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Intel Express 9100 Router


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Setup

Configuration

Troubleshooting

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Wiring Diagram

Routing with the Intel Express 9100 Router for Leased Line

Configuration

The Express 9100 has a built in menu driven interface which can be used to configure, troubleshoot and monitor the router's interfaces.

The router can also be configured using Intel Device View for windows.

All modifications are saved by selecting OK in the current window and selecting Exit (save), when exiting the configuration tool.

To begin configuring the Express 9100, connect the RS232 serial cable to a laptop and the console port on the rear of the router.

If the proper cable is not available, you can telnet to the router's default IP address that is 192.0.2.1.

The following menu should appear. If it does not, press enter and verify your terminal settings are vt100, 9600 baud, and n-8-1.

Select Administrator and press enter. The password prompt will appear at the bottom of the screen. Press enter to go to the Local Management menu.

At the Local Management menu, select Configuration.

At the Configuration menu, select Configuration Tool.

At the subsequent menu, select Advanced.

The Advanced Configuration menu is a simple keyboard navigation menu system. The arrow keys are used to choose options and the Enter key to select the option.

Alternatively, capital characters can be typed in to traverse the menu system.

The ESC key can be used to exit from a menu without saving changes.

Click OK to apply changes to the current window and return to the previous window.

At the Advanced menu, select System. Input the router name, location and contact person then hit OK.

From the Advanced Configuration menu, select Links.

To configure the 9100 router for Leased Line service, follow these steps:

Delete WAN Link 1. Use cursor keys to highlight WAN Link 1, then use the TAB key to select Delete and press enter. A confirmation box will then appear. Select OK.

Select the FR Ports option located at the bottom of your screen. The Frame Relay ports screen will appear. Select Add to add a frame relay port and:

• Set the DLCMI parameter to ANSI-D.
  
  
• Modify the Baud rate to match the speed of the circuit being installed. Speed ranges from 56K to 2Megs.
  
  
• Select OK to return the FR Ports window which now displays the new frame relay port you've just added. Select OK again, to return to the Links window.

At the links window, select Add. The Add Links window will appear.

Highlight PPP over HDLC and press enter which will reveal the protocol pull down menu. Scroll down to select Frame Relay.

Name the link anything descriptive, for example, Frame Relay.

Select Setup to continue configuring the Frame Relay Link.

Verify WAN Protocol as Frame Relay and Status as Enabled.

Enter the DLCI at the DLCI prompt.

Disable Stac compression at the Data Compression prompt.

Select OK to return to Links window which now displays the new Frame Relay link you have just added.

Select OK to return to the Advanced Configuration Menu.

To configure routing and IP addresses:

At the Main Menu, select Protocols.

At the Protocols Menu, select IP.

At the IP Menu, select LAN Link.

Input your Network IP address and Netmask.

Disable RIP -1 on this Link.

Select the Advanced option at the bottom of your screen.

Disable Bootp Request and select OK.

Select OK, to return to the Links window.

Select Add, to add the Frame Relay Port configured in the prior section.

Select the Frame Relay Port and then select Setup. The WAN link setup window will appear.

Change the Rip version from RIP-1 to RIP -2

Change the Numbered parameter from No to Yes.

Input your Serial IP address and Netmask. Then click OK to get back to the Links Menu.

At the Links Menu, select the Static Routes option located at the bottom of the screen.

Select Add to add a static route.

Select the link parameters pull down menu. Choose the Frame Relay option.

Select OK to return to the Static route window.

Select OK to return to the Links window.

Select the Advance option located next to the Static Routes Option.

Set Bootp Request to 0 (zero).

Select OK to return to the Links window.

Select OK to return to the Protocol menu.

Select OK again to return to the Advanced Configuration menu.