Module-Link

TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol

VCI virtual channel identifier

VPI virtual path identifier

VPN virtual private network

WAN wide area network

Hard-Copy Technical Manuals

You can print selected technical manuals and release notes free, directly from the Internet. Go to the support.baynetworks.com/library/tpubs/ URL. Find the product for which you need documentation. Then locate the specific category and model or version for your hardware or software product. Use Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the manuals and release notes, search for the sections you need, and print them on most standard printers. Go to Adobe Systems at www.adobe.com to download a free copy of Acrobat Reader.

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You can purchase selected documentation sets, CDs, and technical publications through the Internet at the www1.fatbrain.com/documentation/nortel/ URL.

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How to Get Help

If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel Networks product from a distributor or authorized reseller, contact the technical support staff for that distributor or reseller for assistance.

If you purchased a Nortel Networks service program, contact one of the following Nortel Networks Technical Solutions Centers:

Technical Solutions Center Telephone

EMEA (33) (4) 92-966-968

North America (800) 2LANWAN or (800) 252-6926

Asia Pacific (61) (2) 9927-8800

China (800) 810-5000

An Express Routing Code (ERC) is available for many Nortel Networks products and services. When you use an ERC, your call is routed to a technical support person who specializes in supporting that product or service. To locate an ERC for your product or service, go to the www12.nortelnetworks.com/ URL and click ERC at the bottom of the page.

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Chapter 1

Overview of Quick-Start

The Quick-Start procedure boots your router locally and configures its initial interface to an IP network.

To complete the Quick-Start procedure:

Connect a PC or ASCII console to the router.

Connect a PC or a terminal to the router’s console port to access the Technician Interface (Chapter 2).

Connect the router to the IP network.

Connect a cable between the router and the IP network (Chapter 2).

Establish a Technician Interface session.

Use the Technician Interface to run the installation script or to start the BCC (Chapter 2).

Boot the router with the ti.cfg file to prepare it for the Quick-Start procedure (Chapter 2).

Prepare your network information using the appropriate worksheet (Chapter 3).

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Quick-Starting Routers

Decide whether to quick-start the router with:

• The installation script (install.bat script)

• BCC commands

Complete your configuration.

Review the general procedure (Chapter 6) that you need to follow to complete the router’s configuration using one or more of the following Nortel Networks tools:

• Bay Command Console

• Site Manager

• Optivity Network Configuration System

• Technician Interface

The installation script starts all supported routers. Run the installation script (Chapter 4).

You can also quick-start the router using BCC commands for an initial IP connection. This guide describes how to use the BCC to quick-start the router over an Ethernet port (Chapter 5).



(NCS)

1-2

Secure your router.

Review the security mechanisms you can implement for your router (Chapter 7).

Install Site Manager.

If you choose Site Manager as your configuration tool, use the instructions in one of the following chapters to install the Site Manager software on the platform you are using:

• PC running Windows

• Workstation running Windows NT

95 or Windows 98 (Chapter 8)

(Chapter 9)

• SPARCstation (Chapter 10)

• IBM workstation (Chapter 11)

• HP

9000 workstation (Chapter 12)

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Chapter 2

Preparing the Router for Quick-Start

To prepare your router for the Quick-Start installation, you make the router’s physical connections, access the router’s command-line interface, and boot with the proper installation file.

This chapter contains the following topics:

Topic Page

Connecting a PC or Terminal Console

Connecting to the IP Network 2-4

Logging On to the Technician Interface 2-5

Using Technician Interface Commands 2-5

Reviewing the Installation Files 2-7

Booting with the ti.cfg File 2-10

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Connecting a PC or Terminal Console

You make a local terminal connection to your router, using a terminal program on a PC or a terminal console, to access the router’s Technician Interface. At the Technician Interface prompt, you enter the commands for the Quick-Start procedure.

Connecting a PC

To connect a PC to the router:

Set the communications parameters in your terminal-emulation program.

For example, to set the HyperTerminal program that comes with Microsoft Windows

95 and Windows 98:

From the Start Menu, choose Programs > Accessories > HyperTerminal.

Double-click on Hypertrm.exe.

In the Connection Description window, enter a name for the connection and choose an icon for the terminal program to display.

2-2

Click on OK.

In the Phone Number window, scroll through the Connect using menu and choose the COM port with the cable connection to the router.

This procedure sets up the terminal program to make a direct connection, instead of a phone connection.

Click on OK.

In the COM Properties window, configure the port settings for your COM port as follows:

• Bits per second = 9600

• Data bits = 8

• Parity = none

• Stop bits = 1

• Flow control = Xon/Xoff

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Click on OK.

Choose File > Properties > Settings.

Choose the Terminal keys option for the Function, arrow, and ctrl keys option.

This selection enables Windows 95 or Windows 98 to use terminal keyboard combinations when running the installation script.

Note:

If you set this function to Windows keys, you will not be able to use keyboard combinations such as [Control]-C when running the installation script.

Click on OK.

Choose File > Save to save your settings.

Connect the cable from the console port of the router to the COM port that you selected in the terminal emulation program.

See the installation guide that came with your router for the specific cable requirements for your router.

Turn on the router to complete the internal diagnostics and startup.

When the router boots, the screen displays the Technician Interface prompt. You are now ready to enter Technician Interface commands (see

“

Logging On to the Technician Interface on page 2-5).

Connecting a Terminal Console

To connect a terminal console (terminal) to the router:

Set the operating parameters of the terminal console as follows:

• Baud rate = 9600

• Stop bits = 1

• Parity = none

• Data bits = 8

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Connect the cable from the terminal console to the console port of the router.

See the installation guide that came with your router for the specific cable requirements for your router. For example, for the Backbone Concentrator Node (BCN console port of the System Resource Module-Link (SRM-L) in slot 7.

Turn on the router to complete the internal diagnostics and startup.

), you insert the male end of the cable (Order No. 7525) into the

When the router boots, the screen displays the Technician Interface prompt. You are now ready to enter Technician Interface commands (see

“

Logging On to the Technician Interface on page 2-5).

Connecting to the IP Network

When you obtained your router, you also received a cable to connect the router to your IP network.

To connect the cable from the router to the IP network:

Connect the cable to a router connector.

Tabl e 2-1

router to the IP network.

Table 2-1. Initial Router Connectors to the IP Network

Nortel Networks Router Default Connector

ASN Any connector on any net module, excluding the

Passport AN, ANH, and ARN See the installation guide.

BCN First connector on the first link module (slot 1)

BLN First connector on the first link module (slot 2)

Passpor t

Passport 5430 Dual 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet connector

System 5000™ net modules See the installation guide.

lists the standard connectors (also called ports) for connecting the

™

2430 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet connector

Stack Packet Exchange (SPEX

™

) module

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You can configure any connector on a router for the initial IP connection by specifying the slot and connector when you quick-start the router with the installation script (Chapter 4) or the BCC (Chapter 5).

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For information about the location of the connector on your router, see the installation guide that came with your router.

Connect the cable to the network connector.

The network connection depends on your LAN or WAN configuration. For general information about cables, see the Cable Guide.

Logging On to the Technician Interface

When you connect to a Nortel Networks router and establish a terminal session, the Technician Interface command-line interface provided with every Nortel Networks router.

You use the Technician Interface to:

• View the router’s file system.

• Run the Quick-Start installation script.

• Access the BCC.

• Enter commands to manage your router and its MIB variables.

prompt appears. The Technician Interface is a

Preparing the Router for Quick-Start

To log on to the Technician Interface, enter:

Manager

The Technician Interface displays a prompt consisting of the number of the slot and the number of the console port where it is physically connected followed by the dollar sign (

$). For example, if the Technician Interface is running on slot 2,

console port 1, the prompt is:

[2:1]$

To log off the Technician Interface, enter:

logout

Using Technician Interface Commands

To complete the Quick-Start procedure, you must enter several Technician Interface commands. Tabl e 2-2 commands that you will need. You can also use the Help system to view available commands.

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Technician Interface commands, passwords, and file names are case-sensitive. You must press the Return key to execute a Technician Interface command.

To display all Technician Interface commands in a brief table, enter:

help help

To display all Technician Interface commands and their associated syntax requirements, enter:

help

Use this command when you know the command’s function, but do not know the command name or its syntax. Enter the scrolling.

Reviewing the Installation Files

Your router stores its files on memory cards. The nonvolatile file system (NVFS) running in the router reads and writes to the memory cards for file storage. After establishing a Technician Interface session, you are ready to display the Quick-Start installation files and verify that they are available.

To display and verify the installation files:

(continued)

xxx.xxx.xxx

) on

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Find the memory card location.

Identify the volume where the router’s memory card (volume) resides by entering:

dinfo

The Technician Interface displays a table showing the memory card’s volume number and memory statistics. The volume number is equivalent to the slot on the router. BCN and Backbone Link Node (BLN

) routers can contain

multiple memory cards—one memory card per slot.

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Display the names of the files in the volume by entering:

dir

<slot_number>

slot_number

is the slot location of the memory card. Include the colon (:) after

the slot number.

For example, enter:

dir 2:

TBLN>

Volume in drive 2: is Directory of 2:

File Name Size Date Day Time

--------------------------------------------------------bn.exe 3513155 01/10/99 Mon. 10:03:45 config 132 01/10/99 Mon. 10:03:45 ti.cfg 132 01/10/99 Mon. 10:03:45 install.bat 204323 01/10/99 Mon. 10:03:45 debug.al 12319 01/10/99 Mon. 10:03:45 bcc_bn.hlp 165960 01/10/99 Mon. 10:03:45

8388608 bytes - Total size 4492587 bytes - Available free space 945812 bytes - Contiguous free space

Note the available free space on the router volume.

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Always make sure that you have enough space on the volume to hold any new files that you create or copy.

In the following steps, you verify that the correct router software, configuration, and installation files are available. These steps may not be necessary for new routers with the files already installed, although they will help you become familiar with your router’s files.

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Quick-Starting Routers

Contents

Figures

Tables

Preface

Before You Begin

ASN Terminology

Text Conventions

Acronyms

Hard-Copy Technical Manuals

How to Get Help

Connecting a PC or Terminal Console

Connecting a PC

Connecting a Terminal Console

Connecting to the IP Network

Logging On to the Technician Interface

Using Technician Interface Commands

Reviewing the Installation Files