3Com AccessBuilder 500 User Manual - Novell Network

Examples of Typical ISDN Networking Applications

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Examples of Typical ISDN Networking Applications

This section describes four of the most common applications of the 

AccessBuilder 500. 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 AccessBuilder 500. The information 

provided in the 

AccessBuilder ISDN Access Router Software Reference

guide will help you do this.

The four typical applications are:

■

Connecting to a Novell Network.

■

Connecting to an IP host on the same IP network.

■

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 AccessBuilder 500 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 AccessBuilder 500 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.