COMMS # 63

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COMMS # 63

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CHASE IO-LINK-130 KILOSTREAM ROUTER

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INTRODUCTION OF

RELATED FECO/AB

FECO COMMS # 62, 64 & 65

CHASE IO-LINK-130 KILOSTREAM ROUTER

1        INTRODUCTION

1.1       This is to introduce the Chase IO-LINK-130, it is the Chase entry level Kilostream Bridge
            Router.

1.2      The 130 units are small, approx 4.5 in wide by 6in deep by 1.5in high; coloured black with
           four LED’s in line across the front. See over.

1.3     The 130 has one LAN interface (MIDI & MIDIX) and one WAN interface. There is also the
           console connection. The console and LAN interfaces are RJ45. The WAN interface is
           25pin D Type Female.

1.4     The 130 will interface with other Chase products including the Chase IO-LINK-PRO, and
           the IO-LINK-CENTRAL.

2.        MEC IDENTITY
          
The MEC ID is CHASE-IOLINK-130

3.        CABLE SPECS

Network connection to hub                                                Cable Type JF
Network connection to Ethernet Controller.                         Cable Type JP
Console Port to VDU                                                        Cable Type KJ
Console Port to PC                                                          Cable Type JF + RJ45 to 9pin converter
130 Universal WAN to NTU                                          
     Cable Type KH

4.        FRONT & REAR VIEWS

5.        INITIAL CONFIGURATION

5.1    Connect a VDU set to 9600 8-1-N & VT100, to the Console Port with a Cable Type KJ.

          5.2    Power on the IOLINK-130 and view the Start-up Testing and Initialising Sequence on the
                   VDU Screen. At the prompt Press ENTER to access console, enter <CR>

5.3    At LOGIN MENU Select 1 Login

5.4    At Password prompt Enter BRIDGE <CR> This is case sensitive.

5.5    The MAIN MENU will be displayed

     Option                      Value             Description
1. Configuration             menu           - Define operating parameters
2. Statistics                  menu           - Device LAN and WAN statistics
3. Diagnostics              menu            - Access troubleshooting tools
4. Network events        menu 
           - View network event history
5. Save configuration                       - Save configuration immediately
6. Logout                                         - End operator session
7. Help                                            - Read menu introduction

5.6    All configurations are menu driven

6.       CONVENTIONS USED

6.1    The Menu System is in the form of a tree shown over.
         To go forwards through the Menu System Enter the Option Number required, usually you
         do not need to follow this with a <CR>.

6.2    To select an option enter the Option number and enter the required input. If the input has
          fixed options, then these will be displayed; just enter enough of the characters for it to be
          unique. i.e. jun for june, but only d for december. For options like IP addresses they must
          be entered in full. Most entries require a <CR> to terminate data input. Any entry that is not
          acceptable, like an out of range IP Address, will be identified as unacceptable and you will
          be invited to try again.
          To toggle between two options e.g. enabled and disabled, just enter the option number,
          and it will prompt "yes" to enable/disable parameter. Enter yes <CR> to complete the
          toggle.

6.3    To go backwards through the Menu System use the TAB key.
         To return to the Main Menu Enter =

6.4    At the end of each sequence it is advisable to save the configuration , From the Main
         Menu select the option Save configuration. When completed Configuration saved will
         be displayed at the bottom of the screen.
         On completion of all set-ups Save configuration and also carry out a soft reset, from the
         Main Menu select Diagnostics and then Soft reset.

6.5    A Soft reset can be used to reset some minor problems.

6.6    NOTE, there may be some variation in menus and the menu numbers between
         different units, which is why the set-up procedures do not give the numbers, but
         do give the description

7.        REQUIREMENTS
           Before a 130 can be configured the following must be available:-
           Network diagram of the complete network
           Name (preferrably geographical ie.HULL) of both Routers.
           IP Address and Subnet Mask of both Routers.
           Type of leased line.

           For Optional Customer Preference settings:-
           PAP, CHAP Passwords.
           Source/Destination IP Addresses of the frames.

8.        DEFAULT
           For a new IOLINK-130 to reset the factory default settings:
                    From the Main Menu Select Diagnostics
                    From the Diagnostics Menu Select Full Reset.

            After a Full Reset you will be prompted for the Terminal Type, Enter vt100 <CR>

9.        PART OF MENU TREE over

10.     IOLINK-130 CONFIGURATION

A typical network is shown at the end of this FECO. Note it can be easier to identify sites by their geographical names.
The convention used is to nominate one site as the MAIN and the other as the REMOTE.
Each site will probably be different, but a sample configuration is detailed below.

11.     TYPICAL SET-UP FOR THE NETWORK DIAGRAM SHOWN.

12.     MAIN 130 (LONDON Site )Set-up

12.1    It is always best to reset the factory default settings before a new configuration is set.
            If the unit has been set-up before, you may wish to record the settings before wiping it.
            TO RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS:
            From the Main Menu Select Diagnostics
            From the Diagnostics Menu Select Full Reset.

12.2    After a Full Reset you will be prompted for the Terminal Type, Enter vt100 <CR>

12.3    At LOGIN MENU Select 1 Login

12.4    At Password prompt Enter BRIDGE <CR> This is case sensitive.

12.5    from Main Menu select Configuration

select Access set-up
select Device set-up
select Device name and type in router name e.g. LONDON
select Set time type in using yyyy-mm-dd format
                               type in using hh:mm:ss format
select Show time to confirm current time and date settings are correct.

TAB back to the previous menu.

select TFTP access and toggle it to enabled

TAB back to the previous menu.

select LAN set-up
select Bridge set-up and toggle it to disabled type in yes at prompt

TAB back to the previous menu.

select IP set-up
select IP address and type in using the format nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
                                                                e.g. 192. 1 . 1 . 10 <CR>

Now enter the subnet mask size 24 for 255.255.255.0
                                         
                  16 for 255.255.0.0
                                                                   8 for 255.0.0.0
                                                                     e.g. 24 <CR>
TAB
back to the previous menu. TAB again.

12.6             select Bridging set-up
                   
select Bridge forwarding type in yes at the prompt to toggle it to disabled

TAB back to the previous menu.

select IPX routing set-up
select IPX routing type in yes at the prompt to toggle it to disabled
select IPX forwarding and toggle it to disabled

  TAB back to the previous menu.

12.7    KILOSTREAM set-up
            from Main Menu select Configuration

select WAN set-up
select Link set-up and Enter the link interface slot number 1
select Link operation and toggle it to disabled
select Frame Relay and toggle it to disabled
select Link speed – set to required speed in kbps e.g. 64 for 64kbps.

TAB back to the previous menu.

select Remote site set-up
select Remote site summary to show existing set-ups and templates

For the IOLINK-130 Leased Line the LEASED_TEMPLATE Id is 43

select Edit remote site Enter name of remote site e.g. DERBY <CR>

Enter: Template id or alias ( or none ) 43 <CR>
Ensure that this name e.g. DERBY is now displayed in the Remote site alias

select Connection set-up
select Primary link – set to slot number 1 <CR>
select Auto-call toggle it to enabled

TAB back to the previous menu.

12.8    from Edit Remote Site 1 Menu

select Protocol set-up
select Bridge parameters
select Bridge enabled and toggle it to disabled

  TAB back to the previous menu.

select IP parameters
select IP routing
select Routing protocol and set it to rip2

TAB back to the previous menu. TAB again.

select IPX parameters
select IPX enabled and toggle it to disabled

TAB back to the previous menu.

select Multilink protocol and toggle it to disabled

TAB back to the previous menu.

select Primary connection and toggle it to Leased

Press = to return to the main menu.

select Configuration
select WAN set-up
select Link set-up
select Link interface type and type in V11 <CR>
select Link operation and toggle it to enabled

Press = to return to the main menu.
from Remote Site Set Up Menu

select Display summary and check that all the entries are now correct.

13.       Optional Security

13.1    Before implementing Optional Security, test the link thoroughly.

14.     Optional Security setup

14.1    To set PAP or CHAP only set items required.
          
Default PAP password and CHAP secret set to BRIDGE.
           from WAN Set-Up menu select Remote site set-up

select Edit remote site
type in the remote site id or alias e.g. DERBY
select Security parameters
select Incoming PAP password and enter DERBY ( remote site name )
select Outgoing user name and enter LONDON ( local site name )
select Outgoing PAP password and enter LONDON ( local site name )

TAB back to the previous menu. TAB again. TAB again to WAN set-up Menu

select Security set-up
select Security level and enter PAP
select Request security and enter always
select CHAP challenges and enter once

Press = to return to the main menu.

select Save configuration

Note changes made here will not take effect until the link has been disabled and re-enabled.

14.2   After implementing Optional Security, retest the link thoroughly.

15.     Optional Firewall setup

15.1    Only set items required.

15.2    from Configuration menu select Applications set-up
                    select Firewall set-up
                    select WAN firewall set-up enter Remote site number or alias
                                                                  e.g. DERBY
                     select Firewall and enter inbound, outbound, both, or disabled

         from Remote Site Firewall Menu
                     select Designated servers and the following menu will be displayed

    Option                                Value           Description
1. E-mail (SMTP) server          none          - Specify E-Mail server IP address
2. POP 2/3 server                   none          - Specify E-Mail server IP address
3. FTP server                         none          - Specify FTP server IP address
4. WWW (HTTP) server         none          - Specify WWW server IP address
5. Telnet server                     none          - Specify Telnet server IP address
6. Local DNS                        none          - Specify local DNS IP address
7. Remote DNS                    none          - Specify remote DNS IP address
8. Secondary local DNS
         none         - Specify local DNS IP address
9. Secondary remote DNS
     none         - Specify remote DNS IP address

15.3    Set the required parameters

15.4    from Firewall set-up menu select LAN firewall setup
                    select Firewall and enter inbound, outbound, both, or disabled

15.5    from Firewall LAN menu select Edit firewall entry
                    and the following menu will be displayed, showing sample entries

    Option                                   Value                         Description
1. Destination address
               128.10.10.1            - Destination IP address of frame
2. Destination mask
                  255.255.0.0        
    - Network mask for dest address
3. Source address
                    192.1.1.1                 - Source IP address of frame
4. Source mask
                        255.255.255.0         - Network mask for source address
5. Protocol type
                        TCP                       - Allow specific protocol types
6. Source port                           6
5535                     - Source port range to allow
7. Destination port                    
65535                     - Destination port range to allow.
8. Description                                                         - Describe the entry
9. Entry direction                                                     - Direction this entry applies to

15.6    Set the required parameters

15.7    Note changes made here might not take effect until the link has been disabled
            and re-enabled.

15.8    Press = to return to the main menu.

select Save configuration

15.9    After implementing Firewall Security, retest the link thoroughly.

16.    REMOTE 130 (DERBY Site) Set-up

16.1    It is always best to reset the factory default settings before a new configuration is set.
            If the unit has been set-up before, you may wish to record the settings before wiping it.
            TO RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS:
                        From the Main Menu Select Diagnostics
                        From the Diagnostics Menu Select Full Reset.

16.2    After a Full Reset you will be prompted for the Terminal Type, Enter vt100 <CR>

16.3    At LOGIN MENU Select 1 Login

16.4    At Password prompt Enter BRIDGE <CR> This is case sensitive.

16.5    from Main Menu select Configuration

select Access set-up
select Device set-up
select Device name and type in router name e.g. DERBY
select Set time type in using yyyy-mm-dd format
                                            type in using hh:mm:ss format
select Show time to confirm current time and date settings are correct.

TAB back to the previous menu.

select TFTP access and toggle it to enabled

TAB back to the previous menu.

select LAN set-up
select Bridge set-up and toggle it to disabled type in yes at prompt

TAB back to the previous menu.

select IP set-up
select IP address and type in using the format nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn
e.g. 128. 10 . 10 . 10 <CR>

Now enter the subnet mask size 24 for 255.255.255.0
                                                    
       16 for 255.255.0.0
                                                                   8 for 255.0.0.0
                                                                     e.g. 16 <CR>

TAB back to the previous menu. TAB again.

16.6             select Bridging set-up
                    select Bridge forwarding type in yes at the prompt to toggle it to disabled

TAB back to the previous menu.

select IPX routing set-up
select IPX routing type in yes at the prompt to toggle it to disabled
select IPX forwarding and toggle it to disabled

TAB back to the previous menu.

16.7   KILOSTREAM set-up
           from Main Menu select Configuration

select WAN set-up
select Link set-up and Enter the link interface slot number 1
select Link operation and toggle it to disabled
select Frame Relay and toggle it to disabled
select Link speed – set to required speed in kbps e.g. 64 for 64kbps.

TAB back to the previous menu.

select Remote site set-up
select Remote site summary to show existing set-ups and templates

For the IOLINK-130 Leased Line the LEASED_TEMPLATE Id is 43

select Edit remote site Enter name of remote site e.g. LONDON <CR>
Enter: Template id or alias ( or none ) 43 <CR>

Ensure that this name e.g. LONDON is now displayed in the Remote site alias

select Connection set-up
select Primary link – set to slot number 1 <CR>
select Auto-call toggle it to enabled

TAB back to the previous menu.

16.8   from Edit Remote Site 1 Menu

select Protocol set-up
select Bridge parameters
select Bridge enabled and toggle it to disabled

TAB back to the previous menu.

select IP parameters
select IP routing
select Routing protocol and set it to rip2

TAB back to the previous menu. TAB again.

select IPX parameters
select IPX enabled and toggle it to disabled

TAB back to the previous menu.

select Multilink protocol and toggle it to disabled

TAB back to the previous menu.

select Primary connection and toggle it to Leased

Press = to return to the main menu.

select Configuration
select WAN set-up
select Link set-up
select Link interface type and type in V11 <CR>
select Link operation and toggle it to enabled

Press = to return to the main menu.
from Remote Site Set Up Menu

select Display summary and check that all the entries are now correct.

17.        Optional Security

17.1    Before implementing Optional Security, test the link thoroughly.

18.     Optional Security setup

18.1    To set PAP or CHAP only set items required.

18.2    Default PAP password and CHAP secret set to BRIDGE.
            from WAN Set-Up menu select Remote site set-up

select Edit remote site
type in the remote site id or alias e.g. LONDON
select Security parameters
select Incoming PAP password and enter LONDON ( remote site name )
select Outgoing user name and enter DERBY ( local site name )
select Outgoing PAP password and enter DERBY ( local site name )

TAB back to the previous menu. TAB again. TAB again to WAN set-up Menu

select Security set-up
select Security level and enter PAP
select Request security and enter always
select CHAP challenges and enter once

18.3    Press = to return to the main menu.
                    select Save configuration

18.4    Note changes made here will not take effect until the link has been disabled
            and re-enabled.

18.5    After implementing Optional Security, retest the link thoroughly.

19.        Optional Firewall setup

19.1    Only set items required.

19.2    from Configuration menu select Applications set-up
                    select Firewall set-up
                    select WAN firewall set-up enter Remote site number or alias
                                          e.g. LONDON
                    select Firewall and enter inbound, outbound, both, or disabled

19.3    from Remote Site Firewall Menu
                     select Designated servers and the following menu will be displayed

     Option                                    Value           Description
1. E-mail (SMTP) server                none          - Specify E-Mail server IP address
2. POP 2/3 server                        none           - Specify E-Mail server IP address
3. FTP server                               none          - Specify FTP server IP address
4. WWW (HTTP) server                none          - Specify WWW server IP address
5. Telnet server                           none           - Specify Telnet server IP address
6. Local DNS                              none           - Specify local DNS IP address
7. Remote DNS                        
  none           - Specify remote DNS IP address
8. Secondary local DNS               none           - Specify local DNS IP address
9. Secondary remote DNS           none            - Specify remote DNS IP address

19.4    Set the required parameters

19.5    from Firewall set-up menu select LAN firewall setup
                     select Firewall and enter inbound, outbound, both, or disabled

19.6    from Firewall LAN menu select Edit firewall entry
           and the following menu will be displayed, showing sample entries

    Option                             Value                          Description
1. Destination address
         192.1.1.1                 - Destination IP address of frame
2. Destination mask
             255.255.255.0    
   - Network mask for dest address
3. Source address
               128.10.10.1              - Source IP address of frame
4. Source mask
                   255.255.0.0             - Network mask for source address
5. Protocol type
                   TCP                        - Allow specific protocol types
6. Source port                      6
5535                      - Source port range to allow
7. Destination port
               65535                      - Destination port range to allow.
8. Description                                              
      - Describe the entry
9. Entry direction                                         
        - Direction this entry applies to

19.7    Set the required parameters

19.8    Note changes made here might not take effect until the link has been disabled
            and re-enabled.

19.9    Press = to return to the main menu.

select Save configuration

19.10    After implementing Firewall Security, retest the link thoroughly.

20.     SAMPLE NETWORK DIAGRAM over

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