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maximum average rate or cells that are sent in bursts at a peak rate.

BT — The Burst Tolerance (also referred to as Maximum Burst Size), in cells/second. This is the maximum number of cells that can be sent at the peak rate.

If no traffic shaping parameters have been provided you should choose the default parameter of UBR with a PCR value of 0. The OfficeConnect Remote 840 will attempt to use all of the upstream bandwidth when transmitting data to the remote site.

Configuring

There are more WAN connection parameters that can be configured, such

Protocol Parameters

as IP routing, IPX routing, Bridging, and Address Translation. Instructions

 

for configuring these parameters are located in:

 

“Configuring IP Routing”

 

“Configuring IPX Routing”

 

“Configuring Bridging”

 

“Network Address Translation Using the OfficeConnect Remote 840”

 

 

 

Monitoring Remote

To determine which remote sites have been configured and to see a

Site Connections

 

summary of the remote site WAN parameters, access the Monitor >

Remote Sites > Remote Site Status screen.

To monitor packet counters for a specific remote site, access the Monitor > Remote Sites > Remote Site Counters screen. (Remote Site Counters are only applicable for active connections.)

To determine whether a remote site connection has been established or to determine why a connection is not working properly, check the connection event log. This log is accessed at Monitor > Events > Connection Event Log.

To monitor throughput for all active remote sites, access the Monitor > ATM Throughput screen.

For more information on these and other monitoring capabilities, see

Chapter 11, “Monitoring the OfficeConnect Remote 840”.

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3Com 3C840 Configuring, Protocol Parameters, Monitoring Remote, Site Connections, Remote Sites Remote Site Status screen