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Other Commands:

You can use the

AP2 CONFIG>

list command to display all filter information for the

interfaces. In addition, the list command accepts an

interface# as an argument so

that you can list information for only an interface.

Sample Configuration Procedures

This section covers the steps required to get AP2 up and running. For information
on how to make further configuration changes, see “AppleTalk Phase 2
Configuration Commands” on page 221.
For the configuration changes to take
effect, you must restart the router.

To access the AP2 configuration environment, enter protocol ap2 at the

Config>

prompt.

Enabling AP2

When you configure a router to forward AP2 packets, you must enable certain
parameters. If you have multiple routers transferring AP2 packets, specify these
parameters for each router. To enable AP2:

1. Use the enable ap2 command to globally enable AP2 on the router. For

example:

AP2 config>enable ap2

2. Enable the specific interfaces over which AP2 is to send packets. For example:

AP2 config>enable interface 1

Setting Network Parameters

To set up your router as a seed router, you must set the network range, a starting
node number, and at least one zone name. You can configure some interfaces on a
router as seed routers and leave other interfaces as non-seed routers. You must
have at least one seed router for each AppleTalk network, and you should configure
several seed routers on a network in case one of them fails.

Note: Do not set a network range or a node number for half routers.

1. Use the set net-range command to set the Network Range. For example:

AP2 config>set net-range

Interface # [0]? 1

First Network range number (1-65279, or 0 to delete) []? 1

Last Network range number (1-165279) []? 5

Enter the same first and last values for a single-numbered network.

2. Use the set node-number command to set the Starting Node Number for the

interface. The router will AARP for this node. If the number is already in use, the
router will choose a new number. For example:

AP2 config>set node-number

Interface # [0]? 1

Node number (1-253, or 0 to delete) []? 1

3. Use the add zone command to add one or more zone names for the network

attached to the interface. If you define a network range for an interface, you
should also define the zone names for the interface. If you did not define a
network number, do not define zone names. For example:

AP2 config>add zone

Interface # [0]? 1

Zone name []? Finance

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