Typical Applications
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Typical Applications
The Bridge/Router module is ideally suited for large central sites providing
access for remote users to central site services over ISDN or leased lines.
This section describes four of the most common applications of the
Bridge/Router module using ISDN. All of these configurations can be
carried out using the
Quick Configuration
option and no further
configuration is necessary to make the unit operational. However, you
may want to fine tune the performance of the unit. For more
information about configuring the Bridge/Router Module, see the
AccessBuilder ISDN Access Router Software Reference
guide.
The four typical applications are:
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Connecting to a Novell Network.
■
Connecting to an IP host on the same IP network.
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Connecting to an IP host on another IP network.
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Connecting to the Internet or a PPP router.
You may need to combine two or more of these applications to provide
full connectivity to your network. This is easily done by repeating the
Quick Configuration
option as many times as is needed.

Novell Network

Many organizations base their local area networks on Novell NetWare
servers and users may need to access information stored on servers in
other locations. If you are using ISDN to connect to the remote site, you
can configure the unit to automatically call and connect to remote
Novell servers when connection is required.
During configuration, once you have entered the ISDN number for the
remote site, the unit makes a call to the remote site and autodiscovers
the Novell servers on that network. It is then able to autocall the
remote site whenever a connection to one of the remote servers is
requested. To the user at the local site it will appear as though the
server is on the same network.