Table Of Contents

Overview

Supported Protocols

Software Images

Administrative Configuration Options

Command Levels

Overview

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Cisco 700 series routers connect small office Ethernet LANs to corporate networks through Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface (BRI) lines. After configuration, the router automatically routes packets to and from remote destinations using IP or Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX).

The Cisco 700 series router is a fixed configuration router. The router operating system is called Cisco IOS-700 software and is unique to the Cisco 700 series router.

Supported Protocols

The Cisco 700 series routers support the following protocols:

•IP

•IPX

•Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP)

•Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

•Internetwork Packet Exchange Control Protocol (IPXCP)

•Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)

•Bridge Control Protocol (BCP)

•Multilink PPP (MLPPP)

•Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

•Service Advertisement Protocol (SAP)

•Password Authentication Protocol (PAP)

•Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP server)

•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

•Routing Information Protocol (RIP) for IP and IPX

•Triggered RIP for IP

•Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)

•Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)

•Port and Address Translation (PAT)

•Remote Common Application Programmers Interface (RCAPI)

•ISDN Device Control Protocol (ISDN-DCP)

Software Images

The Cisco 700 Series routers run a proprietary Cisco software (Cisco IOS-700 software) image, which is different than traditional Cisco IOS software. The image you use varies, depending on the region in which the router is used and what feature set you desire. The image name, for example, c760-in.r-TPH.43-1.bin, designates the region and features. The regions are as follows:

•US for use in North America

•NET3 for use in Europe

•TR6 for use in Germany

•INS for use in Japan

•TPH for use in Australia

The features are indicated as follows:

•Internet Ready (IP only, 30 users with data compression on) images have a "b" designation.

•Internet Ready X.25 (IP only, four LAN devices, compression, X.25) images have a "bxd" designation.

•Remote Office (IP/IPX, 1500 LAN devices, compression) images have an "r" designation.

•Remote Office X.25 (IP/IPX, 1500 LAN devices, compression, X.25) images have an "rxd" designation.

So the example image named "c760-in.b-TPH.43-1.bin" is a Series 760 router image software Release 4.3(1), with the Internet Ready feature set for Australia. (All Cisco 700 series routers run Series 760 router images. There is no Series 770 router images.)

You can verify the image loaded on your router by entering the version command at the command-line prompt. The following example shows a router running a Cisco 760 (c760) image for the United States (US), release 4.0(1), and using the Remote Office (r) feature set:

guest> version 
Software Version c760-in.r.US 4.0(1) - Jan 14 1997 19:00:23 
Cisco 766 
ISDN Stack Revision US 2.10 (5ESS/DMS/NI-1) 

Administrative Configuration Options

You can configure routers through the configuration port or across an IP network using Telnet. In addition, Cisco IOS-700 software supports Cisco 700 Fast Step software applications. These tools are on the Cisco 700 Fast Step CD-ROM in the Cisco 700 Quick Reference Guide.

Command Levels

Commands and parameters have different results depending on where they are entered. There are two primary levels, system and profile. The system mode commands are global in nature. The profile mode commands are groups of command parameters that relate to a specific switch or port. For additional information regarding profiles, refer to the Cisco 700 Series Router Configuration Guide.