3Com 500 manual About Quick Configuration

Quick Configuration 1-27

About Quick Configuration

You can configure the unit to connect to other Novell networks, to bridge to hosts on the same IP network (a network with the same IP network address), to route to a different IP network (an IP network with a different IP network address) and to connect to the Internet or other Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) router. By using the commands several times, you can configure the unit to automatically connect to a combination of the above networks or to several different networks of the same type.

For example, if you need to connect to an IPX site, an IP host on a different network and to the Internet using an ISDN connection to your Internet service provider you would do the following.

■Use the NO command to configure the connection to the Novell server at the remote site.

■Use the IPR command to configure the connection to the remote IP host.

■Use the IN command to configure the connection to your Internet service provider’s router.

You cannot configure the unit to be an IP bridge and IP router at the same time.

The AccessBuilder 500 talks to other AccessBuilder units using its own very efficient FastConnect protocol over the ISDN or WAN port connections. If you need to communicate with another manufacturer’s equipment, then you need to configure the AccessBuilder 500 to use the PPP protocol using the Internet option. See later in this section for more information. You can further configure the PPP parameters using the management system. See the AccessBuilder ISDN Access Router Software Reference guide for more information.

Before configuring the unit to use PPP, check with your Internet service provider or with the system administrator of the remote site to find out which PPP parameters must be set and what their values should be.

Do not attempt to configure the unit to use PPP without this information.