3Com OfficeConnect 3C891A Release Note

Manual is about: ISDN LAN MODEM V. 6.2.0 (ST) AND 5.3.0 (U)

Summary of OfficeConnect 3C891A

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    Part no. 1-024-2301 published october 1999 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u) introduction this release note describes the following enhancements made to the officeconnect isdn lan modem as part of the latest firmware releases. ■ enhanced dial-in support ■ ca...

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    2 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u) single user router (such as a lan modem) running nat calls into a lan modem. Lan modem site to site lan modem to lan modem advanced router other than a lan modem calls into a lan modem dial-in wizard profile name network s...

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    Configuring dial-in 3 configuring dial-in there are three main steps for configuring dial-in support. 1 change remote administration password 2 create dial-in user profile on server or central site 3 create service provider profile on client or remote site before you begin before you begin configura...

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    4 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u) configuring the server lan modem configuring the server lan modem for dial-in support requires two main steps: ■ configure global dial-in parameters ■ create a dial-in user profile for each dial-in connection you require c...

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    Configuring the server lan modem 5 2 click dial-in global . Figure 2 dial-in global parameters screen 3 in the channels allocated for dial-in field, select 1 to limit available dial-in channels to one (the default). Choose 2 to allow either a single-user multilink ppp dial-in, or to allow two differ...

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    6 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u) for example, if you have already designated a remote lan modem as site a, and you are now setting up a second lan modem for lan-to-lan connectivity, you would designate this second lan modem as site b. This will differenti...

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    Configuring the server lan modem 7 figure 3 dial-in wizard profile type selection page.

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    8 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u) 3 select single user and then click next. The username and password page appears, as shown in figure 4. Figure 4 dial-in wizard password screen 4 enter a unique name and password to identify and verify this dial-in user wh...

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    Configuring the client site 9 5 click next. 6 specify the site name you would like to designate for this dial-in user’s lan modem, a, b or c. Note that this site name must be different from the site name designated in this lan modem’s dial-in global parameters, in order to distinguish between the tw...

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    10 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u) configuring the client site for a lan modem if a lan modem is the device at the client site, you must create a service provider profile on the client lan modem in order to dial into the remote lan modem. You then use this...

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    Configuring the client site for a lan modem 11 8 specify bandwidth allocation. 9 under private network parameters, specify your private network parameters. ■ private network ip address: enter the ip address of the server lan modem. For instance, if the server lan modem has been designated as site a,...

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    12 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u) 18 in the default workstation for incoming packets field, specify the workstation to which all unsolicited tcp/udp packets should be delivered. Note that if the enable intelligent nat field is set to yes, the isdn lan mod...

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    Understanding the three dial-in scenarios 13 understanding the three dial-in scenarios before you can use the dial-in wizard to set up the lan modem for dial-in access, you should understand the three dial-in scenarios available for each of your ten authorized dial-in users. The scenarios are as fol...

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    14 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u) choose single-user dial-in when your dial-in user will access a server lan modem via a single isdn terminal adapter, or via a lan modem that will share one ip address for all attached workstations. Note that in this scena...

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    Understanding the three dial-in scenarios 15 once you have chosen a dial-in scenario that best fits your dial-in criteria, you are ready to create a dial-in user profile. Refer to “create a dial-in user profile using the dial-in wizard” or “configuring dial-in user parameters” to manually create or ...

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    16 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u) figure 9 dial-in users parameters screen 3 in the name field, enter a unique name to designate this dial-in user. This value should correspond with the username configured on the client. 4 in the password field, enter a p...

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    Understanding the three dial-in scenarios 17 6 in the idle timer field, enter the length of inactivity before the lan modem drops the incoming call. By default this value is 900 seconds (15 minutes). 7 in the isp selection field, select the service provider that this dial-in user can access when dia...

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    18 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u) 3 remote clid phone number 2: if you are requiring clid authentication and have two phone numbers, enter the second expected telephone number for this dial-in user. Wan parameters 1 lan modem wan ip: if the local lan mode...

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    Upgrade check feature 19 upgrade check feature the lan modem now provides an upgrade check feature which will query the lan modem’s internet homepage for available firmware updates. Note that you must have a service provider with internet access configured in order to use the upgrade check feature. ...

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    20 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u) figure 10 dns configuration table enter the domain name and ip address as desired, and click submit to save changes. Lan modem desktop manager (windows 95/98/nt) the lan modem desktop manager application for windows 95/98...

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    Miscellaneous enhancements 21 miscellaneous enhancements the latest lan modem firmware incorporates the following enhancements, changes, and fixes. ■ abort call functionality isdn data calls can now be aborted in progress via the manual call control page. Access the manual call control page by click...

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    22 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u) ■ block call initiation: this option will prevent netbios calls from initiating automatic data calls. Note that once a call has been established, choosing this option may prevent a call from coming down. The enable netbio...

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    Miscellaneous enhancements 23 copyright © 1999, 3com corporation. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, 3com registered trademarks are registered in the united states and may or may not be registered in other countries. 3com, the 3com logo, and officeconnect, are registered trademarks of ...

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    24 o ffice c onnect isdn lan m odem r elease n ote v. 6.2.0 (st) and 5.3.0 (u).