Cabletron Systems Cabletron CyberSWITCH CSX5500 Instruction Manual

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CSX Central Site CyberSwitch
Software Version UAA 7.4
June, 1999
INTRODUCTION:
This software provides the CyberSWITCH modular remote access platforms with maximum flexibility in central
site environments. It supports a wide variety of communication technologies – including ISDN (primary and
basic rate interfaces), Frame Relay, X.25 and Dedicated Services (PPP, ML-PPP). The software supports
bridging as well as IP, IPX, and AppleTalk routing standards. Security features include Device Authentication
(PAP, CHAP, Calling Line ID), User Authentication, and off-node Authentication via Radius, TACACS, ACE, or
Cabletron’s Connection Services Manager (CSM) . (CSM replaces the former SecureFastTM Virtual Remote
Access Manager - or SFVRA - available with previous releases).
It is recommended that one thoroughly review this release note prior to the installation or upgrade
of this product.
SOFTWARE SPECIFICATION:
Status Version No. Type Release Date
Current Version UAA 7.4 Customer 6-99
Previous Version UAA 7.3 Customer 6-98
HARDWARE COMPATIBILITY:
Platforms supported for UAA Release 7.4 are:
* 9W006
* 9W007
* CSX7000
* CSX6000
* CSX5500
* NE7000
* NE5000
* NE4000
* NE2000-II
Note that there is a four WAN card limitation for the CSX6000 and CSX5500 platforms.
BOOTPROM COMPATIBILITY:
N/A

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NETWORK MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SUPPORT:
NMS Platform Version No. Module No
SPECTRUM N/A
SPMA (Spectrum Portable Management Application) N/A
SPEL (Spectrum Element Manager) N/A
If you install this image, you may not have control of all of the latest features of this product until the next
version(s) of network management software. Please review the software release notes for your specific network
management platform for details.
SUPPORTED FUNCTIONALITY:
Supported Features
(New features in bold italics )
Physical Resource Features
Digital Modem 24 Support
Digital Modem 24+ Support
Digital Modem 30+ Support
V.90 Modem Firmware Support
CSXBRI-4 Support (Four Port BRI Interface); North America
only
CSXV35 Support (V.35 Interface)
CSX232 Support (RS-232 Interface)
Single Port Ethernet Interface (10Mbit) Support
Dual Port Ethernet Interface (10Mbit) Support
DMS500 Switch Type Support
Accesses
ISDN Primary Rate
ISDN Basic Rate
H0 Call Support
RFC 1490 Compliance
Frame Relay Connections (using PPP)
X.25 Connections (RFC 877)
X.25 over the D-channel (RFC 877)
Software Capacities Serialization
High Speed Dedicated Connections
Dedicated Connections with Combinet Devices
Robbed-Bit Signaling
Digital Modem Dial-Out
Semi-Permanent ISDN Connections
Terminal Mode Connections

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Bridging
Full Bridge Dial-Out
Proxy ARP
Combinet Support for Ordered and Compression Protocol
Spanning Tree Protocol
AppleTalk Routing
AppleTalk Routing
AppleTalk RLAN
IP Routing
IP Host Mode
UnNumbered IP Network Interface
255 Static IP Routes Definable
IP RIP
IP RLAN
Static ARP Entries for IP Routing
25-bit Subnet Masks
IP Address Pool
IP Filters
DHCP Relay Agent/Proxy Client
DHCP Filtering to allow Telnet
NBNS and DNS Name Server Address Support
IPX Routing
IPX Routing and Spoofing
IPX Triggered RIP/SAP
IPXWAN
IPX RemoteLAN (RLAN)
IPX Configurable Routes/Services Tables
IPX NetWare Connect Client
PPP Features
PPP-BCP Support
PPP-IPCP Support
PPP-IPXCP Support
PPP-ATCP Support
Compression Control Protocol (CCP)
CCP Stac LZS Extended Mode
PPP Link Failure Detection
Multi-Link PPP
EID Sentry (Multilink PPP for User Authenticated devices)

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Connection Management
Global Call Control Settings
Connection Throughput Monitor
Configurable Call Interval
Bandwidth Reservation
Bandwidth Agility
Digital Modem Inactivity Timer
Call Detail Recording for both ISDN and Terminal devices
RADIUS Accounting Support
NET5 D-Channel Callback
Modem Callback
V.90 Modem Support
Security Features
PPP PAP Support
PPP CHAP Support
IP Host Authentication
AppleTalk User Level Security
Calling Line ID Authentication
Radius Support
TACACS Support
Static Route Information via Radius Server
PPP Authentication via Radius Server
IP Routing without Security Options
ACE Client with DES Encryption
User Session Authentication
CSM Off-Node Authentication Support
Platform Management Features
Runtime Configuration Editor
SNMP Support
Remote Upgrade
Local Management via Console
Telnet Client
Local Management via TELNET
Telnet Call Monitor
Telnet Server Support
TFTP Client/Server Support
Dynamic Management Support
Packet Capture

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User Management Features
User Based Network Protocol Enable/Disable
8 CLIDs / 8 TNs per User Entry
CCP per User
INSTALLATION AND CONFIGURATION NOTES:
In general, the CSX platform will be shipped to you pre-configured with this version of software. If you would like
to upgrade an existing CSX platform please follow these TFTP download instructions:
1. From your PC or workstation, Telnet to the CyberSWITCH and login as
admin .
2. If you are upgrading from UAA 7.2 or 7.3 software, skip this step. If you are upgrading from a release prior to
UAA 7.2 software, you must first transfer the following files:
•TFTP the file PKUNZIP.EXE to the \
admin directory of the CyberSWITCH.
•TFTP the file RUGRADE.BAT to the \(root) directory.
•TFTP the file AUTOEXEC.BAT to the \(root) directory.
3. TFTP the file UPGRADE.OSW to the CyberSWITCH’s \(root) directory.
4. Telnet to the CyberSWITCH and issue the
restart command.
SOFTWARE CHANGES AND ENHANCEMENTS:
•NET5 D-Channel Callback
•Modem Callback
•V.90 Firmware
•Modem Firmware revision reported on VER command
•DMS500 phone switch support
•CSX-Y2K-SW-UGK support

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KNOWN RESTRICTIONS AND LIMITATIONS:
Bridging Software:
•Bridge Dial-Out is not provided for IP Host (RFC 1294) devices
.
IP Routing Software:
•Under very special circumstances, an IP address from the IP address pool could be assigned to
two different devices. If a device calls in with a static address that is within the WAN interface’s
subnet, and then the DHCP proxy client is enabled in manage mode and receives addresses in
the same range as the one in use by the currently connected device, another device could
connect and request an address from the IP address pool and receive the one which is in use by
the first device.
Solution:
This problem can be circumvented by proper static address configuration of remote devices and
can also be corrected by disconnecting remote device connections after enabling the DHCP
client from manage mode.
•When IP Routing is disabled and you try to configure an IP address for a user, a meaningless
warning message may be displayed. Please ignore this message as the IP address will not be
used when IP Routing is disabled.
•IP Dial-Out is not provided for IP broadcast packets.
•Dial-Out on a Direct Host WAN interface is not supported.
•When the CSX is configured to operate with IP Routing enabled and no security options, multiple
connections can be combined into a channel group only if the remote device supports PPP
Endpoint Discriminator Option.
IPX Routing Software:
•Triggered RIP/SAP devices are not always learning Routes/Service.
Solution:
Configure the remote device for periodic RIP/SAP.
•NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP) is not supported.
AppleTalk Routing Software:
•Intermittently, AppleTalk routing may fail to remote devices.
Solution:
Validate that duplicate addresses do not exist in the CSX system.
•AppleTalk support does not yet exist for CSM.
Frame Relay Software: (no notes)
X.25 Software: (no notes)

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H0 Calls:
•H0 Calls are not supported on NET5 switches.
Solution:
The initial configuration to enable H0 calls for users must be done in CFGEDIT. Subsequent
changes may be made in either Manage Mode or CFGEDIT.
Any other problems than those listed above should be reported to our Technical Support Staff. See section titled
Global Call Support for contact information.
MEMORY USAGE:
Memory Requirements for UAA Release 7.4:
The UAA 7.4 software release requires a minimum 8 Mbytes of DRAM in the NE2000-II/4000/5000, and
32 Mbytes of DRAM in the NE7000 and CSX5500/6000/7000 platforms.
Notes:
1. The NE2000-II/4000/5000 platforms come equipped with 8 Mbytes of DRAM from the factory but
accept up to 12 Mbytes.
2. New CSX5500/6000/7000 platforms come equipped with 32 Mbytes of DRAM from the factory.
3. Older CSX6000/7000 platforms come equipped with either 8 or 32 Mbytes from the factory
depending on the date of shipment. Owing to the increased feature content, enhanced multi-protocol
support and increased connection capacity of UAA 7.4, customers planning to upgrade their existing
8 Mbyte platforms to UAA 7.4 may require a memory upgrade. Contact your Cabletron
representative for more information about 32 MByte upgrade kits.
4. The SmartSwitch 9W006 and 9W007 Remote Access Modules for the SmartSwitch 9000 come
equipped with 32 Mbytes of DRAM from the factory.
COMPLIANCE SUPPORT:
Compliance Issue Approved
Year 2000 Yes
Leap Year Yes
Millennium No
IETF STANDARDS AND/OR RFC SUPPORT:
RFC No. Title
768 User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
791 Internet Protocol (IP)
793 Transport Control Protocol (TCP)
877 X.25
1157 SNMP
1321 MD5 Message Digest
1334 PPP Authentication

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1378 AppleTalk Control Protocol (ACP)
1490 Multiprotocol Interconnect over Frame Relay
1492 TACACS
1570 PPP LCP Extensions
1573 MIB-II (evolution of the Interfaces Group)
1634 IPXWAN
1638 Bridge Control Protocol (BCP)
1661 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
1717 Multi-link Point-to-Point Protocol (MLPPP)
1812 Requirements for IP Version 4 Router
1825 Security Architecture for Internet Protocol
1827 IP Encapsulation Payload
1829 ESP DESC CBC Transform
1853 IP and IP Tunneling
1877 Dynamic Name Server (DNS) address negotiation
1962 PPP Compliance
1968 PPP Encryption (ECP)
1969 PPP DESE
1974 PPP Stack LZS Compression Protocol
2003 IP within IP
2011 SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the Internet Protocol using SMIv2
2012 SNMPv2 Management Information Base for the Transmission Control Protocol
2013 SNMPv2 Management Info. Base for the User Datagram Protocol using SMIv2
2138 Radius
CABLETRON PRIVATE ENTERPRISE MIB SUPPORT:
Title Version No.
CT-CONTAINER-MIB 10/97
CT-WAN-MIB 12/97
CTMIB2-EXT-MIB 12/97
Network Express ih000 N/A

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STANDARD IETF TRAP SUPPORT:
Title
coldStart Trap
warmStart Trap
linkDown Trap
linkUp Trap
authenticationFailure Trap
CABLETRON PRIVATE ENTERPRISE TRAP SUPPORT:
Title
authenticationServerTimeoutTrap
callingLineIdDisconnectTrap
isdnUsageHighTrap
isdnUsageNormalTrap
cdrOutOfBufferTrap
GLOBAL CALL SUPPORT:
If you have any questions or require any assistance contact Cabletron Systems Global Call Center :
By phone: [phone]
By CompuServe®: GO CTRON from any ! prompt
By Internet mail: [e-mail]
By Fax: [phone]
By BBS: [phone]
By mail: Cabletron Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 5005
Rochester, NH 03867-0505