Farallon Communications NetopiaTM

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4. For either the Primary or Alternate Location, the following

parameters must be conﬁgured:

Note: Communications using PPP or V.120 only use a single

B-channel, whereas Multilink PPP connections require the

conﬁguration of a second B-channel.

5. Click OK to close the Proﬁle Conﬁguration window.

6. In the lower half of the Proﬁles window, select one of the pro-

ﬁles to be your default proﬁle. The default proﬁle is automati-

cally loaded upon startup of the Netopia ISDN PC Card.

7. Once you have speciﬁed the default proﬁle, click OK to close

the Proﬁles window.

8. Click OK to close the Properties window and load the conﬁgu-

ration.

You are now ready to use your Netopia ISDN PC Card. Refer to

Chapter 5, “Operation,” for instructions on making a connection.

Parameter Description

The local switch is

of type: Speciﬁes the ISDN switch type used by your ISDN service provider.

North American ﬁrmware: For most locations, the default of North

America (Auto-Detect) should be used. If the ISDN Switch Type

cannot be automatically detected, National ISDN-1 (NI-1) or AT&T

(5ESS) can be explicitly speciﬁed.

International (Excl. North America) ﬁrmware: Europe (EuroISDN),

Japan (INS-Net64), and Australia (TPH1962).

Connect using this

protocol: Speciﬁes the B-channel protocol to be used, and must match the

protocol on the receiving system. For most connections, the

default of Multilink PPP should be used. If the default is not

supported, PPP for single B-channel connections and V.120 are

also available.

ISDN Number (1st/

2nd B-channel) Speciﬁes your ISDN number.

Service Proﬁle

Identiﬁer (1st/2nd

B-channel)

North America only. A number speciﬁed by your ISDN provider

which identiﬁes your ISDN equipment to the switch (may be

optional with 5ESS).