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Getting Started with the Contivity Extranet Switch 4500
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Required Environment
This section describes the environment you need for the Quick Start
configuration. If this does not describe your environment, use the
Guided Configuration.
Point-to-Point Tunnel Protocol (PPTP) tunnel access method
PPTP is a tunneling protocol supported by Nortel Networks, Microsoft, and other
vendors. The PPTP client is available for Windows 95 on the Nortel Networks CD
and comes with Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 and later.
Static IP addresses, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
server address allocation, or an Internal Client Address Pool
A DHCP Server on the private LAN segment dynamically assigns IP
addresses on behalf of remote users. The DHCP server is automatically
discovered via broadcasting on the private interface that is associated with the
Management IP Address. With an Internal Client Address Pool you will need
a range of IP addresses.
Local Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) database
authentication
LDAP is a standard protocol for Internet directory services that is based on
directory entries. A
directory service
is a central repository of user information.
The local database is internal to the Switch.
An LDAP server and associated database will be set up locally on the Switch for
the Quick Start procedure. Later, you can switch to a network-available external
LDAP server using the LDAP Intermediate File (LDIF) data format.