ϖNote: To choose the active transport protocol on a Windows machine which has both IPX and IP installed, select “Options” from the Database menu and click the General tab. Then select the appro- priate radio button under “Transport.”

Installation and Operation

The Windows version of the CompatiView program can be found in the Network Management/CompatiView/Windows directory on the CD-ROM that was included with your IntraPort 2/2+ VPN Access Server.

Run the auto-installation program (CV5x file) by double-clicking on it. The installation program will ask you to select (or create) a directory in which it should locate CompatiView and its associated files and data- base subdirectory.

Once the installation is complete, double click on the CompatiView icon to open the program. For further information on using CompatiView, see the CompatiView Management Software Reference Guide included with your server.

ϖNote: For an up-to-date description of the changes (if any) made to Windows system files by the installation program, see the README.TXT file located in the CompatiView installation direc- tory.

Transport Protocols and CompatiView

CompatiView will be able to use the transport protocol (IP or IPX) you have selected to access Compatible Systems products anywhere on your internetwork. Depending on your security setup, you may also be able to use the IP transport option to manage devices across the Internet.

The IP protocol does not provide a method for CompatiView to auto- matically discover the IntraPort 2/2+ VPN Access Server. To initially contact the server over IP using CompatiView, you must first enter a valid IP address into the server. You can do this either on a console directly connected to the server or by setting a workstation’s IP address to 198.41.12.2 with a Class C subnet mask (255.255.255.0) so that it can communicate over Ethernet with 198.41.12.1 (the shipping default of Ethernet 0). After setting the server’s IP address, be sure to change the workstation’s configuration back to its original settings.

The IPX protocol does allow CompatiView to automatically discover the server. Compatible Systems devices are configured to autoseed the

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