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Chapter 4

Configuring the GT 80

This chapter introduces the software tools available for configuring your
GT 80 router. The chapter includes the following topics:

Configuration Tools

Using Quick Config and the Command Line Interface

Testing Your Connections

Configuration Tools

 Configure your GT 80 with one of the following tools:

Using Quick Config and the Command Line Interface

 Your GT 80 comes with a preconfigured IP address (192.168.1.1) set to the ETH1 interface..

There are two ways to connect to your GT 80 to configure the GT 80 R:

Using Quick Config

 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.
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 Command Line Interface (CLI), you can get extensive documentation on the OpenROUTE software that runs on the
GT 80. This documentation is available on the CD included in your GT 80 package (OpenROUTE Online Library) and also on the OpenROUTE Networks Web site at www.openroute.com.

Accessing the GT 80 Documentation Set

On the OpenROUTE Networks Web site (www.openroute.com),

1. Click Support Services.
2. Click OpenROUTE Online Library.
3. Click Product Library.
4. Click GT 80. You now have access to an online version of this manual and also to the complete set of OpenROUTE software documentation.

Testing Your Connections

 After you configure your GT 80 and link it to the Internet, you can test the connections.

1. Run your Internet browser (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer).
2. Enter the following in the URL or Location box:
http://www.openroute.com
3. Press Enter.
If you access the OpenROUTE Networks Web site, your connections are working properly.

Congratulations!


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