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Chapter 3
Configuring Your GT 60 Series
This chapter covers the basic information you need to get your GT 60 Series up and running. It also introduces the software tools available for configuring your GT 60 Series. The chapter includes the following topics:
Introduction
GT 60 Series Configuration Worksheet
Configuration Tools
Using the Setup Utility
Using a Terminal Emulator
Introduction
You receive your GT 60 Series router with software already installed. Configuring the router involves setting a few parameters to make it work.
This chapter contains a configuration worksheet, describes the software tools you can use to configure your router, and shows you how to begin using each tool.
To use this chapter,
- 1. Fill in the GT 60 Series configuration worksheet.
- 2. Select the tool you want to use to configure your GT 60 Series.
- 3. Go to the appropriate section and follow the instructions to begin using the tool that you selected.
Remember that the first time you configure the GT 60 Series router you need a PC or terminal connected directly to the console port of the router. See Connecting Your Router to a PC on page 12.
GT 60 Series Configuration Worksheet
The following worksheet covers the basic information you need to get your router up and running. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP), network administrator, or Frame Relay provider gives you this information. Write the answer to each question in this worksheet.
IP Addressing
You need the following IP addressing information for all routers.
Dial-Up PPP
You need the following information to set up your router for dial-up PPP.
Frame Relay Worksheet
You need the following information to set up your GT 60 Series for Frame Relay. Your Frame Relay service provider gives you this information.
For configurations where you are running IPX or bridging over Frame Relay or using multiple Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs), OpenROUTE Networks recommends that you read the Frame Relay documentation in the OpenROUTE LAN/WAN Interface Guide or review the online Help in the Setup Utility. The LAN/WAN Interface Guide is available on the OpenROUTE Networks Web site at www.openroute.com.
Configuration Tools
Configure your GT 60 Series router with one of the following tools:
Using the Setup Utility
This section provides information on using the Setup Utility to configure your GT 60 Series.
Before You Begin
To run the Setup Utility, you need a PC with the following:
Once you have enabled IP on your router, and the router is active on the network, you can download configuration changes from your PC to the router over your LAN. To do so, you need TCP/IP software. TCP/IP is included with Windows 95. If you are running an earlier version of Windows (Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups 3.11, or Windows NT), be sure you have installed the TCP/IP protocol stack on your PC.
Installing the Setup Utility in Windows 3.1, Windows for Workgroups, or Windows NT
To install the Setup Utility on your PC, do the following:
- 1. Insert the Setup Utility disk in your PC disk drive.
- 2. From the Windows Program Manager, select the File menu and the Run... command.
- 3. Enter the following command in the text box:
A:\setup or B:\setup
- 4. Click OK.
- 5. Choose the Continue button to complete the installation.
When you install the Setup Utility, the Setup program creates a directory (gtcfg) on your C: drive with all the files needed to run the Utility (including the executable, gtcfg.exe), and Windows software creates a Setup Group (with an icon called gtcfg) in Windows Program Manager. The Setup program also installs a Readme file and the Microsoft Terminal Emulation program with their icons displayed in the Setup Group.
Installing the Setup Utility in Windows 95
To install the Setup Utility in Windows 95, do the following:
- 1. Insert the Setup Utility disk in your PC disk drive.
- 2. From the Start menu, select Run.
- 3. Enter the following command in the text box:
A:\setup or B:\setup
- 4. Click OK.
Note: Under Windows 95, the Setup Utility installation does not set up the icon on your desktop. You can create a shortcut that points to the executable file (gtcfg.exe).
Running the Setup Utility
To use the Setup Utility to configure your router, proceed through the windows in the Utility and set the parameters you need for your particular configuration. (For information on each of the configurable options or parameters, consult the Utility's online Help.)
Using Quick Config and the Command Line Interface
To configure the router using Quick Config or the Command Line Interface, use a VT100 terminal or use a terminal emulation program running on a PC.
Once you have enabled IP on your router, and the router is active on the network, you can use Telnet to connect to the router. Telnet is a protocol in the TCP/IP protocol suite that allows remote access and control of one host from another host.
Using a Terminal Emulator
If you are running Microsoft Windows, you can use the HyperTerminal application for Windows 95 or the Microsoft Terminal application for all other versions of Windows.
OpenROUTE Networks supplies the Microsoft Terminal application with the Setup Utility. The Terminal displays as an icon in the Setup Group in the Windows Program Manager.
You can also use any communication package such as PROCOMM PLUS or QMODEM to configure your router through a Macintosh, UNIX, or other system.
Set your terminal emulator or communication package to the following parameters:
Using Quick Config
If you are configuring your router for the first time and you are using the Command Line Interface, your router enters Quick Config automatically the first time you power up your router. Proceed through the Quick Config questions to set the parameters you need for your particular configuration.
To run Quick Config after you have initially configured your router, 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.
To exit Quick Config, type r for restart at any prompt and follow the queries until you type no and then q for quit. The router returns to the Config (only)> prompt or the Config> prompt.
Using the Command Line Interface
If you choose to use the CLI, you can get extensive documentation on the OpenROUTE software that runs on GT 60 Series routers. This documentation is available on the OpenROUTE Networks Web site at www.openroute.com.
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