Avocent Cyclades-PR4000 installation manual Step ONE

Cyclades-PR4000

STEP ONE

First, the general X.25 protocol parameters are set in the X.25 Menu. A detailed description of the X.25 parameters and their values for the example is provided in the table below.

X.25 Menu CONFIG=>INTERFACE=><LINK>=>ENCAPSULATION =>X.25

Parameter	Description
X.121 (Local DTE) Address	Address assigned to this interface (provided by the public X.25 Network
	Provider). Can be up to 15 digits.
Switch Mode Active	Causes the Router to act as a switch.
Incoming Calls Received	Applies when Switch Mode is Active.
Over the Other X.25 Links
With Unknown Destination
DTE Can be Forwarded
Through This Link
Suppress Calling Address	Public X.25 Network: This parameter must be chosen according to the
	guidelines given by the Public X.25 Network provider. When activated, the
	sender's Local DTE address is not included in the Call Request Message.
Inactivity Timeout	Time until connection is automatically terminated by the router if there is no
	traffic.
Configure as DTE or DCE	As mentioned above, the router can act either as the recipient of information
	(DTE), or as the passer-on of information (DCE). Public X.25 Network: Both
	routers are DTEs.
Number of Virtual Circuits	Indicates the maximum number of virtual circuits (total of PVCs and SVCs)
	allowed on this interface. The maximum is 64.
Number of Permanent	Indicates the number of permanent virtual circuits that will be connected through
Virtual Circuits	this interface. This maximum is also 64.
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