Configuring IP for the Remote Site Connection 4-7

Configuring IP for

To set up connections over the WAN, a remote site profile must be

the Remote Site

created and edited for each remote location you want to connect to.

Connection

With this profile, you specify ATM virtual circuit information, protocols,

 

and addresses that determine the method of connection and

 

communication to that remote site.

 

You first need to add a remote site profile, then modify the profile to

 

include WAN connection and network information. The following list

 

summarizes the necessary information:

 

Frame Relay/ATM WAN — Network Service (PPP/RFC 1483/ RFC

 

1490) information, ATM VC information

 

IP — IP addresses, address translation tables, static routes, RIP usage

 

IPX — IPX network address information, static routes and services, RIP

 

usage

 

Bridging — Enable or disable bridging to the remote site

 

If you need to connect to multiple remote sites (i.e., the Internet and a

 

remote office) you should set up a remote site profile for each location.

Configuring IP

The following steps illustrate how you configure the IP parameters of the

Parameters for the

remote site profile.

Remote Site

These instructions assume you have already added a remote site profile. If

 

 

you need to add a remote site profile, select Add instead of Modify in

 

step 1.

1Access this screen by going to the OfficeConnect Remote 840 home page. Select Configuration > Remote Sites (WAN), and click Modify. This will access the Remote Sites General screen.

2Continue clicking Next to advance through the ATM Modify screen to the IP Modify screen.

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