ZyXEL Communications 641 Network Router User Manual


 
Prestige 641 ADSL Internet Access Router
Remote Node Configuration 4-1
Chapter 4
Remote Node Configuration
A remote node is required for placing calls to a remote gateway. A remote node represents both the remote
gateway and the network behind it across a WAN connection. Note that when you use Menu 4 to set up
Internet access, you are actually configuring one of the remote nodes.
4.1 Remote Node Setup
This section describes the protocol-independent parameters for a remote node.
4.1.1 Remote Node Profile
To configure a remote node, follow these steps:
Step 1. From the Main Menu, select menu option 1. Remote Node Setup
Step 2. When Menu 11 appears, as shown below, enter the number of the remote node that you wish to
configure.
Figure 4-1 Menu 11 – Remote Node Setup
When Menu 11.1 - Remote Node Profile appears fill in the fields as described in the table that follows to
define this remote profile. The Remote Node Profile Menu Fields table shows how to configure the Remote
Node Menu.
Menu 11 - Remote Node Setup
1. nodename
2. ________
3. ________
4. ________
Enter Node # to Edit:
In this chapter, we discuss the parameters that are protocol
independent. The protocol-dependent configuration will be
covered in subsequent chapters. For TCP/IP, see Chapter 5,
for IPX, see Chapter 6 and for Bridging, see Chapter 7.