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OverLAN
Router
Ethernet/ISDN Connectivity
User Manual
VERSION 1.45
http://www.ringdale.com
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COPYRIGHT © Copyright 1998 Ringdale UK Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or any computer language, in any form or by any third party, without the prior written permission of Ringdale UK Ltd. DISCLAIMER Ringdale UK Ltd. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time to the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person or orga
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CONTENTS Contents About this Manual ..................................................... Getting Started .......................................................... Installing Your Router ............................................... Configuring Your Router .......................................... 13 Setup: OverLAN Setup Wizard .................................................. 15 Setup: OverLAN Commander 32/IP (Windows 95/NT) ........... 19 Setup: OverLAN Commander 16/IPX (Windows 3.xx)
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About This Manual This manual provides instructions for how to setup, operate, and Italisized boldface and their • Getting Started A brief overview of the product with an explanation of tools • Installing y • Configuring . • Operating • Troubleshooting occur • Glossary Definitions of all the terms that are in boldface. 4 during the setup of your router. Suggestions on how to resolve any problems that may basic operation of the router. Illustrated instructions to quickly guide you through the Ex
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Getting Started The following items are included in the OverLAN router package: • • • RJ45 ISDN cable, • The power cord, • • • This manual and a warranty return card. • Ethernet using TCP/IP and/or Novell Netware, • An NT-1, • A shielded RJ45 Ethernet cable, • An ISDN BRI line -- you will need to know the ISDN phone number(s) and SPID (only required in the USA) • A 9DB - DB25 pin adaptor if you have a computer with a • Microsoft Windows (version 3.11 or 5 No additional tools are needed to instal
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INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER Installing the OverLAN Router Four Easy Tasks 6
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INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER Installing the OverLAN Router Task 1: Connecting the router to an Ethernet network using one of the following methods: METHOD 1: 10BASE-T Step 1: Connect one end of a shielded RJ45 10BASE-T interface on the back of the router -- see 10BASE-T Interface Back of Router Hub must be Reset 10base2 installed before the Power ISDN Line router can be Serial Shielded installed. RJ45 cable Figure 1 Ethernet Hub Step 2: Connect the other end of the cable into the 10BASE-T hub
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INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER METHOD 2: 10BASE-2 Step 1: thin-coax T-plug 10BASE-2 port on the back of the router 10BASE-2 Port Back of Router ISDN Line Reset Power 10baseT Serial Coaxiable cable or for Ethernet T-plug Coaxial cable for Figure 3 continuing Ethernet Step 2: Ethernet to the T-plug located on the back of the router -- see figure 3. not at the termination connect the coaxial cable that continues the Ethernet to the T-plug -- see figure 3. If the router is at the termination of the
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INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER Task 2: Connect your router to a computer (running terminal software) or to an ASCII terminal. OverLAN Commander Ethernet. Step 1: Connect the supplied 9-pin end of an RS-232 Communications (Serial) Port Back of Router BRI Port 10baseT 10base2 Reset (ISDN Line) Power RS-232 cable (ex. RJ-11 to DB9-25) Computer or ASCII terminal Figure 4 Step 2: Connect the other end of the cable into the COM port of a 9 completes Task 2. This 9-pin port. the 25-pin end of the cab
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INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER Task 3: Connect the router to a power source. Step 1: Connect the power cable, using the end with no prongs, into the power socket on the back of the router -- see figure 5. Power socket Back of Router Serial 10base2 10baseT ISDN Line Reset Power cable Figure 5 Step 2: Connect the pronged end of the power cable into a standard 220 volts AC outlet -- see figure 5. The power light on the front of the router should be on. If your router is connected to the Ethernet th
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INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER Task 4: Connect the router through an NT-1 into the ISDN phone jack. Step 1: Connect one end of the RJ45 BRI port on the back of the router -- see CAUTION: Be careful that you DO NOT CONNECT this cable to the 10BASE-T port shown in the 10BASE-T Method in Task 1. Back of Router BRI Port (ISDN Line) Power 10base2 10baseT Reset RJ45 cable NT-1 connect to Refer to the instructions S/T interface of NT-1 included with your NT-1 , an ISDN unit you purchase separately Fig
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INSTALLING the OverLAN ROUTER Step 3: Connect one end of another RJ45 the U-interface on the NT-1 Rrefer to the instructions NT-1 included with your NT-1, an ISDN unit you purchase Connect to U-interface RJ45 cable of NT-1 ISDN phone jack Figure 7 Step 4: Connect the other end of the cable to the ISDN on the wall -- see figure 8. . 12 This completes Task 4 phone jack seperately. -- see figure 7. cable to
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Configuring the OverLAN Router 13
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CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Configuring the OverLAN Router configuration. There are several methods you can choose Method 1: OverLAN Setup Wizard Method 2: OverLAN Commander 32/IP operate, and monitor OverLAN routers. Method 3: OverLAN Commander 16/IPX setup, operate, and monitor OverLAN routers. Method 4: OverLAN Operating System operate, and monitor the OverLAN router from the local console port of the router using an ASCII terminal or a 14 computer running terminal software. Internal Program of
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CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER METHOD 1: OverLAN Setup Wizard Introduction ersion 1.45 and V The OverLAN Setup Wizard is included in . To access the P TCP/IP stack enabled. , do the following: P Step 1: ou should have two floppy disks for OverLAN Y Disk 1 Step 2: Step 3: Start > Run and then run A:\setup.exe. Step 4: Follow all of the online instructions for installing OverLAN When the installation of OverLAN Commander is complete, Run OverLAN Commander Start > Programs > OverLAN Commander > Command
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CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER OverLAN Commander Window Router Initialization dialog box when selected. Below is an example of the Router Initialization dialog box. Router Initialization Dialog Box 16 originally setup for) will automatically display a New routers (and routers moved to a different network than router you want to setup. list of routers. Double-click on the name or icon for the On the right-side of OverLAN Commander you may see a
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CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER Y routers and then select Change IP Address to open the IP Address that you want this router to have. ou should type the IP Address in the form of Y xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where each xxx is a number ranging from 1 to 255. Y Subnet Mask in the form of xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, where each Once the router has been initialized, a properties dialog box Properties Dialog Box 17 will appear, similar to the following. xxx is a number ranging from 1 to 255. Type in the Subnet Mask for the r
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CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER At the same time that the Properties dialog box appears, all of the menu bar and tool bar options in OverLAN Setup Wizard button then start and you should see the following dialog box. OverLAN Setup Wizard through each step of setting up the OverLAN router. Follow Configuring the OverLAN Router . 18 This completes Method 1 of setting up your router. the online instructions in the Setup Wizard to complete At this point, the Setup Wizard will begin to guide you from th
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CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER METHOD 2: OverLAN Commander 32/IP Introduction provided on two 3.5-inch floppy disks with the OverLAN Microsoft Windows 95 or NT the computer must be connected to your Ethernet network. Y Microsoft Windows . If not, The basic layout of OverLAN Commander is shown in the 19 figure below. please refer to the manual for that product. ou should be familiar with using . Windows must be setup for TCP/IP and (preferably equipped with a mouse) running maintaining your router,
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CONFIGURING YOUR ROUTER , do the following: P Step 1: ou should have two floppy disks for OverLAN Y Disk 1 Step 2: Step 3: Start > Run and then run A:\setup.exe. Step 4: Follow all of the online instructions for installing OverLAN When the installation of OverLAN Commander is complete, Run OverLAN Commander Start > Programs > OverLAN Commander > Commander. The OverLAN Commander splash screen should appear followed by the OverLAN Commander window (shown on the next page). 20 From Windows, selec
