MultiAccess Quick Start Guide | Introduction and Description |
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Introduction and Description
Welcome to Multi-Tech’s new MultiAccess Communications Server, Model MA30120. The MultiAccess Communications Server is a high-performance digital remote access solution for Enterprise LANs and intranets or internet service providers. MultiAccess is a V.92 remote access server (RAS) supporting up to four T1 line interfaces implementing either RBS or PRI signaling for use in North America or up to four E1 line interfaces implementing PRI signaling for international use. The MultiAccess Communications Server uses a web based Graphical User Interface (GUI) for configuration, is a 1U (one-up) rackmountable unit that contains up to four universal modem ports for dial-in communications.
WAN Communications
MultiAccess ships turnkey for T1/RBS or T1/E1 PRI ISDN and is populated with 30 modems on line interface 1 for the basic configuration. Additional modem modules can be added to support up to four T1/E1 line interfaces.
The high-density modems provide V.92/56K dial-up speeds. In addition, they are manageable from remote locations using platform-independent, industry standard protocols.
Management
MultiAccess includes robust management support allowing a network administrator to securely manage the devices either through a web browser or at the command line. The browser-based option uses the HTTPS protocol, also know as SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) to provide 128-bit encryption to secure the management session. The command line interface is accessible via SSH (Secure Shell) and supports SCP (Secure Copy) and sftp (Secure File Transfer Protocol) to help provide maintenance support.
SNTP Support. MultiAccess includes an industry standard Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) client that enables it to synchronize its clock with a remote time/clock server on the Internet. This feature is useful for accounting purposes.
Remote Access
Comprehensive Security. MultiAccess provides an industry standard Radius Server and Radius Client for authentication and authorization of thousands of user profiles using PAP and CHAP. In addition, it uses Network Address Translation (NAT) to hide internal, non-routable IP addresses. If a Radius Server does not exist, one is provided as part of the MultiAccess system. This Radius Server could provide authentication and authorization information for this and other Radius Clients in use at your site.
About This Manual
This Quick Start Guide is intended to provide the experienced system administrator the information needed to quickly get the MultiAccess up and running. A User Guide with more detailed information is provided on the MultiAccess system CD in Acrobat (pdf) format.
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