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Chapter 6: Configuring Sessions
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2 Click Submit to accept the WAN Brouter session configuration.
3 To configure other sessions:
a Click
EasySession on the Main Menu, thenclickEditbythePort 1-32 that you want to
configure. (Or, if you want to modify an existing session, click
Previous or Next to
locate the session you want to modify.)
b Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 to configure the session.
Select Enable to use Bridging mode which forwards Ethernet data based on MAC
addresses. (See page 84 for the choice you recorded for
Bridging mode.)
Assign a port priority when you enable
Bridging mode and Spanning Tree (on
the
EasySession page). The port priority is a number you assign to each Bridging
mode session to determine which has higher priority when sessions are active
simultaneously. Spanning Tree protocol does not allow loops which would occur
with simultaneous sessions on the same network. (You can enable Spanning
Tree, if required, see page page 41 for more details. You recorded on page 84
whether or not the service provider indicated
Spanning Tree to be enabled to your
system.)
Select Enable to use Routing mode which forwards IP datagrams based on
IP addresses. (See page 84 for the choice you recorded for Routing mode. Also,
see “Routing” on page 66 for more information.)
For Routing mode, select the direction you want RIP activated and the version
of RIP for intergateway transmissions, as indicated by the service provider
(page 84). See “Routing” on page 66 for more information on RIP.
Enter the assigned IP Address and the IP Net Mask (subnet IP mask) for this session.
If you are bridging only, The WAN port is automatically assignd the same IP
address as the configured LAN port IP address.
Select the encapsulation method for this transmission over ATM as directed by
your service provider, in compliance with RFC 1483 (page 84). Typically, select
LLC. (See “Encapsulation for RFC 1483 Bridging/Routing” on page 66 for more
information on LLC and VC-MUX.)