This chapter introduces the software tools available for configuring and monitoring your 3000 Series. It includes the following topics.

Configuration Tools

You can use one of the following tools to configure your gateway router:

• QuickWeb

  QuickWeb is a software tool that lets you configure your router using a Web browser. QuickWeb software resides on your router.

• Quick Config

  A question and answer script that lets you set basic configuration information. It is part of the Command Line Interface.

• Command Line Interface (CLI)

  Provides full configuration capabilities that let you further customize your router's configuration.

To configure your 3000 Series, you can

• Connect to the 3000 Series over your Ethernet network. You can then run Telnet to IP address 192.168.1.1, which is the preconfigured address of the fixed Ethernet port.

• Connect a PC to the 3000 Series console port. You can then connect to the 3000 Series using a terminal emulator. See Connecting to a PC on page 22.

Worksheet	When needed?
IP Addressing	Always
Dialup PPP	When using PPP over your WAN connection
Frame Relay	When using Frame Relay over your WAN connection
ISDN	When using ISDN

Using QuickWeb

To run QuickWeb . . .

1. Launch your World Wide Web browser.

Nx Networks recommends that you use Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. (If you are using Nescape Navigator, use version 4.0 or later.)

2. Enter the following in the Address (or Location) text box on your browser. QuickWeb is case sensitive.

http://192.168.1.1/QuickWeb

192.168.1.1 is the default IP address of the 3000 Series fixed Ethernet port. If you change the IP address of the Ethernet port, you will need to use that new address to run QuickWeb in the future.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to begin using QuickWeb.

If you need any information on any of the router's parameters or options, check the Help available with QuickWeb.

4. When you finish configuring your router, restart the router for the configuration settings to take effect.

Using a Terminal Emulator

To set up HyperTerminal . . .

1. Click the Start button and select Programs, Accessories, and HyperTerminal.

2. In the Connection description window, enter gt in the Name field and select any icon to represent your terminal emulation.

3. In the Connect to dialog screen, in the Connect using field, select the appropriate COM port to use.

4. In the COM1 Properties screen, select the following settings:

a. Bits per second: 9600

b. Data bits: 8

c. Parity: None

d. Stop bits: 1

e. Flow control: None

To run Quick Config, follow these steps.

1. At the * prompt, enter config to display the Config> prompt.

* config
Config>

2. Enter qconfig at the Config> prompt to begin Quick Config.

3. Proceed through the Quick Config questions to set (or change) the parameters you need for your particular configuration.

Using the Command Line Interface

Accessing the 3000 Series Documentation Set

1. Click Support Services.

2. Click User Documentation.

You now have access to an online version of this manual and also to the complete set of software documentation.