Netopia R2020 User Manual

You should set the Netopia R2020’s seeding action to work best in your par ticular network environment. These 
scenarios may guide you in deciding how to set the router’s seeding:

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If the Netopia R2020 is the only router on your network, you must set it to either hard seeding or soft 
seeding. The default is soft seeding.

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If there is another active router on your network, and you want that router to configure the Netopia R2020’s 
EtherTalk or LocalTalk parameters, you can set the Netopia R2020 to non-seeding. 

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If there is another active router on your network, you could set the Netopia R2020 to be soft seeding if you 
are unsure that the second router would always be available to configure the Netopia R2020’s EtherTalk or 
LocalTalk parameters. 

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If you want the Netopia R2020 to configure the EtherTalk or LocalTalk parameters of other routers on your 
network, you must set it to hard seeding. In this case, the other routers must be soft seeding or 
non-seeding, and the Netopia R2020 must already be active when those other routers are rebooted.

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If you want the Netopia R2020 and all other routers on your network to use only their own configurations, 
set the Netopia R2020 and all other routers to hard seeding. In this case, any router (including the Netopia 
R2020) that is rebooted will not begin routing if it detects a routing conflict between itself and any other 
router. This last scenario could be useful for detecting and locating routing errors on your network.

The AppleTalk kit consists of hardware and firmware components that you enable on your router in order to 
connect an AppleTalk network. The LocalTalk connector supplied in the AppleTalk feature expansion kit cable 
connects to the Auxiliar y por t on the Netopia R2020.

You then enable AppleTalk routing through the Console-based management screens.

To install the AppleTalk features from the Main Menu, go to System Configuration and select Upgrade Feature 
Set.

Auxiliar y connection por t 
HD-15 (female)

Normal/Uplink

Auxiliary

Console

Power