Allied Telesis AR415S Application guide

AR400 Series Router
Hardware Reference
AR415S
AR440S
AR441S
AR442S
AR450S

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AR400 Series Router Hardware Reference
Document Number C613-03086-00 REV G
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Contents
Devices Covered By This Document ................................................................... 4
Hardware Overview .......................................................................................... 4
AR415S Secure Modular Router ........................................................................ 5
Hardware Features ..................................................................................... 5
Environmental Conditions .......................................................................... 6
Power Supply ............................................................................................. 6
LEDs and What They Mean ......................................................................... 7
AR440S and AR441S ADSL Routers .................................................................. 8
Hardware Features ..................................................................................... 8
Environmental Conditions .......................................................................... 9
Power Supply ........................................................................................... 10
LEDs and What They Mean ....................................................................... 10
AR442S SHDSL Router .................................................................................... 11
Hardware Features ................................................................................... 11
Environmental Conditions ........................................................................ 13
Power Supply ........................................................................................... 13
Restart with Default Configuration ........................................................... 13
LEDs and What They Mean ....................................................................... 14
AR450S Router ............................................................................................... 15
Hardware Features ................................................................................... 15
Environmental Conditions ........................................................................ 16
Power Supply ........................................................................................... 16
LEDs and What They Mean ....................................................................... 16
Asynchronous Interfaces ................................................................................. 17
Expansion Options .......................................................................................... 18
Port Interface Cards (PICs) ........................................................................ 18
Memory Options ............................................................................................. 19
Cables and Loopback Plugs ............................................................................. 21
RS-232 Terminal and Modem Cables ........................................................ 21
Loopback Plugs for Testing Interfaces ....................................................... 28
Using AT-TFTP Server ....................................................................................... 30
Using Windows Terminal and HyperTerminal ................................................... 31
How the Router Starts Up ............................................................................... 34
Test Facility ..................................................................................................... 38
Restricted Procedures ...................................................................................... 40
Lithium Battery Replacement .................................................................... 41
For More Information ...................................................................................... 42
Document Sets ......................................................................................... 42
Viewing Documentation on the CD .......................................................... 43
Contacting Us ......................................................................................... 43

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Devices Covered By This Document
This Hardware Reference includes information on the following devices:
■AR415S
■AR440S
■AR441S
■AR442S
■AR450S
Hardware Reference updates can be found at
www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software/ .
Hardware Overview
The AR400 Series routers are high-performance broadband routers based
around 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX switch ports. The AR440S and AR441S routers
include an ADSL port, while the AR442S provides an SHDSL port. AR415S,
AR440S, AR441S and AR442S routers all include a Port Interface Card (PIC)
bay. The PIC bay adds expansion flexibility by allowing you to install a PIC
card, available with ISDN (PRI E1/T1, BRI S/T, or BRI U), Ethernet, Voice over
IP, synchronous, or asynchronous ports. The AR415S has an Eth port that can
be used for a dedicated WAN connection. The AR450S has dedicated WAN and
DMZ eth ports, and two asynchronous ports.

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AR415S Secure Modular Router
Each AR415S router provides:
■four 10/100 Mbps full duplex, Layer 2 LAN Ethernet switch ports
■one 10/100 Mbps full duplex, WAN Ethernet port
All LAN and WAN ethernet ports autonegotiate speed, duplex mode and
MDI/MDI-X. However, on the LAN switch ports you can use the software
to set these to a fixed configuration. If you turn off the Auto-MDI feature,
the ports are hard-wired as MDI-X. Software can also force a switch port to
either MDI or MDI-X.
■one asynchronous port (ASYN0)
The RS-232 (V.24) asynchronous serial port (ASYN0) has an RJ-45 connector,
is wired as a DTE port, and can be used as a general purpose port for
terminals, printers or modems. For pin wiring and default communication
settings, see “Asynchronous Interfaces” on page 17.
■one PIC bay
Front and rear panels of the AT-AR415S router are shown in the following
figure.
Hardware Features
■266 MHz RISC processor
■32 MBytes of SDRAM
■16 MBytes of flash memory (1 MByte reserved for boot block code)
■802.1Q tagged VLAN support
■universal AC power supply
■on-board hardware encryption processor for DES, 3DES and AES (Some
encryption options may require feature licenses.)
Port Interface Card
bay
The PIC bay can accommodate any of the following PICs:
• AT-AR020 PRI E1/T1 PIC, one primary rate E1/T1 port
• AT-AR021S (V2) BRI-S/T PIC, one basic rate ISDN S/T port
• AT-AR022 ETH PIC, one Ethernet LAN AUI/10BASE-T port
PIC SWITCH PORTS
1234
SYS 0
ETH
PWR
STATUS
AR415S Secure Modular Router
FULL
L/A
100M
FULL
L/A
100M
POWER
ON
OFF
POWER
SWITCH PORTS
ASYN0ETH0
PIC BAY0
31
42
100-240 VAC
50/60 Hz
1.0 A

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• AT-AR023 SYN PIC, one synchronous port with universal 50-way
AMPLIMITE connector
When installed in an AR415S router and operating in V.35 mode,
synchronous PICs have full V.35 functionality, but their output voltages
may not be within the voltage range set by the V.35 specification.
Synchronous PICs installed in an AR415S cannot be fully tested with
Syntester.
• AT-AR024 ASYN4 PIC, four asynchronous ports with RJ-45 connectors
The pinout for these asyn ports is different from the pinout of the
AR415S base asyn port. See the Port Interface Card Hardware Reference.
• AT-AR026 4ETH PIC, four 10BASE-T/100 BASE-TX auto-negotiating
ports with RJ-45 connectors
• AT-AR027 VoIP-FXS PIC, two Foreign Exchange Subscriber (FXS) ports
with RJ-11 connectors
Environmental Conditions
■operating temperature range: 0 ºC to 40 ºC (32 ºF to 104 ºF)
■storage temperature range: -25 ºC to 70 ºC (-13 ºF to 158 ºF)
■relative humidity range—storage: 5 to 95% non-condensing
■relative humidity range—operating: 5 to 80% non-condensing
■operational altitude: 3000 metres maximum (10 000 feet)
Power Supply
The router has a universal AC input connector and a power switch on the rear
panel. The router requires a power input of 100 VAC to 240 VAC and 50 Hz to
60 Hz.
!Caution Some interfaces that may be installed in the router are not
transformer isolated. This means they will be referenced to the frame
ground of the equipment and may be damaged if connected to an
interface on another piece of equipment which is at a different ground
potential.

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LEDs and What They Mean
The following table shows functions of the AR415S router LEDs.
LED State Function
PWR Green The router is receiving power and the power switch is
ON.
SYS Amber Lit briefly during router start up, or the router is
malfunctioning.
Off Normal operation.
PIC 0 Green A port interface card (PIC) is correctly installed and has
been detected by the router.
Off No PIC is installed, or the router has not recognised the
PIC.
Full Green The link is in full-duplex mode.
Off The link is in half-duplex mode.
L/A Green A link has been established.
Flashing Data is being transmitted.
Off There is no link.
100M Green The link is at 100 Mbps speed.
Off The link is at 10 Mbps speed.

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AR440S and AR441S ADSL Routers
Each AR440S or AR441S router provides:
■AR440S: One Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Annex A port
■AR441S: One Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) Annex B port
■five 10/100 Mbps full duplex, Layer 2 switched Ethernet LAN ports
All LAN ports have Auto-MDI, however if Auto-MDI is turned off, then all
ports are hard-wired as MDI-X. Software can also force a port to either MDI
or MDI-X.
■one asynchronous port (ASYN0)
The RS-232 (V.24) asynchronous serial port (ASYN0) has a DB9 male
connector, is wired as a DTE port, and can be used as a general purpose port
for terminals, printers or modems. For pin wiring and default
communication settings, see “Asynchronous Interfaces” on page 17.
■one PIC bay
Front and rear panels of the AT-AR440S router are shown in the following
figure. The AR441S front and rear panels look the same, except for the name on
the front panel.
Hardware Features
■300 MHz RISC processor
■64 MBytes of SDRAM
■16 MBytes of flash memory (1 MByte reserved for boot block code)
■802.1Q tagged VLAN support
■universal AC power supply
■on-board hardware encryption processor for DES, 3DES and AES
(Some encryption options may require feature licenses.)
ON
OFF
POWER
ASYN0
ADSL
PIC BAY
53 1
42
100-240 VAC
50/60 Hz
2.1 A
AR440S
ADSL Router POWER SYSTEM PIC ADSL

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ADSL interfaces The ADSL port has an RJ-11 connector, and supports Dying Gasp. The speed
depends on the DSLAM to which the router is connected, and the length and
interference on the cable connecting them. The following table shows the pin
wiring for the ADSL interface.
Port Interface Card
bay
The PIC bay can accommodate any of the following PICs:
• AT-AR020 PRI E1/T1 PIC, one primary rate E1/T1 port
• AT-AR021(S) BRI-S/T PIC, one basic rate ISDN S/T port
• AT-AR021(U) BRI-U PIC, one basic rate ISDN U port
• AT-AR022 ETH PIC, one Ethernet LAN AUI/10BASE-T port
• AT-AR023 SYN PIC, one synchronous port with universal 50-way
AMPLIMITE connector
When installed in an AR440S or AR441S router and operating in V.35
mode, synchronous PICs have full V.35 functionality, but their output
voltages may not be within the voltage range set by the V.35
specification.
Synchronous PICs installed in an AR440S or AR441S cannot be fully
tested with Syntester.
• AT-AR024 ASYN4 PIC, four asynchronous ports with RJ-45 connectors
• AT-AR026 4ETH PIC, four 10BASE-T/100 BASE-TX auto-negotiating
ports with RJ-45 connectors
• AT-AR027 VoIP-FXS PIC, two Foreign Exchange Subscriber (FXS) ports
with RJ-11 connectors
Environmental Conditions
■operating temperature range: 0 ºC to 50 ºC (32 ºF to 122 ºF)
■storage temperature range: -25 ºC to 70 ºC (-13 ºF to 158 ºF)
■relative humidity range—storage: 5 to 95% non-condensing
■relative humidity range—operating: 5 to 80% non-condensing
■operational altitude: 3000 metres maximum (10 000 feet)
Pin* Function
1Not connected
2Not connected
3 ADSL+
4 ADSL-
5Not connected
6Not connected
*Pins are numbered from left to right.

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Power Supply
The routers have a universal AC input connector and a power switch on their
rear panel. The routers require a power input of 100 VAC to 240 VAC and
50 Hz to 60 Hz.
!Caution Some interfaces that may be installed in the router are not
transformer isolated. This means they will be referenced to the frame
ground of the equipment and may be damaged if connected to an
interface on another piece of equipment which is at a different ground
potential.
LEDs and What They Mean
The following table shows functions of the AR440S and AR441S router LEDs.
LED State Function
Power Green The router is receiving power and the power switch
is ON.
System Red Lit briefly during router start up, or the router is
malfunctioning.
Red flashing The fan has failed.
Off Normal operation.
PIC Green A port interface card (PIC) is correctly installed and
has been detected by the router.
Off No PIC is installed, or the router has not recognised
the PIC.
1 - 5 Green A 100 Mbps link has been established through the
corresponding switch port.
Green flashing Data is being transmitted through the
corresponding switch port at 100 Mbps.
Amber A 10 Mbps link has been established through the
corresponding switch port.
Amber flashing Data is being transmitted through the
corresponding switch port at 10 Mbps.
Off No link is present through the corresponding port.
ADSL Green A link has been established through the ADSL port.
It is ready to send or receive data.
Green flashing fast Data is being transmitted or received through the
ADSL port.
Green flashing slow
(1 sec)
The ADSL port is in Loopback mode.
Amber The ADSL DSP is initialised and the port handshakes
(looking for tones) or is physically disconnected.
Amber flashing The ADSL port has found tones, and is training to
negotiate the link.
Green and amber
alternating
There is a fault in the ADSL port.
Off The ADSL port is disabled, or the ADSL DSP is
initialising

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AR442S SHDSL Router
Each AR442S router provides:
■One 2-pair (4-wire) SHDSL port (Single-pair High-speed Digital Subscriber
Line, also known as Symmetric High bit-rate Digital Subscriber Loop)
■Five 10/100 Mbps full duplex, Layer 2 switched Ethernet LAN ports. All
LAN ports have Auto-MDI, however if Auto-MDI is turned off, then all
ports are hard-wired as MDI-X. Software can also force a port to either
MDI or MDI-X
■One asynchronous (ASYN0) port
The RS-232 (V.24) asynchronous serial port (ASYN0) has a DB9 male
connector, is wired as a DTE port and can be used as a general purpose port
for terminals, printers or modems. For pin wiring and default
communication settings, see “Asynchronous Interfaces” on page 17.
■One PIC bay
The following figure shows the front and rear panels of the AT-AR442S router.
Hardware Features
■300 MHz RISC processor
■128 MBytes of SDRAM
■16 MBytes of flash memory (1 MByte reserved for boot block code)
■802.1Q tagged VLAN support
■universal AC power supply
■on-board hardware encryption processor for DES, 3DES and AES
(Some encryption options may require feature licenses.)
AR442S
SHDSL Router POWER SYSTEM PIC SHDSL
ON
OFF
POWER
ASYN0
SHDSL
PIC BAY
53 1
42
100-240 VAC
50/60 Hz
2.1 A
RESET

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SHDSL interface The SHDSL interface transmits and receives data compliant with ITU-T G.991.2
recommendations as either CPE or CO. The data rates depend on the DSLAM
to which the router is connected, and the length and interference on the cable
connecting them. On an ideal line, two-wire mode gives symmetric data rates
of up to 2.3 Mbps; four-wire mode gives a maximum data rate of 4.6 Mbps. The
SHDSL interface supports power back off and Power Status (Dying Gasp).
The following table shows the pin wiring for the SHDSL interface.
Figure 1: Cable wiring for AR442S SHDSL port connection
Port Interface Card
bay
The PIC bay can accommodate any of the following Port Interface Cards:
• AT-AR020 PRI E1/T1 PIC, one primary rate E1/T1 port
• AT-AR021(S) BRI-S/T PIC, one basic rate ISDN S/T port
• AT-AR021(U) BRI-U PIC, one basic rate ISDN U port
• AT-AR022 ETH PIC, one Ethernet LAN AUI/10BASE-T port
• AT-AR023 SYN PIC, one synchronous port with universal 50-way
AMPLIMITE connector
• AT-AR024 ASYN4 PIC, four asynchronous ports with RJ-45 connectors
• AT-AR026 4ETH PIC, four 10BASE-T/100 BASE-TX autonegotiating
ports with RJ-45 connectors
• AT-AR027 VoIP-FXS PIC, two Foreign Exchange Subscriber (FXS) ports
with RJ-11 connectors
When installed in an AR442S router and operating in V.35 mode, synchronous
PICs have full V.35 functionality, but their output voltages may not be within
the voltage range set by the V.35 specification.
Synchronous PICs installed in an AR442S cannot be fully tested with Syntester.
Pin* Function
1—
2 Pair 2 Tip
3 Pair 1 Ring
4 Pair 1 Tip
5 Pair 2 Ring
6—
*Pins are numbered from left to right.
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
To AR442S
SHDSL port
(Not connected)
Pair 2 Tip
Pair 2 Ring
(Not connected)
To phone jack/
wall mount
Pair 1 Tip
Pair 1 Ring
(Not connected)
(Not connected)

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Environmental Conditions
■operating temperature range: 0 ºC to 50 ºC (32 ºF to 122 ºF)
■storage temperature range: -25 ºC to 70 ºC (-13 ºF to 158 ºF)
■relative humidity range - Storage: 5 to 95% non-condensing
■relative humidity range - Operating: 5 to 80% non-condensing
■operational altitude: 3000 metres maximum (10 000 feet)
Power Supply
The router has a universal AC input connector and a power switch on its rear
panel. The router requires a power input of 100 VAC to 240 VAC and 50 Hz to
60 Hz.
!Some interfaces that may be installed in the router are not transformer-
isolated. This means they will be referenced to the frame ground of the
equipment and may be damaged if connected to an interface on
another piece of equipment that is at a different ground potential.
Restart with Default Configuration
To restart the router with the default configuration, either press the Reset
button on the rear panel, or use the command:
restart router config=none
This restarts the router immediately with the default configuration specified in
the boot.cfg file. The factory-loaded default configuration is shown in the
Installation and Safety Guide. If the boot.cfg file has been removed, the router
restarts with no configuration. We recommend leaving boot.cfg unchanged,
so that you can revert to the original configuration if necessary.
To return the router to the previous user configuration, restart the router either
by using the command:
restart router
This restarts the router with the startup configuration file previously specified
by the command:
set config=filename
The restart reboot command or a power cycle also reload this user
configuration. For information about configuration files, see the Managing
Configuration Files and Software Versions chapter in the Software Reference.

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LEDs and What They Mean
The following table shows functions of the AR442S LEDs.
LED State Function
Power Green The router is receiving power and the power
switch is ON.
System Red Lit briefly during router start up, or the router is
malfunctioning.
Red flashing The fan has failed.
Off Normal operation.
PIC Green A port interface card (PIC) is correctly installed
and has been detected by the router.
Off No PIC is installed, or the router has not
recognised the PIC.
1 - 5 (switch ports) Green A 100 Mbps link has been established through
the switch port.
Green flashing Data is being transmitted at 100 Mbps.
Amber A 10 Mbps link has been established.
Amber flashing Data is being transmitted at 10 Mbps.
Off No link is present through the port.
SHDSL Green A link has been established through the SHDSL
port. It is ready to send or receive data.
Green flashing fast Data is being transmitted or received.
Green flashing slow
(1 sec)
The port is in Loopback mode.
Amber SHDSL is enabled and is in handshake mode
(looking for tones), or is physically
disconnected.
Amber flashing The port has found tones, and is training to
negotiate the link.
Green and amber
alternating
There is a fault in the port.
Off The port is disabled.

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AR450S Router
Each AR450S provides:
■five 10/100 Mbps full duplex, Layer 2 switched Ethernet LAN ports
All LAN ports have Auto-MDI, however if Auto-MDI is turned off, then all
ports are hard-wired as MDI-X. Software can also force a port to either MDI
or MDI-X.
■two 10/100 Mbps full-duplex Eth WAN ports
■two asynchronous ports (ASYN0 and ASYN1)
The RS-232 (V.24) asynchronous serial ports (ASYN0, ASYN1) have DB9
male connectors, are wired as DTE ports and can be used as general purpose
ports for terminals, printers or modems. For pin wiring and default
communication settings, see “Asynchronous Interfaces” on page 17.
The following figure shows the front and rear panels of the AT-AR450S router.
Hardware Features
■400 MHz RISC processor
■64 MBytes of SDRAM, expandable to 256 MBytes
■16 MBytes of flash memory (1 MByte reserved for boot code)
■on-board hardware encryption processor
■802.1Q tagged VLAN support
■universal AC power supply
Random Access
Memory (RAM)
The AR450S has 64 MB of SDRAM provided on a single DIMM. 128 MB and
256 MB ECC SDRAM are also supported. See your authorised Allied Telesis
distributor or reseller for upgrade options. Other supplier’s DIMMs are not
approved, and therefore not supported, but may function correctly.
The amount of DRAM present in a router can be checked using the command:
show system

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The DRAM and FLASH fields show the amounts of DRAM and flash memory,
respectively.
Encryption processor Some encryption options require feature licences. The on-board encryption
processor has the following features:
• single and triple DES, and AES symmetric encryption algorithms
• SHA-1 and MD-5 hashing support
• RSA and DH public key support
Environmental Conditions
■operating temperature range: 0 ºC to 40 ºC (32 ºF to 104 ºF)
■storage temperature range: -25 ºC to 70 ºC (-13 ºF to 158 ºF)
■relative humidity range—storage: 5 to 95% non-condensing
■relative humidity range—operating: 5 to 80% non-condensing
■operational altitude: 3000 metres maximum (10 000 feet)
Power Supply
The router has a universal AC input connector and a power switch on its rear
panel. The router requires a power input of 100 VAC to 240 VAC and 50 Hz to
60 Hz.
LEDs and What They Mean
The following table shows functions of the AR450S LEDs.
LED State Function
Power Green The router is receiving power and the power switch
is in the ON position
System Amber Lit briefly during router start up, or the router is
malfunctioning.
Amber flashing The router fan has failed.
Off Normal operation
Full Green The corresponding port is operating at full-duplex
Off The corresponding port is operating at half-duplex
Link/ACT Green A link has been established through the
corresponding port
Flashing Data is being transmitted through the
corresponding port
Off No link is present through the corresponding port
100M Green The corresponding port is operating at 100Mbps
Off The corresponding port is operating at 10Mbps

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Asynchronous Interfaces
Asynchronous interfaces on the routers, also known as RS-232 (V.24) terminal
ports, follow the RS-232 standard and match most building wiring schemes.
They are labelled ASYN0, ASYN1, RS-232 or CONSOLE.
The default communications settings for the router are:
• 9600 bps
• 8 data bits
•1stopbit
•noparity
• hardware flow control
You can select a range of speeds using the set port command in the Interfaces
chapter in the Software Reference.
Not all signals need to be connected. In particular, both DCD and CTS are not
required unless the interface has been specifically set up to use them. See the
Terminal Server chapter of your router’s Software Reference for more details. A
typical terminal connection will only require RXD, TXD and GND, but refer to
the equipment manual for the connected device for more specific data.
The pinout for the asyn ports on an AR024 ASYN 4 PIC is different from the
pinout of the AR415S base asyn port. For information about asynchronous
interfaces on the AR024 ASYN 4 PIC, see the Port Interface Card Hardware
Reference.
AR415S The asynchronous interfaces on the AR415S router. The pin wiring is shown in
the following table.
Pin* Function Signal Direction
1 RTS Output from router
2 DTR Output from router
3 TXD Output from router
4GND
5GND
6 RXD Input to router
7 DCD Input to router
8 CTS Input to router
* Pins are numbered from left to right looking into the socket with the locking tab down.

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AR440S, AR441S,
AR442S, AR450S
Asynchronous interfaces on the AR440S, AR441S, AR442S, AR450S routers use
DB9 male connectors. The pin wiring is shown in the following table.
Expansion Options
You can expand the interface options of your AR440S, AR441S, AR442S, and
AR415S routers using Port Interface Cards (PICS).
Port Interface Cards (PICs)
You can install a PIC (Port Interface Card) in any AR400 Series routers except
the AR450S. The sections describing each router model (earlier in this
Reference) list the PICs that can be installed in each model. Installation
information for PICs is in the Port Interface Card Installation and Safety Guide.
Detailed PIC hardware information is in the Port Interface Card Hardware
Reference.
The PIC Quick Install Guide and Hardware Reference are included on the
Documentation and Tools CD-ROM bundled with all AR400 Series routers.
They can also be downloaded from the Support Site at
www.alliedtelesis.com/support/software/.
Pin* Function Signal Direction
1 DCD Input to router
2 RXD Input to router
3 TXD Output from router
4 DTR Output from router
5GND
6DSR
AR450S: Not connected
Input to router
7 RTS Output from router
8 CTS Input to router
9Not connected
* Pins are numbered from left to right.

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Memory Options
Your AR400 Series Router comes with Flash memory installed. This is a
non-volatile, reprogrammable, memory storage device for router software
versions, allowing upgrades to be remotely loaded from any WAN or LAN
port. Flash memory is also used to store other types of data such as patches,
logs and configurations.
Testing flash
memory
There are several ways to check that onboard flash memory is installed and
operating correctly. First, check that the router has recognised the flash
memory by displaying system information (Figure 2) with the command:
show system
Figure 2: Example output from the show system command for the AT-AR450S router
The second part of the display shows the types and sizes of memory installed
in the router. If the flash memory size is lower than expected, then the router’s
boot process has not correctly detected or recognised the flash memory’s
presence. If recognition fails, contact your authorised Allied Telesis distributor
or reseller.
If the flash is recognised, display flash memory size, device type, and location
with the command:
show flash physical
A typical display is shown in Figure 3 on page 20.
Router System Status Time 02:25:09 Date 25-May-2004.
Board ID Bay Board Name Rev Serial number
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Base 191 AR450 M1-0 57681308
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Memory - DRAM : 65536 kB FLASH : 16384 kB
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SysDescription
Allied Telesyn AR450 version 2.6.1-00 20-Aug-2003
SysContact
SysLocation
SysName
SysDistName
SysUpTime
310708 ( 00:51:47 )
Boot Image : 450_107.fbr size 874084 11-May-2004
Software Version: 2.6.1-00 20-Aug-2003
Release Version : 2.6.1-00 20-Aug-2003
Patch Installed : NONE
Territory : usa
Help File : help.hlp
Configuration
Boot configuration file: ip.cfg (exists)
Current configuration: ip.cfg
Security Mode : Disabled
Warning (2048284): No patches found.

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Figure 3: Example output from the show flash physical command for an AR450S
Lastly, check the Flash File System (FFS) to ensure that it has successfully
formatted the flash. Use the command:
show file
If flash memory has been used in the past, it may already be formatted and
contain files. With erased or new flash memory that has been correctly
formatted, an 80 byte hidden system file is present. A typical display for an FFS
is shown in Figure 4 on page 20.
Figure 4: Example output from the show file command for an AR450S
total size ............ 16 MBytes
available to FFS ... 15 MBytes
available to boot .. 1 MBytes
device type ........... 28F128
devices ............... 1
location .............. built in
programming power ..... off
block erase time ...... 1000 milliseconds
total erase blocks .... 128
FFS erase blocks ... 120
Boot erase blocks .. 8
erase block size ...... 128 kBytes
erase bit state ....... 1
page buffers .......... 1
size of page buffer ... 32 bytes
Filename Device Size Created Locks
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450-252a.hlp flash 140586 09-May-2003 17:01:15 0
54-252.rez flash 2316676 11-Dec-2003 08:49:27 0
54-261.rez flash 2424476 21-Aug-2003 12:11:56 0
54252-03.paz flash 150916 11-Dec-2003 08:55:25 0
config.gui flash 363 04-Mar-2004 15:16:09 0
config.ins flash 32 11-Dec-2003 14:00:07 0
d450se02.rsc flash 2303244 11-Dec-2003 09:00:23 1
feature.lic flash 39 25-Jun-2003 13:41:29 0
random.rnd flash 3904 02-Mar-2004 09:14:48 0
release.lic flash 64 28-Mar-2003 23:29:14 0
ssh.key flash 321 02-Apr-2003 23:18:14 0
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