HP VCX Software manual Quick guide to 3Com VCX IP Telecommuting Module installation

Chapter 1. Introduction to 3Com VCX IP Telecommuting Module

Standalone Configuration

Using this configuration, the Telecommuting Module is connected to the outside on one interface and your internal networks on the others.

Use this configuration only if your firewall lacks a DMZ interface, or for some other reason cannot be configured for the DMZ or DMZ/LAN alternatives.

Fig 3. Telecommuting Module in Standalone configuration.

Quick guide to 3Com VCX IP Telecommuting Module installation

3Com VCX IP Telecommuting Module is easy to install:

•Select an IP address for the Telecommuting Module on your network.

•The network interfaces are marked with 1 and 2. These numbers correspond to the physi- cal interfaces eth0 and eth1 respectively, the latter which should be use in the installation program.

•Plug in the power cord and turn on the Telecommuting Module.

•Wait while the Telecommuting Module boots up.

•Connect the network cables to the network interfaces.

•Connect a monitor and a keyboard to the Telecommuting Module.

•Log in as admin. No password is needed the first time you log in.

•Run the installation script, where you assign IP address, configuration computers and password.

•Direct your web browser to the IP address of the Telecommuting Module.

•Now you can see the main page of 3Com VCX IP Telecommuting Module. Click on the Telecommuting Module Type link and select the configuration for your Telecommuting Module. The types are described on the corresponding help page.

•Go to the Basic Configuration page and enter a DNS server. See also the Basic Config- uration section.

•Go to the Access Control page and make settings for the configuration of the Telecom- muting Module. See also the Access Control section.

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