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Chapter 1. Getting Started
This chapter shows you how to get started with using the following components
related to the IBM 2210 Nways Multiprotocol Router (2210) and the Multiprotocol
Routing Services:
v Router console terminals
v Router software (Multiprotocol Routing Services)
v Router software user interface
The information in this chapter is divided into the following sections:
v “Before You Begin”
v “Accessing the Software Using Local and Remote Consoles”
v “Discussing the User Interface System” on page 7
Before You Begin
Before you begin, refer to the following checklist to verify that your router is installed
correctly.
HAVE YOU...
v Installed all necessary hardware?
v Connected the console terminal (video terminal) to the router?
Attention: If you are using a service port-attached terminal to configure or
monitor your IBM 2210 and your service terminal is unreadable, you
need to change some parameters in your configuration. (See “Service
Terminal Display Unreadable” in IBM 2210 Nways Multiprotocol
Router Service and Maintenance Manual.)
Refer to your hardware documentation.
v Connected your router to the network using the correct network interfaces and
cables?
v Run all necessary hardware diagnostics?
For more information on any of these procedures, refer to the
IBM 2210 Nways
Multiprotocol Router Installation and Initial Configuration Guide
.
Migrating to the Current Release
Refer to the
IBM 2210 Nways Multiprotocol Router Service and Maintenance
Manual
for information about migrating to a new code level.
Accessing the Software Using Local and Remote Consoles
The router console lets you use the router user interface to monitor and change the
function of the router’s networking software (Multiprotocol Routing Services). The
router supports local and remote consoles.
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