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About Quick Configuration
You can configure the unit to connect to other Novell networks, to bridge
to hosts on the same IP network (a network with the same IP network
address), to route to a different IP network (an IP network with a different
IP network address) and to connect to the Internet or other Point-to-Point
Protocol (PPP) router. By using the commands several times, you can
configure the unit to automatically connect to a combination of the above
networks or to several different networks of the same type.
For example, if you need to connect to an IPX site, an IP host on a
different network and to the Internet using an ISDN connection to your
Internet service provider you would do the following.
■
Use the NO
command to configure the connection to the Novell server
at the remote site.
■
Use the IPR
command to configure the connection to the remote IP
host.
■
Use the IN
command to configure the connection to your Internet
service provider’s router.
You cannot configure the unit to be an IP bridge and IP router at the
same time.
The AccessBuilder 500 talks to other AccessBuilder units using its own
very efficient FastConnect protocol over the ISDN or WAN port
connections. If you need to communicate with another manufacturer’s
equipment, then you need to configure the AccessBuilder 500 to use
the PPP protocol using the
Internet
option. See later in this section for
more information. You can further configure the PPP parameters using
the management system. See the
AccessBuilder ISDN Access Router
Software Reference
guide for more information.
Before configuring the unit to use PPP, check with your Internet service
provider or with the system administrator of the remote site to find out
which PPP parameters must be set and what their values should be.
Do
not
attempt to configure the unit to use PPP without this information.