Assign the Unit Name, IP Address and Subnet Mask
The remote unit must be assigned a unique name and IP address. A valid subnet mask must be specified too. The name and IP address must exactly match the entries in the central site unit’s ISDN Numbers and ISDN Autocall tables for this remote unit. Set the ISDN network type to match the ISDN service.
The unit IP address and subnet mask are required (for management of the unit) even if the network is always entirely connected within a
1Enter QC NA to display the Unit Parameters screen.
2Type a unique name for the unit in the Unit Name field. It can have up to 12 characters but do not include spaces in the unit name.
3Type a valid IP address for the unit in the Unit LAN IP Address field.
4Type the subnet mask for the network in the Unit LAN IP Mask field.
5Toggle the Network Type field to the correct ISDN network type using the Spacebar, if required.
6Press [Ctrl]+[E] to submit the new setting and then enter SAVE
Connect to a Novell Network
It is important that the central site unit, to which the remote unit will connect at the completion of this section, has been correctly configured for IPX and bridging prior to the connection.
1Enter QC NO to display the Connect To Novell Network screen.
2Toggle the Do you have a local server field to the correct value using the Spacebar.
3Type the number of the central site unit in the ISDN number of the remote unit you want to call field.
4Press [Ctrl]+[E] to submit the new setting.
When the configuration parameters have been submitted, the remote unit automatically makes an ISDN call to the central site unit lasting around 90 seconds. It makes this call to learn the NRIPs and SAPs being advertised by the Netware Server.
Although the unit is bridging it is using the information gathered to build the IPX Autocall Table. After the 90 second call has cleared,
