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Chapter 1 - Introduction
About the BR Router
Congratulations on your purchase of the BR Router multiport wide area router. The
BR Router supports the IP, IPX, AppleTalk, and DECnet network protocols, with
dial-on-demand and leased-line operation using the PPP and/or the Frame Relay
wide area protocols.
A Note About On-Demand Internetworking
The BR Router can be configured to provide cost effective on-demand connections
over a wide area communications link (typically a voice phone line, a switched 56
line, or an ISDN line). Your network traffic and the configuration you place in the
router will determine how often and for how long such a link is connected.
THE SHIPPING CONFIGURATION IN YOUR BR ROUTER DOES NOT
PROVIDE AUTOMATIC ON-DEMAND INTERNETWORKING. YOU MUST
FIRST PROGRAM YOUR ROUTER TO WORK IN THIS ROLE ON YOUR
NETWORK.
YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR PHONE LINE USAGE TO BE SURE
THAT YOUR ROUTER CONFIGURATION IS ALLOWING THE ROUTER TO
DROP THE COMMUNICATIONS LINK WHEN IT ISN’T NEEDED.
BR Router Installation Overview
This manual will help you install the BR Router to connect a local Ethernet to 1 or
2 remote networks and/or remote PPP client computers. These connections can be
made to other DCB routers, routers from other vendors, or PPP compliant dial-in
software packages running on a variety of computers. The wide-area interfaces on
the BR Router may be used to interconnect your network with other corporate
networks, and to make your network’s resources available to dial-in clients.