3Com AccessBuilder 500 User Manual - Connecting to The Wan
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Connecting to the WAN
If you intend to use a permanent leased line connection, you can
connect to a WAN Network Terminating Unit (NTU) fitted by your WAN
service supplier. Using a suitable WAN cable (as described in
Appendix B
) connect one end to the WAN port on the AccessBuilder 500
unit and the other to the NTU. For details of configuring the
AccessBuilder 500 for use with a WAN, see
“Setting Up a WAN Link”
on
page 1-39
.
Connecting to the Voice Port
You can connect a standard telephone handset or other analog
telephony equipment, such as a a fax or answering machine, can be
connected to the port marked VOICE if required.
Some service providers offer Basic Rate ISDN connections with a single
B-channel. If you connect a handset to a unit connected to this type of
ISDN service, you cannot pass data while the Voice port is in use. We
recommend that you only connect voice equipment to ISDN services
offering the standard 2 B-channel Basic Rate service.
The Voice port has a British Telecom phone socket. Use the BT to RJ11
converter supplied with the unit to connect voice equipment outside the UK.
A dial tone is not provided to the handset if the ISDN line is not
operational or has been disconnected.
Connecting a Management Terminal
Connect the Manager cable to the MANAGER port on the rear of the
unit. Connect the other end to the serial COM port on your PC
workstation. See
Figure 1-11
.
When you have connected a management terminal, you can configure
the AccessBuilder 500 to communicate with the remote site(s). See
“Quick Configuration”
on
page 1-24
.