DI-206 ISDN Remote Router
Advanced Functions
The Advanced Functions menu contains most of the more complex configuration settings and is shown below:
Remote Access Configuration
The Remote Access Configuration menu is used to set up the router for dial-in and dial-out connections over the ISDN line. An ISDN line has a D channel for establishing connections and two B (Bearer) channels, which transmit and receive the actual signals, whether voice or data. The two B channels can support two independent remote connections or be banded together using Multi-link PPP to implement Bandwidth on Demand (configured separately in the Multi-Link PPP Configuration menu, the last item in the Advanced Functions window).
The B-Channels can also carry voice and fax calls, which are routed to the telephone jacks located on the rear of the router. Please note, however, that the DI-206 can maintain only two connections at a time via the two B channels, whether the connections are voice, data, dial-in users, remote networks or a combination thereof.
Remote Operation Overview
The DI-206 is very flexible and can be configured for a variety of remote connections. Since configuring the router can be quite complex - depending on the number and type of remote connection(s) you wish to implement – we have described some of the basic functions and procedures below.
Dial-In User Connections
Dial-in users are defined as a single user on a computer, such as a person working at home, who dials into the office to use network resources. In almost all cases, a Dial- In User Profile needs to be set up for each user who will dial in to the router so the router can tailor the connection for each user. Once this is done, the remote user will
