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Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 Product Overview ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Hardware Features of the 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family..................................... 1-2 1.2.1 Appearance...............................
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3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 1. Product Overview Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family are Ethernet access routers designed for small office home office (SOHO) subscribers. They provide an uplink Ethernet interface and four downlink layer 2 (L2) switched 10/100BASE-T Ethernet interfaces that can be isolated.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 1. Product Overview 1.2 Hardware Features of the 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family 1.2.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 1. Product Overview 1.2.2 System specifications Table 1-1 System specifications of the 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Item 3036 1 console port 1 x 10 Mbps Ethernet interface (WAN) Interface 4 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet interfaces (LAN) Processor MPC859 SDRAM 64 MB Flash 8 MB Hardware encryption –– Max. power 10 W Rated voltage: 100 to 240 V a.c.; 50 to 60 Hz Input Power supply (external) Max. tolerance: 90 to 264 V a.c.; 50 to 60 Hz Current: 0.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 1. Product Overview 1.2.4 Interface attributes The interfaces that the 3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family provides are described as follows: 1.2.4.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 2. Installing the Router Chapter 2 Installing the Router 2.1 Safety Precautions Caution: Observe the safety precautions in this section when installing or maintaining your router to avoid bodily injuries or device impairment caused by improper actions. z Maintain an indoor temperature in the range 0 to 45 C (32 to 113 F) and a humidity level in the range 10 to 90%.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 2. Installing the Router 2.2 Installing the Router You can place your router on a sturdy tabletop or workbench or mount it on a vertical surface. 2.2.1 Placing the Router on a Tabletop/Workbench When placing the router on a tabletop or workbench, z Make sure that the tabletop or workbench is clean, flat, and sturdy. z Allow 10 cm (3.9 in.) of clearance around the sides of the chassis. z Do not stack multiple routers together. 2.2.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 2. Installing the Router 2.3 Connecting the Ground Wire Caution: Properly connect the ground wire before connecting other cables and shorten it as much as possible to prevent the router and the connected device from getting damaged during periods of lightning activities. The grounding screw of the chassis PGND is located on the rear panel. Connect this screw to the earth ground using a ground wire.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 2. Installing the Router Caution: If the PWR LED is still off after you repeat steps 2 through 4 several times. 2.5 Connecting the Router to a Console Terminal 2.5.1 Console cable The console cable has an RJ45 connector at one end and a DB9 (female) connector at the other end. A A Figure 2-3 Console cable assembly 2.5.2 Connecting the console cable Follow these steps to connect the router to a console terminal: Step 1: Select a console terminal.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 2. Installing the Router 2.6 Connecting the Router to LAN 2.6.1 Ethernet cable A 10/100Base-TX Ethernet interface is usually connected to an Ethernet using a category 5 twisted pair cable, as shown in Figure 2-4: Figure 2-4 Ethernet cable assembly Ethernet cables fit into two categories: straight-through and crossover. z Straight-through cable, at both ends of which, the wires are crimped in the RJ45 connectors in the same sequence.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 2. Installing the Router 2.7 Verifying Installation After you complete installation, verify that: z The proper power supply is used. z The grounding wire of the router is correctly connected. z The console cable and the power cord are correctly connected.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router Chapter 3 Starting and Maintaining the Router 3.1 Starting up the Router 3.1.1 Setting up a Configuration Environment 3.1.1.1 Connecting the router to a console terminal To set up a local configuration environment, simply connect the RJ45 connector of the console cable to the console port on the router, and the DB9 connector to the serial port on the console terminal, a PC for example, as shown in Figure 3-1.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router Step 2: Enter the name of the new connection in the Name field and click . The dialog box, as shown in Figure 3-3, displays. Step 3: Select the serial port to be used from the Connect Using dropdown menu. The serial port must be the same port connected by the console cable. Figure 3-3 Setting the connection port Step 4: Click .
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router Figure 3-4 Setting communications parameters Step 6: Click . The HyperTerminal dialogue box appears. Step 7: Select Properties. Step 8: In the Properties dialog box, select the Settings tab, as shown in Figure 3-5. Step 9: Select VT100 or Auto detect in the Emulation dropdown menu. Step 10: Click .
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3.1.2 Powering on the Router After the router is powered on, the Boot ROM program runs first and the following system information appears on the terminal screen: Router starts booting... (V2.00) Starting at 0x1500000... ******************************************** * * * 3Com 3000 Routers Boot ROM, V9.00 * * * ******************************************** Copyright(C) 1997-2003 by 3Com Corp CO., LTD.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router 3.2 Maintaining the Router 3.2.1 Boot Menu Start the router. When the information “Press Ctrl-B to enter Boot Menu” appears on the terminal screen, press . The system displays: Please input Boot ROM password : Caution: z Press within three seconds after the prompt “Press Ctrl-B to Enter Boot Menu...?” appears to enter the Boot Menu. Otherwise, the system starts decompressing the program.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router Select <1> to change the parameters for downloading. The following information is z displayed: Change Boot Parameter: '.' = clear field; '-' = go to previous field; boot device : fei0 processor number : 0 host name : 8040 file name : M8240ram.arj ^D = quit inet on ethernet (e) : 169.254.10.10 inet on backplane (b): host inet (h) : 169.254.10.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router The Boot ROM submenu is displayed: Boot ROM Download Menu: 1: Download Boot ROM with XModem 2: Download Extended Segment of Boot ROM with XModem 3: Restore Extended Segment of Boot ROM from FLASH 4: Backup Extended Segment of Boot ROM to FLASH 5: Exit to Main Menu Enter your choice(1-5): The menu provides approaches to Boot ROM upgrade, backup, and recovery.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router Step 3: Change your terminal’s baud rate to the same baud rate for software downloading (115200 bps in this example). After that, disconnect the terminal ([Dial-in/Disconnect]), reconnect it ([Dial-in/Dialing]), and press to start downloading. The system displays: Downloading ... CCCCC Note: The new baud rate takes effect only after you reconnect the terminal emulation program.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router Caution: You cannot restore the Boot ROM program on site if you fail to upgrade the entire Boot ROM program. Therefore, you must not upgrade the entire Boot ROM program unless necessary and with help of engineers. 3.2.2.3 Upgrading the extended segment of the Boot ROM program Step 1: Enter the Boot Menu, and then select <7> to enter the Boot ROM operation sub-menu.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router Step 1: Enter the Boot Menu, and then select <7> to enter the Boot ROM operation sub-menu. Step 2: Select <3> in the operation sub-menu to restore the extended segment of the Boot ROM from the Flash. If the operation is successful, the system displays: Writing to Boot ROM.Please wait...###### Restoring Boot ROM program successed! Step 3: When the sub-menu appears again, select <5> to exit and reboot the router. 3.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 3. Starting and Maintaining the Router ftp password (pw) (blank = use rsh): password, same as the one configured on the FTP server flags (f): set to 0x0 These values are automatically saved after you configure them. 4) Press . In the NET downloading menu, select <2>. The following message appears: boot device : fei unit number : 0 processor number : 0 host name : 8040 file name : Q8040.BIN inet on ethernet (e) : 10.110.27.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 4. Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4.1 Troubleshooting the Power System Symptoms: POWER LED cannot light. Solution: Check that: z The power switch of the router is turned on. z The switch of the power source is turned on. z The power cord of the router is properly connected. z The correct power source is used. Caution: Do not plug/unplug the power cord when power is being supplied.
3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family Installation Guide 4. Troubleshooting Symptoms 2: Illegible characters are displayed on the console terminal after the router is powered on. Solution: Make sure you have set on your terminal (HyperTerminal): Baud rate = 9600 Databit = 8 Parity check = none Stopbit = 1 Flow control = none Terminal emulation = VT100 Reconfigure the parameters if their values are different. 4.
