Configuring a Point-to-Point Node

Configure Node Mapping

Configure Node Mapping

The screens discussed in the following pages allow you to configure shared dial or direct connect and dial node mapping. These screens allow you to specify routes to target (destination) nodes and to indicate the priority of each route.

The number of mappings you enter depends on how many links are on the node you are configuring.

Nodes Having Single Links

If you are configuring a node (call it Node A) that has only one Point-to-Point link to a second node (call it Node B), you enter one route name as the mapping to the adjacent node (Node B).

If there are additional nodes attainable beyond Node B, you would only have to enter one more mapping: make up a route name, and then you can indicate the additional (non-adjacent) nodes by specifying a “wildcard” (@) in the destination IP address field of either the Dialed or Non-dialed Node Mapping Configuration screens.

Nodes Having Multiple Links

If you are configuring a node that has more than one Point-to-Point link, you could ultimately have several paths to a non-adjacentdestination node. Hence, if this node has more than one Point-to-Point link, enter a symbolic route name for every other destination node on the network.

The route name is only used during configuration of this node, and you do not have to repeat it when you configure other nodes.

Select a Node Mapping Screen

To begin configuring node mapping, you should be at the Point-to-Point Link Configuration screen (#44) in Figure 7-2.You will configure node mapping for each link you are configuring.

Step 1. Enter the name of a configured link in the field at the bottom of the screen next to the words To configure router mapping enter Link Name.

Step 2. Press the [Link Routing] key.

Step 3. If the Type specified for the selected link is SD, proceed to the section in this chapter titled “To Configure Shared Dial Node Mapping.”

Step 4. If the Type specified for the selected link is DD or DC, proceed to the section in this section titled “To Configure Direct Connect/Dial Node Mapping.”

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E3000 MPE/IX, E3000/IX specifications

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