3Com AccessBuilder 500 User Manual

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Quick Configuration 1-27About Quick ConfigurationYou can configure the unit to connect to other Novell networks, to bridgeto hosts on the same IP network (a network with the same IP networkaddress), to route to a different IP network (an IP network with a differentIP network address) and to connect to the Internet or other Point-to-PointProtocol (PPP) router. By using the commands several times, you canconfigure the unit to automatically connect to a combination of the abovenetworks or to several different networks of the same type.For example, if you need to connect to an IPX site, an IP host on adifferent network and to the Internet using an ISDN connection to yourInternet service provider you would do the following.n Use the NO command to configure the connection to the Novell serverat the remote site.n Use the IPR command to configure the connection to the remote IPhost.n Use the IN command to configure the connection to your Internetservice provider’s router.You cannot configure the unit to be an IP bridge and IP router at thesame time.The AccessBuilder 500 talks to other AccessBuilder units using its ownvery efficient FastConnect protocol over the ISDN or WAN portconnections. If you need to communicate with another manufacturer’sequipment, then you need to configure the AccessBuilder 500 to usethe PPP protocol using the Internet option. See later in this section formore information. You can further configure the PPP parameters usingthe management system. See the AccessBuilder ISDN Access RouterSoftware Reference guide for more information.Before configuring the unit to use PPP, check with your Internet serviceprovider or with the system administrator of the remote site to find outwhich PPP parameters must be set and what their values should be.Do not attempt to configure the unit to use PPP without this information.