3Com Access Builder 7000 User Manual - Typical Applications

Typical Applications

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Typical Applications

The Bridge/Router module is ideally suited for large central sites providing 

access for remote users to central site services over ISDN or leased lines. 

This section describes four of the most common applications of the 

Bridge/Router module using ISDN. All of these configurations can be 

carried out using the 

Quick Configuration

 option and no further 

configuration is necessary to make the unit operational. However, you 

may want to fine tune the performance of the unit. For more 

information about configuring the Bridge/Router Module, see the 

AccessBuilder ISDN Access Router Software Reference

 guide.

The four typical applications are:

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Connecting to a Novell Network.

■

Connecting to an IP host on the same IP network.

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Connecting to an IP host on another IP network.

■

Connecting to the Internet or a PPP router.

You may need to combine two or more of these applications to provide 

full connectivity to your network. This is easily done by repeating the 

Quick Configuration

 option as many times as is needed.

Novell Network

Many organizations base their local area networks on Novell NetWare 

servers and users may need to access information stored on servers in 

other locations. If you are using ISDN to connect to the remote site, you 

can configure the unit to automatically call and connect to remote 

Novell servers when connection is required. 

During configuration, once you have entered the ISDN number for the 

remote site, the unit makes a call to the remote site and autodiscovers 

the Novell servers on that network. It is then able to autocall the 

remote site whenever a connection to one of the remote servers is 

requested. To the user at the local site it will appear as though the 

server is on the same network.