3Com 3C840 manual Managing a, Adding a Remote Site Profile

3-2CHAPTER 3: REMOTE SITE MANAGEMENT

	■ IPX — IPX network address information, static routes and services,
	and RIP usage.
	■ Bridging — Bridging (enable / disable) to the remote site.
	If you need to connect to multiple remote sites such as the Internet and a
	remote office, you should set up a remote site profile for each location.
Managing a	Once created, remote site profiles can be enabled or disabled. When a
Remote Site Profile	profile is enabled, the OfficeConnect Remote 840 reads the connection
	parameters for the remote site from the profile and continuously
	attempts to establish a connection to the remote site.
	When a profile is disabled, the connection will be terminated and no
	other data will be directed to the remote site.
	Configuration changes to a remote site profile do not take effect until the
	next time the profile is enabled. The OfficeConnect Remote 840 Manager
	automatically disables and re-enables the remote site profile when the
	Modify button is pressed on the Remote Site menu page.
	To disable or enable a profile manually, clear or check the Enable
	Remote Site checkbox as appropriate.
	Once you start modifying a Remote Site, you must click Modify before
	you exit the Remote Site screens, or else the data you entered will be lost.
	Also, remember to save your configuration before rebooting your
	OfficeConnect Remote 840 so that your changes will be written to
	permanent FLASH memory.

Adding a Remote Site

Profile

1From the OfficeConnect Remote 840 Manager home page, select Configuration > Remote Sites (WAN). Then click the Add button to bring up the Remote Site General Add screen.

2Enter the Remote Site Name. Enter a name to use to identify the remote site profile. (Ex: ISP or CorpOffice)

3Ensure that the Enable Remote Site box is checked if you want to the connection to come up as soon as you finish the configuration.