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CHAPTER 1- THE APPLE I NTERNET ROUTER

The Appl e I nt er net Rout er cons i s t s of a f ami l y of Appl eTal k Phas e 2-compat i bl e r out i ng pr oduct s t hat s uppor t bot h l ocal area and wi de areanet wor k i ng. Thi s chapt er p rovi des a br i ef i nt r oduct i on t o t he pr oduct s t hatare component s of t he Appl e I nt er net Rout er : t he Basi c Connect i vi t y Package,t he Appl eTal k/ I P Wi de Ar ea Ext ensi on, and t he Appl eTal k/ X. 25 Wi de Ar ea

Ext ensi on. You can pur chase t hese pr oduct s separ at el y.

The Bas i c Connect i vi t y Package

The Bas i c Connect i vi t y Package pr ovi des r out er sof t war e t hat al l ows you t oconnect t wo or mor e Appl eTal k net works t o creat e an i nt er net , i n whi chconnect ed net wor ks ret a i n t hei r separ ate i dent i t i es .

The Bas i c Connect i vi t y Package i nc l udes t he Rout er Manager appl i cat i onpr ogr am, whi ch al l ows you t o cr eat e set up document s, conf i gur e por t s on t her out er , conf i gur e t he r out er f or s t ar t up, cont r ol and t r oubl eshoot r out eroper at i on, and moni t or net wor k per f ormance. For det ai l ed i nf or mat i on aboutRout er Manager , see Appendi x B, " The Rout er Manager Pr ogr am. "

Usi ng t he Basi c Connect i vi t y Package, you can conf i gur e t hr ee t ypes ofAppl eTal k por t s - - Local Tal k , Et her Tal k , and TokenTal k - - and hal f - r out i ngport s, whi ch pr ovi de connect i v i t y t o remot e Appl eTal k l ocal area networks

( LANs) over poi nt - t o- poi nt l i nks t hat consi st of modems communi cat i ng overst andard or l eased t el ephone l i nes.

The Appl eTal k/ I P Wi de Ar ea Ext ens i on

Wi t h t he Appl eTal k/ I P Wi de Ar ea Ext ensi on, you can ext end t he capabi l i t i es of t he Appl e I nt ernet Rout er . The Appl eTal k/ I P Wi de Ar ea Ext ensi on al l ows t wo ormore Appl eTal k net works or i nt ernet s t o communi cat e t hr ough a t unnel bui l t ona TCP/ I P net wor k. Thi s r out er ext ensi on pr ovi des an I P Tunnel access met hodf or an Et hernet or Token Ri ng por t on t he rout er Maci nt osh.

For general i nf ormati on about t unnel i ng, see Chapt er 6 of t hi s gui de," Tunnel i ng Thr ough For ei gn Net wor k Syst ems. " For i nf ormat i on aboutconf i gur i ng an I P t unnel i ng port , see Usi ng t he Appl eTal k/ I P Wi de Ar eaExt ensi on, i ncl uded when you pur chase t he ext ensi on.

The Appl eTal k/ I P Wi de Ar ea Ext ens i on i s avai l abl e f r om aut hor i zed Appl er esel l ers. To order t he Appl eTal k/ I P Wi de Ar ea Ext ensi on, r equest Appl e or dernumber M8112Z/ A.

The Appl eTal k/ X. 25 Wi de Ar ea Ext ens i on

The Appl eTal k/ X. 25 Wi de Ar ea Ext ens i on al so ext ends t he capabi l i t i es of t heAppl e I nt ernet Rout er. The Appl eTal k/ X. 25 Wi de Ar ea Ext ensi on al l ows t wo ormore r emot e Appl eTal k net wor ks or i nt er net s t o communi cat e over a poi nt - t o-poi nt l i nk us i ng X. 25 pr o t o col s . A poi nt - t o- poi nt l i nk i s a t y pe of hal f -r out i ng l i nk. Thi s r out er ext ensi on pr ovi des an X. 25 access met hod f or aphys i cal por t t hat cor r esponds t o an Appl e Ser i al NB Car d i nst al l ed i n ther out er Maci nt osh.

For gener al i nf or mat i on about hal f - r out i ng, see Chapt er 5 of t hi s gui de,"Hal f - Rout i ng. " For i nf or mat i on about conf i gur i ng an X. 25 por t t o est abl i sh ahal f - r out i ng l i nk between r emote Appl eTal k networks or i nt ernet s, see Usi ng

t he Appl eTal k/ X. 25 Wi de Ar ea Ext ensi on, i nc l uded wi t h t he ext ensi on.


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The Appl eTal k/ X. 25 Wi de Ar ea Ext ens i on i s avai l abl e f r om aut hor i zed Appl er esel l ers. To order t he Appl eTal k/ X. 25 Wi de Ar ea Ext ensi on, r equest Appl eor der number M8111Z/ A.

CHAPTER 2- I NSTALLI NG THE BASI C CONNECTI VI TY PACKAGE

Thi s chapt er pr ovi des i nf or mat i on about t he sys t em r equi r ement s f or t he Appl e

I nt er net Rout er . I t al so expl ai ns how t o i ns t al l t he rout er sof t war e i nc l udedi n t he Basi c Connect i v i t y Package on a st art up di sk, and how t o sel ect a userport and a zone f or t he rout er .

Syst em r equi r ement s

You need t he f ol l owi ng sys t em component s t o i ns t al l t he r out er sof t war ei ncl uded i n t he Basi c Connect i vi t y Package and est abl i sh communi cat i on overan Appl eTal k i nt ernet :

- sys t em sof t war e ver s i on 7. 0 or l at er

- an Appl e Maci nt osh Pl us or l at er model Maci nt osh comput er wi t h at l eastf our megabyt es ( MB) of r andom- access memor y ( RAM) i nst al l ed

- a har d di sk

- an i nst al l ed net wor k cabl i ng system

- i f t he rout er Maci nt osh has an Et her net por t , Et herTal k ver s i on 2. 5 orl at er , whi ch you can i ns t al l us i ng t he I ns t al l er d i sks

- i f t he rout er Maci nt osh has a Token Ri ng port , TokenTal k vers i on 2. 5 orl at er , whi ch you can i ns t al l us i ng t he I ns t al l er d i sks

! ! I MPORTANT You can use t he Appl e I nt er net Rout er onl y on i nt er net s i nwhi ch al l r out ers are compat i bl e wi t h Appl eTal k Phase 2.

Runni ng t he r out er sof t ware on a Maci nt osh Por t abl e or on a Maci nt oshPower Book comput er i s not r ecommended. ! !

To obt ai n t he bes t pos s i bl e r out er per f or manc e, i ns t al l t he r out er sof t war eon a Maci nt osh comput er wi t h a mi cr opr ocessor t hat r uns at a f ast cl ock

f r equency.

Dependi ng on t he l evel of per f ormance r equi r ed on your i nt ernet , you can uset he Appl e I nt ernet Rout er as ei t her a dedi cat ed or nondedi cat ed r out er . Adedi cat ed r out er r uns on a comput er on whi ch no ot her net work ser vi ces r esi deand no ot her appl i cat i on pr ogr ams ar e runni ng, and provi des bet t erperf ormance. A nondedi cat ed r out er r uns on a comput er t hat i s pr ovi di ng ot hernet wor k ser vi ces concur r ent l y. I f t he r out er wi l l t ypi cal l y handl e hi ghl evel s of i nt er net t r af f i c , you shoul d conf i gur e the rout er Mac i nt osh t of unct i on as a dedi cat ed r out er .

I ns t al l i ng t he r out er on a s t ar t up di sk

Thi s sec t i on des cr i bes how t o use t he I ns t al l er t o i ns t al l t he r out ersof t ware i nc l uded i n t he Basi c Connect i v i t y Package on t he cur r ent st art updi sk of a Maci nt osh. The cur r ent st art up di sk must be a hard di sk on whi chyou have al r eady i nst al l ed System 7 or a l at er ver s i on of system sof t ware.


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The Appl e I nt er net Rout er Bas i c Connect i vi t y Package i nc l udes t hr ee di sks ,t he Appl e I nt ernet Rout er Bas i c Connect i v i t y I nst al l er 1, 2, and 3. Bef or ei ns t al l i ng t he r out er so f t war e, you shoul d l ock t he I ns t al l er di sks, t henmake backup copi es of t he di sks. Lock your backup di sks, t hen use t hem t oi ns t al l t he r o ut er s of t war e . Set t he or i gi nal I ns t a l l er di s ks as i de f or us ei n t he event t hat your backup di sks become damaged.

To i ns t al l t he r out er sof t war e f or t he por t s t hat ar e avai l abl e on t he r out erMaci nt osh, f o l l ow t hese st eps:

1. I nser t t he I ns t al l er 1 di sk i nt o a f l oppy di sk dr i ve and doubl e- c l i ck t heRout er I ns t al l er 1 i con t o open i t .

The I ns t al l er i con i s i n t he wi ndow t hat appear s .

2. Doubl e- c l i ck t he I ns t al l er i con t o open t he I ns t al l er p rogr am.

The Eas y I ns t al l di al og box appear s . The cont ent s of t he l i s t of sof t war et hat t he I nst al l er wi l l pl ace on t he hard di sk depends on t he model of t heMaci nt osh comput er or t he net work i nt er f ace car ds i nst al l ed i n t he Maci nt osh.

3. Make sur e t hat t he har d di sk on whi ch t he I nst al l er wi l l pl ace t he r out ersof t war e i s t he s t ar t up di sk . I f anot her har d di sk i s cur r ent l y sel ec ted,c l i ck t he Swi t ch Di sk but t on unt i l t he name of t he st art up di sk appear s.

4. Cl i ck I ns t al l t o pl ace t he l i s t ed sof t war e on t he s t ar t up di sk .

The I ns t al l er begi ns i ns t al l i ng t he r out er sof t war e on t he s t ar t up di sk. On-scr een messages report t he pr ogr ess of t he i nst al l at i on and ask you t o i nsertt he I ns t a l l er 2 di s k, t hen t he I ns t a l l er 3 di s k, and f i nal l y, t o r ei ns er t t heI ns t a l l er 1 di s k.

You can canc el t he i ns t al l at i on at any t i me, l eavi ng t he s t ar t up di skunchanged.

I f ot her appl i cat i on pr ogr ams ar e cur r ent l y r unni ng on t he Maci nt osh, amessage i nf or ms you that t he I nst al l er cannot i ns t al l t he rout er sof t ware ont he st art up di sk whi l e other appl i cat i on pr ogr ams ar e r unni ng. To qui t otheropen pr ogr ams aut omati cal l y and i nst al l t he r out er sof t ware, c l i ck Cont i nue.I f you do not want t o qui t ot her open pr ogr ams and i nst al l t he r out er

sof t war e at t hi s t i me, c l i ck Cancel . The s t ar t up di sk wi l l r emai n unchanged.

5. When you see a message r eport i ng t hat t he i nst al l at i on was successf ul ,c l i c k Res t ar t .

I ns t al l i ng t he rout er sof t ware adds a s t at us i ndi cat or t o the Net wor k cont r o lpanel t hat i ndi cat es whether t he r out er i s cur r ent l y on or of f , and whet hert he rout er wi l l s t ar t aut omat i cal l y when you next s t ar t up t he rout erMaci nt osh.

Cus t omi z i ng your i ns t al l at i on

To cus t omi ze your i ns t al l at i on of t he r out er sof t war e, f ol l ow t hes e s t eps :




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The Eas y I ns t al l di al og box appear s .

3. Make sur e t hat t he har d di sk on whi ch t he I nst al l er wi l l pl ace t he r out ersof t war e i s t he s t ar t up di sk . I f anot her har d di sk i s cur r ent l y sel ec ted,c l i ck t he Swi t ch Di sk but t on unt i l t he name of t he st art up di sk appear s.

4. Cl i ck Cus t omi ze t o sel ec t spec i f i c sof t war e opt i ons f or i ns t al l at i on.

I t l i s t s al l of t he s of t war e opt i ons avai l abl e f or i ns t al l at i on.

5. Sel ec t "Appl e I nt er net Rout er Bas i c Connec t i vi t y " f r om t he l i s t t oi ns t al l t he Appl e I nt er net Rout er , t hen Shi f t - c l i ck any addi t i onal i t ems t hatyou want t o i nst al l .

I f t he r out er Maci nt osh has an Et hernet port , you must al so sel ect Et herTal k.I f i t has a Token Ri ng port , you must al so sel ect TokenTal k.

6. Cl i ck I ns t al l t o pl ace t he sel ec ted sof t war e on t he s t ar t up di sk.

The I ns t al l er begi ns i ns t al l i ng t he r out er sof t war e on t he s t ar t up di sk. On-scr een messages report t he pr ogr ess of t he i nst al l at i on and ask you t o i nsert

other di sks as necessar y.

You can canc el t he i ns t al l at i on at any t i me, l eavi ng t he s t ar t up di sk

unchanged.

I f ot her appl i cat i on pr ogr ams ar e cur r ent l y r unni ng on t he Maci nt osh, amessage appear s , i nf or mi ng you that t he I nst al l er cannot i ns t a l l t he rout ersof t ware on t he st art up di sk whi l e ot her appl i cat i on pr ogr ams are r unni ng. Toqui t ot her open pr ogr ams aut omat i cal l y and i nst al l t he rout er sof t war e, c l i ckCont i nue. I f you do not want t o qui t ot her open pr ogr ams and i nst al l t her out er sof t war e at t hi s t i me, c l i ck Cancel . The s ta r t up di sk wi l l r emai nunchanged.

7. When you see a message r eport i ng t hat t he i nst al l at i on was successf ul ,c l i c k Res t ar t .

Upgr adi ng f r om t he Appl eTal k I nt ernet Rout er ver s i on 2. 0

I f ver s i on 2. 0 of t he Appl eTal k I nt er net Rout er i s al r eady on t he s t ar t up

di sk , f ol l ow t hese s t eps when i nst al l i ng t he r out er sof t war e:

1. To open t he Rout er desk accessor y, choose Rout er f r om t he Appl e menu.

I f t he Rout er Set up wi ndow was open when you l ast cl osed t he Rout er DA, t heRout er Set up wi ndow appear s.

2. I f t he Rout er Set up wi ndow does not appear , choose Rout er Set up f r om t heRout er menu t o open i t .

3. I f t he r out er i s r unni ng, c l i ck t he Cur r ent St at us Of f but t on i n t heRout er Set up wi ndow t o st op t he r out er .

You mus t s t op t he r out er bef or e i ns t al l i ng t he Appl e I nt er net Rout er .

4. I f t he Res t ar t St at us On but t on i s cur r ent l y sel ec ted, c l i ck t he Res t ar tSt at us Of f but t on to pr event t he rout er f r om st ar t i ng when you s tar t up the

r out er Maci nt osh.


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5. Cl ose t he Rout er Set up wi ndow.

An al er t box appear s, r equest i ng you t o save t he changes t hat you made t o t her out er set up.

6. Cl i ck Yes t o save your changes t o t he r out er set up.



The Eas y I ns t al l di al og box appear s .

9. Make sur e t hat t he har d di sk on whi ch t he I nst al l er wi l l pl ace t he r out ersof t war e i s t he s t ar t up di sk . I f anot her har d di sk i s cur r ent l ysel ect ed, c l i ck the Swi t ch Di sk but t on unt i l t he name of t he s tar t up di skappear s.

10. Cl i ck I ns t al l t o pl ace t he l i s t ed sof t war e on t he s t ar t up di sk .

The I ns t al l er begi ns i ns t al l i ng t he r out er sof t war e on t he s t ar t up di sk. On-scr een messages report t he pr ogr ess of t he i nst al l at i on and ask you t o i nsert

other di sks as necessar y.

You can canc el t he i ns t al l at i on at any t i me, l eavi ng t he s t ar t up di skunchanged.

I f ot her appl i cat i on pr ogr ams ar e cur r ent l y r unni ng on t he Maci nt osh, amessage appear s , i nf or mi ng you that t he I nst al l er cannot i ns t a l l t he rout ersof t ware on t he st art up di sk whi l e ot her appl i cat i on pr ogr ams are r unni ng. Toqui t ot her open pr ogr ams aut omat i cal l y and i nst al l t he rout er sof t war e, c l i ckCont i nue. I f you do not want t o qui t ot her open pr ogr ams and i nst al l t her out er sof t war e at t hi s t i me, c l i ck Cancel . The s ta r t up di sk wi l l r emai nunchanged.

11. When you see a message r epor t i ng t hat t he i nst al l at i on wass uc ces s f u l , c l i c k Res t a r t .

I nst al l i ng t he Appl e I nt ernet Rout er r enames ver s i on 2. 0 of t he Appl eTal kI nt ernet Rout er as Rout er 2. 0. To use t he rout er s et up t hat you cr eat ed f orver si on 2. 0 of t he r out er, open Rout er 2. 0 as a set up document .

Connect i ng net works t o t he r out er

Dependi ng on t he por t s t hat ar e pr esent on t he r out er Maci nt osh, you may beabl e t o connect Local Tal k, Et hernet , and Token Ri ng net wor ks.

! ! WARNI NG Shut down t he r out er Maci nt osh bef or e connect i ng a net wor k t oany of i t s port s. I f you connect any t ype of net work other t han a Local Tal knet wor k t o t he r out er Maci nt osh whi l e i t i s on, you may damage t he comput eror t he net work i nt er f ace car d to whi ch you are connect i ng t he network. I f youconnect Local Tal k network t o t he r out er Maci nt osh whi l e i t i s on, t he r out erMac i nt osh ass i gns i t sel f a node i dent i f i er ( node I D) wi t hout ver i f y i ng t hatno ot her devi ce on the network i s curr ent l y us i ng t hat node I D. I f more t hanone devi ce on a net wor k has t he same node I D, ot her devi ces on t he net wor k

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agai n. ! !

The model of Mac i nt os h comput er us ed as a r out er det er mi nes t he number ofAppl eTal k net works t hat you can connect di r ect l y t o t he rout er . The modem andpr i nt er por t s on t he rout er Maci nt osh enabl e you t o connect t wo Local Tal knet wor ks. I f t he rout er Mac i nt osh has a bui l t - i n Et her net por t - - f orexampl e, a Maci nt osh Quadra - - you can connect an Et her net net wor k t o t hat

port . The expansi on s l ot s i n t he rout er Maci nt osh and t he network i nt er f acecar ds i nst al l ed i n t hem enabl e you t o connect addi t i onal networks. The Appl eI nt er net Rout er sof t war e al l ows you t o connect a maxi mum of 32 net worksdi r ect l y t o t he r out er. See t he manual s t hat came wi t h t he comput er f ori nf or mat i on about t he por t s and t he number of expansi on sl ot s avai l abl e ont he r out er Maci nt osh.

I f t he rout er Maci nt osh does not have a bui l t - i n Et hernet port , you musti nst al l a network i nt er f ace car d - - such as an Appl e Et hernet NB Card or anAppl e Et her net LC Card - - i n t he rout er Maci nt osh t o connect an Et hernetnet work t o t he r out er. You must i nst al l an Appl e Token Ri ng 4/ 16 NB Car d i nt he r out er Maci nt osh t o connect a Token Ri ng net work t o t he rout er . Fori nf ormati on about any of t hese net work i nt er f ace car ds, r ef er t o t he manualt hat came wi t h t he car d.

Connect i ng a Local Tal k net wor k t o t he rout er

A r out er Maci nt osh has t wo ser i a l port s - - t he pr i nt er por t and t he modemport . General l y , you shoul d connect a Local Tal k network t o t he pr i nt er por ton t he r out er Maci nt osh. However , when connect i ng a second Local Tal k net wor kt o t he rout er, you can use t he modem por t .

Desi gnat i ng an Appl eTal k connect i on as t he user port

Sever al Appl eTal k connect i ons may be avai l abl e i n t he Net work cont r ol panelon t he rout er Mac i nt osh. You can ei t her use t he def aul t Local Tal k Bui l t - I nconnect i on as the user por t f or nonr out i ng serv i ces avai l abl e on t heMaci nt osh when t he r out er i s r unni ng or desi gnat e anot her Appl eTal kconnect i on as t he user port . The user port det er mi nes t he zone i n whi ch t her out er Maci nt osh and any net work s ervi ces pr ovi ded by t hat Maci nt osh r esi de.

Once you have i nst al l ed t he rout er s of t war e and r est art ed t he Maci nt osh,sel ect an Appl eTal k connect i on t o des i gnat e i t as t he user por t f or t he

r out er Maci nt osh. To sel ect a user por t , f ol l ow t hese s teps :

1. Choose Cont r ol Panel s f r om t he Appl e menu.

The Net wor k i con i s i n t he Cont r ol Panel s wi ndow t hat appear s .

2. Doubl e- c l i ck t he Net work i con t o open t he Network cont r ol panel .

The Net wor k cont r ol panel appear s .

The Net wor k cont r ol panel di spl ays what ever Appl eTal k connec t i ons ar eavai l abl e on t he r out er Maci nt osh. The port s avai l abl e on t he r out erMaci nt osh deter mi ne t he Appl eTal k connect i ons i nst al l ed by t he I nst al l er .Each i con i n t he Network cont r ol panel cor r esponds t o a network t hat i sconnect ed to a por t on the r out er . The Local Tal k Bui l t - I n connect i on f or t hepr i nt er por t i s t he def aul t Appl eTal k connect i on. Ot her Appl eTal k connect i onst hat may appear i n t he Net wor k cont r ol panel i ncl ude an Et herTal k connect i on

f or an Et hernet port , a TokenTal k connect i on f or a Token Ri ng port , and a


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Local Tal k connect i on f or t he modem port . The Appl eTal k connect i on cur r ent l yi n use appear s h i ghl i ght ed.

3. I n t he Net work cont r ol panel , sel ect an Appl eTal k connect i on t o desi gnat et he cor r espondi ng port as t he user port .

I f you se l ect ed a di f f erent Appl eTal k connect i on as t he user por t , t he

f ol l owi ng al er t

box appear s:

4. Cl i ck OK.

I f you se l ect ed a Local Tal k connect i on as t he user por t f or t he rout erMaci nt osh, sk i p st ep 5.

I f you sel ect ed an Appl eTal k connect i on ot her t han Local Tal k as t he userport , one or more ot her r out ers ar e connect ed t o t hat net work, and you havenot pr ev i ous l y sel ect ed a zone f or t he rout er Mac i nt osh, t he f ol l owi ng di al ogbox appear s:

! ! I MPORTANT I f t hi s Appl e I nt ernet Rout er i s t he onl y r out er on t henet wor k , you must f i r s t s t ar t t he rout er , t hen sel ect a zone f or t he r out er .Fol l ow t he i nst r uct i ons i n Chapt er 3 , "Set t i ng Up t he Appl e I nt er net Rout er , "

t hen f ol l ow t he i nst r uct i ons i n t he sect i on "Changi ng t he Rout er ' s Zone" i nChapt er 8 to sel ect a zone f or t he r out er Maci nt osh. ! !

5. Sel ect an Appl eTal k zone f r om t he l i s t o f avai l abl e zones , t hen c l i ck OK.

Whenever you sel ect an Appl eTal k connect i on ot her t han Local Tal k as t he userpor t and t he connect ed net wor k has mor e t han one zone, you can sel ect a zonei n whi ch the rout er Maci nt osh i s t o res i de. The r out er Maci nt osh and anynetwork ser v i ces pr ovi ded on t hat Maci nt osh appear i n th i s zone i n t heChooser .

The zone cur r ent l y sel ec t ed i s hi ghl i ght ed. The r out er Mac i nt os h r emai ns i nt hi s zone unt i l you sel ect a di f f er ent Appl eTal k connect i on or sel ect adi f f er ent zone. For i nf or mat i on about sel ec t i ng a di f f er ent zone f or t her out er , see the sect i on "Changi ng t he Rout er ' s Zone" i n Chapt er 8.

I f you don' t se l ect a zone f or t he rout er Mac i nt osh, t he zone spec i f i ed ast he def aul t zone on a seed rout er on t he network i s sel ected aut omati cal l y .For i nf ormati on about seed r out ers, see t he sect i on "Conf i gur i ng t he Rout eras a Seed Rout er or a Nonseed Rout er " i n Chapt er 4.

6. Cl ose t he Network cont r ol panel .

Not e I f t he Chooser i s open when you change an Appl eTal k connect i on, t henet work s ervi ces shown i n t he Chooser are not updat ed. To di spl ay t heser v i ces t hat ar e cur r ent l y avai l abl e, c l ose t he Chooser , t hen r eopen i t .

CHAPTER 3- SETTI NG UP THE APPLE I NTERNET ROUTER

Once you have i nst al l ed t he rout er s of t ware i nc l uded i n t he Basi cConnect i v i t y Package, and sel ect ed a user port and a zone f or t he r out er , youcan begi n set t i ng up t he r out er . Bef ore st art i ng t he r out er , you must cr eat ea set up document and desi gnat e i t as t he st ar t up document . Thi s chapt er

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r out er ' s s t ar t up opt i ons , spec i f y an admi ni s t r ator ' s passwor d, and s t ar t t her out er .

Cr eat i ng a set up document

Rout er Manager al l ows you t o cr eat e and open mul t i pl e set up document s. Aset up document i dent i f i es t he r out er and t he net works connect ed t o t he

r o ut er ' s por t s .

A r out er port consi st s of a physi cal port and an access method. A r out erMaci nt osh has at l east t wo physi cal port s: t he pr i nt er por t and the modemport . A r out er may al so have ot her physi cal port s, such as an Et hernet portor a Token Ri ng por t .

Each physi cal port has one or mor e access met hods. Bot h t he pr i nt er por t andt he modem port support t wo access met hods: Local Tal k and Di al Up. The Di al Upaccess met hod pr ovi des hal f - r out i ng t hr ough an asynchr onous modem. Ot hert ypes of port s support ot her access met hods. For exampl e, an Et her net por tsupport s Et herTal k Phase 2 and, i f you have i nst al l ed t he Appl eTal k/ I P Wi deAr ea Ext ensi on, t he I P Tunnel access met hod. A Token Ri ng port support s t heTokenTal k and I P Tunnel acces s met hods .

A setup document l i s t s a l l o f t he phys i cal por t s ava i l abl e on the r out er andt he access met hods avai l abl e f or each physi cal port . I n t he set up wi ndow, you

can sel ect one or more por t s and access met hods f or conf i gur at i on. A set updocument l i st s t he f o l l owi ng i nf ormati on f or each port conf i gur ed on t her out er Maci nt osh:

- a por t des cr i pt i on

- t he por t ' s c ur r ent s t at us - - ac t i ve or i nac t i ve

- t he por t ' s c ur r ent s et t i ngs

To cr eat e a set up doc ument , f ol l ow t hes e s t eps :

1. I f Rout er Manager i s not al r eady open, doubl e- cl i ck t he Rout er Manageri con t o open Rout er Manager .

When Rout er Manager opens f or t he f i r st t i me or i f you have not yet sel ect ed

a set up document f or t he r out er t o use at st art up, an unt i t l ed set up documentappear s on t he deskt op. The set up document t hat t he r out er uses at st ar t up i sr ef err ed t o as t he st art up document , and cont ai ns t he port descr i pt i on,st at us, and set t i ngs f or each por t t hat has been conf i gur ed. Once you havesel ect ed a st ar t up document , i t opens whenever you open Rout er Manager . Fori nf ormati on about sel ect i ng a st art up document , see t he sect i on "Sel ect i ng aSt art up Document " l ater i n t hi s chapt er .

I f a set up document appears , ski p st ep 2.

2. I f necessar y, choose New f r om t he Fi l e menu t o cr eat e a new set updocument .

An unt i t l ed set up document appear s on t he deskt op.

3. I n t he set up wi ndow, t ype a name i n t he Rout er Name t ext box i f you wantt o assi gn a di f f erent name t o t he rout er Maci nt osh.


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The name of t he Mac i nt os h on whi ch t he r out er i s i ns t al l ed appear s i n t heRout er Name t ext box by def aul t . A r out er name must be 32 or f ewer char act er si n l engt h. A r out er name t hat consi st s onl y of t he equal s i gn ( =) charact eri s not al l owed.

4. Doubl e- c l i c k a phys i c al por t , or c l i c k t he r i ght - poi nt i ng t r i angl e t o t hel ef t of t hat por t , t o di spl ay t he access met hods t hat are avai l abl e f or t hat

por t .

I f t he access methods f or a port are cur r ent l y di spl ayed, c l i ck t he downward-poi nt i ng t r i angl e to t he l ef t of t hat por t and t he access met hods wi l l nol onger be l i s t ed.

! ! I MPORTANT When cr eat i ng a set up document , you must c onf i gur e t hepor t des i gnat ed as the user por t . ! !

5. Doubl e- c l i ck an access method f or t he port t hat you want t o conf i gur e.

Al t ernat i vel y , you can cl i ck an access met hod t o sel ect i t , t hen chooseDef i ne Por t I nf o f r om t he Edi t menu.

A Por t I nf o di al og box appear s i n whi ch you can conf i gur e t he port .

The Por t I nf o di al og box di spl ays t he name of t he set up doc ument , and t he

physi cal port and access met hod bei ng conf i gur ed.

6. I n t he Por t I nf o di al og box, t ype a por t desc r i pt i on i n t he Por tDescr i pt i on text box .

The name of t he phys i cal por t appear s i n t he Por t Des cr i pt i on t ext box bydef aul t . You can spec i f y an opt i onal por t descr i pt i on t o hel p you t o i dent i f yt he net wor k connect ed t o t he port . A por t descr i pt i on can be up t o 31charact ers i n l engt h and can cont ai n any charact ers, i nc l udi ng t he spacecharact er .

7. Conf i gur e t he port .

The pr ocedur e f or conf i gur i ng a por t var i es , dependi ng on t he t ype of por tand t he access met hod bei ng conf i gur ed. The Appl e I nt ernet Rout er suppor t st hr ee t ypes of r out er por t s :

- Appl eTa l k por t s - - t hr ough whi ch a Local Tal k , Et herTal k , or TokenTal kaccess met hod pr ovi des connect i vi t y bet ween l ocal i nt ernet s of t he same t ypeor d i f f er ent t ypes

- hal f - r out i ng port s - - t hr ough whi ch t he Di al Up or another access methodpr ov i des poi nt - t o- poi nt connec t i v i t y

- t unnel i ng por t s - - t hrough whi ch an access met hod f or a f orei gn net wor ksys t em pr ovi des mul t i poi nt connec t i vi t y

The f ol l owi ng r oad map di r ec t s you t o t he appr opr i at e gui des , chapt er s , andsect i ons f or det ai l ed i nf or mat i on about conf i gur i ng a speci f i c access met hodf or a port . You need t o read onl y t hose chapt ers and sect i ons t hat pert ai n t ot he por t and access met hod t hat you want t o conf i gur e. Once you haveconf i gur ed al l of t he por t s on t he rout er Mac i nt osh, you must f i ni sh c r eat i ngyour set up document .


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To conf i gur e . . . . Do t hi s . . .

A Local Ta l k por t . Fol l ow t he s teps i n t he sect i ons "Conf i gur i ng a Local Tal kPor t " and "Hi di ng Devi ces on an I nt ernet " i n Chapt er 4 of t hi s gui de.

An Et her Tal k por t . Fol l ow t he s t eps i n t he sect i ons "Conf i gur i ng anEt herTal k or TokenTal k Por t " and "Hi di ng Devi ces on an I nt ernet " i n Chapt er 4

of t hi s gui de.

A TokenTal k port

To conf i gur e . . . . Do t hi s . . .

A hal f - r out i ng por t . Fol l ow t he s teps i n Chapt er 5 of t hi s gui de, "Hal f -Rout i ng, " and i n Chapt er 7 of t hi s gui de, "Conf i gur i ng t he Wi de Ar ea Rout i ngOpt i ons . "

An I P Tunnel por t . Fol l ow t he i nst r uct i ons i n Us i ng t he Appl eTal k / I P Wi deAr ea Ext ensi on, and i n Chapt er 7 of t hi s gui de, "Conf i gur i ng the Wi de Ar eaRout i ng Opt i ons. "

An X. 25 port . Fol l ow t he i nst r uct i ons i n Usi ng the X. 25 Wi de Ar ea Ext ensi on,and i n Chapt er 7 of t hi s gui de, " Conf i gur i ng the Wi de Ar ea Rout i ng Opt i ons. "

8. I n t he Por t I nf o di al og box, c l i ck t he Ac t i ve but t on t o ac t i vat e t hepor t , i f i t i s not al r e ady ac t i ve.

When you f i r s t conf i gur e a por t , i t s s t at us i s act i ve by def aul t . When t her out er i s r unni ng, i t r out es dat a packet s t hr ough al l ac t i ve por t s . You canchange the s t atus of t he por t bei ng conf i gur ed f r om act i ve t o i nact i ve byc l i cki ng t he I nac t i ve but t on.

9. When you have f i ni shed spec i f y i ng your por t conf i gur at i on, c l i ck Def i net o c l ose t he Por t I nf o di al og box .

10. Repeat st eps 4 t hr ough 9 f or each por t t hat you want t o conf i gur e.

11. Name and save your s et up document .

I f Rout er Manager encount er s an er r or i n the setup i nf or mat i on, i t wi l l

cancel t he save.

Conf i gur i ng t he rout er f or s t ar t up

The f ol l owi ng sec t i ons des cr i be t he var i ous s t ar t up opt i ons t hat you canconf i gur e f or t he r out er .

Sel ect i ng a st ar t up document

Bef or e you can st ar t t he r out er, you must sel ect a set up document f or t her out er t o use at s t ar t up. Thi s set up document i s r ef er r ed to as t he s tar t updocument . To sel ect a st art up document , f ol l ow t hese st eps:1. Choose Set St ar t up f r om t he Cont r ol menu.

The Set St ar t up di al og box appear s .

2. Cl i c k Sel ec t .


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The f ol l owi ng di al og box appear s :

3. Sel ect t he set up document t hat you want t o desi gnat e as t he st art updocument i n t he l i st box, t hen c l i ck Open.

The name of t he s t ar t up doc ument t hat you sel ec t ed appear s beneat h t hedocument i con i n t he Set St ar t up di al og box. Rout er Manager wi l l use t hi s

st ar t up document when you st ar t t he r out er .

4. Cl i ck OK t o c l ose t he Set St art up di al og box.

St ar t i ng t he r out er a t sys tem st ar t up

To ac t i vat e t he r out er aut omat i cal l y when you s t ar t up t he Mac i nt os h, f ol l owt hese st eps:

1. Choose Set St ar t up f r om t he Cont r ol menu.


2. To act i vat e t he r out er when you st art up t he r out er Maci nt osh, c l i ck t he

"Ac t i vat e r out er a t Mac i nt osh s t ar t up" checkbox t o sel ec t i t , i f i t ' s notal r eady sel ect ed.

3. Cl i ck OK.

Not e I f "Act i vat e r out er at Mac i nt osh s t ar t up" i s sel ect ed when you s t ar t upt he rout er Mac i nt osh, you can pr event t he rout er f r om st ar t i ng by hol di ngdown t he key unt i l a message i nf or ms you t hat r out er st ar t up has beencancel ed.

Cancel i ng r out er s t ar t up i f an er r or occur s

I f t he rout er encount ers an err or at st art up - - such as a network- number i ngc onf l i c t i n a por t c onf i gur a t i on - - i t c an ei t her c ont i nue s t a r t up,act i vat i ng onl y por t s on whi ch no er r ors occur , or cancel s t ar t up.

By def aul t , t he r out er cancel s s t ar t up i f i t encount er s an er r or . I f t he"Cancel r out er s t ar t up i f an er r or occur s" checkbox i s not se l ect ed, t her out er s t ar t s up and r ecor ds t he s tat us o f i t s por t s i n t he Rout er Log,

i ndi cat i ng any er r ors t hat occur at st art up. Any port on whi ch an err oroccur r ed r emai ns i nact i ve unt i l you cor r ect t he er r or , t hen act i vat e t he por ti n i t s Por t I nf o di al og box.

To canc el r out er s t ar t up i f an er r or oc cur s , f ol l ow t hes e s t eps :



2. Sel ec t " Canc el r o ut er s t ar t up i f an er r o r oc cur s , " i f i t ' s not al r e adysel ect ed.3. Cl i ck OK.

Spec i f y i ng t he rout i ng tabl e ' s maxi mum si ze

The r out er mai nt ai ns a r out i ng t abl e t hat cont ai ns t he r out i ng i nf or mat i on

f or each dest i nat i on net work on an i nt ernet . For det ai l ed i nf ormat i on about


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t he rout i ng t abl e, see t he sect i on "The Rout i ng Tabl e" i n Chapt er 9. I f youneed mor e memor y f or ot her pr ogr ams r unni ng concur r ent l y wi t h t he r out er , youcan reduce t he s i ze of t he rout i ng t abl e - - t hat i s , t he maxi mum number of ent r i es t hat t he rout i ng t abl e can cont ai n. Or , t o support a gr eat er numberof net wor ks on the i nt ernet , you can i ncrease t he s i ze of t he rout i ng tabl e.

To spec i f y t he maxi mum number of ent r i es t hat t he r out i ng t abl e can cont ai n,

f ol l ow t hese s teps :


The Set St ar t up di al og box appear s . By def aul t , t he maxi mum number of ent r i est hat t he rout i ng t abl e can cont ai n i s 1024.

2. Type a number i n t he Rout i ng Tabl e Ent r i es t ext box.

The amount of memor y i ns t al l ed i n t he r out er Mac i nt os h det er mi nes t he maxi mumnumber of ent r i es t hat t he rout i ng t abl e can cont ai n.

3. Cl i ck OK.

The new maxi mum number of r out i ng t abl e ent r i es t akes ef f ec t when you nextr est ar t t he rout er Mac i nt osh.

Speci f y i ng t he zone t abl e' s maxi mum si ze

The r out er mai nt ai ns a zone t abl e t hat cont ai ns t he zone i nf or mat i on f or eachdest i nat i on net wor k on an i nt ernet . I f you need more memor y f or ot herpr ogr ams r unni ng concur r ent l y wi t h t he r out er , you can reduce t he s i ze of t hezone t abl e - - t hat i s , t he maxi mum number of ent r i es t hat t he zone t abl e cancont ai n. Or , t o support a gr eat er number of zones on t he i nt ernet , you cani ncr ease t he s i ze of t he zone tabl e.

To spec i f y t he maxi mum number of ent r i es t hat t he zone t abl e can cont ai n,f ol l ow t hese s teps :


The Set St ar t up di al og box appear s . By def aul t , t he maxi mum number of ent r i est hat t he zone t abl e can cont ai n i s 256.

2. Type a number i n t he Zone Tabl e Ent r i es t ext box.

The amount of memor y i ns t al l ed i n t he r out er Mac i nt os h det er mi nes t he maxi mumnumber of ent r i es t hat t he zone t abl e can cont ai n.

3. Cl i ck OK.

The new maxi mum number of zone t abl e ent r i es t akes ef f ec t when you nextr est ar t t he rout er Mac i nt osh.

Speci f y i ng an admi ni st r ator ' s passwordTo pr event ot her s f r om openi ng Rout er Manager and changi ng your set updocument s or t he r out er ' s st atus, you can speci f y an admi ni st r ator ' spass wor d.

1. Choose Set Pass wor d f r om t he Cont r ol menu.


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The f ol l owi ng di al og box appear s :

2. Type your passwor d i n t he Passwor d t ext box.

A passwor d can have a maxi mum of ei ght char act er s. You can use upper case andl owercase l ett ers t o di st i ngui sh passwords. The charact ers t hat you t ypeappear as bul l ets t o pr event other s f r om l ear ni ng your password.

3. Pr ess Tab t o move t o t he Reent er Passwor d t ext box, t hen t ype your newpassword agai n, exact l y as you di d t he f i r st t i me.

You mus t t ype your pas swor d exac t l y as you di d bef or e, i nc l udi ng your us e ofupper case and l ower case l et t ers . Typi ng your passwor d agai n conf i r ms t hat youhave ent ered i t cor r ect l y .

4. Cl i ck OK t o t ur n on password pr otect i on.

Once you have set an admi ni st r at or ' s password, you must t hereaf t er ent er yourpass wor d t o open Rout er Manager t o edi t a set up document or change t her o ut er ' s s t a t u s.

Not e To pr event ot hers f r om maki ng unaut hor i zed changes i n Rout erManager , al ways qui t Rout er Manager when you ar e not usi ng i t .

Al ways keep a wr i t t en r ecor d of your password. I f you f or get your password,you must r emove t he r out er sof t ware f r om t he st art up di sk and r ei nst al l t her out er sof t war e.

St ar t i ng t he r out er

Once you have i nst al l ed t he r out er , cr eat ed and saved a set up document , andsel ect ed a st ar t up document , you can st art t he rout er at any t i me wi t houtr es t ar t i ng t he rout er Mac i nt osh. To s ta r t t he rout er , f ol l ow t hese s teps :

1. Choose St ar t Rout er f r om t he Cont r ol menu.

The f ol l owi ng al er t box appear s :

2. Cl i ck St ar t t o conf i r m t hat you want t o s t ar t t he r out er .

Once t he r out er st art s, t he St art Rout er command changes t o St op Rout er . Ther out er s t at us i ndi cat or i n t he Networ k cont r ol panel i ndi cat es t hat t her out er i s cur r ent l y on.

When t he r out er i s r unni ng:

- Openi ng or qui t t i ng Rout er Manager does not af f ect r out er operat i on. Ther out er r uns i n t he backgr ound, i ndependent of t he Rout er Manager appl i cat i onpr ogr am.

- I f you open Rout er Manager , i t di spl ays any wi ndows t hat wer e open whenRout er Manager was l ast open.- You cannot edi t set up document s.

- You can act i vat e and deact i vat e port s on t he rout er , as descr i bed i n t hesect i on "Act i vat i ng and Deact i vat i ng Por t s" i n Chapt er 8.

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- I f you t r y shut t i ng down t he r out er Mac i nt osh, t he f ol l owi ng al er t boxappear s. To conf i r m you want t o shut down t he r out er Maci nt osh, c l i ck OK.

Qui t t i ng Rout er Manager

The Appl e I nt er net Rout er r uns i n t he bac kgr ound. You can qui t Rout er Manager

af t er s t a r t i ng t he r out er .

Once you have f i ni shed cr eat i ng set up document s and have conf i gur ed t hest art up opt i ons f or t he rout er , qui t Rout er Manager. To qui t Rout er Manager,choose Qui t f r om t he Fi l e menu.

CHAPTER 4- CONGFI GURI NG AN APPLETALK PORT

Thi s chapt er des cr i bes por t conf i gur at i on f or t hr ee t ypes of Appl eTal k por t s- - Local Tal k , Et herTal k , and TokenTal k - - i nc l udi ng how t o conf i gur e t her out er as a seed rout er or a nonseed r out er , and how t o hi de devi ces on ani nt er n et .

Conf i gur i ng t he r out er as a seed r out er or a nonseed r out er

A seed r out er sends an Appl eTal k network' s i dent i f y i ng i nf ormat i on t o al lother r out ers connect ed di r ect l y t o t hat net work. You must conf i gur e at l east

one rout er on each Appl eTal k net work i n an i nt er net as a seed r out er. Toconf i gur e t he rout er as a seed r out er f or a net work, when conf i gur i ng t heport t o whi ch that network i s connect ed, desi gnate t hat port as a seed portand spec i f y the networ k ' s i dent i f y i ng i nf ormat i on. The sect i ons "Conf i gur i nga Local Ta l k Por t " and "Conf i gur i ng an Et herTal k or TokenTal k Por t " l at er i nt hi s chapt er descr i be how t o conf i gur e seed and nonseed por t s.

I f more t han one rout er i s connected t o an Appl eTal k network, i t i s necessar yt o spec i f y th i s i dent i f y i ng i nf or mat i on on onl y one of t he connect ed r out er s .However , you can conf i gur e mor e t han one r out er on a net wor k as a seedr out er .

! ! I MPORTANT I f more t han one r out er i s a seed r out er f or a net work,you must speci f y exact l y t he same i nf or mat i on f or t hat net work whenconf i gur i ng t he seed por t on each seed r out er connect ed t o t hat net work. ! !

A r out er t hat obt ai ns t he net wor k number or net wor k r ange and t he zone nameor zone l i st f or an Appl eTal k net work f r om a seed r out er connected t o t hatnet work i s a nonseed r out er. Once you have conf i gur ed one seed r out er f or anet work connect ed t o a port , you can conf i gur e any addi t i onal r out ers on t henet work as ei t her seed or nonseed rout ers .

A r out er can be bot h a seed rout er and a nonseed r out er f or di f f er entnet works. Because a r out er can f unct i on as a seed rout er f or some net wor ksand a nonseed r out er f or ot hers, t he rout er ' s por t s are desi gnated as seedport s and nonseed port s.

I dent i f y i ng net works on an i nt ernet

Networks connected by t he rout er r etai n separat e i dent i t i es. Each Appl eTal knet wor k i n an i nt er net must have a uni que net wor k number or net wor k r ange.

- A s i ngl e net work number i dent i f i es a Local Tal k net work.


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- A network r ange i s a ser i es of cont i guous net work numbers t hat i dent i f i esany ot her t ype of Appl eTal k net work, such as an Et herTal k or TokenTal k

net wor k. A net wor k r ange can nei t her i ncl ude a net wor k number al r eadyassi gned t o anot her net wor k nor over l ap anot her net wor k r ange.

Each net wor k i n an i nt er net can i ncl ude a maxi mum of 253 devi ces. You can

assi gn up t o 253 devi ces t o each net wor k number i n a net wor k r ange. Thus, anet wor k r ange det er mi nes t he maxi mum number of devi ces on a net wor k. Forexampl e, a net wor k havi ng t he net wor k r ange 1- 10 coul d i ncl ude up t o 2530devi ces ( 10 253) .

When conf i gur i ng a seed por t on t he r out er , you must assi gn a uni que net wor knumber or net wor k r ange t o t he net wor k connect ed t o t hat por t . Rout er Managerpr event s you f r om assi gni ng network numbers or r anges t hat conf l i ct wi t ht hose conf i gur ed f or ot her por t s on t he rout er . However, t he rout er cannotdetect conf l i ct i ng network numbers or r anges on other part s of t he i nt ernet .I f you assi gn a number t o a network and that number i s d i f f erent f r om t henumber assi gned t o t hat net work on anot her s eed r out er, t he rout er wi l l notbe abl e t o st art . Mai nt ai ni ng an up- t o- dat e map of t he net works i n youri nt er net , whi ch you can r ef er t o when assi gni ng net work number s or r anges,

can hel p you t o avoi d assi gni ng dupl i cat e net wor k numbers or overl appi ngnet wor k r anges.

For mor e det ai l ed i nf or mat i on about assi gni ng net wor k number s and net wor kr anges, see t he sect i ons "Conf i gur i ng a Local Tal k Port " and "Conf i gur i ng anEt herTal k or TokenTal k Port " l ater i n t hi s chapt er , and " Choosi ng a Net work-Number i ng Scheme" and " Speci f yi ng Net wor k Ranges" i n Appendi x A.

Def i ni ng Appl eTal k zones f or a net work

When conf i gur i ng a seed por t on t he r out er , you can def i ne one or mor eAppl eTal k zones f or t he net work connect ed t o t hat por t by assi gni ng a zonename or zone l i st t o t hat net work. You must def i ne at l east one zone f or eachAppl eTal k net work i n an i nt er net . A Local Tal k net wor k can have onl y one zone.Thus , you can as s i gn onl y one zone name t o a Loc al Tal k net wor k.

Ot her t ypes of Appl eTal k net works can have mul t i pl e zones. Thus, you canassi gn a zone l i st t o any ot her t ype of Appl eTal k net work. A zone l i sti ncl udes al l of t he zone names assi gned t o a net work and can consi st of a

maxi mum of 255 zone names. You can assi gn any devi ce on a net wor k t o any zonei n t he zone l i st f or t hat net work. You must i nc l ude at l east one zone name i na zone l i st . For more detai l ed i nf ormat i on about zone names and zone l i st s ,see t he sect i ons "Conf i gur i ng a Local Tal k Port " and "Conf i gur i ng an Et herTal kor TokenTal k Por t " l at er i n t hi s chapt er , and "Di vi di ng an I nt er net I nt oZones" i n Appendi x A.

Conf i gur i ng a Local Tal k port

To conf i gur e a Loc al Tal k acces s met hod f or a pr i nt er por t or modem por t ,f ol l ow t hese s teps :

1. Open a set up document .

2. I n t he set up wi ndow, doubl e- c l i ck t he physi cal port t hat you want t oconf i gur e t o di spl ay t he access met hods t hat ar e avai l abl e f or t hat por t .

A Local Tal k access method i s a l ways avai l abl e f or t he modem port and f or t he


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pr i nt er por t .

3. Doubl e- c l i ck t he Local Tal k access method.

The Local Tal k Por t I nf o di al og box appear s .

4. I n t he Local Tal k Por t I nf o di al og box, t ype a por t desc r i pt i on i n t he

Por t Descr i pt i on t ext box .

The name of t he phys i cal por t appear s i n t he Por t Des cr i pt i on t ext box bydef aul t . You can spec i f y an opt i onal por t descr i pt i on t o hel p you t o i dent i f yt he net wor k connect ed t o t he port . A por t descr i pt i on can be up t o 31charact ers i n l engt h and can cont ai n any charact ers, i nc l udi ng t he spacecharact er .

5. Desi gnat e t he port as a seed port or a nonseed por t . To desi gnat e t heport as a seed port , sel ect t he Seed but t on. To desi gnate t he port as anonseed por t , sel ect t he Nonseed but t on.

To conf i gur e t he Local Tal k por t as a seed por t , you mus t as s i gn a net wor knumber and a zone name t o t he net wor k connect ed t o t hat por t .

A por t i s desi gnat ed as a nonseed port by def aul t . You can conf i gure a portas a nonseed port onl y i f you have al r eady conf i gur ed a seed r out er f or t he

network connected t o t hat por t . I f you conf i gur e t he Local Tal k port as anonseed por t , t he r out er wi l l obt ai n t he net wor k number and zone name f or t henet work connect ed t o t hat por t f r om a seed r out er on t he net wor k.

I f you are conf i gur i ng t he Local Tal k port as a nonseed port , sk i p st eps 6 and7.

6. I f you desi gnat ed t he Local Tal k port as a seed port , t ype a number i n t heNet wor k Number t ext box t o assi gn a number t o t he net wor k connect ed t o t hatpor t .

You can spec i f y a net wor k number as ei t her a dec i mal number bet ween 1 and65, 279, or a hexadeci mal number bet ween $1 and $FEFF. I n Rout er Manager , a $char act er must pr ecede hexadeci mal number s.

! ! I MPORTANT A net wor k number must be uni que i n an i nt er net . Do not as si gn

t he same net wor k number t o mor e t han one net wor k. ! !

7. Type t he zone name f or t he net wor k connect ed t o t hat por t i n t he ZoneName t ext box.

A zone name can be up t o 32 char act er s i n l engt h and can cont ai n anychar act er s, i ncl udi ng t he space char act er. You cannot use upper case andl ower case l et t ers t o di st i ngui sh zone names. Thus, you can t ype a zone nameus i ng ei t her upper case or l ower case l et t er s .

Not e You cannot use a si ngl e ast eri sk ( ) charact er as a zone name.Appl eTal k pr ot ocol s use t he ast er i sk as a wi l dcard charact er ,s i gni f yi ng " t hi s zone" - - t hat i s , t he zone i n whi ch t he sendi ngdevi ce resi des .

Al t ernat i vel y , you can sel ect t he net wor k ' s zone name f r om a l i s t of connect ed zones, as descr i bed i n t he next sect i on, " Sel ect i ng a Zone Name

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8. To act i vat e t he Local Tal k por t , se l ect t he Act i ve but t on. To deact i vat et he Local Tal k por t , sel ec t t he I nac t i ve but t on.

When you f i r s t conf i gur e a por t , i t s s t at us i s act i ve by def aul t . When t her out er i s r unni ng, i t r out es dat a packet s t hr ough al l ac t i ve por t s . You canchange t he s t atus of t he Local Tal k por t f r om act i ve t o i nact i ve at any t i me.

9. When you have f i ni shed spec i f y i ng t he Local Tal k por t i nf or mat i on, c l i ckDef i ne t o cl ose the Local Tal k Por t I nf o di al og box .

Sel ect i ng a zone name f r om a l i st of connected zones

When conf i gur i ng a Local Tal k port as a seed port , i nst ead of t ypi ng a zonename f or t he net wor k connect ed t o t hat por t , you can sel ect a zone name f r oma l i s t of zones . To sel ec t a zone name f r om a l i s t of zones , f ol l ow t hesest eps:

1. I n t he Local Ta l k Por t I nf o di al og box , c l i ck Get Zones .

The Get Zones di al og box appear s . I t l i s t s al l of t he zones on t he i nt er net

connect ed t o t he cur r ent Appl eTal k connect i on f or t he r out er Maci nt osh.

2. I n t he Get Zones di al og box, sel ect a zone name i n t he l i st of connect ed

zones.

When conf i gur i ng a Local Tal k port , you can sel ect onl y one zone.

3. Cl i ck OK.

The name of t he zone sel ec t ed appear s i n t he Zone Name t ext box i n t heLocal Tal k Por t I nf o di a l og box .

Conf i gur i ng an Et her Tal k or TokenTal k port

To conf i gur e an Et her Tal k ac ces s met hod f or an Et her net por t or a TokenTal kaccess met hod f or a Token Ri ng por t , f ol l ow t hese st eps:


2. I n t he set up wi ndow, doubl e- c l i ck t he Et hernet or Token Ri ng port t hatyou want t o conf i gur e t o di sp l ay t he access met hods t hat are avai l abl e f ort hat por t .

An Et herTal k access met hod i s avai l abl e whenever an Et her net por t i s pr esenton t he r out er Maci nt osh. A TokenTal k access met hod i s avai l abl e whenever aToken Ri ng por t i s pr es ent .

3. Doubl e- cl i ck t he Et herTal k or TokenTal k access met hod.

The Et her Tal k or TokenTal k Por t I nf o di al og box appear s .

4. I n t he Et her Ta l k or TokenTal k Por t I nf o di a l og box , t ype a por tdescr i pt i on i n t he Por t Descr i pt i on t ext box .

The name of t he phys i cal por t appear s i n t he Por t Des cr i pt i on t ext box bydef aul t . You can spec i f y an opt i onal por t descr i pt i on t o hel p you t o i dent i f y

t he net wor k connect ed t o t he port . A por t descr i pt i on can be up t o 31


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charact ers i n l engt h and can cont ai n any charact ers, i nc l udi ng t he spacecharact er .

5. Desi gnat e t he port as a seed port or a nonseed por t . To desi gnat e t heport as a seed port , sel ect t he Seed but t on. To desi gnate t he port as anonseed por t , sel ect t he Nonseed but t on.

To conf i gur e t he Et her Tal k or TokenTal k por t as a seed por t , you mus t as s i gna net work r ange and a zone l i st t o t he net work connect ed t o t hat por t .

A por t i s desi gnat ed as a nonseed port by def aul t . You can conf i gure a portas a nonseed por t onl y i f a seed r out er has al r eady been conf i gur ed f or t henetwork connected t o that port . I f you conf i gur e the Et herTal k or TokenTal kport as a nonseed port , t he rout er wi l l obt ai n t he net wor k range and zonel i s t f or t he net work connect ed t o that por t f r om a seed r out er on t henet wor k.

I f you are conf i gur i ng the Ether Tal k or TokenTal k port as a nonseed port ,ski p st eps 6 and 7.

6. I f you desi gnat ed t he Et herTal k or TokenTal k port as a seed port , t ype

t he l owest net wor k number i n t he net wor k r ange f or t he net wor k connect ed t ot hat por t i n t he Net wor k Range t ext box and t he hi ghest net wor k number i nt he network r ange i n the "t o" t ext box.

! ! I MPORTANT A net wor k r ange must be uni que i n an i nt er net . I t cannei t her i ncl ude a net wor k number al r eady ass i gned t o anot her net wor k norover l ap anot her net work r ange. ! !

A net work r ange must consi st of a ser i es of cont i guous net work numbers . Youcan speci f y a net wor k r ange as t wo deci mal number s bet ween 1 and 65, 279, ort wo hexadeci mal number s bet ween $1 and $FEFF. I n Rout er Manager , a $char act er must precede hexadeci mal number s. I f you don' t expect a net wor k t ogrow beyond 253 devi ces, you can ass i gn a si ngl e net wor k number t o a r ange - -f or exampl e, you can speci f y a net work r ange f r om 14 t o 14.

7. Type a zone name i n t he Zone Name t ext box, t hen cl i ck Add t o add t hezone name t o t he zone l i st f or t he net work connect ed t o t hat por t .

You mus t add at l east one zone name t o t he zone l i s t . A zone name can be up

t o 32 charact ers i n l engt h and can cont ai n any charact ers, i nc l udi ng t hespace char act er . You cannot use upperc ase and l owerc ase l et t er s t odi st i ngui sh zone names. Thus, you can t ype a zone name usi ng ei t her upper caseor l ower case l et t er s .

Not e You cannot use a si ngl e ast eri sk ( ) charact er as a zone name.Appl eTal k pr ot ocol s use t he ast er i sk as a wi l dcar d char act er , s i gni f y i ng" t hi s zone" - - t hat i s , t he zone i n whi ch t he sendi ng dev i ce r es i des .

You can add zone names t o t he zone l i s t i n any or der . Repeat t hi s s t ep unt i lyou have added al l of t he net work' s zone names t o t he zone l i st . A zone l i stcan consi st of a maxi mum of 255 zone names.Al t ernat i vel y , you can sel ect zone names t o be i nc l uded i n t he zone l i s t f r oma l i st of connect ed zones, as descr i bed i n t he next sect i on, " I nc l udi ng Namesof Connect ed Zones i n t he Zone Li st . "

You can r ename a zone i n t he zone l i s t or r emove a zone name f r om t he zone

l i st , as descr i bed i n t he sect i ons " Renami ng a Zone i n t he Zone Li st " and


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" Removi ng a Zone Name f r om t he Zone Li st " l at er i n t hi s chapt er . You can al soset a def aul t zone f or t he network connect ed t o t he port , as descr i bed i n t hesect i on "Set t i ng t he Def aul t Zone f or t he Net work" l at er i n t hi s chapt er .

8. To act i vat e t he Et her Tal k or TokenTal k por t , sel ect t he Act i ve but t on. Todeact i vat e the Et her Tal k or TokenTal k por t , sel ect t he I nact i ve but t on.

When you f i r s t conf i gur e a por t , i t s s t at us i s act i ve by def aul t . When t her out er i s r unni ng, i t r out es dat a packet s t hr ough al l ac t i ve por t s . You canchange the s t atus of t he por t f r om act i ve t o i nact i ve at any t i me.

9. When you have f i ni shed speci f yi ng t he Et her Tal k or TokenTal k por ti nf or mat i on, c l i ck Def i ne to c l ose the Por t I nf o di al og box.

Addi ng names f r om a l i st of connected zones t o t he zone l i st

When conf i gur i ng an Et her Tal k or TokenTal k port as a seed port , i nst ead oft ypi ng each zone name, you can sel ect one or mor e zone names f r om a l i st ofzones on the i nt ernet connected t o t he rout er ' s curr ent Appl eTal k connect i on,and add t hem t o the zone l i s t f or t he net wor k connect ed t o that por t . Fol l owt hese st eps t o add t he zone names t o t he zone l i st :

1. I n t he Et her Ta l k or TokenTal k Por t I nf o di a l og box , c l i ck Get Zones .

The Get Zones di al og box appear s . I t l i s t s al l of t he zones on t he i nt er netconnect ed t o t he cur r ent Appl eTal k connect i on f or t he r out er Maci nt osh.

2. I n t he Get Zones di al og box, sel ect one or more zone names i n t he l i st ofconnect ed zones.

Shi f t - c l i ck t o sel ect mul t i pl e zone names.

3. Cl i ck OK.

The zone names sel ec t ed appear i n t he zone l i s t i n t he Et her Tal k or TokenTal kPor t I nf o di al og box .

Renami ng a zone i n t he zone l i st

When conf i gur i ng an Et herTal k or TokenTal k port as a seed port , f o l l ow t hese

st eps t o rename a zone i n t he zone l i st :

1. I n t he Et herTal k or TokenTal k Por t I nf o di al og box, sel ect t he name of azone i n t he zone l i s t .

The name appear s i n t he Zone Name t ext box .

2. Type t he new name f or t he zone i n t he Zone Name t ext box.

3. Cl i ck Rename.

The new name r epl ac es t he ol d name i n t he zone l i s t .Removi ng a zone name f r om t he zone l i st

When conf i gur i ng an Et herTal k or TokenTal k port as a seed port , f o l l ow t hesest eps t o r emove a zone name f r om t he zone l i st :

1. I n t he Et herTal k or TokenTal k Por t I nf o di al og box, sel ect t he name of a


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zone i n t he zone l i s t .

The name appear s i n t he Zone Name t ext box .

2. Cl i ck Remove.

The zone name no l onger appear s i n t he zone l i s t .

Not e I f you r emove t he def aul t zone f r om t he zone l i s t , t he f i r s tname i n t he zone l i st becomes t he def aul t zone.

Set t i ng t he def aul t zone

When conf i gur i ng an Et her Tal k or TokenTal k port as a seed port , you candesi gnate a def aul t zone f or t he network connected t o t hat por t . The f i r stzone t hat you add t o t he zone l i st f or t he net work connect ed t o t he por taut omat i cal l y becomes t he def aul t zone f or t hat net work. The r out eraut omati cal l y ass i gns each devi ce i n t hat net work t o the def aul t zone. Adevi ce assi gned t o the def aul t zone r esi des i n t hat z one unt i l anot her zonei s sel ec t ed f or t he dev i ce.

To change t he def aul t zone f or t he connec t ed net wor k, f ol l ow t hes e s t eps :

1. I n t he Et herTal k or TokenTal k Por t I nf o di al og box, sel ect a zone name i n

t he zone l i s t .

2. Cl i ck Set Def aul t .

The zone sel ec t ed bec omes t he def aul t zone.

Hi di ng devi ces on an i nt ernet

Lar ge i nt ernet s - - f or exampl e, l ocal area networks ( LANs) t hat span moret han one depar t ment or wi de ar ea net wor ks ( WANs) t hat span mor e t han oneor gani zat i on - - may r equi r e dev i ce- l evel secur i t y . You can achi eve dev i ce-l evel secur i t y by conf i gur i ng dev i ce hi di ng on Appl eTal k por t s .

When conf i gur i ng an Appl eTal k por t on t he rout er , you can speci f y t hatcer t ai n devi ces on t he network or i nt ernet connect ed t o t hat port be hi ddenf r om onl y one ot her por t or al l o ther por t s on t he r out er . Thus , you can

pr event dev i ces on a spec i f i c par t of t he i nt er net or on al l o ther par t s of t he i nt er net f r om access i ng the dev i ces f or whi ch you speci f y dev i ce hi di ng.

You can hi de any dev i ce on t he par t of t he i nt er net t hat i s connec t ed t o anAppl eTal k port . A devi ce need not be on t he net work t hat i s connect eddi r ect l y t o t hat port . A hi dden devi ce does not appear i n the Chooser oncomput ers t hat ar e on t he part of t he i nt ernet f r om whi ch t he devi ce i shi dden. However, a hi dden devi ce st i l l has access t o devi ces on t he part of t he i nt er net f r om whi ch i t i s hi dden - - t hat i s , t hose devi ces appear i n t heChooser on t he hi dden devi ce.

! ! I MPORTANT I f you want t o hi de a devi ce and mor e t han one pat h connect st he devi ce and t he part of t he i nt ernet f r om whi ch you want t o hi de thedevi ce, you must hi de t he devi ce on a r out er on each pat h t hat connect s t hedevi ce and t he i nt ernet f r om whi ch you want t o hi de t he devi ce. ! !

To hi de dev i ces connec t ed t o an Appl eTal k por t , f ol l ow t hes e s t eps :


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1. I n t he Por t I nf o di al og box f or an Appl eTal k por t , c l i ck Hi de.

The Hi de Devi ces di al og box appear s .

2. I n t he Hi de Devi ces di al og box, sel ect an opt i on i n t he Hi de pop- up menut o speci f y whet her devi ces ar e t o be hi dden and how t o l i st t he devi ces.

I n t he Hi de pop- up menu, "onl y the dev i ces l i s t ed" i s se l ect ed by def aul t . I f you sel ect "a l l devi ces except t hose l i s t ed, " t he devi ces t hat you add t o thedev i ce l i s t wi l l appear i n t he Chooser .

I f you sel ect ed "no devi ces, " sk i p st eps 3 and 4.

3. Sel ect an opt i on i n t he " f r om" pop- up menu t o speci f y whet her t he devi cesar e t o be hi dden f r om al l ot her por t s or f r om a spec i f i c por t .

To hi de dev i ces f r om al l por t s , sel ec t " al l ot her por t s" i n t he " f r om" pop- upmenu. Al l conf i gur ed por t s on t he r out er appear i n t he "f r om" pop- up menu. Tohi de devi ces f r om a spec i f i c por t , sel ec t t hat por t i n t he " f r om" pop- upmenu.

I f you se l ect ed "a l l devi ces" i n s t ep 2, sk i p s t eps 4 t hr ough 7.

4. Sel ect an opt i on i n t he Devi ce Type pop- up menu t o speci f y t he t ype ofdevi ce to be hi dden, or t ype a speci f i c devi ce t ype i n t he Devi ce Type t extbox.

The Devi ce Type pop- up menu cont ai ns t he dev i ce t ypes f ound on t he net wor kconnect ed t o t he cur r ent Appl eTal k connect i on f or t he r out er Maci nt osh. Somest andar d devi ce t ypes al ways appear i n t he Devi ce Type pop- up menu. The useof uppercase and l owercase l ett ers does not di st i ngui sh devi ce t ypes. Thus,you can t ype a devi ce t ype i n t he Devi ce Type t ext box usi ng ei t her upper caseor l ower case l et t er s .

5. Sel ect t he Name but t on and t ype a devi ce name i n t he Name t ext box t ohi de a spec i f i c devi ce of a spec i f i c t ype, or se l ect t he Al l Names but t on t ohi de al l devi ces o f t hat t ype.

You cannot use upper cas e and l ower cas e l et t er s t o di s t i ngui sh devi ce names .

Thus , you can t ype a dev i ce name i n t he Name t ext box us i ng ei t her upper cas eor l ower case l et t er s .

6. Cl i ck Add.

Dependi ng on t he sel ect i on t hat you made i n t he pr evi ous s t ep, one of t hef ol l owi ng appear s i n t he dev i ce l i s t :

- a devi ce t ype and t he name of a speci f i c devi ce

- a devi ce t ype and " "

You coul d spec i f y t hat a dev i ce of t he t ype Las er Wr i t er wi t h t he nameGut enberg be hi dden f r om al l other port s on t he rout er .

7. To hi de addi t i onal dev i ces of spec i f i c types , r epeat s t eps 4 t hr ough 6f or each devi ce t ype.


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8. Cl i ck OK.

CHAPTER 5- HALF- ROUTI NG

A hal f - r out er i s a r out er t hat connect s t wo remote Appl eTal k networks ori nt ernet s . You can achi eve wi de area connect i v i t y th rough hal f - r out i ng, i nwhi ch t wo hal f - r out ers connect t wo r emot e Appl eTal k net wor ks or i nt ernet s

over a poi nt - t o- poi nt l i nk . A poi nt - t o- poi nt l i nk i s a communi cat i ons pat ht hat may consi st of t wo modems c ommuni cat i ng over a st andar d t el ephone l i neor a l eased l i ne. Thi s chapt er expl ai ns how t o set up a hal f - r out i ng por t t oor i gi nat e a connect i on, answer t o est abl i sh a connect i on, or cal l back toest abl i sh a connect i on.

For i nf or mat i on about conf i gur i ng an X. 25 por t t o est abl i sh po i nt - t o- po i ntl i nks bet ween r emot e Appl eTal k net works or i nt er net s, see Usi ng t heAppl eTal k/ X. 25 Wi de Ar ea Ext ensi on.

Conf i gur i ng a hal f - r out i ng por t

To conf i gur e a hal f - r out i ng por t , f ol l ow t hes e s t eps :


2. I n t he set up wi ndow, doubl e- c l i ck t he physi cal port t hat you want t o

conf i gur e t o di spl ay t he access met hods t hat ar e avai l abl e f or t hat por t .

A Di al Up access met hod i s avai l abl e f or t he pr i nt er por t and t he modem port .

3. Doubl e- c l i ck a Di al Up access method t o open a Di al Up Por t I nf o di al ogbox.

A Di al Up Port I nf o di al og box appear s.

4. I n t he Di a l Up Por t I nf o di al og box , t ype a por t descr i pt i on i n t he Por tDescr i pt i on text box .

The name of t he phys i cal por t appear s i n t he Por t Des cr i pt i on t ext box bydef aul t . You can spec i f y an opt i onal por t descr i pt i on t o hel p you t o i dent i f yt he net wor k connect ed t o t he port . A por t descr i pt i on can be a maxi mum of 31charact ers i n l engt h and can cont ai n any charact ers, i nc l udi ng t he space

charact er .

Dependi ng on t he met hod t hat you want t o use t o est abl i sh a connect i on,f o l l ow t he i nst r uct i ons i n one of t he subsequent sect i ons t o compl ete t hehal f - r out i ng por t conf i gur at i on:

- See t he sect i on "Or i gi nat i ng a Connect i on" t o l ear n how t o or i gi nate aconnect i on.

- See t he sect i on "Answer i ng to Est abl i sh a Connect i on" t o l ear n how t oanswer t o est abl i sh a connect i on.

- See t he sect i on "Cal l i ng Back t o Est abl i sh a Connect i on" t o l ear n how t ocal l back to est abl i sh a connect i on.

Or i gi nat i ng a connect i on

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connect i on. To conf i gur e t he hal f - r out i ng por t t o or i gi nate a connect i on,f ol l ow t hese s teps :

1. I n t he Di al Up Por t I nf o di al og box , c l i ck t he Cal l but t on t o sel ec t t hatmode.


You can pr ovi de gr eat er secur i t y on your WAN by us i ng an opt i onal pas swor d onhal f - r out i ng l i nks . The hal f - r out er or i gi nat i ng t he connec t i on sends t hepasswor d ac ross the l i nk to anot her hal f - r out er . That hal f - r out er ver i f i est he password bef ore est abl i sh i ng a connect i on wi t h t he hal f - r out eror i gi nat i ng t he connect i on.

A passwor d can have a maxi mum of ei ght char act er s. You can use upper case andl owercase l et t er s t o di s t i ngui sh passwor ds .

When you t ype your passwor d i n t he Passwor d t ext box, t he char act er s t hat yout ype appear as bul l ets t o pr event other s f r om l ear ni ng your password.

3. Pr ess Tab, t hen t ype your password agai n i n t he Reent er Passwor d t ext

box , exact l y as you di d t he f i r s t t i me, t o ver i f y t hat you ent er ed t hepassword cor r ect l y .

You mus t t ype your pas swor d exac t l y as you di d bef or e, i nc l udi ng your us e ofupper case and l ower case l et t ers . Typi ng your passwor d agai n conf i r ms t hat youhave ent ered i t cor r ect l y .

4. Sel ect a modem connect ed t o t he r out er Maci nt osh i n t he Connect i on pop- upmenu.

The Appl e I nt er net Rout er suppor t s hal f - r out i ng l i nks us i ng var i ousasynchr onous modems t hat t r ansmi t dat a at r at es of 9600 bi t s per s econd ( bps)or gr eat er . You can connect a modem t o ei t her t he modem por t or t he pr i nt erpor t .

5. Type t he phone number t hat you ar e cal l i ng i n t he Phone Number t ext box.

6. Cl i ck t he Tone but t on t o sel ec t t one di al i ng. Or , t o sel ec t pul sedi al i ng, c l i c k t he Pul s e but t on.

7. To sel ec t cont i nuous re t r i es , c l i ck t he Cont i nuous but t on. Or , t o l i mi tt he number of r etr i es, c l i ck t he "Li mi t t o" but t on, t hen t ype the numberof t r i es i n t he t ext box.

I f you s el ec t c ont i nuous r e t r i es , t he r out er wi l l r e di al unt i l i t makes aconnect i on.

8. To al l ow aut omati c r econnect i on i f t he modem l oses a connect i on, c l i ckt he "Aut omati cal l y reconnect i f t he connect i on i s br oken" checkbox t o sel ecti t .

9. To act i vat e t he Di a l Up por t , sel ect t he Act i ve but t on. To deact i vat e t heDi al Up por t , sel ec t t he I nac t i ve but t on.

When you f i r s t conf i gur e a por t , i t s s t at us i s act i ve by def aul t . When t her out er i s r unni ng, i t r out es dat a packet s t hr ough al l ac t i ve por t s . You can

change the s t atus of t he Di a l Up por t f r om act i ve t o i nact i ve at any t i me.


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10. When you have f i ni shed speci f y i ng t he Di al Up port i nf ormat i on, c l i ckDef i ne to c l ose t he Di a l Up Por t I nf o di al og box .

Answer i ng to est abl i sh a connect i on

To conf i gur e t he hal f - r out i ng por t t o ans wer a cal l f r om anot her r out er t o

est abl i sh a connect i on, f ol l ow t hese s t eps :

1. I n t he Di a l Up Por t I nf o di al og box , c l i ck t he Answer but t on t o sel ectt hat mode.

The opt i ons appear i n t he Di al Up Por t I nf o di al og box .

2. Type t he cal l er ' s password i n t he Password t ext box.

You can us e an opt i onal pas swor d on a hal f - r out i ng l i nk. The cal l i ng hal f -r out er sends t he password acr oss a l i nk t o the answer i ng hal f - r out er , whi chver i f i es t he passwor d bef or e est abl i shi ng a connect i on wi t h t he cal l i ng hal f -r out er .

A cal l er ' s passwor d can have a maxi mum of ei ght char act er s. You can useupper case and l ower case l et t ers t o di st i ngui sh passwords. You must t ype acal l er ' s passwor d exact l y as i t was spec i f i ed, i nc l udi ng t he use of upper case

and l owercase l ett ers.

When you t ype t he cal l er ' s passwor d i n t he Password t ext box, t he charact erst hat you t ype appear as bul l ets t o pr event other s f r om l ear ni ng yourpass wor d.

3. Press Tab, t hen t ype t he cal l er ' s password agai n i n t he Reent er Passwordt ext box , exact l y as you di d t he f i r s t t i me, t o ver i f y that you have ent er edt he password cor r ect l y .

You mus t t ype t he cal l er ' s pas swor d exac t l y as you di d bef or e, i nc l udi ng t heuse of uppercase and l owercase l et t ers . Typi ng t he passwor d agai n conf i r mst hat you have ent ered i t cor r ect l y .

4. Sel ect a modem connect ed t o t he r out er Maci nt osh i n t he Connect i on pop- upmenu.

The Appl e I nt er net Rout er suppor t s hal f - r out i ng l i nks us i ng var i ousasynchr onous modems t hat t r ansmi t dat a at r at es of 9600 bi t s per s econd ( bps)or gr eat er . You can connect a modem t o ei t her t he modem por t or t he pr i nt erpor t .


When you f i r s t conf i gur e a por t , i t s s t at us i s act i ve by def aul t . When t her out er i s r unni ng, i t r out es dat a packet s t hr ough al l ac t i ve por t s . You canchange the s t atus of t he Di a l Up por t f r om act i ve t o i nact i ve at any t i me.


Cal l i ng back to est abl i sh a connect i on


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To pr ovi de gr eat er secur i t y on your WAN, t he r out er can cal l bac k a r out ert hat i s cal l i ng t o est abl i sh a connect i on. I f you spec i f y t he answer - and-cal l - back mode, when the r out er answer s a cal l f r om anot her r out er , i tver i f i es t he cal l er ' s password, i f any , t hen hangs up and cal l s back thecal l i ng r out er t o es t abl i sh t he connec t i on.

To cal l bac k a r out er t o es t abl i sh a connect i on, f ol l ow t hes e s t eps :

1. I n t he Di a l Up Por t I nf o di al og box , c l i ck t he Answer & Cal l Back but t ont o sel ect t hat mode.

The opt i ons appear i n t he Di al Up Por t I nf o di al og box .


You can us e an opt i onal pas swor d on a hal f - r out i ng l i nk. The cal l i ng hal f -r out er sends t he password acr oss a l i nk t o the answer i ng hal f - r out er , whi chver i f i es t he passwor d bef or e est abl i shi ng a connect i on wi t h t he cal l i ng hal f -r out er .

A cal l er ' s passwor d can have a maxi mum of ei ght char act er s. You can use

upper case and l ower case l et t ers t o di st i ngui sh passwords. You must t ype acal l er ' s passwor d exact l y as i t was spec i f i ed, i nc l udi ng t he use of upper caseand l owercase l ett ers.

When you t ype t he cal l er ' s passwor d i n t he Password t ext box, t he charact erst hat you t ype appear as bul l ets t o pr event other s f r om l ear ni ng yourpass wor d.

3. Pr ess Tab, t hen t ype your password agai n i n t he Reent er Passwor d t extbox , exact l y as you di d t he f i r s t t i me, t o ver i f y t hat you ent er ed t hepassword cor r ect l y .

You mus t t ype t he cal l er ' s pas swor d exac t l y as you di d bef or e, i nc l udi ng t heuse of uppercase and l owercase l et t ers . Typi ng t he passwor d agai n conf i r mst hat you have ent ered i t cor r ect l y .

4. Type t he phone number of t he cal l i ng r out er i n t he Phone Number t ext box.

5. To sel ec t t one di al i ng, c l i ck t he Tone but t on. Or , t o sel ec t pul se

di al i ng, c l i c k t he Pul s e but t on.


When you f i r s t conf i gur e a por t , i t s s t at us i s act i ve by def aul t . When t her out er i s r unni ng, i t r out es dat a packet s t hr ough al l ac t i ve por t s . You canchange the s t atus of t he Di a l Up por t f r om act i ve t o i nact i ve at any t i me.


CHAPTER 6- TUNNEL I NG THROUGH FOREI GN NETWORK SYSTEMS

Tunnel i ng al l ows you t o connec t t wo or mor e nat i ve l ocal ar ea net wor ks ( LANs )or i nt er net s t hr ough a f o re i gn net wor k sys t em or hal f - r out i ng l i nk , pr ovi di ngwi de ar ea connect i v i t y . The Appl e I nt ernet Rout er al l ows nat i ve net works or

i nt ernet s, whi ch communi cat e usi ng Appl eTal k pr otocol s , t o connect wi t h one


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anot her t hr ough a t unnel bui l t on a f or ei gn net work syst em, whi ch uses someot her pr otocol f ami l y . Thi s chapt er pr ov i des a gener al descr i pt i on of t het unnel i ng capabi l i t i es of t he Appl e I nt er net Rout er .

The Appl eTal k/ I P Wi de Ar ea Ext ens i on, whi ch you can pur chas e separ at el y,al l ows t wo or mor e Appl eTal k net wor ks or i nt er net s t o communi cat e t hrough at unnel bui l t on a TCP / I P net wor k . For i nf ormat i on about conf i gur i ng an I P

t unnel i ng port , see Usi ng t he Appl eTal k/ I P Wi de Ar ea Ext ensi on.

A t unnel connect i ng Appl eTal k net works or i nt ernet s f unct i ons as a s i ngl ev i r t ual dat a l i nk bet ween t hose net wor ks or i nt er net s .

Ext er i or r out er s

An ext er i or r out er i s an Appl eTal k r out er wi t h one or more port s connected t oan Appl eTal k net wor k or i nt er net , and one or mor e por t s connect ed t o ei t her af or ei gn net wor k syst em or a hal f - r out i ng l i nk . Thus , an ext er i or r out er i s anode on bot h an Appl eTal k net work or i nt er net , and on a f orei gn net worksyst em. Ext er i or r out ers use a f orei gn net work syst em onl y t o connect wi t hone anot her and do not pr ovi de connect i vi t y t o t he f orei gn net work s yst em.

An ext er i or r out er f i r s t encapsul at es Appl eTal k packet s i n packet s f or af orei gn net wor k syst em, t hen sends t hose packet s t hr ough t he f orei gn net worksystem t o t he exter i or r out er t hat i s t he next f or wardi ng r out er . That

exter i or r out er decapsul at es t he packets , t hen f or wards t hem t o thei rdest i nat i on Appl eTal k networks.

Ful l y connect ed and part i a l l y connect ed t unnel s

Genera l l y , al l exter i or r out er s on a t unnel t hr ough a f or ei gn net wor k syst emcan communi cat e wi t h one anot her. An ext er i or r out er on a t unnel sends t her out i ng i nf or mat i on f or onl y i t s l ocal i nt er net t o ot her ext er i or r out er s ont he tunnel . I t does not f or war d r out i ng i nf or mat i on obt ai ned f r om ot herext er i or r out ers on t he tunnel , because t he other ext er i or r out ers exchanget hei r own r out i ng i nf ormati on.

I f a l l exter i or r out er s connect ed to a t unnel are awar e of and cancommuni cate wi t h one another , t hat t unnel i s f ul l y connected.

I f some of t he ext eri or r out ers on a t unnel cannot communi cat e wi t h one

anot her , t hat t unnel i s onl y par t i al l y connect ed.

You can cr eat e a par t i al l y connect ed t unnel t o pr ovi de net wor k- l evelsecur i t y . However , i t i s al so poss i bl e t o c reat e a par t i a l l y connect ed t unneli nadver t ent l y . An exter i or r out er cannot ascer t ai n whet her a t unnel i s f ul l yconnect ed or par t i a l l y connected. I f networks t hat s houl d be pr esent on t hei nt er net are not l i st ed i n t he Net work I nf ormat i on wi ndow i n Rout er Manager,see Chapt er 10, "Tr oubl eshoot i ng. "

CHAPTER 7- CONFI GURI NG THE WI DE AREA ROUTI NG OPTI ONS

Thi s chapt er des cr i bes some of t he wi de ar ea r out i ng capabi l i t i es of t heAppl e I nt er net Rout er . I t expl ai ns how t o conf i gur e a hal f - r out i ng ort unnel i ng por t t o

- r esol ve number i ng conf l i ct s by r emappi ng r emot e net wor k number s

- cl ust er r emapped net wor k number s


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- a l l ow r out i ng di st ances gr eat er t han 15 hops

- cause network t r af f i c t o t r averse a redundant path, by desi gnati ng a portas a backup pat h or by i ncr easi ng t he r out i ng di st ance t hrough a por t

- hi de net works

Resol vi ng number i ng conf l i ct s by r emappi ng remot e net wor k number s

Each net wor k i n a wi de ar ea net wor k ( WAN) must have a uni que net wor k numberor r ange. Whi l e a hal f - r out i ng l i nk or t unnel may connect di f f er ent par t s o f a si ngl e or gani zat i on' s i nt er net , i t of t en connec ts an i nt er net t hat spansmany di f f erent organi zat i ons. I f each organi zat i on on a l arge, gl obal WANadmi ni s t r at es i t s i nt er net i ndependent l y , conf l i c t i ng net wor k number s orr anges may exi st . The Appl e I nt er net Rout er can aut omat i cal l y r emap r emot enet work number s or r anges on hal f - r out i ng and t unnel i ng por t s t o r esol venet work- number i ng conf l i ct s. Thus, i f net work- number r emappi ng i s enabl ed,you need not r econf i gur e t he net work number s or r anges on ei t her par t of t hei nt ernet t o resol ve net wor k- number i ng conf l i c t s .

When conf i gur i ng a hal f - r out i ng or t unnel i ng port , you can speci f y a r ange of Appl eTal k net wor k number s i nt o whi ch t he r out er can r emap t he net wor k number sor r anges f or networks accessi bl e t hr ough t hat port . Thi s r emappi ng range - -

t he r ange of net wor k number s r eser ved f or net wor k- number r emappi ng - - mustnot conf l i ct wi t h any net wor k numbers or r anges al r eady i n use on t her out er ' s l ocal i nt ernet . The rout er maps t he net work numbers or r anges i ni ncomi ng dat a packet s i nt o t he r emappi ng r ange, t hen maps r emapped net wor knumber s or r anges i n out goi ng packet s back t o t hei r act ual net wor k number s orr anges . To r out er s and ot her dev i ces wi t hi n t he r out er ' s l ocal i nt er net , t hepacket s seem t o or i gi nat e f r om net works havi ng number s i n t he remappi ngr ange.

To pr event r out er s t hat connec t net wor ks t hat have conf l i ct i ng net wor knumber s or r anges f r om encount eri ng net wor k- numberi ng conf l i ct s, you mustconf i gur e al l ext er i or r out ers t o r emap net work numbers.

! ! I MPORTANT Avoi d cr eat i ng an i nt er net l ayout i n whi ch r edundant pat hsexi st bet ween two i nt ernet s t hat are connected thr ough a hal f - r out i ng ort unnel i ng por t on whi ch net wor k- number r emappi ng i s enabl ed. Redundant pat hs

exi st when a rout er i n one i nt ernet i s connect ed t o a r out er i n anotheri nt ernet and bot h i nt er net s are connect ed th rough a t hi r d rout er . I f nor edundant pat hs ex i s t , t he r out er wi l l ac t i vat e t he por t when i t s t ar t s upand t he port wi l l r emai n act i ve.

At s t ar t up, i f t he rout er det ec ts t hat t he ac t i vat i on of a t unnel i ng por t onwhi ch net work- number r emappi ng i s enabl ed woul d cr eat e a r out i ng l oop, i tpr event s t hat por t f r om bei ng ac t i vat ed. I f t he rout er det ec ts a l oop whi l et he r out er i s r unni ng and net wor k- number r emappi ng i s enabl ed on t het unnel i ng por t c reat i ng t he l oop, i t deact i vat es t hat por t . Thi s pr event s anypacket s cont ai ni ng r emapped net wor k number s f r om l oopi ng back t o t he r out ert hat or i gi nal l y r emapped t hose net work numbers. I f t hi s occur r ed, i t woul dappear t o t he r emappi ng r out er t hat t he r emapped net wor k number s i dent i f i edot her net wor ks . Occas i onal l y , when c l ust er i ng i s a l so act i ve, a rout er maybe unabl e t o det ect a l oop. For i nf or mat i on about c l ust er i ng, see t he sect i on"Cl ust er i ng Remapped Net works" l at er i n t hi s chapt er .

I f t he r out er al l owed a por t on whi ch net wor k- number r emappi ng wer e enabl ed


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t o creat e a l oop, when t hat r out er r ecei ved packet s cont ai ni ng r emappednet wor k number s, i t woul d r emap t he net wor k number s agai n and agai n, unt i lt he number of t i mes t he packet s c ont ai ni ng t he r emapped net wor k number st r avers ed t he l oop had exceeded t he maxi mum r out i ng di st ance of 15 hops. ! !

Remappi ng r emot e net wor k number s

To t ur n on net wor k- number r emappi ng, f ol l ow t hes e s t eps :

1. I n t he Por t I nf o di al og box

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