Verilink 5370 User Manual

WANsuite® 5370
Reference Manual

September 2002
34-00310.D

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September 2002

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responsible for verifying the suitability of Verilink’s products for its use. Specifications are sub­ject to change without notice.

Warranty Verilink's produ ct warranty is included at the back of this document. FCC Requirements Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This d evice compl ies w ith Part 15 o f the FCC r ules. Oper ation is su bject to the foll owing two
conditions:

1 This device may not cause harmful interference.

2 This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of 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 and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communica­tions. O peratio n of this equipme nt in a re sidentia l area is likely to cause har mful in terferen ce.
The user wil l be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC Rules. On the rear or bottom of this unit is a
label that contains the FCC registration number and other information. If requested, provide this
information to the telephone company.

1 All direct connections to DDS lines must be made using standard plugs and jacks (compliant

with Part 68).

2 If the unit appears to be malfunctioning, it should be disconnected from the DDS lines until

the source of trouble is determined to be your equipment or the telephone line. If your
equipment needs repair, it should not be reconnected until it is repaired.

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3 The unit has been designed to prevent harm to the DDS network. If the telephone company

finds that the equipment is exceeding tolerable parameters, it can temporarily disconnect
service. In this case, the telephone company will give you advance notice, if possible.

4 Under FCC rules, no customer is authorized to repair this equipment, regardless of warranty

status.

5 If the telephone company alters its equipment in a manner that will affect the use of this

device, it must give you advance warning so that you can have the opportunity for
uninterrupted service. You will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC.

6 In the event of equipment malfunction, all repairs should be performed by our company or an

authorized agent. It is the responsibility of users requiring service to report the need for
service to our company or to one of our authorized agents.

Canadian Emissions Requirements

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emissions from digital
apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Commu­nications.

WARNING: For the DC powered units only, end users should use existing battery sources or

a CSA certified power supply.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites appli­cables aux appareils numériques (de la class A) prescrites dans le Règlement sur le brouillage
radioélectrique edicté par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

Safety P recauti ons When handling this equipment, follow these basic safety precautions to reduce the risk of elec-

tric shock and injury:

• Follow all wa rnings and instructions marked on the product and in the manual.

• Unplug the hardware from the wall outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or
aerosol cleaners. Use a slightly damp cloth for cleaning.

• Do not place this product on an unstable cart, stand, or table. It may fall, causing serious
damage to the product.

• Slots in the unit are provided for ventilation to protect it from overheating. These openings
must not be bl ocked or covered. Never place this product near a radiator or h eat register.

• This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the mark­ing label and manual. If you are unsure of the type of power supply you are using, consult
your dealer or lo ca l po w e r company.

• Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord. Do not locate this product where the cord
interferes with the free mo vement of people.

• Do not overlo ad w all outlet s and extension cords, as this can result in fire or electric shock.

• Never push objects of any kind into the unit. They may touch dangerous voltage points or
short out parts that could result in fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on
this equipment.

• Unplug the equipment from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel
under the following conditions:

• When the power supply cord or plug is damaged or frayed.

• If liquid has been spilled into the product.

• If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

• If the product has been dropped or if the housing has been damaged.

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Table of Contents

Preface

About th i s Ma n u al ....... .. ... ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. .................... xi

Manual Organization ...................................................................................................................... xi

Typographic Conventions .............................................................................................................xii

Customer Service and Technical Support .................... ............................ ........... .................... ............. xii

Support from Your Network Supplier ...........................................................................................xii

Support from Verilink ........ .................... .................... .................... .................... ........................... xii

Telephone ............................................................................................................................... xii

E-mail .................................................................................................................................... xiii

Intern et ..... ......... ....... ......... ......... ......... ....... ......... ......... ......... ....... ......... ......... ......... ............... xiii

Returning a Unit to Verilink ............................................................................................................... xiii

Chapter 1 About the WANsuite 5370

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1-1

Features of the WANsuite 5370 ......................... ..................................... .................... ........... ............ 1-3

Performance ................................................................................................................................. 1-3

SNMP Management ....... .. ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... 1-3

Intelligent WAN Access Architecture ......................................................................................... 1-3

Optional Advanced Network Management .................................................................................. 1-4

About FrameStart Technology ........................................................................................................... 1-4

WANsuite 5370 Overview and Advantages ............ ........... .................... ..................................... .......1-5

Features Summary .............................................................................................................................. 1-5

Front Panel .......................................................................................................................................... 1-7

Rear Panel Connections ...................................................................................................................... 1-9

Supervisory Port ........................................................................................................................... 1-9

Auxili a ry Po r t .... .. .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... ......... .. ......... .. .................. 1-10

10/100 Ethernet ...................................................... .................... .................... ............................ 1-10

Ethernet LED Indicators ...................................................................................................... 1-10

Serial Interfaces ..........................................................................................................................1-10

Network Interface ....................................................................................................................... 1-11

Power Connection ..................................................................................................................... 1-11

Power Failure ....................................................................................................................... 1-12

Chapter 2 Installation

Unpacking and Inspection .................................................................................................................. 2-1

Supplied Materials ........ ........... ............................ ........... .................... ........... ..................................... 2-1

Installation Wizard .............................................................................................................................. 2-2

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Chapter 3 Web Server Interface

Web Server Access .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .................. 3-1

Layout of Interface Screens ......................................................................................................... 3-2

Unit Screen ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ........................... 3-2

Interfaces ........... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ............................. 3-4

Network Screen ............................................................................................................................ 3-4

Error Status and Alarm Thresholds Table ............................................................................. 3-5

Serial 1 and Serial 2 Screens ........................................................................................................3-6

Current Pin Status .................................................................................................................. 3-9

DTR Alarm Control and Status Table ................................................................................... 3-9

Auxili a ry Sc reen .... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. .................... 3-9

Current Pin Status ................................................................................................................ 3-10

DTR Alarm Control and Status Table ................................................................................. 3-10

10/100 Ethernet (IP Servic e Details) Screen ..................... .................... .................... .................3-11

Supervisory Screen ..................................................................................................................... 3-13

Current Pin Status ................................................................................................................ 3-14

DTR Alarm Control and Status Table ................................................................................. 3-14

Services Screen ................................................................................................................................. 3-14

Adding a Ser v i ce ....... ... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .... 3-15

Data L ine Monito r Co n fi g u r at i on T ab l e ........ .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... 3-15

Service Detai ls Screen ........... .. ......... .. ......... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ........... 3-17

Interface Deta i l s But t o n ............. .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ..3-18

Type Details Button .............................................................................................................3-19

Delet e Se r v ice Button ......... ......... ... ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. .........3-19

Frame Relay Service Details Screen .......................................................................................... 3-19

Status and A larms Tab l e .......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. .. 3-23

Frame Relay Port Statistics Screen ...................................................................................... 3-24

SCADA Details Screen ..................... ............................. ....................................................... .....3-26

PPP Service Details Screen ........................................................................................................3-27

Param e t ers T o N eg o t i a t e .... ... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... .... 3- 29

PPP Sta t i sti c s .... ... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... ... ............. 3-30

PAP Table ............................................................................................................................ 3-31

CHAP Table ........................................................................................................................ 3-32

IP Serv i ce s Scr e e n ............ ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ................ 3-33

Applic ations ........ ....... ......... ......... ......... ....... ......... ......... ......... ...... ......... ......... ......... ......................... 3-33

Endpoint Table Screen ............................................................................................................... 3-33

Endpoint Details Screen ...................................................................................................... 3-34

Endpoint Service Details Screen ......................................................................................... 3-37

DLCI Details Screen ............................................................................................................3-37

Service Aware Screen ................................................................................................................ 3-42

Rule De t ai l s Screen ...... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ....3-43

Traffic Meter Statistics Screen ............................................................................................ 3-44

SNMP D et a i l s Scr een . .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ...........3-45

Diagnostics Screen ........ ........... ........... ............................ ........... .................... ........... ................. 3-46

Test Details Screen .............................................................................................................. 3-47

Trap L og S c r een ...... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ................ 3-49

Top N Details (Top Talkers) Screen .......................................................................................... 3-50

IP Gatew ay Scree n ..... ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ................ 3-51

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OSPF Pa r a m e t er s ....... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ....3-52

Circuit Table Screen ............................................................................................................3-53

Static Route Table Screen .................................................................................................... 3-55

ARP Table Screen ...............................................................................................................3-58

Trusted Neighbor Table Scre en ......................... .................... .................... .................... ......3-60

Area Table Screen ............................................................................................................... 3-61

Virtual Link Ta b l e Sc r e en ....... .. .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. 3-63

TCP Server .................................................................................................................................3-64

TCP Server Details Screen .................................................................................................. 3-64

Netwo r k Add r e s s T ra n s l at i on (N A T ) ........ .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. .. 3-66

NAT Details Screen .............................................................................................................3-67

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) ........................................................................ 3-72

DHCP Server Details Screen ...............................................................................................3-73

Bridge ........... ........... ......... ............ ........... ........... ......... ........... ............ ........... ......... .................... 3-77

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) ..................................................................................... 3-81

Encryption .. ............. .............. .................... .............. .................... ............. ............ ......................3-81

Utilities ............................................................................................................................................. 3-82

Upload/Save ............................................................................................................................... 3-82

Password ....................................................................................................................................3-83

Log Out ...................................................................................................................................... 3-83

In-ban d Management ..... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. .........3-84

Use of Connected Local Router ........................................................................................... 3-84

Use of Local WANsuite 5370 as a Gateway ......................... ............................. .................3-84

Chapter 4 VT100 Interface

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 4-1

Accessing the VT100 Interface .......................... ........... ..................................... .................... .....4-1

Screen Co mpone n ts ...... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ........... 4-1

Cursor Co n t ro l s .......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ............. 4-2

Field Types ...................................................................................................................................4-2

Menu Structure ............................................................................................................................. 4-3

System Screen .....................................................................................................................................4-4

Mainte n ance Re se t .................. .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ........... 4-5

Save and Restart ........................................................................................................................... 4-6

Interfaces Scr e en ........ .. ......... .. ......... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ...................... 4-6

Network Config Screen ................................................................................................................4-7

Error Status and Alarm Thresholds Table ............................................................................. 4-7

Serial 1 and Serial 2 Screens ........................................................................................................4-8

Auxili a ry Co n f i g u ra t i o n Scr een ................ .. ......... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. . .4-11

10/100 Ethernet (IP Detai ls) Screen ................................ .................... .................... ...................4-12

Supervisory Configuration Screen ............................................................................................. 4-14

Service Table Screen ........................................................................................................................4-16

Data L ine Monito r ............ ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ................ 4-16

Service Detai ls Screen ............... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... ......... .. ......... ..4-19

Frame Relay Service Details Screen .......................................................................................... 4-20

Frame Relay Statistics Screen ............................................................................................. 4-24

PPP Service Details Screen ........................................................................................................4-26

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Param e t ers T o N eg o t i a t e .... ... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... .... 4- 27

PPP Sta t i sti c s .... ... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... ... ............. 4-28

PAP Table ............................................................................................................................ 4-29

CHAP Table and Details Screens ........................................................................................ 4-30

IP Serv i ce D et ai l s Screen ............... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... ....... 4-30

SCADA Service Details Screen .......... ............................ .................... .................... ...................4-30

Applic ations ........ ....... ......... ......... ......... ....... ......... ......... ......... ...... ......... ......... ......... ......................... 4-32

Endpoint Table Screen ............................................................................................................... 4-32

Endpoint Details Screen ...................................................................................................... 4-33

Endpoint Service Details Screen ......................................................................................... 4-35

DLCI Details Screen ............................................................................................................4-36

DLCI Sta ti s t ic s Screen .. .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ..4-39

DLCI Table Screen ..............................................................................................................4-40

Service Aware Screen ................................................................................................................ 4-41

Rule Co n fi g u ra t i o n Scr een . ... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... .... 4 -4 1

Traffic Meter Statistics Screen ............................................................................................ 4-43

SNMP D et a i l s Scr een . .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ...........4-44

Diagnostics Screen ........ ........... ........... ............................ ........... .................... ........... ................. 4-44

Test Details Screen .............................................................................................................. 4-45

Trap L og S c r een ...... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ................ 4-47

Top Talkers Screen .................................................................................................................... 4-48

IP Gatew ay Scree n ..... ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ................ 4-49

RIP Parameters .................................................................................................................... 4-50

OSPF Pa r a m e t er s ....... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ....4-50

Circuit Table Screen ............................................................................................................4-51

Static Route Table Screen .................................................................................................... 4-53

Static ARP Table Screen ..................................................................................................... 4-56

Trusted Neighbors Screen ........................................ .................... .................... ...................4-57

Area Table Screen ............................................................................................................... 4-58

Virtual Link Ta b l e Sc r e en ....... .. .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. 4-60

TCP Server .................................................................................................................................4-62

TCP Server Screen ...............................................................................................................4-62

Netwo r k Add r e s s T ra n s l at i on (N A T ) ........ .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. .. 4-64

NAT Details Screen .............................................................................................................4-65

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) ........................................................................ 4-71

DHCP Server Details Screen ...............................................................................................4-72

Bridge ........... ........... ......... ............ ........... ........... ......... ........... ............ ........... ......... .................... 4-75

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) ..................................................................................... 4-79

Encryption .. ............. .............. .................... .............. .................... ............. ............ ......................4-80

Chapter 5 Front Panel LCD Interface

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 5-1

Description of Front Panel ...........................................................................................................5-1

LCD Fro n t Pan e l O p er at i o n .... ... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ............... 5-3

Password ...................................................................................................................................... 5-3

Interface Conventions .................................................................................................................. 5-4

Menu Title ............................................................................................................................. 5-4

Menu Element ........................................................................................................................ 5-4

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Information E l ement .............. .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......5-4

Cursor .................................................................................................................................... 5-5

Main M e n u ... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... ... ......... .. ...................... 5-5

Alarms Menu ................................................................................................................................ 5-5

Network Alarm Stats Menu ................................................................................................... 5-6

Serial Alarm Menu ................................................................................................................ 5-7

Alarms Reset Timer ............................................................................................................... 5-7

Reset A l ar m s ........ .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ............. 5-7

Mainte n ance Me n u ..... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ............... 5-7

Network Maintenance Menu ................................................................................................. 5-7

Serial 1 and 2 Maintenance Menu ......................................................................................... 5-8

Configuration Menu ................................................................................................................... 5-10

TCP/I P C o n fi g u ra t i o n M en u ... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. .. 5-10

Network Configuration Menu ............................................................................................. 5-11

Serial 1 and 2 Configuration Menu ..................................................................................... 5-12

Supervisory Configuration Menu ........................................................................................ 5-14

Auxili a ry Co n f i g u ra t i o n Men u .... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. 5-15

Utiliti es Menu .... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... ... ......... ............. 5-16

Mainte n ance Re se t ............ .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... 5-16

Set Pass w o rd . ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... 5-16

LCD E/D ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ....... 5-17

Log Out ...................................................................................................................................... 5-17

Appendix A Specifications

Network Interface .............................................................................................................................. A-1

Serial 1 and Serial 2 Interface ............................................................................................................ A-1

Auxili a ry Po r t .............. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... ......... .. ......... ..................... A-1

Management Interfaces ...................................................................................................................... A-1

Supervisory Port .......................................................................................................................... A-1

10/100 Ethernet ...................................................... .................... .................... ............................. A-2

Diagnostics ........................................................................................................................................ A-2

Alarms ................................................................................................................................................ A-2

Power ................................................................................................................................................. A-2

Mecha nic al . ..... .... .. ..... .... ..... .. ..... .... ..... .. .... ..... .... ... .... ..... .... .. ..... .... ..... .. ..... .... ..... .. .... ..... ..................... A-2

Enviro n m e n t al ....... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... ... ....................... A-2

Frame Relay Statistics Collected in 96 15-minute Intervals ............................................................. A-2

PPP Statistics Collected in 96 15-minute Intervals ........................................................................... A-3

Industry Listings ............................................................................................................................... A-3

Standa rds ............. .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. .......................... A-3

Ordering Information .........................................................................................................................A-4

Optional Equipment ...........................................................................................................................A-4

Connector Pin Assignments ............................................................................................................... A-6

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Serial Interface Pin Assignments, DTE Mode (Packet use only) .............................................. A-6

Serial Interface Pin Assignments, DCE Mode ........................................................................... A-7

Ethernet Connection Pin Assignments ........................................................................................ A-7

Network Interface Pin Assignments ............................................................................................ A-8

Supervisory and Auxiliary Port Pin Assignments ....................................................................... A-8

Appendix B SNMP Agent

Introduction .........................................................................................................................................B-1

SNMP Co n f i g u rat i o n P aramete rs .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. .............B-1

SNMP MIBs ......... ... .. ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... ........................B-1

SNMP T ra p Co n fi g u r at i o n ... .. ... ......... ......... .. ......... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ......... ...........B-2

Generic MIB Loading Instructions ...................................................................................................B-10

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REFACE

This reference guide for the Verilink WANsuite 5370 intelligent integrated
access dev ice (I
and cabling. It is not a users guide containing step-by-step procedures. Rather,
this manual is designed to be used as a reference regarding commands,
interface ports, configuration parameters, and other specific information about
the WANsuite 5370.

Manual Organization

The chapters and appendices in this manual are arranged for quick reference
when you need it. You do not have to read previous chapters to understand
the subsequent chapters. Appendices are designed to complement the main
chapters.

• Chapter 1, "About the WANsuite 5370" – This chapter describes product

features and capabilities.

• Chapter 2, "Installation" – This chapter describe s unit port connections and

powering informatio n.

• Chapter 3, "Web Server Interface" – This chapter describes the menu screens

and configuration para meters accessed through the Web server inte rface.

• Chapter 4, "VT100 Interface" − This chapter descr ibes the menu screens and

configuration parameters accessed through the VT100 interface.

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AD) describes unit features and specifications, configuration,

• Chapter 5, "Front Panel LCD Interface" – This chapter describes the

methods and options for configur ing and controlling the unit through the
front panel LCD interface.

• Appendix A, "Specifications" – This appendix defines the speci fications for

the WANsuite 5370. In addition, this se ction provides ordering information
and all the connector pin assignments for the interfaces on the back of the
WANsuite 5370 units.

• Appendix B, "SNMP Agent" – This appendix defines which Management

Information Base (MIB) fil es are supported by the WANsuite 5370 SNMP
agent. In addition, instr uctions are provided for loadi ng these MIB files into
most SNMP management stations.

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Typog ra phic Conve ntions

The following table lists the conventions used throughout this guide.

Convention Description

A Notice calls attentions to important feature s or instructions .

A Caution alerts you to s erious risk of data loss or othe r
results that may c aus e you or the unit trouble i f the warnin g is
not heeded.

A Warning a lerts you t o the risk of serious damage to the unit
or injury and possible death to the end user.

Customer Service and Technical Support

Verilink provides easy access to customer support information through a
variety of servi ces. This section descri bes these services.

Support from Your Network Supplier

If assistance is required, contact your network supplier. Many suppliers are
authorized Verilink service partners who are qualified to provide a variety of
services, including network planning, installation, hardware maintenance,
application training, and support services. When you contact your network
supplier for assistance, have the following information ready:

• Diagnostic error messages

• A list of system hardware and software, including revision le vels

• Details about recent configuration changes, if applicable

Support from Verilink

If you are unable to receive support from your network supplier or want to
contact us directly, Verilink offers worldwide customer support by telephone,
e-mail, and through Verilink’s Internet Web site.

Telephone

Customer support is available by telephone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To
speak directly with a Verilink customer service representative, you may dial
one of the following numbers:

•Sales and Marketing: 800-VERILINK (837-4546)

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•Technical Support: 800-285-2755 (toll-fre e)

256-327-2255 (local)

E-mail

You can request sales and marketing information or pose a technical support
question about your Verilink product by contacting us at the e-mail addresses
provided below. Verilink will respond to e-mailed requests for support during
regular business hours (8–5 CST, Monday–Friday).

•Sales and Marketing: [e-mail]

•Technical Support: [e-mail]

Internet

Visit Verilink’s Web site to access the latest Verilink product information,
technical publications, news releases, contact information, and more:

If this reference manual is revised to reflect code changes or other updates,
the most recent version will be posted to the Verilink Web site.

Returning a Unit to Verilink

If for any reason you must return your Verilink product, it must be returned
with the shipping prepaid, and pack aged to t he best commerci al stand ard for
electronic equipment. Verilink will pay shipping charges for delivery on
return. You are responsible for mode and cost of shipment to Verilink.

http://www.verilink.com

You must have a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number marked on
the shipping package. Products sent to Verilink without RMA numbers will be
returned to the sender unopened, at the sender’s expense.

A product sent directly to Verilink for repair must first be assigned an RMA
number. You may obtain an RMA number by calling Customer Service at
800-926-0085, extension 2282 or 2232.

When calling Verilink for an RMA, please have the following information
available:

• Model number and serial numb er for eac h unit

• Reason for return and symptoms of problem

• Purchase order number to cover charges for out-of-warranty items

• Name and ph one number of per son we ca n contac t i f we have qu est ions abo ut

the unit(s)

The address for you to use when returning a unit to Verilink will be provided
when the RMA is issued. The standard delivery method for return shipments
is Standard Ground for domestic returns and International Economy for
international returns (unless otherwise specified).

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Introduction

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The telecommunications network service market is rapidly changing, where
network monitoring, control, and higher performance in packet processing are
not only expected, but demanded, at competitive price points. WAN access
architecture − a high ly flexibl e and po werful arch itecture that ca n meet t he
needs of many different customers in many different applications. Because it
is so flexible, WANsuite products will continually evolve, offering our
customers cutting-edge features at competitive prices.

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Verilink’s WANsuite 5370 is a feature-rich, intelligent integrated access
device (I
required to meet the needs of today’s expanding Supervisory Contro l and
Data Acquisition (SCADA) applications. SCADA systems monitor, manage,
and control distribution facilities. Power, water, gas, and other utility
companies use SCADA to remotely read meters and to monitor and control
valves or relays. A SCADA system can dramatically increase a facility’s
efficiency and reduce operating costs by eliminating the need for expensive
“Truck Rolls.” Today’s SCADA environment demands higher bandwidths
than older, more traditional, analog modem systems. Frame Relay networks
have cost effectively responded to that demand.

The WANsuite 5370 is a single-network-port, service-aware DDS DSU with
two serial ports software-configurable for RS-232, EIA-530, or V.35 electrical
connections. Additionally, an asynchronous Supervisory port, with an RS-232
electrical connection only, supports PPP, tty, and SCADA. An asynchronous
Auxiliary port, also RS-232, supports PPP and SCADA. The WANsuite 5370
also has a 10/100Base-T Ethernet interface, four status LEDs, and three input
control keys.

All of WANsuite 5370’s installation, performance configuration, traffic
monitoring, alarm reporting, and diagnostic capabilities can be configured
through the unit’s embedded We b server interface (WANsight™) using
Microsoft
locally through the Ethernet port or the Supervisory port, or remotely through
the Network port. Especially advantageous is WANsuite’s advanced

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Internet Explorer™ 5.x. The Web ser ver in terf ace ca n be a ccesse d

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monitorin g and co ntrol cap abilit y that gives network administrators the

ability to plan future capacity requirements. To extend the WANsuite 5370’s
functionality even further, Verilink offers an element management software
system for reporting and real-time diagnostics.

The unit’s built-in ServiceAware™ technology allows network managers to
maximize available WAN bandwidth and verify SLAs. This management
platform lets the end user see network activity (performance) and problems
(diagnostics) on any permanent virtual circuit (PVC), access line, or physical
circuit.

Verilink’s FrameStart™ technology is standard with the WANsuite 5370 and
benefits the initial installation of frame relay circuits by eliminating the
requiremen t for a frame rel ay test se t. Fram eStart ens ures that DDS circ uit
status, signal quality, loopback code detection, access link condition, and the
various Layer 2 frame relay investigation and reporting features are available
and accura te.

Another feature of the WANsuite product line, IP Gateway enables IP
packet rout ing throughout a LAN/WAN network architecture using static
routing configurations or dynamic routing protocols (Routing Information
Protocol − RIP 1 and RIP 2 − or Open Shortest Path First − OSPF).

RIP 1 and RIP 2 allow routers to exchange routing information. WANsuite
then uses this information exchange to build routing tables for IP Packet
routes. After building the routing tables, WANsuite periodically broadcasts
the contents to neighboring routers so that your network can choose the most
efficient rou tes available.

OSPF uses link-state routing algorithms to calculate routes based on the
number of routers, transmission speeds, delays, and route costs. Using the
OSPF protocol, WANsuite works with other routers in your
telecommunications fabric to dynamically change routing “on the fly” to make
use of the most efficient and cost-effective transit across your network.

Because IP Gateway enables WANsuite to route IP traffic either statically or
dynamically across your LAN/WAN architecture, your need for costly routers
is substantially reduced. WANsuite is a one-stop solution that can help you
meet the requirements of your many different applications.

DHCP uses a server-clie nt architecture to assign IP addresses to PCs and
workstations on the LAN. The DHCP server dynamically assigns these IP

addresses, which can be either temporary or permanent, to each PC or
workstation (DHCP client). These IP addresses are "housed" on the DHCP
server. The flexibility to reassign IP addresses saves the end user money by
eliminating the need for a single IP address for each piece of equipment on
the LAN.

NAT e nables an enterprise to set up two sets of IP addresses − one set fo r
internal network use (or LAN traffic) and one set for external use (or Internet
traffic). This can provide a layer of security for a company by eliminating

outside access to internal IP addresses from the Int ernet.
Bridging separate LANs together is another option for the IP traffic. Using

the IEEE Standard 802.1D Transparent Bridging specification, the

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WANsuite 5370 can simplify your network architecture by allowing you to
bridge sep arate LAN s across a WAN so they operat e as a sin gle LAN.

The WANsuite 5370 gives service providers and enterprise customers the
capability to m onitor end -to-end network perfor mance (with support of up
to 256 virtual circuits) as well as the capability to verify Service Level
Agreements (SLAs); isolate performance problems to the LAN, local loop, or
frame relay network; determine appropriate bandwidth need; and monitor
network trends to aid in future capacity planning.

TCP Server, a feature of the WANsuite product line, provides connectivity
to multiple endpoints by associating a TCP port with each endpoint while

reducing the number of physical connections at the central site to one
10/100Base-T Ethernet port.

Features of the WANsuite 5370

Performance

Historically, WAN access devices have tended to perform well as
single-function devices such as CSU/DSUs, but have not been optimized to
address higher level traffic issues such as service levels and integration.
Verilink's architecture and Web-based user interface work together to address
all access issues as services and ap plications , rather th an as circ uits and
protocols, for exceptional WAN management performance.

To further leverage its Web browser interface, Verilink's new architecture also
allows firmware to be upgraded via the Web from a standard browser, with
password control if desired.

SNMP Management

With integrated SNMP in-band management, enterprise managers can now
manage Verilink WANsuite units and their integral CSU/DSUs as a single
unit. With only one LAN segment in the network, all Verilink WANsuite
platforms can be managed by SNMP. With self-learning functionality, these
platforms learn their frame rel ay environmen t and eliminate the need for
remote, trained personnel. By downloading all configuration parameters from
the central site, no interaction is required at remote sites to establish
connectivity. WANs can be constructed using frame relay or leased-line
services. Verilink’s WANsuite 5370 allows any port to be configured for any
of its available service technologies through simple software configuration.
Network managers can now fine tune the enterprise network for the lowest
cost and highest performance.

Intelligent WAN Access Architecture

Verilink's next-gen eration WAN access architect ure is built around a
PowerPC™ processor with 50 MIPS of processing power and 16 Mbytes of
onboard memory, and works with nonproprietary network management

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solutions via SNMP. An embedded Web server supplies a simple-to-use
interface for configuration and statistics collection, with a service table for
mapping services to ports, an endpoint table for configuring and monitoring
service endpoints, and a user table for traffic monitoring and control.

Optional Advanced Network Managemen t

As an option for the WANsuite 5370, Verilink offers a network management
system based on RedPoint's NetVoyant™ software, which was designed to
provide IT professionals with the information required to make informed,
enterprise-wide capacity-planning and investment decisions. NetVoyant is an
NT-based element managem ent sys tem that includes a n ODB C-compl iant
database, CORBA IDLs for customization and flexibility, real-time
diagnostics, and extensive reporting and trending application support. The
solution employs an open-system, multi-vendor support approach for network
management, monitoring, and the collection of statistics from any
SNMP-based networking device, including Verilink equipment already in the
field.

WANsuite extends the functionality of NetVoyant’s software by incorporating
customized configuration modules. This advanced network management
system is offered as an option for the WANsuite 5370. Please contact Verilink
for availability and pricing information.

About FrameStart Technology

The WANsuite 5370’s FrameStart technology ensures that frame relay service
is operational prior to installation and connection to other equipment.
FrameStart’s integral frame relay circuit installation and diagnostic tools help
reduce equipment and installation costs, simplify configuration setup, and
alleviate frame relay connection uncertainties − all in one unit.

WANsuite 5370 supports both FrameStart Install mode and FrameStart
Monitor mode as well as Layer 2 statistics gathering and diagnostic
capabilities that maximize network availability and manage the growth of the
network.

FrameSta rt Ins tall e nables step-by-step validation of network operations and
requires no data terminal equipment such as routers or FRADs. If a DTE
device is connected, operation is halted to perform installation diagnostics.
With FrameStart Install, you have the power to perform advanced tests
including the following:

• Local Manageme nt Interface (LM I) Sourcing

• End-to-end Integrity

• PVC D ela y Te stin g

• Network Receive Level

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FrameSta rt Monito r com plements F rameSt art Instal l to moni tor real-t ime

network conditions nonintrusively when connected to real-world applications.
FrameStart Monitor diagnostics maintain and manage the activity of the frame
relay network from the host FrameStart unit. FrameStart Monitor also
performs the following:

• LMI Monitoring

• LMI Auto-Sourcing

• SOS Mode

• New Circuit Installation

WANsuite 5370 Overview and Advantages

Verilink’s WANsuite 5370 is an innovative, highly intelligent, software-based
WAN access device optimized for frame relay access. The WANsuite 5370
provides network managers with all the tools necessary to monitor and
troubleshoot voice, data, and network transmission systems. The ability to use
the WANsuite 5370 as an IP Gateway greatly increases its flexibility while
reducing the customer’s networking costs. In addition, the WANsuite 5370
delivers valuable tools for the following:

• Measuring and reporting performance

• Verifying S ervice Lev el Agre ements (SL As)

• Managing network resources to ensure optimum performance

• Analyzing trends to aid in network planning

• Managing Web browser and/or in-band/out-of-band SNMP

WANsuite 5370 advantages include the following:

• Offers one Network port, two Serial ports, an Auxiliary port, and an

Ethernet port − the WANsuite 5370 is extremely flexible and adapts to
numerous network applications.

• Controls rec urring fra me rela y access co sts − WANsuite products quickly

pay for themselves by allowing enterprises and service providers to
optimize the use of valuable bandwidth.

• Ensures a higher level of service − WANsuite 5370 acts as an expert frame

relay Service Level advisor for service providers and users.

• Lowers facility costs − WANsuite 5370's easy installation and

configuration cut down on maintenance and sparing costs.

• Reduces the need for cos tly r outers with its IP Gateway feature − WANsuite

handles all your networki ng needs.

Features Summary

• A powerful core arc hitectur e:

• 10/100Base-T Ethernet por t for Management or IP Gateway

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• Asynchronous Supervisory port that supports local management via

VT100 screens plus asynchronous SCADA

• Single Network port

• Dual serial ports (synchronous and asynchronous) software-configurable

for RS-232, EIA-530, or V.35

• Auxiliary port that supports asynchronous SCADA applications

• IP Gateway:

• Frame Relay or PPP

• 10/100Base-T Ethernet port

• Static routes

• Static Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

• Dynamic routing protocols include RIP 1, RIP 2, and OSPF

• Un-numbered Network

• Address Management: NAT and DHCP

• Programmable alarm thresholds

• Transparent Bridging

• Configurable Serial (Data) Port:

• Supports V.35, EIA-530, and RS-232

• Sec urity Feat ures

• IP Host Access List

• Multilevel password acc ess

• NAT

• SCADA:

• Diagnostics

• Data Monitor function shows all traffic activity on a given RTU port of

a remote site, as if a data scope were physically connected between the
WANsuite unit and the RTU.

• RTU loopback lets you set a remote unit’s RTU port in loopback mode

so that any data sent towards the RTU from the central site will be
echoed back towards the central site. Veri fies data integrity to the RTU
port.

• TCP Server allows multiple conne ctions to TCP clients

• Asynchronous multicast ing lets the WANsuite 5370 tr ansmit identica l data

to multiple endpoints

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• SCADA traffic priority puts SCADA traf fic in a specific queue over a

frame relay l ink and puts all other traffic (Ethernet, In-Band Management,
Serial Fram e Relay ) i n a normal priority queu e.

• Blowfish encryption on a per-DLCI ba sis with configurable encryption

key lengths up to 448 bits. This feature offers secure connections to
data-sensitive SCADA sites.

• Supports IP and any byte-oriented asynchronous protocol

• Offers four asynchronous ports

• A Suite of Performan ce Monitorin g Tools:

• Monitoring capability for up to 256 virtual circuits (Data Link Connection

Identifiers, or DLCIs)

• DDS performance monitoring, including complete diagnostic capabilities

and test modes

• SLA monitoring and management

• Committed Information Rate (CIR) enf orcement per DLCI

• Programmable alarm thresholds

• E-mail notification of alarm status for immediate notification of potential

network problems

• Management Interfaces:

• WANsight − an innovative, embedded Web-based user interface for

remote configurat ion and real-time reporting via Web browser (Verilink
recommends Microsoft Inte rnet Explorer 5.0 or higher) that decr ease s
installati on and configuration time for service employees, simplifies
troubleshooting and fault isolation of network problems, and optimizes
management of both TDM and frame-based services.

Front Panel

• VT100 or TELNET

• Local Supervisory port

• Ethernet port for management or IP routing

• LCD

• Frame Relay Aware:

• Supports leased-l ine and frame relay services

• Layer 2 end-to-end visibility and control

• Embedded frame r elay test set

• Layer 3 support for visibil ity beyond the Network layer (up to 25

protocols)

• “Top Talker” reports—find out who’s generating the most IP traffic on

your LAN

The front panel of the WANsuite 5370 (Figure 1.1) has three user-activated
input control buttons, four LED status indicators, and an LCD for front panel
configuration.

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Figure 1.1

Front Panel of WANsu ite 5370

The WANsuite 5370 front panel LED status indicators are defined in the table
below:

Indicator Description

NET

#1 SERIAL and
#2 SERIAL

The NET indicator is off (not illuminated) when the port has not
been configured.

The indicator lights red if the DDS link is down.
The indicator lights green if the DDS link is operational and the

configured protocol is establishe d.
The indicator lights amber if the DDS link is operational but the

configured protocol is down .

DTR Alarm Enabled:

This indicator is off (not illumina ted) when the port has not been
configured.

The indic ator light s green when DTR i s ac ti ve and the co nfig ur ed
protocol is established.

The indicator lights red when DTR is not active and the
configured protocol is not established.

The indicator lights amber when DTR is not active or the
configured protocol is not established.

DTR Alarm Disabled:

This indicator is off (not illumina ted) when the port has not been
configured.

The indicator lights green when the configured protocol is
established.

The indicator lights red when the configured protocol is not
established.

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POWER

The POWER indicator lights green when power is applied to
the unit.

The indicator lights ambe r in test m odes (Port looped or BERT
active).

The user-activated input control buttons on the WANsuite 5370 used to access
and set configuration and control options from the LCD menus are described
in the table below.

Button Description

EXIT

SCROLL

SELECT

The EXIT button exits a menu option, which then places the unit in the
next higher level of the menu hierarchy. If you are editing an option,
pressing EXIT exits that s creen without s aving a ny changes . If you are in
the main menu, pressing

The SCROLL button lets you review the available options for a given
level in the menu hie rarchy or scroll through possible settings for a
parameter. You can also use the
values, where applicable, by scrolling increme ntally through digits 0–9
or letters A–Z and a–z.

The SELECT button lets you select the currently displayed option or
value for a given field, and enter an “edit” mode for parameters that
require user-sp ecified input. Additionally, you can use th e SELECT
button to confirm certain actions or settings.

Rear Panel Connections

The rear panel of the WANsuite 5370 has seven connectors − POWER,

SUPERVISO RY PORT, AUX POR T,10/100 ETHERNET, SERIAL INTERFACE
#1

, SERIAL INTER FACE #2, and NET − as shown in Figure 1.2 below.

Figure 1.2

WANsuite 5370 Rear Panel

EXIT logs off the unit.

SCROLL button to se t alphanumerical

Supervis or y Port

The SUPERVISORY PORT is a DB-9 female DCE connector that supports a
variety of configurable parameters, including port speed, character size, parity,
and stop bits. The Supervisory port speed can be set to 1200, 2400, 4800,
9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, or 115200 bps. Default settings for the
Supervisory port are 19200 bps, 8 bits, no parity, and 1 stop bit.

NOTICE: For information on pinout assignments for the DB-9 female DCE

connector, refer to Supervisory and Auxiliary Port Pin Assignments on
page A-8. See Ordering Information on page A-4 for information on
cables for this connector.

The Supervisory port performs several different functions. It serves as the
VT100 interface port, providing VT100 screens. It also supports asynchronous
PPP, providing access to the Web Server interface. In addition, the
Supervisory port is an asynchronous data port. Data is encapsulated in frame
relay packets and then transmitted through the Network port.

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Auxiliary Port

10/100 Ethernet

Upon power-up, the Supervisory port can send out diagnostic messages until
the Supervisory service acquires the port. These diagnostic messages can
disrupt the connected device; however, you can configure the unit to disable
their transmission.

NOTICE: A null modem (crossover) cable is required to connect a modem to the

Supervisory port.

The AUXILI ARY PORT is also a DB-9 female DCE connector that supports the
same configurable parameters as the Supervisory port with the addition of
flow control. The Auxiliary port speeds are also the same as the Supervisory
port’s and the defaults are the same. However, the Auxiliary port’s only
function is to support asynchronous data transmission (i.e., SCADA).

The WANsuite 5370 provides one 10/100 ETHERNET interface for SNMP and
Web bro wser acce ss and fo r access to the IP Gatewa y feature. This int erface
is an eight-pin modular jack that complies with standard twisted-pair,
10/100Base-T requirements. The 10/100Base-T cable is supplied by the end
user. Refer to Ethernet Connection Pin Assignments on page A-7 for pin
assignments and cable descriptions.

Serial Interfaces

Ethernet LED Indicators

There are two unlabeled indicator LEDs on either side of the 10/100 Ethernet
jack. The LED on the left side of the jack pulses amber to indicate data
activity (either transmit or receive). The LED on the right side of the jack
lights green to indicate that the link layer is operational.

The two SERIAL interfaces located on the rear of the WANsuite 5370 are
multi-protocol interfaces presented physically as DB-25 connections. The
protocols supported by these interfaces are RS-232, EIA-530, and V.35.

Optional cables that adapt the DB-25 interface to the 34-pin V.35 interface
are available.Their part numbers are listed under Optional Equipment on
page A-4. DB-25 to DB-25 cables are also available if your installation needs
require them. See Ordering Information on page A-4 for details. Pin
assignments for the Serial interface are listed in Appendix A, Specifications.

CAUTION: FCC rules require that interconnecting cables carrying high-speed

data be shielded appropriately to minimize radio frequency
interference.

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Network Inte r face

Labeled on the rear panel of the WANsuite 5370 as NET, the Network
interface connection is a standard RJ-48C, eight- pin modular jack that
contains an automatic line build out (ALBO). The ALBO allows the unit to be
located a substantial distance away from the telco network interface with a
receive signal level to −49 dB. The Network LBO level cannot be set by the
user. To view the pinout assignments for this interface, refer to Network
Interface Pin Assignments on page A-8.

CAUTION: In accordance with FCC Rules, Part 68.218 (b), you must notify the

Power Connection

The POWER port is an eight-pin circular mini-DIN connector that connects
either an autoranging 100–240 VAC (shown in Figure 1.3 below) or an
autoranging 18−150 VDC external power supply (connection shown in below
in Figure 1.4) to the unit. The WANsuite 5370 must be used with the UL
Listed/CSA Certified Class 2 power supply provided with the unit or ordered
separately from Verilink. The unit has no power switch.

telephone company prior to disconnecting this product.

NOTICE: Other power supply options are available. Refer to Power on page A-2.

Figure 1.3

WANsuite 5370 Power Supply Unit

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Figure 1.4

Connection for VDC Power Supply

When power is applied to the unit, the front panel indicators flash for
approximately 10 to 15 seconds as the unit initializes. The green

POWER

LED on the front panel will remain illuminated as long as the unit receives
power. This LED turns amber when the unit is in test mode.

CAUTION: Always plug the external power supply into a grounded power outlet.

NOTICE: Per UL 1950 and CSA 950 Clause 1.7.2, if the power supply cord is

intended to serve as a disconnect device, an easily accessible socket
must be installed near the equipment.

Power Failure

If the indicator does not illuminate, check the power connections and the
primary AC circuit breaker.

The WANsuite 5370 provides non-volatile memory retention of the unit
configuration in case of a power failure. This feature allows the unit to
automatically restore normal service and retain pre-existing time and date
information following a power loss.

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This chapter describes the contents of your WANsuite 5370 shipment and
provides information on connecting and installing the unit.

The WANsuite 5370 uses an “Installation Wizard” to help you automatically
install the unit quickly and accurately. Procedures for using this Installation
Wizard are also describe d in this c hapter.

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The WANsuite 5370 is shipped in cardboard cartons with foam inserts for
shock and vibration protection. When your shipment arrives, inspect the
shipping container and contents, and compare all items with those on the
packing list.

If the contents of the shipment are incomplete or if there is mechanical
damage or defect, notify Verilink Customer Service (page xii). If the shipping
container or cushioning material is damaged, notify both the carrier and
Verilink immediately and make a notation on the delivery receipt that the
container was damaged. (If possible, obtain the signature and name of the
person making delivery.) Retain the packaging material until the contents of
the shipment have been checked for completeness and the unit has been
checked b oth mech anically and elect rically.

Supp lied Mater ials

The WANsuite 5370 ships with the following standard items:

• External AC power suppl y and power cord)

or external DC power supply

• DDS network cable

• Serial (Super visory) cable

• Adapter (DB-9 M to DB-25F)

• Cable (DB-9M to DB-25F)

• Verilink documentation CD

Installation 2-1

For specific applications, see Optional Equipment on page A-4 for additional
cables and adapters. Contact Verilink Technical Support (page xii) for further
assistance.

Installation Wizard

One of the ways to configure and monitor the WANsuite 5370 is through the
We b Browser interface. To gain access to this interface, the unit must be
configured with an IP Address. Verilink provides a DOS-based program – the
Verilink Configuration Wizard – to aid in this initial configuration.

NOTICE: You may also access the Verilink Configuration Wizard on Verilink’s

To configure the IP Address using the Verilink Configuration Wizard, perform
the following steps:

1 Using the supplied cable, connect the unit’s DB-9 Supervisory port to a

COM port on your PC. (Take note of which COM port is connected.)

2 Insert the Verilink CD-ROM disc (provided with the WANsuite 5370) into

your PC’s CD-ROM drive.

Web site: www.verilink.com.

3 Use Windows “Explore” to view the contents of the CD and select the

folder labeled “Utilities.” In this folder will be a file named
this executable fil e is the Verilink Configuration Wizard application.
Double-click on this file to launch the program. After the program is fully
launched, you will see the following screen:

ipwiz.exe;

4 Using the Tab key to move fr om field t o fie ld, move the cursor to the “COM

Port” field. Using the Spacebar, toggle between the available options until
the correct COM port is sho wn (COM1, COM2, COM3, or COM4). Be s ure
to choose the same COM port as the port to which you connected the unit.

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5 By default, the “Baud Rate” field will display 115200 (bits per second). For

the purpose of this installa tion, do not change the displayed baud rate from
its default. Proceed directly to the next step.

6 Using the Tab key again, move the cursor to the “IP Address” field and

enter the appropria te IP Address for the unit (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). If necess ary ,
repeat this process for the “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway Address” fields.

7 Next, move the cursor to the “Write To Unit” field and press the Enter key.

The program will prompt you to reset the unit.

8 To reset the unit, cycle the unit’s power (i.e., disconnect the power supply

cable from the unit and then reconnect it). The Configuration Wizard will
then automatically download the configuration information to the unit.

9 Note the status messages displayed at the bottom of the Configuration

Wizard screen. When the download is complete, your PC will beep and the
status message bar will displa y “Finished.”

10 Finally, move the cursor to the “Exit” prompt and press Enter. The

Configuration Wizard pr ogram will close.

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The WANsuite 5370 has an innovative, embedded Web-based user interface
(WANsight) for remote configuration and real-time reporting via Microsoft
Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher. Access to the Web server interface and how
the interface is used to configure the WANsuite 5370 unit are described in
detail below.

NOTICE: Verilink recommends the use of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 5.0 or

higher because if you use other Internet browsers to access the Web
server interface , some screen elemen ts will not disp lay as describe d in
this manual.

Configuration through the VT100 interface is covered in Chapter 4, and
configuration through the front panel interface is covered in Chapter 5.

Web Server Access

You can access the Web Server interface through any IP connection to the
WANsuite 5370. This connection can be directly through the 10/100 Ethernet
port, PPP over the Serial, Supervisory, or Auxiliary port, or in-band via
encapsulat ed IP traffic on the Frame Rel ay circuit.

NOTICE: Any changes to the unit’s configuration MUST be followed by a

To access the Web server interface, type the unit’s IP address in the browser’s
Address (or Location) field and press the “Enter” key.

“Submit” if there is a “Submit” button on the menu. If you
change the Service Table, you must perform a “Save and
Restart.”

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Layout of Interface Screens

When you first access the Web server interface, your browser will display a
screen that is divided into three frames. The upper frame forms a border
across the top of the screen; it identifies the Verilink unit in service and
displays the hardware and software revision and serial numbers under which
the unit is operating. The far right corner of the upper frame displays whether
or not a “Save an d Restar t” is nece ssary when param eters are change d on the
currently displayed screen.

The area beneath the upper frame is divided into two side-by-side frames. The
frame on the left side of t his area d epicts a hierarch ical “tree” structure used
to navigate through the various interface screens. Each “branch” on the tree
guides you to more specific upper-level information about the unit and its
configuration. Note that the Interfaces, Applications, and Utilities branches do
not link to a page − these bran ches are s imply us ed to pr ovide s tructure for
navigation. The frame on the right side of the screen will display the actual
configuration screen. The screen captures throughout this chapter show only
the configuration portion of the screen, except in the case of the Unit screen,
which sh ows all t hree frames . The Un it scr een represe nts the to p of the
navigation tree.

Unit Screen

The first screen displayed by the unit’s Web server interface is the Unit
screen (Figure 3.1). It lets you view and set specific information about the
unit in service.

Figure 3.1

Unit Screen

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The Unit screen displays the following fields:

Field Function

Object ID Display-only field used to point an SNMP agent to this ID.
Up Time Displays the amount of time the unit has been up and running.
Contact Stores the name of a point-of-contact for system failure.
Name Read/write field that holds the unit’s nam e.
Location Read/write field that holds the unit's locati on.
FrameStart ID Read/write field that holds the unit's ID that uniquely identifies the

unit and is used in the FrameStart applic ations.

LCD Interface Lets the user enable or disable the LCD interface but tons of the

unit.

Blank Fields Read/write fields for user-specific labels and values. Informati on

resides in non-vola tile memory.

Time Read/write field that holds the unit's internal time setting in

standard 24-hour HH:MM:SS format.

Date Read/write field that holds the unit's internal date setting in

standard MM/DD/YY format.

The Unit screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Maintenance Reset

Button Function

Submit Sets any values that have been changed. The top “Submit”

button sets any unit parameters changed in the upper section of
the screen, and the lower “Submit” button sets the real-time
clock.

Maintenance Res et Resets unit to its defaul t TDM, Packet, Packet 3, or Packet 4

configuration.

Save and Restart Saves the c urrent configuration and restarts the unit.

Use this button to access a screen where you can perform a Maintenance
Reset (Figure 3.2). When you click on the arrow in the pull-down menu box
on the screen, you will have the option to perform a TDM, Packet, Packet 3,
or Packet 4 reset. When you select one of these options, all previous
configurations will be lost and the unit will be set back to the specified
factory default.

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Figure 3.2

Maintenance Reset Screen

NOTICE: Performing a “Maintenance Reset” or a “Save and Restart” will

terminate communications with the unit.

Save and Restart

Interfaces

Use this button to save the current configuration settings and then restart the
unit. Clicking the “Save and Restart” button on the Unit screen will display a
confirmation screen as shown in Figure 3.3 below. Click the “Save and
Restart” button on the confirmation screen to confirm the action.

Figure 3.3

The WANsuite 5370 has the following interfaces: Network, Serial 1, Serial 2,
10/100 Ethernet, Auxiliary, and Supervisory. Each of the interfaces and their
associated screens/menus are d escribed below.

Save and Restart Confirmation Screen

Network Screen

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The Network screen (Figure 3.4) lets you view and make changes to the
Network interface’s configuration as described below. In addition, this screen
provides a table that displays the current status and alarm values for the
Network interface.

Figure 3.4

Network Screen

Mode

Timing

Selects the network service type.

Values DDS I 56K, DDS II CC-64K
Default: DDS I 56K

Sets the timing source to synchronize the unit’s internal timing generators.
Choices are as foll ows:

Internal – The unit’s internal frequency standard is used for all timing.
Network – Timing is derived from the network recovered clock. (Most

applications use this selection.)

Values: Network, Int ernal
Default: Network

NOTICE: Internal timing is valid only in 56K mode.

Error Status and Alarm Thresholds Table

The unit can be programmed to generate an alarm condition based on a
specific level of performance degradation. The Network screen presents a
table that provides current error status, alarm condition, error count, and alarm
threshold information.

Acceptable alarm thresholds are set for periods of 1-5, 10, 20, or 30 seconds,
and are sampled every second. The types of error conditions listed in the
following paragraphs can be preset to a value selected from the available
enumeration list of thresholds (displayed as a pull-down menu). Setting a
threshold field to “None” disables the alarm for that condition. To effectively
disable alarm reporting, set all fields to “None.”

The 15-minute time frame is a time window based on the accumulated counts
over the previous 15 one-minute intervals. In all cases, if the number of actual
network errored seconds in the previous 15 minutes reaches the preset
threshold for the specified error type, an alarm condition is declared.

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The four columns o f the s tatus tab le are as follows:

• Status Displays the current status of the network port.

• Alarm Displays the alarm value of the network port. The unit

declares an alarm as soon as the count exceeds the established
threshold.

• Count D isplays th e numb er of eve nts or occu rrence s of this

condition that have been detected.

• Threshold This forced-choi ce fiel d can be set to a des ired th resho ld for a

specific error condition. Available threshold choices are
None, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 20, and 30.

The table provides error sta tus and alarm thre shold in formation f or the
following error pa rameters:

LOS

OOF

OOS

BPV

Sets the Loss of Signal threshold. A LOS is a 1-second period in which the
DDS received signal is interrupted. The default value is None.

Sets the Out of Frame threshold. An OOF is a 1-second period in which a
frame sync loss occurred. The default value is None.

Sets the Out of Service threshold. An OOS is a 1-second period during which
the Out of Service code is received. The default is None.

Sets the Bipolar Violation Errored threshold. A BPV is a 1-second period in
which at least one bipolar violation occurred. The default is None.

Reset Timer

The status table also provides a means for establishing the Reset Timer
threshold. This read/write field is used to establish the contiguous number of
seconds that an alarm parameter must be clear before the alarm is reset.
Applicable values range from 000 through 900. A value of “000” means the
alarm will never be reset. The default value is 30.

The Network screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Submit Sets any values that have been changed.
Clea r Al ar ms Reset s th e al ar m conditi o ns and count s to zer o .

Serial 1 and Serial 2 Screens

Because the Serial 1 and Serial 2 screens have the same menus, only the
Serial 1 screen is displayed below in Figure 3.5. The Serial screens let you
view and make configuration changes to the unit’s Serial 1 or Serial 2
interface as described below. To make changes to any Serial port parameter,
simply set the parameter to the desired selection and press the “Submit”
button.

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Figure 3.5

Serial 1 Screen

Type

Mode

Selects the t ype of i nterfa ce (ba sed on its elect rical signal ch aract eristi cs) us ed
by the equipment connected to the Serial port.

Values: V.35, RS-232, EIA-530
Default: V.35

NOTICE: V.35 requires the use of an optional cable. Refer to "Optional

Equipment" on page A-4 for ordering information.

By default, the Serial port serves as a DCE port in both Packet and non­packet modes . However, the Seria l port can serve as a DTE port when the
unit is in Packet mode.

If the Serial port connects to a DTE device (such as a FRAD or a router), the
Mode parameter must be set to “DCE.” If this port connects to a DCE device
(such as a DSU/CSU), this parameter must be set to “DTE” (valid only for
Packet m ode, not T DM).

Values: DCE, DTE
Default: DCE

NOTICE: DTE mode requires the use of an optional DTE cable. Refer to Optional

Equipment on page A-4 for ordering information.

Packet Rate

If the port is running in Packet mode, the Rate must be configured to the
desired port speed (in bits per second). When the port is in TDM mode, the
packet rate will be either 56 or 64 kbps depending on the Network “mode.”

Values: 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 56000, 57600, 64000,

115200

Default: 56000

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Character Size

Selects the number of bits required to make up one asynchronous character.

Values: Five, Six, Seven, Eight
Default: Eight

Format

Tx Clock

Parity

Stop Bit

LL

Selects the port’s operating mode.

Values: Sync, Async
Default: Sync

Selects the clock the unit uses to sample the data transmitted from the DTE.
When se t to “ In tern al, ” th e da ta i s sa mple d d irec tly wi th th e t rans mit data
clock that is also supplied to the DTE as Transmit Clock. The “External”
option uses the external clock from the DTE.

Values: Internal, E xternal
Default: Internal

NOTICE: The “External” option is valid only in Packet mode.

Sets the parity bit if the port is asynchronous.

Values: None, Odd, Even
Default: None

Selects the number of bits required to end the character.

Values: 1, 2
Default: 1

The Local Loopback parameter can be set to “Enable” or “Disable.” Selecting
“Enable” allows the unit to go into Local Loop when the LL pin on the
Serial 1 port goes high. The unit exits the loop when the LL pin goes low. If
you select “Disable,” the unit ignores the LL pin on the Serial port.

Values: Disable, Enable
Default: Disable

V.54

CTS

DSR

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Selecting “Enable” allows the unit to respond to in-band V.54 loop codes. If
you select “Disable,” the unit ignores these codes.

Values: Disable, Enable
Default: Disable

The Clear T o Send p arameter can be set to “Forced Tr ue,” “For ced Fal se,” or
“Internal.” If this parameter is set to “Internal,” the CTS control lead follows
the RTS control lead from the DTE after a delay of a duration established by
the RTS/CTS Delay parameter (see RTS/CTS Delay on page 3-9).

Values: Forced True, Forced False, Internal
Default: Forc ed True

Data Set Ready can be set to “Forced True,” “Forced False,” or “Internal.”
The “Internal” option sets DSR “On” if the port is enabled and “Off” if the
port is disabled.

Values: Forced True, Forced False, Internal
Default: Forc ed True

DCD

The Data Carrier D etect p arameter ca n be se t to “Forc ed True ,” “Forced
False,” or “Intern al.” If se t to “Intern al,” DC D is “O n” when network carrier
is being received from the remote end, and is “Off” when network carrier is
not being recei ved from the far end.

Values: Forced True, Forced False, Internal
Default: Forc ed True

RTS

RTS/CTS Delay

Flow Control

The Request To Send parameter determines the source from which the unit
reads the RTS signal status. If set to “Normal,” the unit gets RTS from the
DTE on the Serial interface. If set to “Forced True,” RTS is always perceived
as “On.”

Values: Normal, Forced True
Default: Normal

The Request To Send/Clear To Send parameter determines how long the unit
waits before it changes the level of CTS to match RTS when the CTS
parameter is set to “Internal.”

Values: Normal (~30 ms delay), Long (~100 ms delay)
Default: Normal

Selects the type of flow control to be used if the port is asynchronous.

Values: None, Xon/Xoff, RTS/CTS
Default: None

Current Pin Status

The Current Pin Status, which shows the state of the RS-232 pins, is also
displayed on the Serial 1 and Serial 2 interface screens.

Auxiliary Screen

DTR Alarm Control and Status Table

In addition to the configurable fields, the Serial 1 and 2 screens display a
table near the bottom of the screen that lets you set the Data Terminal Ready
(DTR) Alarm Control parameters and view the current DTR Alarm Status.

Choices for DTR Alarm Control are “Enable” and “Disable”; the default
setting is “Disable.” Setting DTR Alarm Control to “Enable” allows the unit
to go into alarm on a loss of DTR. The DTR Status field indicates the current
state of th e DTR alarm.

To make changes to any Serial port parameter, simply set the parameter to the
desired selection and click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the screen.

The Auxiliary screen (Figure 3.6) lets you configure the parameters listed
below.

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Figure 3.6

Auxiliary Screen

Speed

Character Size

Flow Control

Parity

Stop Bit

Changes the Auxiliary port speed (in bits per second).

Values: 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
Default: 9600

Selects the number of bits required to make up one asynchronous character.

Values: Five, Six, Seven, Eight
Default: Eight

Selects the type of flow control to be used if the port is asynchronous.

Values: None, Xon/Xoff, RTS/CTS
Default: None

Sets the parity bit if the port is asynchronous.

Values: None, Odd, Even
Default: None

Selects the number of bits required to end the character.

Values: 1, 2
Default: 1

Current Pin Status

The Current Pin Status, which shows the state of the RS-232 pins, is also
displayed on the Auxiliary interface screen.

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DTR Alarm Control and Status Table

In addition to the configurable fields, the Auxiliary screen displays a table
that lets you set the Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Alarm Control parameters
and view the curre nt DTR Alarm Status .

Choices for DTR Alarm Control are “Enable” and “Disable”; the default
setting is “Disable.” Setting DTR Alarm Control to “Enable” allows the unit
to go into alarm on a loss of DTR. The DTR Status field indicates the current
state of th e DTR alarm.

To make changes to any Auxiliary port parameter, simply set the parameter to
the desired selection and click the “Submit” button at the bottom of the
screen.

10/100 Ethernet (IP Service Details) Screen

The 10/100 Ethernet (IP Service Details) screen (Figure 3.7) lets you
configure the IP parameters listed below.

Unit IP Address

Subnet Mask

Gateway IP Address

Figure 3.7

10/100 Ethernet (IP Service Details) Screen

A unique network address assigned to this unit.

Defines the network portion of the unit’s IP address.

IP address of the default gateway (router) on the LAN side of the unit.

DHCP Client

Client Identifier

Ethernet

Physical Add ress

If DHCP Client is enabled at power-up, the unit will request its IP, Mask, and
Gateway addresses from a DHCP server located on the LAN side of the unit,
and the unit will use these addresses. If the DHCP request is unsuccessful, the
unit will use the configured addresses shown on this screen.

NOTICE: Always verify that a DHCP server is available on the network before

enabling DHCP Client. If, on power-up, a DHCP server is not found, a
60-second timeout will occur.

Displays a unique identifier for a specific IP address.

Enables or disables a remote unit’s Ethernet port.

Displays unique MAC address.

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NOTICE: If you manually change the IP address, you must “Save and Restart.”

(See Save and Restart on page 3-4.) The first thre e address parameters
above can also be configured using the Installation Wizard on page 2-2.

To view details about the current condition of IP, ICMP (In and Out), TCP,
and UDP parameters, click the “Ethernet Stats” button at the bottom of the
screen. The Ethernet Statistics screen (Figure 3.8) contains no user-selectable
fields or options; it is simply a representation of the applicable MIB II
parameters.

Figure 3.8

Ethernet Statistics Screen

Click on the Unit Access Table button on the Ethernet (IP Details) screen to
view the Unit Access Table (Figure 3.9), which specifies up to 10 different IP
networks that may access the unit’s parameters. If no IP networks are
supplied, any host may access the unit. Select any Index number on the table
to view the Unit Access Details (Figure 3.10) that correspond with that Index
number.

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Figure 3.9

Unit Access Table

Figure 3.10

Supervis ory Screen

The Supervisory screen (Figure 3.11) lets you view and change the
Supervisory port speed. The Supervisory port only supports asynchronous
character formats.

Figure 3.11

Unit Access Details

Supervisor y Screen

Speed

Changes the Supervisory port speed (in bits per second).

Values: 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
Default: 19200

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Character Size

Selects the number of bits required to make up one asynchronous character.

Values: Five, Six, Seven, Eight
Default: Eight

Diagnostic Messages

Parity

Stop Bit

Enables the Supervisory port to send out diagnostic messages upon power-up.

Values: Enable, Disable
Default: Enable

NOTICE: When in SCADA mode, these diagnostic messages disrupt the connected

device. Therefore, if using the SCADA mode, set this value to
“Disable.”

NOTICE: Diagnostic Messages must be set to “Enable” for the Verilink

Configuration Wizard to work.

Sets the parity bit.

Values: None, Odd, Even
Default: None

Selects the number of bits required to end the character.

Values: 1, 2
Default: 1

Current Pin Status

The Current Pin Status, which shows the state of the RS-232 pins, is also
displayed on the Supervisory interface screen.

DTR Alarm Control and Status Table

In addition to the configurable fields, the Supervisory screen displays a table
that lets you set the Data Terminal Ready (DTR) Alarm Control parameters
and view the curre nt DTR Alarm Status .

Choices for DTR Alarm Control are “Enable” and “Disable”; the default
setting is “Disable.” Setting DTR Alarm Control to “Enable” allows the unit
to go into alarm on a loss of DTR. The DTR Status field indicates the current
state of th e DTR alarm.

Services Screen

The Services screen (Figure 3.12) provides a view of the unit’s defined
services (indexed by number) and displays the Interface, Type, Pair, and
Status para meters fo r each service.

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Figure 3.12

The Status for a particular service will display as one of the following:

Services Screen

• Dead − The service is not functional because required resour ces are not

available.

• Changed − The service parameter was changed and a Save and Restart is

required for the service to function.

• Down − The service is not able to pass data because the physical layer is

down.

• Physical Up − The service is not able to pass data because it has not

completed any required negotiations.

• Up − The service is ready to pass data.

• Idle − The service has nothing to do.

The table in the cen ter of th e scree n displays the avai lable serv ices list ed by
index number. To view more detailed information about a service, click on
the index number associated with the desired service on the above screen and
then click on one of the user-activated “Details” buttons on the Service
Details screen as described below.

Adding a Service

To add a service, begin by clicking the “Add Service” button on the Services
screen. A new service listed by the next incremental index number will appear
on screen. The Interface for the newly added service will be “Unassigned.” To
assign an interface for the new service, click on its index number, which will
take you to the Service Details screen as described under Service Details
Screen on page 3-17.

NOTICE: Any changes to settings on the Services screen require a “Save and

Restart” for them to take effect.

Data Line Moni tor Conf iguration Table

Click on the Data Line Monitor Config Table butt on at the top of the Service
screen to view a screen that displays SCADA port information (Figure 3.13).

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Figure 3.13

Data Line Monitor Config Table

Mode

Buffer Management

Service

Enable

Tx/Rx Filter

Pattern Filter

Pattern

Pattern Mask

Pattern Offset

The two m odes ava ilable are “Analy ze” and “Live.” T he Live mode l ets you
capture data and create a usable text file of the captured data. In Analyze
mode, the packet switch will return the data via the Data Line Monitor Packet
Table (see Figure 3.14) whereas in the Live mode the Data Line Monitor
Packet Tab le will a ppear empty for SNMP calls.

Displays whether displayed data is set to “Wrap” or “Stop on Full.”

Indicates which service is being monitored.

Displays whether capture is Enabled or Disabled.

Displays the direction of the captured data.

Displays the Enable/Disable status of the Packet Filter.

Displays which specific pattern is being searched for.

Displays the bits the unit is looking for.

Displays the offset in the packet that matches the pattern. If the offset is set to
255, the f ilter will s earch the packe t for the pa ttern.

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Click on t he “Data Line M onitor P acket Tab le” butto n at the b ottom of the
screen to view the table that displays the captured data. The screen shows
about 10 lines of active data, and if a line is selected, the screen will display
further decoded data below.

Figure 3.14

Data Line Monitor Packet Table

The Data Line Monitor Details screen (Figure 3.15) is displayed by clicking
the appropriate Services link on the Data Line Monitor Config Table screen.
You use this screen to define the parameters listed above.

Figure 3.15

Service Details Screen

Clicking on an index number under the “Service Index” column on the
Services sc reen will displ ay a Servic e Details scre en (Figure 3.1 6) such as the
one shown below. (In this example, the selected service type is Frame Relay.)

Data Line Monitor Details Screen

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Figure 3.16

Service Details Scree n

The Service Details screen lets you change for each service the parameters
listed below.

Parameter Options

Interface Supervisory, Auxiliary, Network, Serial 1 or 2, 10/100 Ethernet ,

Virtual*
Type TDM, PPP, Frame Relay, IP, tty, SCADA
Pair User-assigned integer field that specifies where to route the traffic from

this servic e. If the servic e is te rm inate d by the uni t, set thi s value to “0”

(zero).

* PPP is the only service that may be attac hed to the Virtual inter face. You would choose the

Virtual in terface for PPP if you elected to run PPP over Frame Rel ay. When you attach PPP to
the Virtual interf ace, you must supply an endpoint over which to send PPP encapsulated da ta,
and that endpoint must be for a Frame Relay D L CI.

In addition, the Service Details screen provides the following user-activated
buttons:

Button Function

Submit S ets any values that have been changed.
Interface Details Opens the Details screen for t he Interfa ce of the cu rrently sele cted

service.

Type Details Opens the Details screen for the Type of the currently s elected

service.

Delete Service Opens the Verify Delete Service screen.

Interface Details Button

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Clicking the “Interface Details” button on the Service Details screen lets you
view inte rface param eters for the se lected ser vice. Th is same screen is
displayed if you click on an interface under the “Interface” column on the
Services s creen.

Type Details Button

Clicking the “Type Details” button on the Services Details screen lets you
view (an d, in some cases, c hange) interface p aramete rs for the specified
service. The details displayed depend on the type of service currently in effect
for the s elected se rvice. Yo u will se e this sam e screen if you click on a
specific service (such as Frame Relay) under the “Type” column on the
Services s creen. T ype Deta ils screen s for th e various s ervices are prese nted
below.

Delete Service Button

Click the “Delet e Service” button to remove the currently conf igured service
identified by the Service Details screen. Deleting the selected service will
remove a ll reference s to thi s servic e. These re ferences may inc lude fra me
relay, DLCI, endpoint, and Service Aware configurations.

After clic king the “Delete Service” button, you will b e present ed with a
confirmation screen (Figure 3.17). Click the “Confirm Delete Service” button
to confirm the removal of the selected service. To cancel, simply invoke your
browser’s “Back” function.

Figure 3.17

Confirm Delete Service Screen

Frame Relay Service Details Screen

Click on “Frame Relay” under the “Type” column on the Services screen to
access th e Frame Relay Ser vice De tails screen (Figu re 3.18), which let s you
access the configuration parameters described in the paragraphs below.

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Figure 3.18

Frame Relay Service Details Screen

Interface Type

Link Management

Max Frame Size

If this service is conn ected to a Frame Relay net work, the Interface Type
should be set to “UNI” as it is the user side of a User-to-Network interface. If
it is connected to a FRAD/Router, the Interface Type should be set to “NI” as
it is the network side of a User-to-Network interface. If it is connected to an
equipment set for Network-to-Network interface, the Interface Type should be
set to “NNI.”

Values: UNI, NI, NNI
Default: UNI if interface is Network, NI if interface is Serial

This parameter should be set to the link management used by the equipment
connected to it. If set to “Auto,” the unit will learn the link management type
and display it on the status portion of this screen.

Once it discovers the link management type, the unit should be set to the
discovered value so that subsequent unit or network re-initialization will be
faster.

Values: Auto, ANSI, CCITT, LMI, None
Default: ANSI

If Auto Diagnostic is set to “Yes,” the unit will discard received frames that
are larger than the maximum frame size. If Auto Diagnostic is set to “No,”
these large received frames will be sent, but will be counted in the Rx Invalid
statistics.

Values: 64–4096
Default: 2500

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N1

Indicates the number of “keep alive” status inquiries that are sent between full
status requests.

Values: 5–255
Default: 5 if i nterface is Netw ork (UNI ), 6 if in terface is Serial ( NI).

N2

Specifies the total number of link reliability errors and protocol errors that can
occur during the sliding event monitor count defined by N3. If this count is
exceeded, the port is decla red inactiv e.

Values: 1–255
Default: 3

N3

Represents a Monitored Events Count. For a network, a monitored event is
the receipt of a status inquiry message or the expiration of the polling
verification timer T2. For a FRAD, a monitored event is the transmission of a
status inquiry message. This parameter defines the size of the sliding window
used by the unit to determine whether a channel or user device is active.

Values: 5–255
Default: 4

T1

Specifies the number of seconds the unit waits between issuing status inquiry
messages.

Values: 5–30
Default: 10

RFC1315 Trap

Normal Tx Queue Size

When this parameter is set to “Enable,” the unit will send the standard
RFC1315 frame relay DTE circuit state change trap every time a DLCI
changes state, provided at least one destination IP address for trap is
configured in the SNMP configuration.

Values: Disable, Enable
Default: Disable

Each Frame Relay service has two distinct transmit queues: one for normal­priority traffic and one for high-priority traffic. At this time, only SCADA and
TCP Server traffic are considered high-priority and are placed in the high­priority queue. All other types of traffic are placed in the normal-priority
queue.

This parameter defines how many normal priority frames can be put in front
of a high-priority frame. The software always checks for high-priority frames
before placing normal-priority frames in the transmit queue. However, once
the frames are in the hardware transmit queue, their order of transmission
cannot be changed.

If SCADA and/or TCP Server are not up, set this parameter to 28 (the
default). If SCADA and/or TCP Server are up, set this parameter according to
the SCADA host system’s ability to support higher latency. For example, if a
SCADA host system has a timeout of 500 ms when polling remote devices
through a DDS Fr ame Rel ay servic e, the No rmal Tx Q ueue S ize param eter
should be set to 2. This would allow two 1500-byte IP frames to be sent
between SCADA frames without reaching the 500-ms limit. If the SCADA
host application has a timeout lower than 500 ms, this parameter should be set
to 1. This then ensures a minimum latency for SCADA applications.

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However, it will slow IP traffic since only one IP frame at a time can be
placed in the hardw are transmit queu e.

Default CIR (bps)

Default Be Rate (bps)

Enforce CIR and Be

This is the Committed Information Rate (in bits per second) provided by your
frame relay service provider. The unit will apply this value to each DLCI
learned from the network side to gather statistics and to perform CIR
enforcem ent, if req uired. If a DLCI i s configu red with a CIR different from
the default, the DLCI configuration will be used instead.

Values: 0–64 k
Default: 0

This is the Excess Burst Rate (in bits per second) provided by your frame
relay service provider. The unit will apply this value to each DLCI learned
from the network side to gather statistics and to perform CIR enforcement, if
required. If a DLCI is configured with a different Excess Burst from the
default, the DLCI configuration will be used instead.

Values: 0–64 k
Default: 0

If this parameter is set to “Yes,” the unit will enforce Committed Information
Rate and E xcess Burst.

Values: No, Yes
Default: No

NOTICE: The Auto Diagnostic parameter must be set to “Yes” to enforce CIR and

Be.

Management DLCI

Management Auto IP

DLCI

FrameStart Auto

Diagnostic

If there is a DLCI entered (and submitted) in this field, it will be the only
DLCI that looks for in-band management packets. If a value of “0” (zero) is
entered in this field, all DLCIs will look for management packets.

If this parameter is set to “Yes,” the unit will monitor the specified DLCI for
5 pings over 5 seconds, after which the unit uses the destination address as its
management IP address.

When this parameter is set to “Yes,” the unit will always source LMI on both
sides of the frame relay connection. The unit will dynamically learn the type
of link management used on each side of the connection (Network or Serial).

When set to “No,” the unit will forward each LMI message to its service pair.
If one side of the pair goes down, the other side will stop receiving LMI.

FrameStart Auto Diagnostic mode should be left set to “Yes” unless the frame
relay connection has more that 128 DLCIs, or if there is a very high traffic
rate on a constant basis.

Values: No, Yes
Default: Yes

NOTICE: If either side of the Frame Relay connection goes down, you will be

unable to remotely access any connected units.

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FrameStart Auto

Discovery

When this parameter is set to “Yes,” the unit will send FrameStart discovery
and delay frames to each DLCI it learns as soon as the DLCIs are set active.
This is required to calculate round trip delay as well as to discover remote
WANsuite/FrameStart units. This parameter should be set to “Yes” only on
network services that have a WANsuite/FrameStart unit at the far end of the
frame relay connection. Also if set to “Yes,” the unit will gather SLA
parameters such as frame and data delivery ratio as defined in the Frame
Relay Forum Implementation, FRF.13. Those gathered statistics are then
displayed on the DLCI Statistics screen as shown on page 3-37.

Values:No, Yes
Default:No

Round T rip Delay Size

(bytes)

Round T rip Delay Rate

(secs)

Active

LMI T ype

FrameStart Status

Rx Invalid Thr eshold

Rx Invalid Alarm

Specifies the frame size (in bytes) of packets making the round trip.

Specifies the rate (in seconds) at which Round Trip Delay packets are sent.

Status and Alarms Table

The table displayed at the bottom of the Frame Relay Service Details screen
reports on the status and condition of LMI parameters and on Receive/
Transmit alarms and thresholds. Alarm threshold levels may be changed by
entering a new threshold value in the appropriate field of the table and
clicking the “Submit” button. Table fields are described below.

Read-only field shows whethe r or not (Yes or No) an alarm is act ive.

Read-only status indicates ANSI, CCITT, LMI rev. 1, or Unknown.

Read-only status indicates Sourcing, Monitoring, or 0.
Number of invalid frames received during a 15-minute interval after which an

invalid alarm will be triggered. Default of “0” disables this alarm.
Status of t his alar m indicat es OK o r Alarme d.

Tx Threshold

Tx Alarm

Rx Threshold

Rx Alarm

Number of bits per second sent during a 15-minute interval after which a Tx
alarm will be triggered. Default of 0 disables this alarm.

Status of t his alar m indicat es OK o r Alarme d.
Number of bits per second sent during a 15-minute interval after which an Rx

alarm will be triggered. Default of 0 disables this alarm.
Status of t his alar m indicat es OK o r Alarme d.

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The Fram e Relay Service D etails scr een provi des the user-act ivated bu ttons
listed below:

Button Function

Submit Sets any values that have been changed.
Frame Relay Statistics Opens the Frame Relay Port St atistics screen f o r the current

Frame Relay servi ce.

DLCI Table Opens the DLCI Table screen, which dis plays all the DLCIs

on the current service. Refer to DLCI Tabl e S creen on
page 3-42 for more information.

Clear Alarms Clears all Frame Relay alarms.

NOTICE: When a “Submit” is executed, the Frame Relay link will be re-

initialized with the new parameters, causing a brief interruption in data
transfer.

Frame Relay Port Statistics Screen

Clicking the “Frame Relay Statistics” button brings up a table (Figure 3.19)
that reports on the status and condition of LMI parameters and on Receive/
Transmit alarms and thresholds. You may change the alarm threshold levels
by entering a new threshold value in the appropriate field on the Frame Relay
Service Details screen and clicking the “Submit” button.

Figure 3.19

Frame Relay Port Statistics Screen

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Transmit:

Frames

Octets

Mgmt Frames

Mgmt Octets

Stat Inquiries

Stat Response s

Frames

Octets

Mgmt Frames

Mgmt Octets

FECN

BECN

Invalids

Number of frames transmitted by the port.
Number of octets transmitted by the port.
Number of management frames transmitted by the port.
Number of management octets transmitted by the port.
Number of octets transmitted in frame relay LMI status inquiries.
Number of octets transmitted in frame relay LMI status responses.

Receive

Number of frames received by the port.
Number of octets received by the port.
Number of management frames received by the port.
Number of management octets received by the port.
Number of Forward Explicit Congestion Notification frames received.
Number of Backward Explicit Congestion Notification frames received.
Number of invalid frames received.

Stat Inquiries

Stat Response s

Invalid LMIs

Peak

A verage

Period Index

Number of octets received in frame relay LMI status inquiries.
Number of octets received in frame relay LMI status responses.
Number of invalid Local Management Interface frames received.

Throughput (bits /sec):

Peak bandwidth (in bps) as measured over a 10-second period.
Average bandwidth (in bps) used by the port.
Selects the interval (Current, Summary, or 1-96) to be viewed on the Frame

Relay Port Statisti cs screen .
The Frame Relay Port Statistics screen provides the following user-activated

buttons:

Button Function

Submit Sets any values that have been changed.
All Frame Relay I ntervals Opens the Fram e Relay Stat istics screen that shows all

statistics for all parameters.
Type Details Returns you to the Frame Relay Service Details screen.
Clear Stats Clears al l Frame Relay s ta ti st ic s .

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SCADA Details Screen

NOTICE: SCADA traffic has a higher priority than other types of traffic flowing

Click on “SCADA” under the “Type” column on the Services screen to view
the SCADA Details screen (Figure 3.20). This menu gives you access to the
configuration parameters described in the paragraphs below.

through the unit. Refer to Normal Tx Queue Size on page 3-21 for more
details.

Message Size

Figure 3.20

SCADA Details Screen

Maximum number of characters to buffer before sending a frame.

Values: 0−1024
Default: 256

Idle Character Delay

Input Terminator

Data Direction

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Maximum number of idle character time to wait before sending a frame.

Values: 0−65535
Default: 10

Decimal v alue of t he charac ter that t erminates a mess age befo re sending a
frame.

Values: 0−255
Default: 0

Data direction that the port will support. If set to “Input,” the port will only
accept incoming data and will not transmit data. If set to “Output,” the port
will ignore any incoming data. If set to “Both,” the port will process all data.

Values: Input, Output, Both
Default: Both

SCADA Loopback

Determines if and where SCADA will loopback received data.

Values: None, Loopback to Network, Loopback to Port
Default: None

The table below these parameters displays the SCADA statistics.

The SCADA Details screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Submit Sets any values that have been changed.
SCADA Device List Displays a table tha t sh ows the mapping between

SCADA devices and endpoints
Clear SCADA Statistics Clears all SCADA statisti cs.

(Figure 3.21).

Figure 3.21

SCADA Device Table

Select the appropriate numbered link under the “Device column to access the
SCADA Device Details screen(Figure 3.30) where you can map SCADA
devices to endpoints.

Figure 3.22

SCADA Device Details

PPP Service Details Screen

Click on “PPP” under the “Type” column on the Services screen to view the
PPP Service Details screen (Figure 3.23). This menu gives you access to the
configuration parameters described in the paragraphs listed below.

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Figure 3.23

PPP Service Details Screen

ACCM

MRU (Maximum

Receive Units)

Port IP Address

Peer IP Address

Virtual PPP over

Auth Challenge

Interval

The Asynchronous Control Character Map (ACCM) configuration option
provides a method to negotiate the use of control character transparency on
asynchronous links.

Values: 0–FFFFF FFF (H ex)
Default: FFFFFFFF

This configuration option may be set to inform the peer that the
implementation can receive larger packets, or to request that the peer send
smaller packets.

Values: 128–4096
Default: 1500

The IP address of the port. For unnumbered PPP link, set to 0.0.0.0 and set IP
Address Negotiation to “No.”

Default: 192.168.1.2

The IP address of the peer that will negotiate authentication protocols.

Default: 192.168.1.3

Endpoint name over which to send PPP encapsulated data (i.e., PPP over
Frame Relay). Valid only when the PPP interface is Virtual.

The time interval (in seconds) between CHAP challenges. A value of “0”
(zero) disables the periodic authentication challenge.

Values: 0−3600
Default: 0 (disabled)

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Allow PAP

Allows the peer to negotiate for PAP.

Values: No, Yes
Default: No

Allow CHAP

PAP Username

PAP Password

CHAP Username

CHAP Secret

Allows the peer to negotiate for CHAP.

Values: No, Yes
Default: No

This field is used to log on to the peer. Type the appropriate PAP Username
in this field.

Values: (user established)
Default: Username

This field is used to enter the password necessary to log on to the peer under
a given PAP Username.

Values: (user established)
Default: (none)

This field is used (along with the CHAP Secret) to challenge the peer. Type
the appropriate CHAP Hostname in this field.

Values: (user established)
Default: Hostname

This fiel d is used to enter th e Secret (i.e., pa ssword) necessa ry to cha llenge
the peer.

Values: (user established)
Default: Secret

Initiate Negotiation

Determines whether the port actively sends negotiation requests to the peer
site or passively waits for negotiation requests.

Values: Yes, No
Default: Yes

Parameters To Negotiate

The table displayed near the bottom of the PPP Service Details screen shows
which parameters are set to be negotiated. You can specify which parameters
should be nego tiated by clicking on the pull-d own menu next to each
parameter and selecting the desired option. The table below describes the
parameters that can be negotiated.

Parameter Description

Protocol Header
Compression

IPCP (IP Control
Protocol)
Compression

MRU (Maximum
Rece iv e U n it s )

Compresses PPP protocol headers.
Default = Yes

Compresses TCP headers using Van Jacobsen compression.
Default = Yes

Info rm s th e p ee r th at the imp le m e n tation can re cei v e larger
packet s , or to r eq u es t th at th e p ee r send small er pa ck e ts.
Default = Yes

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Parameter Description

HDLC Address
Compression

IP Address Dynamically negotiates for IP address es; otherwise, it is

ACCM Negotiates the use of control characte r transparency on

Magic Number Unique numbers useful for detecting loopbacks.

PAP (Password
Authentication
Protocol)

CHAP (Challenge­Handshake
Authentication
Protocol)

Negotiates the co mpression of high-level data link control
(HDLC) addresses.
Default = Yes

assumed both sides know each other’s IP addresses.
Default = Yes

asynchronous links.
Default = Yes

Default = Yes
An authentication scheme used by PPP servers to validate the

identity of the originator of the connec tion.
Default = No

An authentication scheme used by PPP servers to validate the
identity of the originato r of the connection upon connection or
any time later.
Default = No

PPP Statistics

Clicking the “PPP Statistic s” button brings up a table (Figure 3.24) tha t repor ts
on traffic.

Frames

Octets

Figure 3.24

PPP Statist ic s Screen

Transmit

Number of frames transmitted by the port.
Number of octets transmitted by the port.

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Mgmt Frames

Number of management frames transmitted by the port.

Mgmt Octets

Frames

Octets

Mgmt Frames

Mgmt Octets

Invalids

Peak

A verage

Period Index

Number of management octets transmitted by the port.

Receive

Number of frames received by the port.
Number of octets received by the port.
Number of management frames received by the port.
Number of management octets received by the port.
Number of invalid frames received.

Throughput (bits /sec)

Peak bandwidth (in bps) as measured over a 10-second period.
Average bandwidth (in bps) used by the port.
Selects the interval (Current, Summary, or 1-96) to be viewed on the PPP

Statistics s creen.
The PPP Statistics screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Submit Sets any values that have been changed.
All PPP Intervals Opens the PPP Statistics screen that shows all statistics for all

parameters.
Type Details Returns you to the PPP Ser vice Details screen.
Clear Stats Clears all PPP statistics.

PAP Table

At the bottom of the PPP Services Details screen are two buttons that display
tables for PAP and CHAP details. The PAP Table (Figure 3.25) displays the
Usernames and Passwords for 10 entries.

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Figure 3.25

PAP Table S cre en

Select an Index number and click the “PAP Details” button at the bottom of
this screen to bring up a PAP Details screen (Figure 3.26) in which you can
view, change, or delete the Username and Password for that particular PAP
Index.

Figure 3.26

PAP Detail s, PAP: 1 Screen

To change the User name an d Passw ord for a selected PAP In dex, ente r the
new information in the appropriate fields and click the “Submit” button.

To delete the Username and Password for a selected PAP Index, delete the
character string displayed in both fields (leaving them blank) and click the
“Submit” button.

The “Type Details” button returns you to the PPP Type Details screen.

CHAP Table

From the P PP Serv ice Deta ils screen, click th e “CHAP Table” but ton to view
a table (Figure 3.27) of the CHAP Username and Secret information for each
of 10 entries.

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Figure 3.27

Select an Index number and click on the “CHAP Details” button at the bottom
of this screen to bring up a screen in which you can change the Username and
Secret fo r that par ticular CH AP Inde x.

CHAP Table Screen

Figure 3.28

To change t he Usern ame a nd Secre t for a s elected CHA P Index, enter t he new
information in the appropriate fields and click the “Submit” button.

The “Type Details” button returns you to the PPP Type Details screen.

IP Services Screen

The IP Servi ces Screen and Ether net Statisti cs screens ar e described i n Figur e

3.7 on page 3-11 and Figure 3.8 on page 3-12, respectively.

CHAP Details Screen

Applications

The Applications screens describe configuration tables and statistics for
Layer 3 and above that do not map to a specific service or interface.

Endpoint Table Screen

The Endpoint Table (Figure 3.29) describes all endpoints terminating in the
unit; links are provided to view the Endpoint Details, Endpoint Service
Details, and Endpoint DLCI Details screens. The unit will automatically

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“discover” all DLCIs from the Network side and relay that information on the
Serial side with default values.

NOTICE: The Endpoint Table and its corresponding DLCIs will be saved in the

configuration database only after at least one endpoint parameter has
been changed and submitted in the Endpoint Details Screen on
page 3-35. When in IP Gateway, if you decide to use a “discovered”
endpoint, you must rename it. A discovered endpoint cannot be used
elsewhere (i.e., IP Gateway) until it has been renamed. Also, it will not
be saved in the configuration database.

NOTICE: Endpoint names of the form PPP-Sn and SCAD-Sn are reserved by the

system. These system-generated endpoints cannot be modified.

Figure 3.29

Endpoint Table Screen

For most applications, you will not have to modify the Endpoint Table and
DLCI Table. Modification is necessary, however, to configure remote in-band
management. (See In Band Management on page 3-38.)

Endpoint Details Screen

The Endpoint Details screen (Figure 3.30Figure 3.30), which you access by
clicking on an Index number on the Endpoint Table, lets you access the
configuration parameters described in the paragraphs below.

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Figure 3.30

Endpoint Details Screen

Name

Service

DLCI

When the unit learns a new DLCI, it creates an endpoint entry and a DLCI
entry if they are not already configured. The endpoint’s Name will
automatically be assigned as “Dynamic”; however, this name can (and most
likely should) be changed to reflect a remote location name. Submitting a
changed Name parameter will cause the endpoint entry and its corresponding
DLCI entry to be saved in the configuration database.

Value: A string of up to 11 characters
Default: (None)

CAUTION: When configuring endpoints, the name you assign each endpoint in

the Name parameter field must be unique within the unit.

The Servi ce Index n umber (from th e Service Table) on which this DLC I was
found or configured.

Values: Displays t he curre ntly act ive Servic es (by ind ex num ber) or th e

Service(s) on which the DLCI was discovered.

Default: 0

The DLCI number.

Values: 16–1023
Default: 0

Forward Endpoint

By default, each DLCI is switched to its pair service in the Service Table
using the same DLCI number. If this endpoint has to be switched to a
different DLCI or a different service, the endpoint index of the destination
must be configured here.

For most applications, you will not need to set this parameter.

Values: 0–256
Default: 0

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Backup Endpoint

If this DLCI has an alternative endpoint to switch to in case this DLCI
becomes inactive, the endpoint index of this alternative endpoint would be
configured here.

For most applications, you will not need to set this parameter.

Values: 0–256
Default: 0

SLP Reference

Endpoint

Remote IP Address

This is the reference endpoint index to use for the SLA parameters. As most
applications have the same SLAs for all DLCIs, they need to be configured in
only one DLCI entry. All SLA parameters can then be copied from the
endpoint index of this configured DLCI. If no SLP reference endpoint is
configured and the DLCI SLA parameters are not configured, the values in
the Frame Relay Service Details will be used (default CIR, Be, enforcement).

For most applications, you will not need to set this parameter.

Values: 0–256
Default: 0

If this WANsuite 5370 unit is to be used to manage a remote WANsuite 5370
unit, the IP address of the remote WANsuite 5370 unit must be configured
here. This DLCI can be used for management only, or for management and
actual data.

If this para meter is set, a P C connect ed to the LAN i nterface of this
WANsuite 5370 can reach a remote WANsuite 5370 through this DLCI. The
remote IP address must be part of an IP network that is different from the
local WANsuite 5370, and the local WANsuite 5370's IP address must be
configured into the PC. This way, local and remote WANsuite 5370s can be
reached regardless of the availability of the routers connected at the back of
the WANsuite 5370s.

Values: IP address
Default: 0.0.0.0

Remote IP Mask

Type

New DLCI

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If the Remote IP Address is set, the Remote IP Mask must also be set.

Values: IP address
Default: 0.0.0.0

If data received from this DLCI has to be switched to its corresponding
destination port, the type must be set to “Switched.” The type should be set to
“Local” for any DLCI used for management purposes only.

Values: Switched, Local
Default: Switched

This field is used to create a new DLCI if it is not already configured. To
create a n ew DLCI, enter a valid DL CI num ber in the field an d click the
“Submit” button. The new DLCI number will be reflected in the DLCI field
of the Endpoint Details screen.

The Endpoint Details screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Submit Sets any values that have been changed.
Service Details Opens the Service details screen showing the selected service's

settings.
DLC I D et ails Disp l ay s details of th e select ed D LCI.
Delete Endpoint Deletes the currently displayed endpoint.

Endpoint Service Details Screen

Clicking on the “Endpoint Service Details” button at the bottom of the
Endpoint Table screen displays the typical Service Details screen. Refer to
Service Details Screen on page 3-17 for a complete description of this type of
screen.

DLCI Details Screen

The DLCI Details screen (Figure 3.31) lets you access the configuration
parameters described in the paragraphs below. To bring up this screen, select
a DLCI link from the “DLCI” column on the Endpoint Table screen, or click
on the “DLCI Details” button on the Endpoint Details screen.

Figure 3.31

DLCI Details Screen

The unit uses the first three configuration parameters (Protocol Encapsulation,
Proprietary Traffic Type, and Proprietary Offset) displayed on this screen to

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gather statistics. For in-band management, “RFC 1490” must be the
encapsulation method.

Protocol Encapsulation

Propriet ary Traffi c

Type

Proprie tary Offse t

CIR (bps)

Be (bps)

Type of encapsulation used by the FRAD/Router connected to the unit.

Values: RFC 1490, Proprietary
Default: RFC 1490

When Protocol Encapsulation is set for “Proprietary,” the Proprietary Traffic
Type parameter defines which protocol is encapsulated.

Values: IP, IPX, Ethertype, None
Default: None

When Protocol Encapsulation is set for “Proprietary,” the Proprietary Offset
parameter defines the number of octets after the frame relay header where the
proprietary traffic type starts.

Values: 0–64
Default: 0

If a Committed Information Rate is configured here, its value will be used
instead of the default CIR of the frame relay service.

Values: 0–64 k
Default: 0

If an Excess Burst rate is configured here, its value will be used instead of the
default B e of the fr ame re lay service .

Values: 0–64 k
Default: 0

Bc (bps)

Discard Eligible Flag

In Band Management

FrameStart Delay

If CIR enforcement is configured to “Yes,” the unit will throttle the
Committed Burst down to this value when frames are received with the
BECN bit set.

Values: 0–64 k
Default: 0

If this parameter is set to “Yes” and CIR enforcement is also set to “Yes,” the
unit will set the Discard Eligible (DE) bit for frames sent over CIR.

Values: Yes, No
Default: No

If the unit is to be used as a gateway to reach a remote WANsuite 5370
through this DLCI, this parameter should be set to “Yes,” and the remote IP
address and Mask should be configured in the corresponding endpoint.

Values: Yes, No
Default: No

If this parameter is set to “Enable,” the unit will send FrameStart discovery
and delay frames on this DLCI, and will report the state of the remote
Verilink FSx unit. It will also send SOS frames when the FRAD/router
connected to this unit goes inactive.

Values: Enable, Disable
Default: Enable if Auto Discovery is set to “Yes”; Disable otherwise

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FrameStart Status

If the remote unit is a Verilink unit with FrameStart technology and
FrameStart Auto Discovery is enabled, the FrameStart Status field will show
the status of the remote unit. The status is “Active” if both the local and
remote DL CIs are a ctive an d the rem ote uni t answers to the discovery frames
sent by this unit. The status is “SOS” if the remote unit is active but the
FRAD/Ro uter con nected to i t is in active. T he status is “Inactiv e” in al l other
cases.

Values: Active, Inacti ve, SOS
Default: Inactive

Remote DLCI

Remote Unit

Remote Unit IP

Address

Round T rip Delay Size

(bytes)

Round T rip Delay Rate

(secs)

If the remote unit is a Verilink unit with FrameStart technology, and
FrameStart Auto Discovery is enabled, this displays the DLCI number used
on the remote end of this DLCI.

Values: 16−1023
Default: 0

If the remote unit is a Verilink unit with FrameStart technology, and
FrameStart Auto Discovery is enabled, this parameter gives the first three
digits of the unit ID configured on the remote end of this DLCI.

Values: 000−999
Default: 000

Displays the IP address of the remote Verilink unit with FrameStart
technology if FrameStart Auto Discovery is enabled.

Specifies the frame size (in bytes) of packets making the round trip. If the
Round Trip Delay Size is not configured, the Frame Relay Details values will
be used.

Specifies the rate (in seconds) at which Round Trip Delay packets are sent. If
the Round Trip Delay Rate is not configured, the Frame Relay Details values
will be used.

Status

Receiving FE CN/

BECN

DLCI Status Table

The bottom portion of the screen shows a table detailing the actual status of and
alarm threshold information for the selected DLCI as follows:

If this DLCI is up, the status will be “Active”; otherwise, the status will be
“Inactive.”

Values: Active, Inactive
Default: Inactive

When a frame is received with a congestion bit set, this parameter is set to
“Yes.” It is set back to “No” when a frame is received without a congestion
bit set.

Values: Yes, No
Default: No

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CIR Threshold

Sets the Tx over CIR alarm threshold. This threshold is the number of bits per
second in excess of CIR during a 15-minute interval. Setting this field to “0”
(zero) disables the alarm.

CIR Alarm

Bits Over Be Threshold

Bits Over Be Alarm

Congestion Threshold

Congestion Alarm

BECN in CIR Alarm

UAS Threshold

UAS Alarm

Reports if the Tx over CIR threshold has been exceeded.
Sets the Tx over Be alarm threshold. This threshold is the number of bits per

second in excess of CIR + Be during a 15-minute interval. Setting this field to
“0” (zero ) disables the ala rm.

Reports if the Tx over Be threshold has been exceeded.
Sets the Rx Congestion alarm threshold. This threshold is the number of

frames received with BECN/FECN. Setting this field to “0” (zero) disables
the alarm.

Reports if the Rx Congestion threshold has been exceeded.
Reports if Backward Explicit Congestion Notification (BECN) has been

received within CIR.
Sets the UAS (Unavailable Seconds) alarm threshold. This threshold occurs

after the DLCI is unavailable for a specified number of seconds. Setting this
field to “0 ” (zero) d isables t he alarm .

Reports if the UAS threshold has been exce eded.

The DLCI Details screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Submit Sets and activates any DLCI parameters val ues that have been

changed.
Clea r Al ar ms Clears all D LCI alarms .
DLCI Statistics Displays a table of the statis tics for thi s DLCI .
DLCI Table Displays a ta ble of all DLCI s on a specifi c f rame r elay s ervi ce , with

their state and alarm conditio ns.

DLCI Statistics Screen

Clicking the “DLCI Statistics” button on the DLCI Details screen will display
a summary (Figure 3.32) of the Transmit, Receive, and Performance statistics
for the s elected D LCI for a specific period.

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Figure 3.32

DLCI Statistic s Screen

There are ninety-six 15-minute buckets (sampled every second) available for
DLCI statistics. If the unit is powered on at 01:00 PM, the first interval will
be completed at 01:15 PM; subsequent intervals would be completed at xx:30,
xx:45, xx:00 and xx:15. Interval 1 is always the latest (most recent) interval,
and interval 96 will always be the oldest.

The DLC I Statisti cs screen i n the pr eceding fi gure sh ows a sum mary t hat
includes all 96 buckets. You can choose to see the statistics for any given
bucket by selecting the desired Period Index from the pull-down menu and
clicking the “Submit” button. Alternatively, you can display all intervals at
once by clicking the “All DLCI Intervals” button beneath the table. The MIB
(ipadv2.mib) describes each avail able stat istic. “FD R” on t he screen a bove
refers to Frame Delivery Ratio, which is the ration of successful frame
receptions to attempted frame transmissions. “DDR” refers to Data Delivery
Ratio or the ratio o f succes sful payl oad bytes received to atte mpted pa yload
bytes transmitted. “DE,” or Discard Eligible, refers to the data that is first
eligible to be discarded when network congestion occurs.

DLCI Table Screen

Clicking the “DLCI Table” button on the DLCI Details screen will display a
table (Figure 3.33) of all DLCIs on a specific frame relay service along with
their stat e and alarm condit ions.

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Figure 3.33

NOTICE: You may access the DLCI Table and DLCI Details screens from both

Service Aware Screen

The Service Aware function recognizes IP traffic and counts the number of
frames and bytes passed for a specific service based on filters by DLCI, by IP
Address, and by IP Port. Each row of the Service Aware table represents a
specific set of filter parameters known as a “rule.” Each rule is established
through the Rule Config screen, which is accessed by clicking on the
appropriate numbered link under the “Index” column on the Service Aware
screen.

DLCI Table Screen

the Endpoint Table and the Frame Relay Service Details screens.

The Service Aware screen (Figure 3.34) provides a table showing these
filtered packet counts for up to 10 rules. This table indicates which Service
Aware filters are enabled or disabled, and shows the specific DLCI, IP
Address, and IP Port by which the IP traffic is filtered. In addition, this table
shows the Tx Alarm Thresho ld and the curr ent Tx Al arm stat us (if en abled)
for each rule.

It is also possible to filter PPP services, in which case all information related
to DLCIs is ignored.

Figure 3.34

Service Aware Screen

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NOTICE: If you change the Service parameter, you must click on “Submit” to see

the appropriate DLCIs.

The Servi ce Awar e screen p rovides a “Cl ear Alarm s” user- activated b utton at
the bottom of the screen.

Rule Details Screen

Use the Rule Details screen () to establish Service Aware parameters. To
access the screen, click on the appropriate number under the “Index” column
on the Service Aware screen. To establish a rule, you must select the desired
rule configuration options and provide the appropriate filter information where
required. Then press the “Submit” button at the bottom of the screen.

Rule Config Screen

Service

DLCI

Filter By DLCI

The paragraphs below describe the rule configuration parameters and their
options.

Selects the service to which the rule applies. Select from a pull-down list of
available s ervices.

NOTICE: If you change the Service parameter, you must click on “Submit” to see

the appropriate DLCIs.

Selects the DLCI to which the rule applies. Select from a pull-down list of
applicable DLCIs.

Enables or disables filtering of the IP traffic by the DLCI specified in the
DLCI pull-down list.

NOTICE: To use this filter, you must specify both the Service and DLCI

parameters in the rule configuration.

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IP Address

Establishes the IP address by which the rule will filter IP traffic (if enabled).

IP Mask

Filter By IP Address

IP Port

Filter By IP Port

Tx Alarm Threshold

Tx Alarm

IP Port List

Represents a range of IP addresses defined so that only machines with IP
addresses within the range defined by the mask are allowed to access an
Internet service. To mask a portion of the IP address, replace it with the wild
card character “0” (zero). (For example, 192.44.0.0 represents every computer
on the Internet with an IP address beginning with 192.44.)

Enables or disables filtering of the IP traffic by the IP address specified in the
IP Address or IP Ma sk field.

Establishes the IP port by which the rule will filter IP traffic (if enabled). You
may enter the port value directly into this field or select a port ID from the
drop-down list to the right of the field (see next paragraph).

Enables or disables filtering of the IP traffic by the IP port specified in the IP
Port field.

Specifies the threshold in octets for the Transmit Alarm on this rule.
Shows th e current T ransmi t Alarm s tatus.
Provides a drop-down list of well-known port IDs for TCP and UDP. To enter

a port ID, select an option from the list and click the “Enter” button. The
selected port ID value will then be reflected in the IP Port field.

Traffic Meter Statistics Screen

The Traffi c Meter S tatisti cs screen (F igure 3. 35) displ ays a su mmary of the
number of frames and octets sent over a DLCI that have been counted in
accordance with the Servi ce Aware “rule” t hat has bee n establ ished fo r a
Service. A s such, it is Fram e Relay specifi c (i.e., DLC Is onl y occur i n frame
relay links). In addition, this screen provides data rate performance
information for the period of time specified in the Period Index field (see
below). To access this screen, click on the appropriate link under the
“Statistic s” colum n on the S ervice A ware scre en.

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Figure 3.35

The Traffi c Meter S tatisti cs screen re ports on the fol lowing par ameters:

Traffic Met er Statistics Screen

• Tx Frames

• Tx Octets

• Rx Frames

• Rx Octets

• Rate Peak – the peak data rate for the viewed period (see below)

• Rate Average – the average data rate for the viewed period (see below)

The Period Index field is used to define the period of time for which the
Traffic Meter statistics will be reported. It represents the 24-hour, 15-minute
buckets index. Selecting a period and then clicking the “Submit” button will
display the Traffic Meter Statistics for that period. Clicking on the “All
Traffic Meter Intervals” at the bottom of the screen displays the Traffic Meter
Statistics for all intervals as defined below.

Summary

Current

Interval 1, Interval 2,

..., Interval 96

Represents the past 24 hours; reports the additive number of frames/octets, the
highest peak encountered for 24 hours, and the average for 24 hours.

Reports on the current 15-minute interval.
Reports on intervals 1 − 96 that correspond to the periods completed 15

minutes ago, 30 minutes ago, ..., 24 hours ago.

SNMP Details Screen

The SNMP Details screen (Figure 3.36) lets you configure the SNMP
parameters described in the paragraphs below.

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Figure 3.36

SNMP Details Screen

Read Community

Accepts a character string identifying the group authorized to perform read
operations. The default setting is “Public.”

Write Community

Accepts a character string identifying the group authorized to perform write
operations. The default setting is “Private.”

Trap Community

Accepts a character string that is included in SNMP traps generated by the
unit. The default setting is “Public.”

Trap IP Address

Accepts the IP address of a network device where alarm reporting traps are to
be sent.

The unit detects and reports DDS network alarms and provides several
options for reporting them, one of which is SNMP traps. When a network
alarm occurs, the unit sends a trap message to as many as eight destinations
on your network. The unit will report each alarm by transmitting an SNMP
“trap” to each non-zero Trap IP address.

Diagnostics Screen

The Diagnostics screen (Figure 3.37) provides a table for viewing the current
settings for the test and maintenance functions performed on the available
interfaces . This scr een show s an uppe r-level vi ew of a ll the int erfaces s o you
can see if any port is under test, and if so, view the results. Diagnostic
parameters may be changed on the Test Details screen (page 3-48). The
parameters on the Diagnostics screen are described in the paragraphs below.

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Figure 3.37

Diagnostics Screen

Description

Loop Type

Setting

Pattern

Length

State

Elapsed Time

BE

ES (Errored Se conds)

% EFS

Describes the type of interface selected for testing.
Describes the type of loop test (if any) performed on the selected interface.
Displays the bandwidth on which you wish to perform the BERT.
Specifies the pattern to be transmitted during a BERT for the selected port.
Displays the length of time for which the BERT should run for the selected

interface.
Displays t he curre nt BERT state for the select ed inter face.
Displays the time elapsed since a BERT began or, if completed, the total test

time.
Displays the total number of bit errors detected since the BERT began or

since erro r statistics were la st clear ed.
Displays the number of asynchronous errored seconds that have been detected

since the B ERT b egan or since erro r statistics were last clear ed. This
parameter includes bit error seconds and sync loss seconds.

Displays what percent of the total BERT time ran error free. This ratio is
derived from the number of error-free seconds divided by the number of
seconds accumulated in Elapsed Time.

Test Details Screen

The Test Details screen lets you set some test parameters and view other read­only parameters. This screen is also used to initiate a BERT or Loop Test.
The Network Interface Test Details screen, shown in Figure 3.38, and the
Serial Inte rface Test D etails scre en contain th e same BER T Table p arameters ,
which are described below. However, their Loop Tables at the bottom of the
screen contain different options, which are also described below.

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Figure 3.38

Network Interface Test Details Screen

BERT Table

The BERT table provided on the Test Details screen lets you set the test
parameters described below.

Setting

BERT Pattern

Test Duration

Pattern Sync

Elapsed Time

Displays the bandwidth on which you wish to perform the BERT. The
available values for this parameter depend on which interface is selected, so
for the network interface would be Net.

Specifies the pattern to be transmitted during a test for the selected port.

15

Values: Marks, QRSS, 511, 2047, ITU 2

, Spaces

Default: 511

NOTICE: The 2

15

pattern is the ITU (European) version, not the ANSI version.

Specifies the length of time for which the test should run for the selected port.

Values: 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 24 hour, Continuous
Default: 15 minutes

The BERT Table screen also displays the following read-only parameters:
Displays the state of pattern sync during a test. If no test is in progress, “No

Test” is displayed. If a test is active, but the receiver is not in pattern sync,
“No Sync” is displayed. If the receiver is in pattern sync, “In Sync” is
displayed.

Displays the time elapsed since a timed test began or, if completed, the total
test time.

Bit Errors

Errored Seconds

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Displays the total number of bit errors detected since the test began or since
error statistics were cleared.

Displays the number of asynchronous errored seconds detected since the test
began or since erro r statistics were last clear ed.

% EFS (Error-Free

Seconds)

Displays the percentage of time the test ran error-free. This ratio is derived
from the n umber of error-fr ee seconds divided by the number of seconds
accumulat ed in Elap sed Tim e.

Loop Table

The Loop table provided near the bottom of the Test Details screen lets you
specify the type of Loop test to be performed. The types of tests available
depend on the currently selected interface.

Network Interface Test Details Screen:

Values: No Test (Loop Down), DSU, CSU
Default: No Test (Loop Down)

Serial Interface Test Details Screen:

Values: No Test (Loop Down), Port Loop, V.54 Loop, Far V.54 Loop
Default: No Test (Loop Down)

Both the Serial and Network Interface Test Details screens provide the user­activated buttons listed in the table below.

Button Function

Start Starts the spe cified BERT.

Trap Lo g Screen

Stop Stops the currently running BERT.
Error Inject Injects a bit error.
Reset Errors Resets the current error count.
Loop Submit Sets the type of Loop test.

The Trap Log scre en (Figur e 3.39) s hows a c ollection of all t he traps th at
have been generated. A trap is a mechanism that permits a device to send an
alarm for certain network events to an SNMP management station; in other
words, traps are notifications of triggered alarms.

The table shown in this screen lists each trap by its Index number, and
displays the type of error captured by the trap (Trap Number), the date and
time that the trap was stored (Time Stamp), its description, and its value.

To remove all trap information store d in memory, click the “Delet e All
Traps” button.

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Figure 3.39

Trap Log Screen

Top N Details (Top Talkers) Screen

Clicking on the Top Talkers link in the navigation tree displays a screen
(Figure 3.40) where you can set parameters for and initiate the generation of a
list of IP addresses ranked in terms of the number of frames and octets they
have transmitted during a specified reporting period. This report allows MIS
managers to determine who is generating the most traffic on a WAN based on
IP addresses.

Duration

Time Remaining

Figure 3.40

Top N Details (Top Talker s) Screen

To generate a Top Talkers report, enter the duration parameters and desired
report size in the appropriate fields and then click the “Submit” button.

Establishes the amount of time (in seconds) for which the Top Talkers report
will capture IP traffic; typically this value is 900 seconds (15 minutes).

Establishes the amount of time (in seconds) for which the Top Talkers report
will capture IP traffic; typically this value is 900 (15 minutes). As soon as
you initiate generation of the report by pressing the “Submit” button, the
Time Remaining value is copied over to the Duration field.

Requested Report Size

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Establishes how many IP addresses will be reported as the “Top Talkers.”

NOTICE: While you may request any number, the unit is internally limited to a

maximum report size of 20.

As soon as the specified Duration for the report has elapsed, the screen will
refresh itself and the resulting report-specific information will be displayed in
the outlined box at the bottom of the screen. This report comprises elements
as defined in the following paragraphs.

Report #

Start Time

System Up Time

Size

Displays a unique number that identifies the generated report. This number is
generated automatically and is incremented sequentially for each report. This
number can also be used by management stations for automatic polling (via
the ipadv2.mib).

Displays the actual number of IP addresses identified as Top Talkers in the
generated report. The maximum report size is 20.

Displays the time at which the Top Talkers report was initiated (based on
System U p Time).

Displays the amount of time the unit has been operational since it was turned
on or last reset.

The Top Talkers table reports in descending order the IP addresses that have
generated the most traffic during the requested report’s duration. For each IP
address listed, the report displays the number of Rx frames, Rx octets, Tx
frames, and Tx octets that have been passed across it. In addition, the
Timestam p field in dicates th e time a t which a packet w as exam ined for the
specified IP address.

IP Gateway Screen

The IP Ga teway ( see screen in F igure 3. 41) is a f eature of t he WA Nsuite
5370 that allows routing of IP packets from one network to another using
static routes configuration and/or dynamic routing. The IP Gateway uses
Routing Information Protocol (RIP) 1 or RIP 2 or Open Shortest Path First
(OSPF) routing.

RIP 1 and RIP 2 are protocols that allow exchange of routing information
between two routers. With that information exchange, a router can build its
own routing tables that later can be used for “routing” IP packets.

OSPF is a shortest path first (SPF) or link-state protocol. OSPF is also an
internal gateway protocol (IGP) that distributes routing information between
routers in a single autonomous system (AS). OSPF chooses the least cost path
as the be st path.

While RIP is ideal for small- to medium-sized networks, OSPF is more
suitable for complex networks with a large number of routers. OSPF provides
equal cost multipath routing where packets to a single destination can be sent
via more than one interface simultaneously.

The IP Gateway also supports unnumbered networks. An unnumbered
network is a point-to-point connection without an assigned IP address This
feature reduces the number of IP addresses required.

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Figure 3.41

IP Gateway Screen

RIP Enable

RIP Trust Neighbors

RIP Inter val

RIP Domain

OSPF Enable

OSPF Router ID

Globally enables RIP 1, RIP 2, or No RIP.

Values: Disable, Enable RIP1, Enable RIP2
Default: Enable RIP2

Globally enables the trusted neighbors feature. If there is a list of trusted
neighbors in an IP Gateway, only RIP packets coming from those trusted
neighbors will be used to build the internal routing table.

Values: Enable, Disable
Default: Enable

Interval for RIP packet to be sent. Default is 30 seconds.

Value representing the RIP domain. Default is 0.

OSPF Parameters

Globally enables OSPF.

Values: Disable, Enable
Default: Disable

This 32-bit number assigned to each router running the OSPF protocol
uniquely identifies the router within an Autonomous System. Each router
requires a unique router ID. Default is the LAN IP address of the unit.

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The IP Ga teway scr een pr ovides the followin g user-act ivated b uttons:

Button Function
RIP

Static Routes Ta ble Displays static routes an d dynamic routes information.
Static ARP Table Displa ys static ARP informati on.

Button Function

Trusted Neighbors Displays truste d neighbors information.

OSPF

Area Table Displays area information.

Virtual Link Table Displays virtual link informat ion.
Submit Submits to the unit information specific to IP Gateway.
Circuit Table Lets you access to circuit-related information/operation.

Circuit Table Screen

Access this menu by clicking on the “Circuit Table” button at the bottom of
the IP Gateway menu. This screen shows the configured circuit (Figure 3.42).
To configure a new circuit, click on "Add New."

Figure 3.42

Circuit Table Screen

Circuit Details Screen

Access this menu (Figure 3.43) by accessing the appropriate numbered link
under the “Index” column on the Circuit Table screen.

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Figure 3.43

Circuit Details Screen

Endpoint

IP Address

IP Mask

Max Transmit Unit

Cost

RIP Status

Multicast Status

Endpoint name. By de fault, the first circuit is always the LAN c ircuit. All
other circuits are associated with Endpoint names as defined in the Endpoint
Table shown in Figure 3.29 on page 3-34.

IP Address of the circuit.

IP mask of the circuit.

Maximum transmit unit this circuit will send at any one time.

Represents the relative time of treatment of an IP packet. This value is used
when there are mu ltiple rout es to th e same d estination . When t wo or more
routes ar e available, the one with the lowest circuit co st is sel ected. A f rame
relay circuit should have a higher value than a LAN circuit.

Indicates whether or not RIP is enabled on this circuit.

Values: Enable, Disable

Default: Enable

Indicates whether or not Multicast is enabled on this circuit.

Values: Enable, Disable

Default: Enable

OSPF Status

OSPF Area

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Indicates w hether o r not OS PF is en abled on this circ uit.

Values: Enable, Disable

Default: Disable

Represent s the area that thi s circuit i s part o f.

OSPF LSA Timer

Determines how often the Link State Acknowledgment (LSA) packet is sent.

Values: 1−3600

Default: 1

OSPF LSU Delay

OSPF Router Priority

OSPF Hello Interval

OSPF D ead Interval

The estimated number of seconds it takes to transmit a Link State Update
(LSU) packet over this circuit interface.

Values: 1−3600

Default: 1

This 8-bit unsigned integer ranges from 1 to 255 and assigns priority to one of
two routers attached to the same network; without an assigned priority, both
routers attempt to become the designated router.

Values: 1−255

Default: 1

The time in seconds between the Hello packets that a router sends on a
circuit. This value is also advertised in the router’s Hello packets and must be
identical for all routers on the same network. The smaller the Hello Interval,
the sooner topological changes are detected (but then more traffic is created).

Values: 1−65535

Default: 1

The number of seconds during which a router’s “Hellos” have not been
received before its neighbors declare the router down. The value must be the
same as the value on the network.

Values: 1−65535

Default: 40

OSPF Auth Key

When configured, this parameter allows an authentication procedure to be
executed on the OSPF header. If the 64-bit (8 character) password does not
correspond , the pac ket is t hrown away .

Values: 64 bits ( 8 character s)

Default: 8 sp aces (no authenti cation)

The Circuit Details screen provides the user-activated buttons described in the
table below.

Button Function

Submit Sets any values that have been changed.
Circuit Table Returns you to the previous screen.

Static Route Table Screen

Under some circumstances, it may not be necessary for a router to learn a
route using ordinary means such as RIP or OSPF. It is possible under these
circumstances for you to add a route to the route table of a router.

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The Static Route Table screen (Figure 3.44) is always associated with a circuit.
Access this menu by selecti ng the Static Routes Table from the RIP Parameters
Table on the IP Gateway menu.

Endpoint

Target IP Address

Target IP Mask

Next Hop

Cost

Route Status

Figure 3.44

Static Route Tab le Screen

Endpoint name ( or interface) thr ough which to send the IP packet to r each the
Target IP Addr ess.

Represents the target network that you want this router to reach.

Mask of the target network.

IP address of the next device in the route.

Cost of using that route.

Indicates whether a route is enabled or disabled.

The Static Route Table screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Dynamic Route Table Displays routes learned via RIP or OSPF.
Add New Adds a new static route.

Route Details Screen

Access this menu (Figure 3.45) by selecting the appropriate numbered link
under the “Index” column on the Static Route screen.

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Figure 3.45

Route Details Sc reen

Endpoint

Target IP Address

Target IP Mask

Next Hop IP Address

Cost

Route Status

Endpoint name ( or interface) thr ough which to send the IP packet to r each the
Target IP Addr ess.

Represents the target network that you want this router to reach.

Values: 0.0.0.0−255.255.255.255

Default: 0.0.0.0

Mask of the target network.

Values: 0.0.0.0−255.255.255.255

Default: 0.0.0.0

NOTICE: Setting the Target IP Address and Target IP Mask to 0.0.0.0 defines

THE default route for this unit.

IP address of the next device in the route.

Cost of using that route.

Values: 0−65535

Default: 1

Indicates whether or not the current route is enabled.

Values: Enable, Disable

Default: Enable

The Route Details screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Submit Sets any values that have been changed.
Static Route Table Returns you to the prev ious screen.
Delete Route Deletes the route curren tly displayed.

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Dynamic Route Table Screen

Access this menu (Figure 3.46) by selecting “Static Route Table” from the
RIP Parameters table on the IP Gateway menu and then selecting Dynamic
Route Table. This table shows both dynamic and static routes. Please note that
not all parameters are necessarily defined, depending on whether or not the
routes were learned dynamically. Primarily, the most useful information is
included in "Destination," "Interface Index," and "Mask" columns.

Destination

Interface Inde x

Next Hop

Mask

Figure 3.46

Dynamic Route Table Screen

Network to be reached.

Internal TC P/IP st ack interf ace numb er.

IP address used to reach the destination network.

Mask of the destination network.

ARP Table Screen

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is used by the router to dynamically
associate a high-level IP address to a low-level physical hardware address.
ARP packets are only sent across a single physical network.

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There are some cases when an IP-compatible device does not support ARP or
ARP is deliberately disabled (for security). In these cases, instead of using
ARP to dynamically update the router internal MAC <-> IP Address Table,
you can use this menu to force an entry into that table. This entry never times
out.

NOTICE: At least one circuit must be defined to create a Static ARP Table entry

because an ARP entry is always associated with a circuit.

Access this menu by selecting “Static ARP Table” from the RIP Parameters
screen on the IP Gateway menu. The static ARP table (Figu re 3.47) is useful
when a Host does not respond to an ARP request.

Figure 3.47

ARP Table S cre en

Endpoint

IP Address

MAC Address

ARP Status

Endpoint name (or Interface) through which to send the IP packet to reach the
defined IP Address. The default is the LAN.

The IP address of the unit for which you want to define the MAC address.

The MAC address of the host to be reached.

Displays whether this static ARP is enabled or disabled.

The Static ARP Table screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Dynamic ARP Table Displays the dynamically learned MAC <-> IP address.
Add New Adds a new static ARP.

ARP Details Screen

Access this screen (Figur e 3. 48) by clicking on the ARP Details button on the
ARP Table screen.

Figure 3.48

ARP Details Screen

Endpoint

IP Address

Endpoint name (or Interface) through which to send the IP packet to reach the
defined IP Address. Currently, this is always the LAN.

IP address of the circuit.

Values: 0.0.0.0−255.255.255.255

Default: 0.0.0.0

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MAC Address

MAC address of the Host to be reached.

Values: A 6-byte value

Default: 00-00-00-00-00-00

ARP Status

Displays whether this ARP is enabled or disabled.

Values: Enable, Disable

Default: Enable

The ARP Details screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Submit Sets any values that have been changed.
Static ARP Table Returns you to the previous screen.
Delete ARP Deletes this static ARP.

Trusted Neighbor Table Screen

The Trusted Neighbors feature can be used to store RIP information only
from speci fic rout ers. This a llows th e router to reject any RIP informa tion
coming from non-Trusted Neighbors. Only information coming from Trusted
Neighbors is kept by the router.

Access this menu by selecting Truste d Neighbors from the RIP Parameters on
the IP Gateway menu. This table (Figure 3.49) is useful when the Network
Administrator wants to listen to RIP of specific router(s).

Figure 3.49

Trusted Neighbor Table Screen

Neighbor Details Screen

Access this screen (Figur e 3.50) by clicking on the appropriate numbered link
under the “Index” column on the Trusted Neighbor Table screen. This screen
lists all IP addresses of Trusted Neighbors.

Figure 3.50

Neighbor Details Screen

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The Neighbor Details screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Trusted Neighbors Returns you to the previous screen.
Delete Neighbors Deletes this Trusted Neighbor.

Area Table Screen

An Area allows growth and makes the networks at a site easier to manage. An
area is self-contained; knowledge of an area’s topology remains hidden from
other areas. Thus, multiple groups within a given site retain the ability to
change their internal network topology independently.

Access the Are a Table Screen (Figure 3.51) fro m the OSPF Parameters table on
the IP Gateway screen.

ID

Enable

Auth Type

Stub

Address Summary

Mask Summary

Advertise

Figure 3.51

Area Table Screen

Displays the ID of the A rea (re p resen t ed b y an IP add res s).

Displays whether the defined Area is enabled or disabled.

Indicates A rea val idation.

Displays w hether o r not the defined area is a Stub Area .

Displays the Address Summary of the define d Area.

Displays the Mask Summary of the defined Area.

Displays whether advertising is enabled or disabled for this Area.

The “Add New” button on the Area Table screen lets you define a new Area.

Area Details Screen

Access this screen () by clicking on the appropriate numbered link under the
“Index” colu m n on the Area T abl e sc ree n.

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Area Details Screen

Area ID

Enable

Auth Type

Stub

Address Summary

This parameter has the same format as the IP Address of the Mask Address.

Values: 0.0.0.0−255.255.255.255

Default: 0.0.0.0

Displays whether or not this Area is enabled.

Values: Enable, Disable

Default: Enable

Indicates type of Authentication.

Values: Simple, None

Default: None

An area can be con figured as stub when there is a sin gle exit point fro m the
area, or when the choice of exit point need not be made on a per-external­destination basis.

Values: Yes, No

Default: No

A configured address range specifies what addresses are contained within an
area. When s ummari zing t he routes in an are a to infor m other a reas, al l ro utes
falling within the configured range are described by a single LSA, thus
decreasin g the size of the LS A datab ase.

Values: 0.0.0.0−255.255.255.255

Default: 0.0.0.0

Mask Summary

Advertise

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IP Mask of the summary to be added.

Values: 0.0.0.0−255.255.255.255

Default: 0.0.0.0

Describes the local state of a router or network. This includes the state of the
route’s interfaces and adja cencies. E ach link s tate adv ertisem ent is flood ed
throughout the routing domain. The collected link state advertisements of all
routers and networks form the protocol's topological database.

Values: Yes, No

Default: No

The Area Details screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Submit Sets any values that have been changed.
Area Table Returns you to the previous scr een.
Delete Area

Deletes the currently defined Area.

Virtual Link Table Screen

To permit maximum flexibility, OSPF allows the configuration of virtual links
to enable the backbone area to appear contiguous despite the physical reality.

In OSPF, the backbone is defined as an Area ID of 0.0.0.0. This backbone
cannot be disconnected in any way or some areas of the Autonomous System
become unreachable. This is because all inter-area traffic must go through the
backbone. In fact, the backbone is responsible for all inter-area routing
information distribution.

It is possible that an area cannot be connected directly to the backbone; in this
case a virtual link is used (see Figure 3.52). To establish or maintain the
connectivity of the backbone, virtual links can be configured through non­backbone areas. Basically, virtual links are used to connect components that
are otherwise not connected to the backbone.

Enable

A virtual link is treated by OSPF as a point-to-point unnumbered network
joining two area border routers. The virtual link must be configured in both of
the area border rout ers.

A virtual link is defined by the following two parameters:

• The Router ID of the virtual link’s other endpoint.

• The non-backbon e area that the virtual link crosses through.

Access this screen by selecting the Virtual Link Table from the OSPF
Parameters table on the IP Gateway screen.

Figure 3.52

Enables this definition of a virtual link.

Virtual Link Table Screen

Transmit Area ID

The non-backbone area that the virtual link crosses through.

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Area Border Router ID

The Router ID of the virtual link’s other endpoint.

The “Add New” button lets you define a new Virtual Link.

Virtual Link Details Screen

Access this screen (Figur e 3.53) by clicking on the appropriate numbered link
under the “Index” column on the Virtual Link Table sc reen.

TCP Server

Figure 3.53

Virtual Link Details Screen

The Virtual Link Details screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Submit Sets any values that have been chang ed.
Virtual Link Table Returns you to the previous screen.
Delete Virtual Link

Deletes currently defined Virtual Link.

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NOTICE: TCP Server traffic has a higher priority than other types of traffic

flowing through the unit. Refer to Normal Tx Queue Size on page 3-21
for mo re deta ils.

The TCP Server is a general-purpose application that maps arbitrary TCP port
numbers to non-TCP/IP devices that have been assigned an endpoint. (See
Endpoint Table Screen on page 3-33.)

TCP Server Details Screen

The TCP Server Details screen (Figure 3.54) lets you establish TCP
connections and map them to physical devices that communicate via a
supported interface.

Figure 3.54

TCP Server Details Scree n

Access the TCP Connection Details screen (Figure 3.55) by clicking on the
appropriate numbered link under the “Connection” column on the above
screen. The TCP Connection Details screen lists the index number, the
endpoint name, the TCP local port number, and whether or not this entry is
enabled.

Figure 3.55

TCP Connection Details Screen

Select the TCP Connection Table button to access the screen shown in Figure

3.55. This screen lets you see which addresses and ports are in a “listening”
state and which are already established.

Figure 3.56

TCP Connections Screen

Click on the “TCP Host Access Table” button on the TCP Connection Details
screen to access a screen (Figure 3.57) where you can specify up to 10 IP
addresses that may access the services provided by TCP Server. If no
addresses are provided, any host can access the services provided by TCP
Server.

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Figure 3.57

TCP Host Ac ce s s Tab l e Scr e en

You can access the Host Access Details (Figure 3.58) for a specific Index
number by clicking on the appropriate numbered link under the “Index”
column.

Figure 3.58

TCP Host Access Details

Network Address Translation (NAT)

NAT is a method of connecting multiple computers to the Internet (or any
other IP network) using one IP address. This lets users cost-effectively and
efficiently connect their networks to the Internet.

Whether on a global or local port, NAT provides translation only upon receipt
of a packet, which NAT will translate, not translate, or filter, depending on
the user-specified parameters (further described below). If the decision is
made to “translate,” the packet will be modified internally, and eventually
sent on to the IP Gateway to be processed. If the decision is made not to
“translate,” the packet will not be modified in any way. If the decision is
made to “filter,” the packet will be discarded without any further action
required.

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NOTICE: You must Save and Restart for any changes in NAT configuration

param eters to take effect .

NAT Details Screen

The NAT Details screen (Figure 3.59) lets the user configure the NAT global
parameters described below.

Enable

Mode

Figure 3.59

NAT Details Screen

Enables or disables NAT. Default is “Disable.”
Selects the Network Address Port Translation (NAPT) mode or the Basic

NAT mode. In NAPT mode, all hosts on the Global (public) side view all
hosts on the Local (private) side as a single internet host (one IP address). In
Basic NAT mode, the Global IP address is assigned as a Class C host address
(Mask of 255.255.255.0). Each private IP address on the Local side is mapped
to a Class C public address on the Global side. In other words, if there are 30
hosts on the private (Local) side, 30 public (Global) addresses are required.
The default is NAPT.

Global IP Addr

Global Mask

ICMP Default Addr

Filter Non Local

Address

Global IP Address used in NAPT mode. Must be a valid Class C address.
Default is LAN IP Address.

IP Mask associated with defined Global IP Address. Default is LAN IP Mask.

Default source address used to answer any ICMP request. Default is LAN IP
Address. ICMP requests are not transferred from the Global to the Local side.
Rather th ey are an swered by the un it itself si nce Lo cal addres ses are pri vate
and do not receive unsolicited requests.

Discards any packet with “non corporate” source address. Default is “Enable.”

The screen parameters listed below are related to the NAT Control Block
Timer. Note that default values should be in accordance with most NAT
applications. The timers’ values minimize NAT resources. Generally, when a
timer has expired, the resources used are no longer needed. Those resources
will then be available for other connection resources.

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IP Entry Time r

The maximum time (in seconds) NAT will use resources when not using
TCP, UDP, or ICMP.

Values: 0−65535

Default: 120

TCP Connection Timer

TCP Closing Timer

TCP Disconnected

Timer

TCP Sequence Delta

Timer

UDP Timer

The maximum time (in seconds) NAT will use resources when attempting to
establish a TCP connection.

Values: 0−65535

Default: 300

The maximum time (in seconds) NAT will use resources when attempting to
close a TCP connection.

Values: 0−65535

Default: 0

The maximum time (in seconds) NAT will use resources when attempting to
disconnect from TCP.

Values: 0−65535

Default: 120

The maximum time (in seconds) NAT will use resources when managing TCP
Packet Sequencing.

Values: 0−65535

Default: 180

The maximum time (in seconds) NAT will use resources for a UDP port in
use.

ICMP Timer

Values: 0−65535

Default: 120

The maximum time (in seconds) NAT will use resources for any ICMP
request.

Values: 0−65535

Default: 120

The NAT Details screen provides the following user-activated buttons:

Button Function

Submit S ets any values that have been changed.
Static TCP Translation Table Allows static mapping of globa l TCP Server ports to

a local host IP address/port combination.

Static UDP Translation Table Allows static mapping of global UDP Server ports to

a local host IP address/port combination.

NAT Port Table Defines NAT global/Internet and local/corporate

ports.

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S tat ic TCP T r anslation Table Screen

The Static TCP Translation Table screen (Figure 3.60) allows static mapping
of global TCP Server ports to a local host IP address/port combination. The
parameters described below enable access to TCP servers on the private/
corporate network “behind the NAT.” The parameters may be used only when
in NAPT mode.

Global Port
Server Port

Server Address

Figure 3.60

Static TCP Translation Table Screen

Decimal IP Port exposed to the global Internet. Default is 0.
Decimal IP Port of the local TCP Server. This port is usually the same as the

Global Port. Default is 0.
IP Address of the local TCP Server. Default is 0.0.0.0.

The Static TCP Translation Table screen provides the following user-activated
buttons:

Button Function

NAT Details Returns the user to the previous screen.
Add New Lets the user add additional addresses.

You can configure or change the above-listed parameters on the NAT Static
TCP Translation Details screen (Figure 3.61), which is accessed by selecting
the appropriate number under the “Index” column on the Static TCP
Translati on Table screen.

Figure 3.61

NAT Static TCP Translation Details Screen

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S tat ic UDP T r anslation Table Screen

The Static UDP Translation Table screen (Figure 3.63) allows static mapping
of global UDP Server ports to a local host IP address/port combination. The
parameters described below enable access to UDP Servers on the private/
corporate network “behind the NAT.” The parameters may be used only when
in NAPT mode.

Global Port
Server Port

Server Address

Figure 3.62

Static UDP Translation Table Screen

Decimal IP Port exposed to the global Internet. Default is 0.
Decimal IP Port of the local UDP Server. This port is usually the same as the

Global Port. Default is 0.
IP Address of the local UDP Server. Default is 0.0.0.0.

The Static UDP Translation Table screen provides the following user­activated buttons:

Button Function

NAT Details Returns the user to the previous screen.
Add New Lets the user add an additional address.

You can configure or change the above-listed parameters on the NAT Static
UDP Translation Details screen (Figure 3.63), which is accessed by selecting
the appropriate numbered link under the “Index” column on the Static UDP
Translati on Table screen.

Figure 3.63

NAT Static UDP Translation Details Screen

NA T Port Table Screen

The parameters on the NAT Port Table screen (Figure 3.64) define the NAT
global/Internet and local/Corporate ports. These parameters are configured in
the NAT Ports Details screen shown in Figure 3.65. Access the NAT Ports

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