Enterasys Networks CSX7000, CSX5500, CSX6000 manual Appletalk Ports Configuration Elements

CONFIGURING APPLETALK ROUTING

AppleTalk Ports

8.If you are configuring your system in the nondiscovery mode (you entered numbers other than

0 or 0-0 for the network range/number), complete the following:

a.Enter either the suggested AppleTalk address or the suggested AppleTalk node Id (depending on AppleTalk network type configured).

•For extended networks: enter the suggested AppleTalk address (includes the network number and the node’s Id).

•For nonextended networks: enter the suggested node Id.

For the LAN port type, the address/node Id is optional. For the WAN port type, you must configure this information.

b.Enter the zone name(s).

•For extended networks, you may configure the network with multiple zones. You must enter a default zone name, then, if desired, you may enter additional zone names.

•For nonextended networks, you may only configure one zone.

9.Return to the main AppleTalk Configuration Menu.

APPLETALK PORTS CONFIGURATION ELEMENTS

PORT TYPE

The type of physical network segment that the port connects to. The port type may either be LAN, WAN, WAN UnNumbered, WAN (Mac Dial In) or WAN (Remote LAN).

•The LAN port type indicates that the system is physically connected to an Ethernet LAN seg- ment.

•The WAN port type creates logical AppleTalk networks over WAN. It creates a logical Apple- Talk network that comprises of multiple numbered point-to-point links with the same Apple- Talk network range.

•The WAN (UnNumbered) port type also creates a logical AppleTalk network over WAN. It en- ables the system to use unnumbered point-to-point links.

•The WAN (Mac Dial In) port type allows multiple remote Macintosh devices to connect via numbered point-to-point links.

•The WAN (Remote LAN) port type allows remote bridge devices to connect to other AppleTalk router ports. The AppleTalk router then treats all bridge devices connected to the Remote LAN as if they were on an Ethernet LAN segment. All port parameters for the WAN (Remote LAN) port are the same as those of the WAN port type.

PORT NAME

A 1 to 16 character user-defined name that identifies the port to the system administrator.

LAN PORT NUMBER

For LAN port types only. This parameter indicates the port number of the Ethernet resource to which the physical LAN is connected.

APPLETALK NETWORK TYPE

The type of AppleTalk network that the port connects to. Possible network types are Extended and NonExtended.

•The Extended Network type indicates that the system is connected to an Extended AppleTalk network, which allows addressing of more than 254 nodes and supports multiple zones.

•The NonExtended Network indicates that the system is connected to a NonExtended AppleTalk network, which supports addressing of up to 254 nodes and supports only one zone.

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