Apple Internet Router

Features

Easy to Set Up and Use

Offers Macintosh computer-based administration and configuration

Operates in background, allowing other services to run concurrently

LAN and WAN Support

Local workgroups can be connected with LocalTalk, Ethernet, or Token Ring

Remote sites can be linked through dial-up modems, X.25, or TCP/IP

Protection from Unauthorized Access

Administrator password option to lock out unauthorized access

Dial-up authorization to authenticate remote sites

Network Efficiency

Isolation of local traffic

Update-based routing for efficient use of network resources

Network-number clustering and remapping

Built-in data compression for maximizing throughput

Robust Administration

Reporting facilities to maintain network statistics

Network management through industry-standard SNMP

Ability to export data

Description

With the Apple Internet Router, you can easily increase the size, enhance the performance, and improve the management of your organization's AppleTalk network.

The router offers you both local and wide area networking flexibility. You can connect your local workgroups over industry-standard network types, including LocalTalk, Ethernet, and Token Ring. And, as your network grows larger and more global, the Apple Internet Router lets you choose among several wide area options--you can link remote sites to your network through a dial-up connection over a standard modem, or you can add one of the Apple Internet Router Wide Area Extensions (available separately) to link your AppleTalk networks using X.25 or TCP/IP.

The Apple Internet Router features the AppleTalk Update-based Routing Protocol (AURP), a powerful wide area networking standard. AURP ensures that wide area links function efficiently, substantially reducing the traffic over wide area networks. With AURP, you can be certain that you're maximizing the use of your network resources.

Because the Apple Internet Router software runs on a broad range of Apple Macintosh computers and Workgroup Servers, you can tailor your router configurations to meet your cost/performance requirements. And, like other Macintosh computer-based software, the router is easy to use, configure, and support. Even a network novice can have the router up and running and can begin to make use of its powerful features within minutes. In addition, the router has built-in support for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), so it can be easily monitored by any SNMP-based management station.

Whether you have a small office and want to connect together a few workgroups or you're part of a multinational corporation with global internetworking needs, the Apple Internet Router provides the perfect networking solution. Internet Router Screen Shot

Internet Router Screen Shot

Operating Requirements

Basic Connectivity Package

System software version 7.0 or later
A Macintosh computer with at least 4 megabytes of memory, a Power Macintosh computer or a Workgroup Server
Dial-up connections require V.32/9,600 bps or higher-speed modem
Works on AppleTalk Phase 2 networks only
Power Macintosh computers and PowerPC^TMmicroprocessor-based Workgroup Servers require Network Software Installer (NSI) 1.4.3 or later

AppleTalk/X.25 Wide Area Extension

Basic Connectivity Package must be installed
Apple Serial NB Card(s)
Available for 680x0-based Macintosh computers and Workgroup Servers only

AppleTalk/IP Wide Area Extension

Basic Connectivity Package must be installed
Ethernet or Token Ring connectivity

Product Details

Setup and Configuration

The router provides the ease of use you've come to expect with any Macintosh computer-based application. You simply select the port you wish to configure and depending on the connection, enter a network, host, or phone number for each network you want to interconnect. The rest is automatic, because the Apple Internet Router communicates dynamically with other routers to build a table of the entire internet. And, because the router runs in the background, you can maximize your investment by running other services such as AppleShare and SNA*ps concurrently.

Network Types

The Apple Internet Router can interconnect all types of AppleTalk networks, including:

LocalTalk
Ethernet
Token Ring

This offers you great flexibility in choosing network media and topologies. You can use the router for such things as connecting LaserWriter printers on LocalTalk networks to Ethernet, connecting networks with dissimilar media, isolating network segments for security and performance, and extending the network beyond physical segment limitations. Multiple Token Ring cards with Power Macintosh computers and PowerPC microprocessor-based Workgroup Servers require NSI 1.4.5 or later.

Monitoring and Control

Through the Router Manager application, you can:

Monitor network activity and network statistics
View an active routing table of the entire internet
Change the router setup information
Print and export the contents of the setup and administrative displays

In addition, the Apple Internet Router supports the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), enabling you to monitor the router from any SNMP-based management station. For Power Macintosh computers and PowerPC microprocessor-based Workgroup Servers, MacSNMP 1.1 is required.

Security

The Apple Internet Router offers sophisticated security options that protect the router and your sensitive network resources from unauthorized access, including:

Router-administration password option
Device hiding
Network-number hiding
Password and callback for dial-up connections

WAN Support

With the Apple Internet Router Wide Area Extension options you can connect geographically remote workgroups using wide area telecommunications links. The Apple Internet Router Wide Area Extension products include:

DialUp Wide Area Extension (included with Basic Connectivity Package)

The DialUp Wide Area Extension:

Connects two or more AppleTalk networks regardless of location using standard dial-up phone lines
Works with any Hayes-compatible 9,600-bps or higher-speed modem with the appropriate script
Includes modem scripts for many popular modems

AppleTalk/X.25 Wide Area Extension (available separately)

The AppleTalk/X.25 Wide Area Extension:

Enables two or more AppleTalk networks to communicate through an X.25 communications link, extending the wide area networking capabilities of the Apple Internet Router
Offers a wide variety of X.25 parameter settings, enabling you to implement the most effective X.25 services
Provides a set of standard profiles for the major public packet-switched networks worldwide
Allows you to create your own customized profiles for any public or private data network
Is available for 680x0-based Macintosh computers and Workgroup Servers

AppleTalk/IP Wide Area Extension (available separately)

The AppleTalk/IP Wide Area Extension:

Enables two or more AppleTalk networks to communicate through a TCP/IP network
"Tunnels" AppleTalk packets over TCP/IP backbone networks
Offers configuration by IP address, host name, or "guest"
Supports Ethernet or Token Ring

Traffic Minimization

Several features of the Apple Internet Router ensure that only information that needs to travel across your communications link does so:

AppleTalk Update-based Routing Protocol (AURP)
Built-in data compression
Network-number clustering

Support of Large Networks

The Apple Internet Router lets you build large internets that can connect across the street or around the world. An AppleTalk internet can support as many as 16 million devices (nodes) distributed over a virtually unlimited number of interconnected networks. And, because the Apple Internet Router provides for a nearly limitless number of networks and zones per internet, it can grow right along with your organization.

Extensibility

Because the Basic Connectivity Package was designed with extensibility in mind, you can choose from a wide variety of internetworking options. In addition to Apple's wide area extensions, third-party offerings let you expand in the areas of:

Local area connectivity (such as FDDI)
Wide area communications (such as SMDS, T1, SW 56/64)
Network management
Multiprotocol support (such as IPX, TCP/IP)

Specifications

Router table entries 5,400 maximum
Nodes per internet 16 million
Ports per router up to 32
Networks per internet unlimited
Zone table entries 32,000 maximum

Ordering Information

Apple Internet Router Basic Connectivity Package 3.0.1

Order no. M0502Z/B

Apple Internet Router software and installer
Apple Internet Router Administrator's Guide
DialUp Wide Area Extension
SNMP Router Agent

Apple Internet Router AppleTalk/X.25 Wide Area Extension

Order no. M8111Z/A (requires purchase of Basic Connectivity Package)

Router X.25 software and installer
Using the AppleTalk/X.25 Wide Area Extension guide
MacX25 Administrator's Guide
MacX25 client/server software

MacX25 Router Extension

Order no. M8068Z/A (requires purchase of Basic Connectivity Package and MacX25 v1.2)

Router X.25 software and installer
Using the AppleTalk/X.25 Wide Area Extension guide

Apple Internet Router AppleTalk/IP Wide Area Extension

Order no. M8112Z/A (requires purchase of Basic Connectivity Package)

Router IP software and installer
Using the AppleTalk/IP Wide Area Extension guide

Product specifications may vary depending on particular configuration or region in which purchased and subject to change without notice. Please see your Apple reseller for current information about product specifications and configurations.

(c) 1994 Apple Computer, Inc. Apple, the Apple logo, AppleShare, AppleTalk, LaserWriter, LocalTalk, and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. MacX25, PowerBook, Power Macintosh, and SNA*ps are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation, used under license therefrom. Mention of non-Apple products is for informational purposes and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of these products. All understandings, agreements, or warranties, if any, take place directly between the vendors and the prospective users.

April 1994. Product specifications are subject to change without notice. Please see your Apple reseller for current information about product specifications and configurations. Printed in U.S.A.

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