Patton electronics IPLink 2821 User manual

IPLink 2800 Series
Managed VPN Router
Getting Started Guide
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Document Number: 13220U1-001 Rev. E
Part Number: 07M2800-GS
Revised: April 27, 2007
Important
This is a Class A device and is intended for use in a light industrial environment. It is not intended nor approved for use in an industrial
or residential environment.

Patton Electronics Company, Inc.
7622 Rickenbacker Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20879 USA
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Warranty Information
The software described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used
or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license.
Patton Electronics warrants all IPLink router components to be free from defects,
and will—at our option—repair or replace the product should it fail within one year
from the first date of the shipment.
This warranty is limited to defects in workmanship or materials, and does not cover
customer damage, abuse or unauthorized modification. If the product fails to perform
as warranted, your sole recourse shall be repair or replacement as described above.
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the use of this product. These damages include, but are not limited to, the following:
lost profits, lost savings and incidental or consequential damages arising from the use
of or inability to use this product. Patton Electronics specifically disclaims all other
warranties, expressed or implied, and the installation or use of this product shall be
deemed an acceptance of these terms by the user.

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Summary Table of Contents
1General information...................................................................................................................................... 19
2Hardware installation.................................................................................................................................... 28
3Getting started with the IPLink Managed VPN Router ................................................................................ 40
4Serial port configuration ............................................................................................................................... 46
5T1/E1 port configuration.............................................................................................................................. 60
6VPN configuration ........................................................................................................................................ 69
7Access control list configuration.................................................................................................................... 81
8Link scheduler configuration ........................................................................................................................ 95
9LEDs status and monitoring ....................................................................................................................... 114
10 Contacting Patton for assistance ................................................................................................................. 116
ACompliance information ............................................................................................................................ 119
BSpecifications .............................................................................................................................................. 122
CCabling ....................................................................................................................................................... 126
DPort pin-outs .............................................................................................................................................. 130
EIPLink 2800 Series factory configuration .................................................................................................. 134
FInstallation checklist .................................................................................................................................. 136

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Table of Contents
Summary Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... 3
Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................................... 5
List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................... 11
List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................ 12
About this guide ........................................................................................................................................... 13
Audience............................................................................................................................................................... 13
Structure............................................................................................................................................................... 13
Precautions ........................................................................................................................................................... 14
Safety when working with electricity ...............................................................................................................15
General observations .......................................................................................................................................16
Typographical conventions used in this document................................................................................................ 17
General conventions .......................................................................................................................................17
1General information...................................................................................................................................... 19
IPLink Model 2800 Series overview.......................................................................................................................20
IPLink 2800 Series detailed description ..........................................................................................................21
IPLink 2800 Series model codes ................................................................................................................21
Serial WAN models ............................................................................................................................21
Ethernet WAN models .......................................................................................................................22
Model code extensions ..............................................................................................................................23
Ports descriptions ......................................................................................................................................24
Applications overview............................................................................................................................................25
Branch-Office virtual private network over Frame Relay service ......................................................................25
Corporate multi-function virtual private network ...........................................................................................26
2Hardware installation.................................................................................................................................... 28
Planning the installation........................................................................................................................................29
Installation checklist ........................................................................................................................................30
Site log ............................................................................................................................................................31
Network information ......................................................................................................................................31
Network Diagram .....................................................................................................................................31
IP related information .....................................................................................................................................31
Software tools .................................................................................................................................................31
Power source ...................................................................................................................................................31
Location and mounting requirements .............................................................................................................32
Installing the VPN router......................................................................................................................................32
Mounting the VPN router ..............................................................................................................................32
Connecting cables ...........................................................................................................................................32
Installing the Ethernet cable ......................................................................................................................32
Installing the serial WAN cable .................................................................................................................33
Installing the V.35 interface cable .......................................................................................................34
Installing the X.21 interface cable .......................................................................................................35

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Installing the T1/E1 twisted pair cables ..............................................................................................36
Installing the E1 dual coaxial cables ....................................................................................................37
Connecting to external power source .........................................................................................................38
3Getting started with the IPLink Managed VPN Router ................................................................................ 40
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................41
1. Configure IP address .........................................................................................................................................42
Power connection and default configuration ...................................................................................................42
Connect with the serial interface .....................................................................................................................42
Login ..............................................................................................................................................................43
Changing the IP address .................................................................................................................................43
2. Connect the IPLink VPN Router to the network ..............................................................................................44
3. Load configuration ............................................................................................................................................44
4Serial port configuration ............................................................................................................................... 46
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................47
Serial port configuration task list ...........................................................................................................................47
Disabling an interface .....................................................................................................................................47
Enabling an interface ......................................................................................................................................48
Configuring the encapsulation for Frame Relay ..............................................................................................49
Enter Frame Relay mode .................................................................................................................................50
Configuring the LMI type ...............................................................................................................................50
Configuring the keep-alive interval .................................................................................................................51
Entering Frame Relay PVC configuration mode .............................................................................................51
Configuring the PVC encapsulation type ........................................................................................................52
Binding the Frame Relay PVC to IP interface .................................................................................................52
Enabling a Frame Relay PVC ..........................................................................................................................54
Disabling a Frame Relay PVC .........................................................................................................................54
Displaying serial port information ...................................................................................................................55
Displaying Frame Relay information ...............................................................................................................56
Integrated service access ..................................................................................................................................57
5T1/E1 port configuration.............................................................................................................................. 60
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................61
T1/E1 port configuration task list..........................................................................................................................61
Enable/Disable T1/E1 port .............................................................................................................................61
Configuring T1/E1 port-type ..........................................................................................................................62
Configuring T1/E1 clock-mode ......................................................................................................................62
Configuring T1/E1 line-code ..........................................................................................................................62
Configuring T1/E1 framing ............................................................................................................................63
Configuring T1/E1 line-build-out (T1 only) ..................................................................................................63
Configuring T1/E1 used-connector (E1 only) .................................................................................................63
Configuring T1/E1 application mode .............................................................................................................64
Configuring T1/E1 LOS threshold .................................................................................................................64
Configuring T1/E1 encapsulation ...................................................................................................................64
Create a Channel-Group .................................................................................................................................64

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Configuring Channel-Group Timeslots ..........................................................................................................65
Configuring Channel-Group Encapsulation ...................................................................................................65
Entering HDLC Configuration Mode ............................................................................................................65
Configuring HDLC CRC-Type .....................................................................................................................66
Configuring HDLC Encapsulation .................................................................................................................66
T1/E1 Configuration Examples ......................................................................................................................66
Example 1: Frame Relay without a channel-group .....................................................................................67
Example 2: Framerelay with a channel-group ............................................................................................68
Example 3: PPP without a channel-group .................................................................................................68
Example 4: PPP with a channel-group .......................................................................................................68
6VPN configuration ........................................................................................................................................ 69
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................70
Authentication ................................................................................................................................................70
Encryption ......................................................................................................................................................70
Transport and tunnel modes ...........................................................................................................................71
VPN configuration task list ...................................................................................................................................71
Creating an IPsec transformation profile .........................................................................................................71
Creating an IPsec policy profile .......................................................................................................................72
Creating/modifying an outgoing ACL profile for IPsec ...................................................................................74
Configuration of an IP interface and the IP router for IPsec ............................................................................75
Displaying IPsec configuration information ....................................................................................................75
Debugging IPsec .............................................................................................................................................76
Sample configurations ...........................................................................................................................................77
IPsec tunnel, DES encryption .........................................................................................................................77
IPLink configuration .................................................................................................................................77
Cisco router configuration .........................................................................................................................78
IPsec tunnel, AES encryption at 256 bit key length, AH authentication with HMAC-SHA1-96 ....................78
IPLink configuration .................................................................................................................................78
Cisco router configuration .........................................................................................................................79
IPsec tunnel, 3DES encryption at 192 bit key length, ESP authentication with HMAC-MD5-96 ..................79
IPLink configuration .................................................................................................................................79
Cisco router configuration .........................................................................................................................79
7Access control list configuration.................................................................................................................... 81
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................82
About access control lists .......................................................................................................................................82
What access lists do .........................................................................................................................................82
Why you should configure access lists .............................................................................................................82
When to configure access lists .........................................................................................................................83
Features of access control lists .........................................................................................................................83
Access control list configuration task list................................................................................................................84
Mapping out the goals of the access control list ...............................................................................................84
Creating an access control list profile and enter configuration mode ...............................................................85
Adding a filter rule to the current access control list profile .............................................................................85

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Adding an ICMP filter rule to the current access control list profile ................................................................87
Adding a TCP, UDP or SCTP filter rule to the current access control list profile ...........................................89
Binding and unbinding an access control list profile to an IP interface ............................................................91
Displaying an access control list profile ...........................................................................................................92
Debugging an access control list profile ...........................................................................................................92
Examples ...............................................................................................................................................................94
Denying a specific subnet ................................................................................................................................94
8Link scheduler configuration ........................................................................................................................ 95
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................96
Configuring access control lists..............................................................................................................................96
Configuring quality of service (QoS) .....................................................................................................................97
Applying scheduling at the bottleneck .............................................................................................................97
Using traffic classes .........................................................................................................................................97
Introduction to Scheduling .............................................................................................................................98
Priority ......................................................................................................................................................98
Weighted fair queuing (WFQ) ..................................................................................................................98
Shaping .....................................................................................................................................................99
Burst tolerant shaping or wfq ....................................................................................................................99
Hierarchy ..................................................................................................................................................99
Quick references..................................................................................................................................................100
Setting the modem rate .................................................................................................................................100
Command cross reference .............................................................................................................................101
Link scheduler configuration task list...................................................................................................................101
Defining the access control list profile ...........................................................................................................102
Packet classification .................................................................................................................................102
Creating an access control list ..................................................................................................................103
Creating a service policy profile .....................................................................................................................104
Specifying the handling of traffic-classes ........................................................................................................106
Defining fair queuing weight ...................................................................................................................106
Defining the bit-rate ...............................................................................................................................107
Defining absolute priority .......................................................................................................................107
Defining the maximum queue length ......................................................................................................107
Specifying the type-of-service (TOS) field ...............................................................................................107
Specifying the precedence field ................................................................................................................108
Specifying differentiated services codepoint (DSCP) marking .................................................................108
Specifying layer 2 marking ......................................................................................................................109
Defining random early detection .............................................................................................................110
Discarding Excess Load ...........................................................................................................................110
Devoting the service policy profile to an interface .........................................................................................111
Displaying link arbitration status ..................................................................................................................112
Displaying link scheduling profile information .............................................................................................112
Enable statistics gathering .............................................................................................................................112
9LEDs status and monitoring ....................................................................................................................... 114

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Status LEDs.........................................................................................................................................................115
10 Contacting Patton for assistance ................................................................................................................. 116
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................117
Contact information............................................................................................................................................117
Patton Support Headquarters in the USA .....................................................................................................117
Alternate Patton support for Europe, Middle Ease, and Africa (EMEA) ........................................................117
Warranty Service and Returned Merchandise Authorizations (RMAs).................................................................117
Warranty coverage ........................................................................................................................................117
Out-of-warranty service ...........................................................................................................................118
Returns for credit ....................................................................................................................................118
Return for credit policy ...........................................................................................................................118
RMA numbers ..............................................................................................................................................118
Shipping instructions ..............................................................................................................................118
ACompliance information ............................................................................................................................ 119
Compliance .........................................................................................................................................................120
EMC .............................................................................................................................................................120
Safety ............................................................................................................................................................120
PSTN Regulatory ..........................................................................................................................................120
Radio and TV Interference (FCC Part 15) ..........................................................................................................120
CE Declaration of Conformity ............................................................................................................................120
Authorized European Representative ...................................................................................................................121
FCC Part 68 (ACTA) Statement (Model 2803 only)...........................................................................................121
Industry Canada Notice (Model 2803 only)........................................................................................................121
BSpecifications .............................................................................................................................................. 122
Ethernet interfaces...............................................................................................................................................123
Sync serial interface .............................................................................................................................................123
T1/E1 interface (Model 2803 only).....................................................................................................................123
PPP support ........................................................................................................................................................123
IP services............................................................................................................................................................124
Management .......................................................................................................................................................124
Operating environment .......................................................................................................................................124
Operating temperature ..................................................................................................................................124
Operating humidity ......................................................................................................................................124
System.................................................................................................................................................................124
Dimensions .........................................................................................................................................................124
Power supply .......................................................................................................................................................125
Internal AC version .......................................................................................................................................125
12VDC version with External AC Power Adapter
(Models 2802, 2821, 2835) ..........................................................................................................................125
5VDC Version with External Power Adapter (Model 2805) .........................................................................125
CCabling ....................................................................................................................................................... 126
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................127
Serial console.......................................................................................................................................................127

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Ethernet 10Base-T and 100Base-T......................................................................................................................128
DPort pin-outs .............................................................................................................................................. 130
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................131
Console port, RJ-45, EIA-561 (RS-232)..............................................................................................................131
Ethernet 10Base-T and 100Base-T port...............................................................................................................132
Sync serial port ....................................................................................................................................................132
V.35 serial port .............................................................................................................................................132
X.21 serial port .............................................................................................................................................133
EIPLink 2800 Series factory configuration .................................................................................................. 134
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................135
FInstallation checklist .................................................................................................................................. 136
Introduction........................................................................................................................................................137

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List of Figures
1 IPLink Managed VPN Router (2805 shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2 IPLink 2800 Series X.21, and V.35 connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3 IPLink 2800 Series 10Base-T Ethernet port connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4 IPLink 2800 Series power input connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5 IPLink 2800 Series front panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6 Branch-office virtual private network over a Frame-Relay service network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
7 Corporate multi-function virtual private network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
8 Connecting an IPLink 2800 Series device to a hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
9 Rear view of the router showing location of V.35 interface connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
10 Rear view of the router showing location of X.21 interface connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
11 Rear panel of 2803K/EUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
12 Rear panel of 2803T/EUI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
13 Rear panel of 2803K/UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
14 Power connector location on rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
15 VPN Router front panel LEDs and Console port locations (IPLink 2835 shown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
16 Steps for setting up a new IPLink VPN Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
17 Connecting to the terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
18 Connecting the IPLink VPN Router to the network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
19 IP interface wan is bound to PVC 1 on port serial 0 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
20 Typical Integrated Service Access Scenario with dedicated PVCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
21 IP Context with logical IP interfaces bound to Ethernet port, serial port PVC 1 and PVC 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
22 Using traffic filters to prevent traffic from being routed to a network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
23 Deny a specific subnet on an interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
24 IP context and related elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
25 Packet routing in IPLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
26 Example of Hierarchical Scheduling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
27 Elements of link scheduler configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
28 Scenario with Web server regarded as a single source host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
29 Structure of a Service-Policy Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
30 Using a Service Policy Profile on an IP Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
31 Examples of IPLink 2800 Series front panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
32 Connecting a serial terminal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
33 Ethernet cross-over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
34 Ethernet straight-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
35 EIA-561 (RJ-45 8-pin) port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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List of Tables
1 General conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2 Rear panel ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
3 Installation checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4 Sample site log entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
5 Ethernet 10/100Base-T (RJ-45) port pin-outs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6 Signal pin-outs for the V.35 interface on the IPLink 2800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
7 Signal pin-outs for the X.21 interface on the IPLink 2800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
8 RJ-48C receptacle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
9 Factory default IP address and network mask configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
10 Command cross reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
11 TOS values and their meaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
12 Traffic control info (TCI) field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
13 Values defining detail of the queuing statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
14 IPLink LED Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
15 RS-232 Console Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
16 RJ-45 socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
17 V.35 Female DB-25 connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
18 X.21 Female DB-15 connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
19 Installation checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

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About this guide
This guide describes IPLink VPN router hardware, installation, and configuration.
Audience
This guide is intended for the following users:
•Operators
•Installers
•Maintenance technicians
Structure
This guide contains the following chapters and appendices:
•Chapter 1 on page 19 provides information about router features, capabilities, operation, and applications
•Chapter 2 on page 28 provides hardware installation procedures
•Chapter 3 on page 40 provides quick-start procedures for configuring the IPLink VPN router
•Chapter 4 on page 46 provides an overview of the serial port and describes the tasks involved in its configu-
ration through the IPLink router.
•Chapter 5 on page 60 provides information on T1/E1 port configuration.
•Chapter 6 on page 69 describes how to configure the VPN connections between two IPLink routers or
between an IPLink and a third-party device.
•Chapter 7 on page 81 provides an overview of IP access control lists and describes the tasks involved in their
configuration through the IPLink router.
•Chapter 8 on page 95 describes how to use and configure IPLink quality of service (QoS) features.
•Chapter 9 on page 114 provides LED definitions
•Chapter 10 on page 116 contains information on contacting Patton technical support for assistance
•Appendix A on page 119 contains compliance information
•Appendix B on page 122 contains specifications for the routers
•Appendix C on page 126 provides cable recommendations
•Appendix D on page 130 describes the router’s ports and pin-outs
•Appendix E on page 134 lists the factory configuration settings for the IPLink VPN router
•Appendix F on page 136 provides license information that describes acceptable usage of the software pro-
vided with the IPLink VPN router
For best results, read the contents of this guide before you install the router.

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Precautions
Notes, cautions, and warnings, which have the following meanings, are used throughout this guide to help you
become aware of potential problems. Warnings are intended to prevent safety hazards that could result in per-
sonal injury. Cautions are intended to prevent situations that could result in property damage or
impaired functioning.
Note
A note presents additional information or interesting sidelights.
The alert symbol and IMPORTANT heading calls attention to
important information.
The alert symbol and CAUTION heading indicate a potential
hazard. Strictly follow the instructions to avoid
property damage.
The shock hazard symbol and CAUTION heading indicate a
potential electric shock hazard. Strictly follow the instructions to
avoid property damage caused by electric shock.
The alert symbol and WARNING heading indicate a potential safety hazard.
Strictly follow the warning instructions to avoid personal injury.
The shock hazard symbol and WARNING heading indicate a potential electric
shock hazard. Strictly follow the warning instructions to avoid injury caused
by electric shock.
IMPORTANT
CAUTION
CAUTION
WARNING
WARNING

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Safety when working with electricity
The IPLink contains no user serviceable parts. The equipment shall be returned
to Patton Electronics for repairs, or repaired by qualified service personnel.
Opening the IPLink case will void the warranty.
Mains Voltage: Do not open the case the when the power cord is attached. For
systems without a power switch, line voltages are present within the power
supply when the power cords are connected. The mains outlet that is utilized
to power the devise shall be within 10 feet (3 meters) of the device, shall be
easily accessible, and protected by a circuit breaker.
For units with an external power adapter, the adapter shall be a listed Lim-
ited Power Source.
For AC powered units, ensure that the power cable used with this device
meets all applicable standards for the country in which it is to be installed,
and that it is connected to a wall outlet which has earth ground.
Hazardous network voltages are present in WAN ports regardless of whether
power to the IPLink is ON or OFF. To avoid electric shock, use caution when
near WAN ports. When detaching cables, detach the end away from the IPLink
first.
Do not work on the system or connect or disconnect cables during periods of
lightning activity.
Before opening the chassis, disconnect the telephone network cables to avoid
contact with telephone line voltages. When detaching the cables, detach the
end away from the IPLink first .
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING

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General observations
•Clean the case with a soft slightly moist anti-static cloth
•Place the unit on a flat surface and ensure free air circulation
•Avoid exposing the unit to direct sunlight and other heat sources
•Protect the unit from moisture, vapors, and corrosive liquids
The power supply automatically adjusts to accept an input volt-
age from 100 to 240 VAC (50/60 Hz).
Verify that the proper voltage is present before plugging the
power cord into the receptacle. Failure to do so could result in
equipment damage.
The interconnecting cables shall be acceptable for external use
and shall be rated for the proper application with respect to volt-
age, current, anticipated temperature, flammability, and
mechanical serviceability.
In accordance with the requirements of council directive 2002/
96/EC on Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE),
ensure that at end-of-life you separate this product from other
waste and scrap and deliver to the WEEE collection system in
your country for recycling.
CAUTION
CAUTION

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Typographical conventions used in this document
This section describes the typographical conventions and terms used in this guide.
General conventions
The procedures described in this manual use the following text conventions:
Table 1. General conventions
Convention Meaning
Garamond blue type Indicates a cross-reference hyperlink that points to a figure, graphic, table, or sec-
tion heading. Clicking on the hyperlink jumps you to the reference. When you
have finished reviewing the reference, click on the Go to Previous View
button in the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader toolbar to return to your starting point.
Futura bold type Commands and keywords are in boldface font.
Futura bold-italic type Parts of commands, which are related to elements already named by the user, are
in
boldface italic font.
Italicized Futura type Variables for which you supply values are in italic font
Futura type
Indicates the names of fields or windows.
Garamond bold type Indicates the names of command buttons that execute an action.
< >
Angle brackets indicate function and keyboard keys, such as <SHIFT>, <CTRL>,
<C>, and so on.
[ ] Elements in square brackets are optional.
{a | b | c} Alternative but required keywords are grouped in braces ({ }) and are separated
by vertical bars ( | )
blue screen Information you enter is in blue screen font.
screen Terminal sessions and information the system displays are in screen font .
node The leading IP address or nodename of an IPLink is substituted with node in
boldface italic font.
2800 The leading 2800 on a command line represents the nodename of the IPLink
# An hash sign at the beginning of a line indicates a comment line.

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Chapter 1 General information
Chapter contents
IPLink Model 2800 Series overview....................................................................................................................20
IPLink 2800 Series detailed description ........................................................................................................21
IPLink 2800 Series model codes ..............................................................................................................21
Serial WAN models ........................................................................................................................... 21
Ethernet WAN models....................................................................................................................... 22
Model code extensions .............................................................................................................................23
Ports descriptions .....................................................................................................................................24
Applications overview..........................................................................................................................................25
Branch-Office virtual private network over Frame Relay service .................................................................25
Corporate multi-function virtual private network ..........................................................................................26

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IPLink Model 2800 Series overview
The IPLink Model 2800 Series Managed VPN Router (see figure 1) delivers secure, optimized communica-
tions across unsecured IP networks between any enterprise headquarters and remote offices, home offices
(RoHo), or mobile users. Patton’s IPLink 2800 family of VPN routers combines an integrated synch-serial
interface for access to the Internet (or any IP network) with full-service IP routing, VPN security via IPSec,
and type-of-service/quality-of-service (ToS/QoS) traffic shaping and prioritization. The built-in V.35 or X.21
serial interface delivers LAN-to-WAN connectivity without the additional expense of external adapters or
CSU/DSU devices. The Model 2800 Series’ flexible AC or DC power-source options accommodate virtually
any installation environment.
Figure 1. IPLink Managed VPN Router (2805 shown)
Each member of the Model 2800 family provides two 10/100Base-T Ethernet ports and one integrated T1/E1,
V.35, or X.21 synchronous serial WAN port to deliver a managed virtual-private-network (VPN) connection
over the Internet or any unsecured IP network.
IPlink 2800 Series Routers support Frame-Relay and PPP networking with VPN and firewall functionality.
Authentication and firewall services protect against unauthorized users while encryption, and anti-replay capa-
bilities preserve data confidentiality. Patton's powerful CoS and QoS mechanisms provide traffic-shaping and
prioritization to guarantee your mission-critical data is delivered promptly and unimpeded by traffic from
other users on the same LAN. Besides assuring first priority for key information, Patton's advanced QoS tech-
nology enhances the quality and clarity of realtime application such as live voice and video communications
with the main office. These compact VPN Routers support PPP/PPPoE and Frame Relay services over the
serial WAN link.
The IPLink VPN Router performs the following major functions:
•Routed LAN-to-WAN connectivity between two 10/100 Ethernet LAN ports and one V.35, X.21, or syn-
chronous serial WAN port.
•IP Routing with class-of-service/quality-of-service (CoS/QoS) support for Internet or IP-WAN access with
traffic shaping and prioritization.