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Configuring AppleTalk routing
MAX 6000/3000 Network Configuration Guide 13-5
Configuring AppleTalk routing
To configure AppleTalk routing, you must set system-level parameters in the Ethernet > Mod
Config profile and, if required for caller authentication, in the Answer profile. In addition, you
can configure AppleTalk for specific connections. You can also configure AppleTalk
connections in RADIUS.
System-level AppleTalk routing parameters
To set the required parameters in the Ethernet > Mod Config profile:
1 Open the Ethernet > Mod Config > Ether Options menu.
2 Set AppleTalk to Yes.
Otherwise you cannot configure the remaining parameters.
3 In the Ethernet > Mod Config > AppleTalk Options menu, set the Zone Name parameter to
the name of any of the zones assigned to the network segment to which the MAX unit is
connected. Enter up to 33 alphanumeric characters. For example, for router X in
Figure 13-1:
Ethernet
Mod Config
AppleTalk Options…
Peer=Router
Zone Name=SALES
AppleTalk Router=Seed
Net Start=300
Net End=309
Default Zone=SALES
Zone Name #1=MKTG
Zone Name #2=ENGINEERING
Zone Name #3=
Zone Name #4=
4 Set the AppleTalk Router parameter to Seed or Non-Seed to specify whether the MAX
unit is a seed or nonseed router. For example:
Ethernet
Mod Config
AppleTalk Options…
Peer=Router
Zone Name=SALES
AppleTalk Router=Seed
Net Start=300
Net End=309
Default Zone=SALES
Zone Name #1=MKTG
Zone Name #2=ENGINEERING
Zone Name #3=
Zone Name #4=
A seed router has a manually defined network configuration. When a nonseed router
boots, it has no local network configuration. It examines local network traffic and learns
its local network configuration.
Note: You should configure the MAX as a nonseed router provided there is at least one
seed router on the local network. Having only one seed router on a local network