J-series Services Router Features

This section describes the new J-series Services Routers features, available with the JUNOS 7.6R4 release. For more information, see the following manuals:

• J-series Services Router Getting Started Guide
• J-series Services Router Basic LAN and WAN Access Configuration Guide
• J-series Services Router Advanced WAN Access Configuration Guide
• J-series Services Router Administration Guide

For more information about the JUNOS Internet software that runs on Services Routers, see the manuals listed in Table 4.

Interfaces and Chassis

• No port license requirement—Licenses are no longer required for any Services Router ports, such as T1, E1, serial, and Fast Ethernet.
• 4-wire support on Services Routers—To provide 1-port four-wire mode Annex A or Annex B support on the following hardware, G.SHDSL firmware has been upgraded to R3.0.5 from the previous R3.0.1. This upgrade fixes some of the issues seen with the older firmware.
  • Dual-Port G.SHDSL J2300 chassis
  • Dual-Port G.SHDSL with one ISDN BRI S/T J2300 chassis
  • G.SHDSL Physical Interface Module (PIM) for J4300 and J6300 chassis

  Note: The new G.SHDSL firmware is not guaranteed to be backward compatible with older JUNOS software versions. To use JUNOS 7.6R4 on J-series G.SHDSL interfaces, you must upgrade the PIM firmware to R3.0.5 by issuing the request system firmware upgrade command. For firmware upgrade instructions, see the J-series Services Router Administration Guide.

Services Router User Interface and Configuration

• J-Web event viewer—The new Events item on the J-Web task bar provides an easy way to view the events recorded in the system log (also known as system log messages). By default, the View Events page displays the most recent 25 events, with severity levels highlighted in different colors. You can select the number of events to be displayed on the screen at a time. You can also filter events by system log filename, event ID, text from the event description, name of the process that generated the event, or time period, to display only the events you want.
• Dynamic J-Web menus—The J-Web menu framework is expanded to include four levels of menu options from the current three-level structure. The new framework has a “hover” menu system that eases navigation.
• Help on the Web—The J-Web context-sensitive help information displayed when you click Help has been moved from the Services Router to the Web. However, the help information for the Setup Quick Configuration page is still available on the Services Router too, in case you cannot access the Internet.
• Reduced license requirements—Licenses are no longer required for stateful firewall filters and NAT, and IPSec VPN tunneling.
• Root password enforcement—Setting a root password on the router is enforced when a commit command is issued. If the root password is not set, the commit operation fails and displays an error message.

For more information about these J-Web features, see the J-series manuals.