Cabletron Systems CSX1000, CSX1200 manual Configuring Alternate Accesses, Dedicated Accesses

CONFIGURING ALTERNATE ACCESSES

OVERVIEW

An access defines the connection details the CyberSWITCH uses to reach the network. The default access is ISDN access, a switched-network access. Configurable accesses are required for dedicated network connections, for packet-switched network connections including X.25 and frame relay connections. Refer to the information below for the alternate access you wish to add.

DEDICATED ACCESSES

CONFIGURING A DEDICATED ACCESS

USING CFGEDIT

1.Select Access from the Physical Resources menu, then follow the onscreen instructions to add a dedicated access.

2.Select the line Id of the line you will use for this access.

3.For BRI and PRI lines: select the bearer channels the access will use.

4.Select the line protocol. In almost all cases, select PPP. Select HDLC only if you are connecting to a device that uses HDLC over a dedicated access.

5.Enter the device name tied to this access (optional for accesses using PPP protocol, mandatory for accesses using HDLC protocol).

Note: Device authentication must be enabled for dedicated accesses to properly identify the remote device and provide switched backup and overflow to that device. Remote devices using a dedicated connection must use PPP for device authentication. Authentication configuration is described in Security Configuration.

USING MANAGE MODE COMMANDS

dedacc

Displays previously configured dedicated accesses.

DEDICATED ACCESS CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS

LINES

The line that will be used for the dedicated access. A dedicated access can be defined on either a BRI or a PRI line.

BEARER CHANNELS

For BRI and PRI lines only. Also referred to as B channels. B channels can carry voice or data in either direction.