Nortel Networks 600 User Manual
Version 7.05.300
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311862-F Rev 01
November 2007
Standard
600 Technology Park Drive
Billerica, MA 01821-4130
Nortel VPN Router Installation
— VPN Router 600
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USA requirements only
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Compliance Notice: Radio Frequency Notice
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when
the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy. If it is not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, it may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which
case users will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference at their own expense.
European requirements only
EN 55 022 statement
This is to certify that the Nortel Networks VPN Router 600 is shielded against the generation of radio interference in
accordance with the application of Council Directive 89/336/EEC, Article 4a. Conformity is declared by the application
of EN 55 022 Class A (CISPR 22).
War ning: This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which
case, the user may be required to take appropriate measures.
Achtung: Dieses ist ein Gerät der Funkstörgrenzwertklasse A. In Wohnbereichen können bei Betrieb dieses Gerätes
Rundfunkstörungen auftreten, in welchen Fällen der Benutzer für entsprechende Gegenmaßnahmen verantwortlich ist.
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Attention: Ceci est un produit de Classe A. Dans un environnement domestique, ce produit risque de créer des
interférences radioélectriques, il appartiendra alors à l’utilisateur de prendre les mesures spécifiques appropriées.
EC Declaration of Conformity
This product conforms (or these products conform) to the provisions of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.
Japan/Nippon requirements only
Denan statement
Voluntary Control Council for Interference (VCCI) statement
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Taiwan requirements
Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) statement
Canada requirements only
Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations
This digital apparatus (VPN Router 600) does not exceed the Class A limits for radio-noise emissions from digital
apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
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Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique du ministère des Communications
Cet appareil numérique (VPN Router 600) respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques visant les appareils numériques
de classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique du ministère des Communications du Canada.
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the Software is acquired in the United States, then this License Agreement is governed by the laws of the state
of New York.
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Contents
New in this release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
1000BASE-T (1000 GT) Ethernet card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
How to get help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Finding the latest updates on the Nortel Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Getting help from the Nortel Web site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Getting help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Getting help from a specialist by using an Express Routing Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Getting help through a Nortel distributor or reseller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Text conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Related publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Printed technical manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Chapter 1
Introducing the Nortel VPN Router 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Description of the Nortel VPN Router 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Preparing to install the Nortel VPN Router 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Shipment contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Site requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Installing the chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Cabling the VPN Router and turning the power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Connecting communications cables VPN Router 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Connecting the power cord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Understanding the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Front panel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
LEDs on the system 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
10/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface card LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
1000BASE-T (1000 GT) Ethernet interface card LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
56/64K CSU/DSU WAN interface card LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
ADSL WAN interface card LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
T1/E1 CSU/DSU WAN interface card LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Single V.35/X.21 WAN interface card LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Chapter 3
Configuring the management IP interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Required information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuring the management IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Testing the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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Chapter 4
Installing option cards and DIMMs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Shutting down the system to add or replace hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Opening the Nortel VPN Router 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Installing and replacing an option card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Replacing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Chapter 5
Using recovery mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Appendix A
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Chassis specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
System ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
10/100BASE-TX Ethernet LAN port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Serial port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Modem cable specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Hardware option cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
10/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
1000BASE-T (1000 GT) Ethernet interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
56/64K CSU/DSU WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
ADSL WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
ISDN BRI interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
T1/E1 CSU/DSU WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Single V.35/X.21 WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
V.90 modem interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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Figures
Figure 1 Front view of the VPN Router 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Figure 2 Rear view of the VPN Router 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Figure 3 Front panel LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 4 LEDs on the system 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Figure 5 LEDs on the 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Figure 6 LEDs on the 1000BASE-T (100 GT) Ethernet interface card . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 7 LEDs on the 56/64K CSU/DSU WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 8 LEDs on the ADSL WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 9 LEDs on the T1/E1 CSU/DSU WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 10 LEDs on the single V.35/X.21 WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Figure 11 Removing the screws from the bottom of the VPN Router 600 . . . . . . . . 53
Figure 12 Removing the chassis from the steel enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Figure 13 VPN Router 600 system board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Figure 14 Removing the blank bracket from the option card slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Figure 15 Inserting the option card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Figure 16 Securing the option card in the slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Figure 17 Replacing the chassis in the steel enclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Figure 18 Installing a DIMM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 19 Recovery Diskette screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Figure 20 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Figure 21 Serial cable (9-pin D-sub plug to RS-232-C modem plug) . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Figure 22 Modem cable (9-pin D-sub plug to RS-232-C modem plug) . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Figure 23 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Figure 24 1000BASE-T (1000 GT) Ethernet interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Figure 25 56/64K CSU/DSU WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Figure 26 ADSL WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Figure 27 ISDN BRI S/T interface card and ISDN BRI U interface card . . . . . . . . . . 82
Figure 28 T1/E1 CSU/DSU WAN interface card (half-height card) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Figure 29 T1/E1 CSU/DSU WAN interface card (full-height card) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
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Figure 30 Single V.35/X.21 WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Figure 31 V.90 modem interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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Tables
Table 1 Items shipped with the Nortel VPN Router 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Table 2 Interfaces and cables for the VPN Router 600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Table 3 Power cord requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Table 4 Front panel LED indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Table 5 LED indicators on the system 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet port . . . . . . . . . 35
Table 6 LED indicators on the 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet interface card . . . . . . . . 36
Table 7 LED indicators on the 1000BASE-T (100 GT) Ethernet interface card . . . 37
Table 8 LED indicators on the 56/64K CSU/DSU WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . 38
Table 9 LED indicators on the ADSL WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Table 10 LED indicators on the T1/E1 CSU/DSU WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . 40
Table 11 LED indicators on the single V.35/X.21 WAN interface card . . . . . . . . . . 41
Table 12 Supported option cards for the Nortel VPN Router 600 600 . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Table 13 Physical, electrical, and environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Table 14 10/100BASE-TX Ethernet port pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Table 15 Multiple DB9 and DB25 connector pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Table 16 Modem cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Table 17 1000BASE-T (1000 GT) Ethernet pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Table 18 56/64K CSU/DSU cable pinouts for crossover connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Table 19 56/64K CSU/DSU cable pinouts for straight-through connection . . . . . . . 80
Table 20 ADSL cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Table 21 ISDN BRI S/T cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Table 22 ISDN BRI U cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Table 23 T1/E1 CSU/DSU cable pinouts for crossover connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Table 24 T1/E1 CSU/DSU cable pinouts for straight-through connection . . . . . . . . 85
Table 25 V.35 cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Table 26 X.21 cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Table 27 V.90 modem cable pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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New in this release
The following section details what’s new in Nortel VPN Router Installation—
VPN Router 600 (NN46110-308) for Release 7.05.300:
Features
See the following section for information about feature changes:
1000BASE-T (1000 GT) Ethernet card
The 100 GT Ethernet card replaces the 10/ 100BASE-TX Ethernet card. See
“1000BASE-T (1000 GT) Ethernet interface card LEDs” on page 37 and
“1000BASE-T (1000 GT) Ethernet interface card” on page 77.
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How to get help
This chapter explains how to get help for Nortel products and services.
Finding the latest updates on the Nortel Web site
The content of this documentation was current at the time the product was
released. To check for updates to the latest documentation and software for the
VPN Router 600, go to:
www.nortel.com/support
Select Security & VPN and then, in the section called Virtual Private Networking
(VPN), IPSEC, and SSL, click the appropriate VPN Router product.
Getting help from the Nortel Web site
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The best way to get technical support for Nortel products is from the Nortel
Technical Support Web site:
www.nortel.com/support
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This site provides quick access to software, documentation, bulletins, and tools to
address issues with Nortel products. From this site you can:
• download software, documentation, and product bulletins
• search the Technical Support site and the Nortel Knowledge Base for answers
to technical issues
• sign up for automatic notification of new software and documentation for
Nortel equipment
• open and manage technical support cases
Getting help over the phone from a Nortel Solutions Center
If you do not find the information you require on the Nortel Technical Support
Web site, and you have a Nortel support contract, you can also get help over the
phone from a Nortel Solutions Center.
In North America, call 1-800-4NORTEL (1-800-466-7835).
Outside North America, go to the following Web site to obtain the phone number
for your region:
www.nortel.com/callus
Getting help from a specialist by using an Express Routing Code
To access some Nortel Technical Solutions Centers, you can use an Express
Routing Code (ERC) to quickly route your call to a specialist in your Nortel
product or service. To locate the ERC for your product or service, go to:
www.nortel.com/erc
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Getting help through a Nortel distributor or reseller
If you purchased a service contract for your Nortel product from a distributor or
authorized reseller, contact the technical support staff for that distributor or
reseller.
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Preface
The VPN Router 600 is part of the Nortel VPN Router product family. Nortel
VPN Routers support secure, reliable IP VPNs in a single, integrated hardware
device. Throughout this guide, the VPN Router 600 is also referred to as the
gateway.
This guide provides instructions on how to install and start the VPN Router 600
and how to install and replace option cards and the dual inline memory module
(DIMM). This guide also provides some initial configuration information and
includes technical specifications for the gateway.
For complete information about configuring and monitoring the VPN Router 600,
see the documentation on the software CD. (For information about VPN Router
documentation, see “Related publications” on page 23.)
Before you begin
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This guide is intended for qualified service personnel who are installing the VPN
Router 600 for the first time or who need to install or replace the following field
replaceable units (FRU):
• LAN, WAN, and serial option cards
• Dual inline memory module (DIMM)
Before you install the VPN Router 600, use standard cable system practices to
install all the network wiring on the premises.
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Text conventions
This guide uses the following text conventions:
Acronyms
bold Courier text
italic text Indicates new terms and book titles.
plain Courier
text
separator ( > ) Shows menu paths.
This guide uses the following acronyms:
ADSL asymmetric digital subscriber line
AIS alarm indication signal
BRI Basic Rate Interface
Indicates command names and options and text that
you need to enter.
Example: Use the
Example: Enter
Indicates system output, for example, prompts and
system messages.
Example:
Example: Choose Status > Health Check.
File not found.
show health command.
terminal paging {off | on}.
CSU channel service unit
DIMM dual inline memory module
DSU digital service unit
DTE data terminal equipment
IP Internet Protocol
IPsec IP Security
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network
LAN local area network
LED light emitting diode
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LOS loss of signal
OOF out of frame
PCI peripheral component interconnect
URL uniform resource locator
VPN virtual private network
WAN wide area network
Related publications
For complete information about configuring, monitoring, and managing the VPN
Router 600, formerly known as the Contivity Secure IP Services Gateway 600,
refer to the following publications:
• Release notes provide the latest information, including brief descriptions of
the new features, problems fixed in this release, and known problems and
workarounds.
• Nortel VPN Router Configuration — Basic Features (NN46110-500)
introduces the product and provides information about initial configuration.
• Nortel VPN Router Security — Servers, Authentication, and Certificates
(NN46110-600) provides instructions for configuring authentication servers
and services, as well as digital certificates.
• Nortel VPN Router Security — Firewalls, Filters, NAT, and QoS
(NN46110-601) provides instructions for configuring the VPN Router
Stateful Firewall, NAT, and VPN Router interface and tunnel filters.
• Nortel VPN Router Configuration — Tunneling Protocols) (NN46110-503)
provides instructions for configuring the tunneling protocols IPsec, L2TP,
PPTP, and L2F.
• Nortel VPN Router Configuration — Advanced Features (NN46110-502)
provides instructions for configuring 802.1Q VLANs, circuitless IP, advanced
WAN settings, PPP, PPPoE, frame relay, ADSL and ATM, T1/E1 CSU/DSU
interfaces, dial services and BIS, DLSw, IPX, and Hardware Accelerator
cards.
• Nortel VPN Router Configuration — Routing (NN46110-504) provides
instructions for configuring RIP, OSPF, and VRRP, as well as instructions for
configuring ECMP, routing policy services, and client address redistribution.
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• Nortel VPN Router Configuration — SSL VPN Services (NN46110-501)
provides instructions for configuring services on the SSL VPN Module 1000,
including authentication, networks, user groups, and portal links.
• Nortel VPN Router Using the Command Line Interface (NN46110-507)
provides syntax, descriptions, and examples for the commands that you can
use to configure, manage, and monitor the gateway.
• Nortel VPN Router Troubleshooting (NN46110-602) provides information
about backup and recovery, file management, upgrading software, and
troubleshooting. This guide also provides instructions for monitoring gateway
status and performance.
• Nortel VPN Router Configuration — Tunnel Guard (NN46110-307) provides
information about configuring and using the TunnelGuard feature.
Printed technical manuals
You can print selected technical manuals and release notes free, directly from the
Internet. Go to www.nortel.com/documentation, 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 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 the
Adobe Reader.
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Chapter 1
Introducing the Nortel VPN Router 600
This chapter describes the VPN Router 600 and how to install it.
Note: Before you install the chassis, use standard cable system practices
to install all network wiring on the premises.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Topic Page
Description of the Nortel VPN Router 600 25
Preparing to install the Nortel VPN Router 600 26
Installing the chassis 28
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Description of the Nortel VPN Router 600
The VPN Router 600 enables scalable, secure, and robust IP virtual private
networks (VPNs) for up to 50 simultaneous users across the public data network.
The VPN Router 600 is for branch offices and small businesses that need to be
interconnected through managed Internet Protocol (IP) VPNs.
The VPN Router 600 provides routing, firewall, bandwidth management,
encryption, authentication, and data integrity services to ensure secure tunneling
across IP networks and the Internet. An individual user or group of users can be
associated with a set of attributes that provide custom access to an extranet.
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Figure 1 shows the front view of the VPN Router 600.
Figure 1 Front view of the VPN Router 600
Attention
Boot
Ready
Alert
The VPN Router 600 chassis provides the following:
• Two 10/100 Ethernet LAN ports on the base system
• One serial port for out-of-band management of the VPN Router 600
• One expansion PCI slot that can contain an optional interface card
• One 128 MB dual inline memory module (DIMM)
VPN Router
Power
600
CS60001A
Preparing to install the Nortel VPN Router 600
Before you install the VPN Router 600, verify that:
• Your shipment is complete and undamaged.
• You have the cables that you need.
• Your installation site meets the physical, electrical, and environmental
requirements.
The sections that follow provide information to help you prepare for installation.
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Shipment contents
In addition to the gateway and this guide, the shipping container for the VPN
Router 600 contains a number of hardware accessories and other items.
Note: Nortel does not ship a power cord with the VPN Router 600
unless you order one.
Tabl e 1 lists the hardware accessories and other items shipped with the gateway.
Table 1 Items shipped with the Nortel VPN Router 600
Quantity Item Description
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Inspect all items for shipping damage. If you detect any damage, do not install the
VPN Router 600. Call the Nortel Technical Solutions Center in your area (see
“How to get help” on page 17).
Cables
You need cables that are not included in the VPN Router 600 shipping container.
For information about which cables are shipped and which ones you can order,
see “Connecting communications cables VPN Router 600” on page 30. If you do
not have the proper cables, contact your network administrator.
1 Molded serial cable
DB9/DB25-to-DB9/DB25
1 AC-to-DC external power
supply pack
1 Important Notice for the
VPN Router 600
1 VPN Router software kit Contains VPN Router software and
1 VPN client kit Contains VPN Client software and
Used to connect the VPN Router 600 to a PC or
to a local terminal
Provides power to the VPN Router 600
Provides shorter instructions for installing the
chassis
documentation (including this book) on CD
documentation on CD
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Site requirements
The installation site must provide sufficient free space around the VPN Router
600 to ensure proper ventilation and access for servicing. For information about
the physical, electrical, and environmental requirements for the VPN Router 600,
see “Chassis specifications” on page 71.
Installing the chassis
To install the VPN Router 600, position the chassis on a flat, sturdy, horizontal
surface. Make sure that the surface is large enough for the gateway and sturdy
enough to support the combined weight of the VPN Router 600 and the cables that
you attach to it.
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Chapter 2
Cabling the VPN Router and turning the power on
This chapter provides information about how to connect communications cables
and the power cord to the VPN Router 600.
Caution: Connect the cables to the built-in Ethernet ports and to the
interfaces on the optional interface card installed in the VPN Router 600
before you plug the power cord into the outlet.
This chapter contains the following topics:
Topic Page
Connecting communications cables VPN Router 600 30
Connecting the power cord 32
Understanding the LEDs 33
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Caution: Route the cable for all WAN, LAN, and serial connections
inside the building environment.
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