Specifications

Installation Overview
1-10 Overview
Dial Backup
•IP Interfaces backup
Dial-on-Demand/Bandwidth-on-Demand (DoD/BoD)
• PPP Point-to-Multipoint & Multi-to-Multipoint connections
• MLPPP Point -to-Multipoint & Multi-to-Multipoint connections
• Incoming Call Mapping connections
• Switched PPP Multilink connections
• Backup using ISDN & MLPPP connections
• Dialer interface spoofing
• Dialer watch
Installation Overview
Installing the XSR consists of performing the following general steps. For detailed instructions,
refer to Chapters 2 and 3 of this manual.
1. Unpack the XSR from the shipping box. Remove accessories.
Items included in the shipping box are shown in Chapter 2 of this manual. If you are missing
any of these items, contact your authorized Enterasys Networks reseller or Enterasys
Networks Customer Support as described in the Quick Start Guide.
Cabling is not supplied with the XSR. Refer to page A-1 for part numbers and contact your
Enterasys Networks sales representative.
2. Install any optional memory component.
3. Install NIM cards.
4. Mount the XSR in a standard 19” rack.
5. Connect Ethernet cable(s) to the FastEthernet LAN port(s).
6. Do one or more of the following:
• Connect a NIM cable, attaching one end to the RJ-xx port on the XSR and the other to a
network connector/hub.
• Connect the serial cable to the High Speed serial port, attaching one end to the 68-pin, SCSI
III type connector on the XSR and the other end to a network device.
• Connect all other NIM cables.
7. Connect the Console serial cable, attaching the female end to the Console port of the XSR and
the other end to the DB-9 serial port on your terminal or PC.
8. Connect the appropriate end of the country-specific power cord to the AC Inlet/ Switch at the
back of the XSR and plug the other end into a wall socket. If you purchased the optional
external power supply, plug this equipment into a wall socket.
Once the XSR is connected, you can begin software configuration, which is described in “Software
Configuration” on page 3-1.