Perle Systems 833IS manual

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FCC/DOC Radio Frequency Interference Statement Note This equipm ent has been tested an d found to co mply with the limit s for a Clas s A Digita l Device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC rules and to DOC Radio Interfer ence Regula tions, C.R.C., c1374. These l imits are desi gned to provide reasonable pr otection aga inst harmful interferen ce when[...]

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Perle 833IS User Guid e vii About this Book The Perle 833IS User Guide is intended for users ranging from novice to experienced LAN Administrators. It is designed to help yo u install, configure and manage the 833IS. Users Novice Novice Users can rely on the Guide to provide them with simple and easy to understand steps. The extensive indexing, cro[...]

What’s in the Guide viii Perle 833IS User Guide While the Guide assumes LAN familiarity, we also assume that first time users want simple explanations that provide context. Further, we believe that our new users want to understand as much as they can, so we have provided a glossary to explain any new terminology. Icons You will find Icons through[...]

About thi s Book Perle 833IS User Guid e ix Chapter 8 : Configuring the User Database: Learn how to custom define the user to your system. Describes the various ways of identifying users and limiting their access. Chapter 9 : Configu ring the Server: De scribes the parameters not related to Feature Cards , protocols or users. Provides information a[...]

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Perle 833IS User Guide xi Contents Introduction ............ .................. .............. ................. .. 1 LAN-to-LAN ............................................. ..................... 3 Section 1: In stallation.... ............ .......... ........... 5 Chapter 1: Qui ck Installation Ove rview ............... 7 Preparing the Site.......[...]

xii Perle 833IS User G uide IP Connection ............................................................. 45 Connecting to the Server ..... ............................................ 4 7 Using IPX .................................................................... 47 Using IP ............................................................. ..........[...]

Perle 833IS User Guide xiii Configuring the Bridge Function (BCP) ....................... 126 Protocol Filter ........................................... ................. 127 Configuring PPP............................................................. 129 Apple PPP................................................................. 1 31 Using AppleTa[...]

xiv Perle 833IS User G uide 833IS Front Pane l .......................................................... 220 Front Panel Mode s.................................................. 22 0 Navigating the Front Pane l.............................. ....... 221 Editing Fields............................................................ 221 Appendix 1: Menu [...]

Perle 833IS Us er Guide xv Glossary ........... .................. .............. ................. ..... 299 Index... ................. .............. ................. .................. .. 305[...]

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Perle 833IS User Guid e 1 Introduction The P e r l e 8 3 3 I S . ..Reliability and Flexibility About the Features of the 8 3 3 I S Dial- In Access The 833IS lets Remote Users access the LAN (Local Area Network) via the telephone network as if they are directly attached to it. Remote Users can then access file servers, Email, Mainframes, application[...]

Multiprot ocol Support 2 Perle 833IS User Guide device. The “S/T” interface is a 4 wire interface which is used to connect a “NT” device to a T erminal Endpoint (TE) device. In this type of configuration, the user can connect up to 8 TE device on one S/T bus. This type of configuration is more common in Europe where the network normally pro[...]

Introduction Perle 833IS User Guid e 3 LAN-to-LAN The 833IS LAN-to-LAN feature lets you establish IP/IPX connections to remote Routers. These connection s can be initiated by either the 833IS or the remote Router. The Virtual Connection feature can be used to provide cost effective connections between two LANs. Expandabl e System Y ou can size the [...]

High Reli ability Desig n 4 Perle 833IS User Guide High Reliabi lity Design There are no moving storage devices such as floppy or hard drives in the 833IS. All program storage is on Flash Read Only Memory (ROM).[...]

Perle 833IS User Guide 5 Section 1: Installation Chapter 1: Quick Installation Overview Chapter 2: Site Preparation Chapter 3: Setting Up and Installing Chapter 4: Using the Perle 833IS Manager[...]

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Perle 833IS User Guid e 7 Chapter 1: Quick Installation Overview About Installation This chapter provides an overvie w of how to install, setup a nd configure the 833IS. These are the major steps: ■ Preparing the Site for the 833IS ■ Setting up and Installing th e 833IS Hardware ■ Setting up the 833IS LAN Connection ■ Configuring the 833IS [...]

Setting up and Installing the 833IS Hardwa re 8 Perle 833IS User Guide Setting up and Installing the 8 3 3 I S Hardware For detailed instructions, see “ Chapter 3: Setting Up and Installing” on page 21. To Install the 833IS Hardware: 1. Unpack the 833IS. 2. Set up the 833IS. See “Unpacking the 833IS” on page 22. 3. If the unit is to be rack[...]

Chapter 1: Quick Installation Overview Perle 833IS User Guid e 9 Setting up the LAN Connection For more details, see “Set up th e basic parameters” on page 33. To Set up the 833IS LAN connectio n: 1. Set the basic configuration from the Front Panel. Some parameters may have to be set from the Front P anel to allow the Manager to connect to the [...]

Attaching to the Telephone Network 10 Perle 833IS User Guide Attaching to the T elephone Network See “Attaching to the Telephone Network” on page 42 . Now that the 833IS is configured, the telephone cables can be attac hed to the unit. To attach the telephone line: 1. Power down the 833IS. 2. Attach the cable(s) from the phone network to the ap[...]

Perle 833IS User Guid e 11 Chapter 2: Site Preparation About Site Preparation In this chapter you will read about: ■ Site Preparation Overview ■ Electrical Requirements ■ Environmental Requirements ■ Cabling Planning and Requirements ■ Telephony Cabling Site Preparation Overview The following is a checklist of recommended tasks tha t shou[...]

Electrical Requ irements 12 Perle 833IS User Guide then, ✎ __ Order the ISDN BRI lines required. ✎ __ Order the required cabling. See “Cab le Planning and Requirements” on page 14. ✎ __ Ensure that the electrical ou tlets have been installed an d are properly grounded. Electrical Requirements The 833IS should not share electrical circuits[...]

Chapter 2: Sit e Preparation Perle 833IS User Guid e 13 Environmental Requirements The 833IS is designed to operate in a normal office environment. The following condition must be met and maintained. Placement The 833IS is designed for either 19" rack mount or table top placement. Locate the 833IS in an area where: ■ Power cord and cables ar[...]

Cable Planni ng and Requirements 14 Perle 833IS User Guide Cable Planning an d Requirements LAN Cabling Depending on the type of system card inserted into the 833IS , the unit can support either an Ethernet or a Token Ring interface. The type of LAN cabling y ou will need will depend on the following factors: ■ The type of LAN. ■ The type of hu[...]

Chapter 2: Sit e Preparation Perle 833IS User Guid e 15 10Base-T: ■ Uses 22 to 26 AWG unshielded twiste d pair (UTP) cable. ■ Terminated with RJ-45 plugs. ■ Cables are straight wired – pin 1 of one en d of the cable is wired to pin 1 on the other end. ■ Category 3, 4 and 5 UTP cable is a cceptable. ■ For best results, Category 4 and 5 c[...]

Cable Planni ng and Requirements 16 Perle 833IS User Guide 100Base-TX: ■ Uses Category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or Type 1 shield ed twisted pair (STP) cable. ■ Terminated with RJ-45 plugs. ■ Cables are straight wired – pin 1 of one end of the cable is wired to pin 1 on the other end. ■ If you are using STP cable, make sure that all[...]

Chapter 2: Sit e Preparation Perle 833IS User Guid e 17 T oken Ring The following physical interfaces are available for Token Rin g: ■ STP (Shielded Twisted Pair). ■ UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair). STP UTP Token Ring Interfac es/LAN Cable Connection[...]

Cable Planni ng and Requirements 18 Perle 833IS User Guide STP ■ Uses STP wiring, Types 1, 2, 6, and 9. ■ Terminated with IBM style universal data connectors. ■ Cables are attached to a Media Access Unit (MAU) in a star configuration. UTP ■ Uses UTP wiring, Category 3, 4 o r 5. ■ Terminated with RJ-45 plugs. ■ Cables are attached to a M[...]

Chapter 2: Sit e Preparation Perle 833IS User Guid e 19 T elephony Cabling The connection to the ISDN netwo rk is made via an RJ-4 5 con nector. The 833IS is shipped with the appropriate cables required to connect to the telephone network. These cables are standard UTP cables. The carrier brings the ISDN BRI service to a "Demarcation Point&quo[...]

Telephony Cabli ng 20 Perle 833IS User Guide To enable termination, use the supplied jumpers (attached to the jumper block) to jumper the two top jumpers tog ether and t he two lower jumpe rs togethe r. To disable termination , remove the jumpers. Note that a BRI U interface has no user ad justable termination. ! Enable 100 termination - Jum per bl[...]

Perle 833IS User Guid e 21 Chapter 3: Setting Up and Installing About Setting Up and Installing In this chapter you will read about: ■ Unpacking the 833IS ■ Familiarize Yo urself with the Unit ■ Assembling the Hardware ■ Factory Default Mode ■ Setting up the 833IS LAN connection ■ Attaching the LAN Cable ■ Verifying that the 833IS can[...]

Unpacking the 8 33IS 22 Perle 833IS User Guide ■ Perle RAS Manager ■ 833IS Firmware ■ Perle Remo te Client ■ Perle Dial-Out Client Unpacking the 8 3 3 I S To Unpack the 833IS: 1. Open the shipping carton. 2. Remove Accessory Tray conta i ning the Power Cords. 3. Remove the Documentation and Diskette packets from the side cavity between the [...]

Chapter 3: Settin g Up and Installin g Perle 833IS User Guid e 23 Familiarize Y ourself with the Unit 833IS V i e w s The diagrams below show the major hardware components of th e 833IS. The card(s) in your unit may be slightly different, depending on the type of card(s) you purchased. Slot 2 may not be occupied on y our unit. L C D ESC Key Arrow K[...]

Familiarize Y ourself with the Unit 24 Perle 833IS User Guide 833IS C ha s s is Descrip tion Operator Pa nel LCD The operator panel has a 2 line by 16 character LCD that displays status for the 833IS. Operator Panel Keypad Use the keypad to navigate the LCD menus and enter data. Th e keys are: Operator Panel LEDs Menu Description Up Down Left Right[...]

Chapter 3: Settin g Up and Installin g Perle 833IS User Guid e 25 Feature Cards The 833IS can hold up to two Feature cards. The card in Slot 1 is called the System card, and the card in Slot 2 is called the Expansion card. The system card must be present in the 833IS, but the Expansion ca rd is optional. Both cards come with different interfaces as[...]

Feature Cards 26 Perle 833IS User Guide Expansion Car d The 833IS is an expanda ble unit and therefore provides fo r the insertion of an optional expansion card in slot 2. The following expansion cards are cu rrently supported: These cards allow the user to double the number of ISDN ports as well as doubling the number of modems available in the sy[...]

Chapter 3: Settin g Up and Installin g Perle 833IS User Guid e 27 Modem Interface The card may include 8 central site mod ems on board. These modems will support a rate of up to 56K using the V. 90 or 56Kflex protocol. These modems c an be used to accept incoming analog calls or to establish outgoing calls. Please take a moment to identify th e typ[...]

Assembling the Hardware 28 Perle 833IS User Guide Attaching the Rack Mount The Rack Mount Kit provided can be used if you wish to install the 83 3IS in a standard 19" equipment rack. Use the scre ws included in the Rack Mount Kit to attach the Rack Moun t brackets to the 833IS. Y ou require 4 Rack Mount screws (2 per side) to mount the 833IS i[...]

Chapter 3: Settin g Up and Installin g Perle 833IS User Guid e 29 Factory Default Mode The operating Firmware and configuration for the 833IS is downloaded to the Server from the Manager, or optionally via TFTP and Telnet. Before this occurs, the 833IS is in Factory Default mode, or simply Factory mode. In Factory mode, you use the Front Panel to c[...]

Attaching th e LAN Cable 30 Perle 833IS User Guide 1. Ensure that the 833IS is powered off. ▲ Ethernet/LAN Cable Connection No configuration is needed for the Ethernet physical port. The cab le is automatically sensed. 2. Attach the cable as shown. 3. Power on the 833IS. To k e n R i n g If you are attaching the 833IS to a Toke n Ring network, yo[...]

Chapter 3: Settin g Up and Installin g Perle 833IS User Guid e 31 No configuration is needed for the Token Ring physical port. The cable is automatically sensed. ▲ T oken Ring/LAN Cable Conn ection 3. Power on the 833IS. Setting up the 8 3 3 I S LAN Connection This step sets the parameters needed for the initial download configuration. During ins[...]

Setting up th e 833IS LAN Connection 32 Perle 833IS User Guide IPX Connection to the M a n a g e r No configuration is required for the Manager to communicate with a 833IS using IPX. By listening to the traffic on the LAN, the 833IS learns about all the networks that it can reach. It automati cally discovers the IPX network numbers for t he network[...]

Chapter 3: Settin g Up and Installin g Perle 833IS User Guid e 33 IP Default Router Address If the IP network path to the Management Connection passes through an IP router (gateway), enter the IP address of the router that is on the same LAN segment as the 833IS and is responsible for forwarding the IP packets to the network to which the Management[...]

Setting up th e 833IS LAN Connection 34 Perle 833IS User Guide When editing a field, the keys behave as follows: Left , Right Keys Selects a menu. Position the cursor to the correct editing position. Up , Down Keys View selections within a menu or change values at the cursor position. Enter Ke y Accept changes and exit edit mode. E SC Key Discard c[...]

Chapter 3: Settin g Up and Installin g Perle 833IS User Guid e 35 Press Enter the IP subnet mask if required. The IP subnet mask will display none if none has been configured. When none is displayed, the 833IS will use th e default subnet for the network class (i.e. for a Class C IP address, the IP subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 will be used). Press [...]

Setting up th e 833IS LAN Connection 36 Perle 833IS User Guide Press If you wish to save your configuration to NVRAM then press Enter. Press Enter again to confirm the sa ving of this configuration. This configuration takes affect immediately and does not require an IPL of the 833IS. Note: if the 833IS is powered off before the 833IS Firmware is do[...]

Chapter 3: Settin g Up and Installin g Perle 833IS User Guid e 37 V erifying Connection On the LAN card, there is a Link LED which flashes to indicate network activity. If this LED does not flash, check the ph ysical cabling betwee n the 833IS LAN adapter and the Hub or MAU (Multistation Access Unit). The Front Panel provides status in formation th[...]

Verifying Con nection 38 Perle 833IS User Guide Manager Status Displays one of the following messages: No Manager Displayed if there is no Manager connected to the 833IS. Manager IP/IPX Displayed if the Manager is connected to the 833IS an d which protocol is used for communication Ping # IP address If the 833IS receives an IP ping command in Facto[...]

Chapter 3: Settin g Up and Installin g Perle 833IS User Guid e 39 Overruns Displays the number of frames that were discarded by the 833IS LAN ad apter because of a receive overrun state. This condition indicates that the 833IS has received such a large burst of traffic that it is temporarily out of free internal resources. This number should be zer[...]

Verifying Con nection 40 Perle 833IS User Guide IPX Status IPX Frames RX Displays the number of IPX frames received by the 833IS. This should increment on an IPX network as the unit receives IPX broadcasts from the network. If this remains at 0, there is likely a problem with th e configured settings, or you are not running IPX on your network. The[...]

Chapter 3: Settin g Up and Installin g Perle 833IS User Guid e 41 Configuring the 8 3 3 I S Using th e Manager Refer to Section 2: "Configuring the 833IS" for detailed instructions on the configuration process. During this configuration process, you will: ■ Connect the Manager with the 833IS. See “Chapter 4: Using th e Perle 833IS Man[...]

Configuring t he 833IS 42 Perle 833IS User Guide easy to create a successfu l initial configuration. This configuration ca n then be modified using the Cisco style commands via Telnet. Attaching to the Telephon e Network Y ou will need the appropriate cable to attach the 833IS to the telephone network. The ISDN BRI interface uses an RJ-45 connector[...]

Perle 833IS User Guide 43 Chapter 4: Using the Perle 833IS Manager About Using the Manager This chapter describes how to install and use the 833IS Manager program. You will read about: ■ Overvie w ■ System Requirements for the Manager ■ Installing the Manager software ■ Connecting to the Server ■ Manager Main screen ■ Loading Firmware O[...]

System Requirements 44 Perle 833IS User Guide System Requirements The minimum PC requirements for the 833IS Manager software are: ■ Hard drive with at least 4 MB free storage space. ■ Windows 95 or 98, or ■ Windows NT 4.0 workstation, or ■ Windows 2000 ■ Windows compatible mouse. LAN Connection The Manager software requires IP or IPX netw[...]

Chapter 4: Usin g the Perle 833IS Manager Perle 833IS User Guide 45 Installing the M a n a g e r Software To install the 833IS Manager software , follow these steps: 1. Start Microsoft Windows. 2. Click the Start button. 3. Click Run. 4. T ype D:RAS Manager Setup where D: is the diskette drive le tter . 5. Press En ter . 6. T o complete installat[...]

Installing the Manager Software 46 Perle 833IS User Guide 833IS to do this. The MAC address can be obtained from the Front Panel. ■ You can configure an IP address from the Front Panel. IP Subnet Mask An IP network can be partitioned into subnetworks, or subnets. For IP networks on a single LAN segment, there are likely no subn ets defined. A lar[...]

Chapter 4: Usin g the Perle 833IS Manager Perle 833IS User Guide 47 Connecting to the Server Using IPX To connect to the 833IS via IPX, start the Manager. The Manager will automatically search for all 833IS Servers on the network. Using IP The IP address of the 833IS needs to be defined to the Manager . T o do this, perform the following steps: 1. [...]

Connecting t o the Server 48 Perle 833IS User Guide 4. Enter the IP address of the Server in the IP Address field. 5. Click on Add . The 833IS is now defined to the Manager . When the Manager connects via IP , it will check for the defined Servers. If you are using Domain Name Servers (DNS) on the Manager PC, you can enter the name of the 833IS. Th[...]

Chapter 4: Usin g the Perle 833IS Manager Perle 833IS User Guide 49 5. Once the Dial-up session is co nnected, start the 833IS Manager. Completing the Connection When the 833IS Manager connects to the network, it automatically locates all 833IS IPX Servers and all defined 833IS IP servers on the network and displays them in the Server List window. [...]

Connecting t o the Server 50 Perle 833IS User Guide password when you configure the Serve r. This will not be required if you select “RADIUS” as your security method. 3. If the User ID and Password are valid, then the Manager main screen is displayed. 4. If this is the first time that this 833IS is connecting to the Manager y ou will have to do[...]

Chapter 4: Usin g the Perle 833IS Manager Perle 833IS User Guide 51 Using the M a n a g e r Main Screen The Perle 833IS main screen contains menus and the follo wing tools and windows: Menu Bar Contains menus that are used to control the Manager and configure Perle 833IS servers. The Menu bar contains the following menus— File; View; Configure; S[...]

Using the Manager Main Scree n 52 Perle 833IS User Guide Menu Bar The menu bar contains all of the menus available when ru nning the Manager. Each menu contains a list of options that drop down from the Menu title. Some of the menu items are only active when a configuration file is open. File Menu The following options appear under the File m enu: [...]

Chapter 4: Usin g the Perle 833IS Manager Perle 833IS User Guide 53 Print Setup Select a different printer or change the printe r setup. Recent File Li st The most recent fil es that were opened are li sted here. Select a file from the list to open that file. Exit Quit Perle 833IS Man ager. If unsaved changes have been made to any files, you will b[...]

Using the Manager Main Scree n 54 Perle 833IS User Guide Reset the Pe rle 833IS Reset the Perle 833IS. Any sessions handled by the Server will be terminated. Set Date and T ime Set the system date and time on the Perle 833IS. Set Lock F ront Panel Enables/Disables the Front Pa nel Access Lock. If enabled, the password m ust be entered at the Front [...]

Chapter 4: Usin g the Perle 833IS Manager Perle 833IS User Guide 55 PPP Debug This popup menu displays the following PPP Debug options. Enabling any of the following options, displays PPP level information in the Event Log for each dial-in connection. Authenti cation Displays all PPP authentication packets in th e Event Log Negotiation Displays PPP[...]

Using the Manager Main Scree n 56 Perle 833IS User Guide Cascade Resize and overlap all open wind ows so that their title bars are visible. Ti l e Resize and arrange all windows across the work space with no overlap. Arrange Icons Applies only when at least one c onfiguration window has been minimized, making it into an icon. Cho ose this option to[...]

Chapter 4: Usin g the Perle 833IS Manager Perle 833IS User Guide 57 Save File Save the currently selected configuration file. Print Print the current configuration information. Server List Display the list of Per le 833IS remote access servers. Select a server to make a connection. Get Configuration Get the current configuration from the connected [...]

Loading Firmware 58 Perle 833IS User Guide Loading F i r m w a r e Firmware is the basic operating code of a 833IS. A new 833IS must have Firmware downloaded before it is fully functional. This Firmware is shipped with the Installation disks . Download via Manager If you wish to install a new version of Firmware in your 833IS, you can download the [...]

Chapter 4: Usin g the Perle 833IS Manager Perle 833IS User Guide 59 3. A window box will appear displaying the Firmware version that you are about to download. Confirm the download by clickin g “ OK ”. The download will begin and the TF TP Server window is displayed indicating the pro gress of the download. 4. After the download had completed, [...]

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Perle 833IS User Guide 61 Section 2: Configuration Chapter 5: Configuring the Perle 833IS Chapter 6: Configuring the Interfaces Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Chapter 8: Configuring the User Database Chapter 9: Configuring the Server[...]

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Perle 833IS User Guide 63 Chapter 5: Configuring the Perle 8 3 3 I S About Configuring the Perle 8 3 3 I S This chapter describes how to configure the 833IS. You will read abo ut: ■ How the 833IS Works. ■ Configuration Overview. ■ Using Configuration Files. ■ Setting the Date and Time. H o w t h e 83 3IS W o r k s The 833IS supports two mai[...]

How the 833IS Works 64 Perle 833IS User Guide Remote users can access file servers, Email, Mainframes, application servers, or any other server that is on the LAN. Incoming Ca ll Handling When a call comes in on a channel of one of the BRI lines, the system identifies the type of call as being eith er a digital or analog call. At this point, a chec[...]

Chapter 5: Confi gu ri n g th e Pe rl e 83 3 IS Perle 833IS User Guide 65 Bridge Clie nt This client operates with the Server as a b ridge. The Perle Remote Client can operate as a bridging client as well as a routing client. The Client establishes a WAN connection to the Server. Once a connection has been established with the PC Client, the Perle [...]

How the 833IS Works 66 Perle 833IS User Guide Dial-Ou t Access With Perle Dial-Out Client software, LAN atta ched PCs can use the PerleDSP Modem and lines of the 833IS as Dial-Out modems. To the PC application, the PerleDSP Modem and line attached to the 833IS look like a modem c onnected to the PC COM port. Most PC applications that require a mode[...]

Chapter 5: Confi gu ri n g th e Pe rl e 83 3 IS Perle 833IS User Guide 67 Windows 3.x/95/ 98/NT , Windo ws 2000 ■ Windows Communication Interface (COM port redirection) Dial-Out will use the internal PerleDSP Modems of the 833IS and a channel of the ISDN BRI line. Although there are significant differences between making a call on an ISDN line an[...]

Using Configurat ion Files 68 Perle 833IS User Guide For Dial-Out, you must configure: ■ Dialout parameters. ■ Server IP or IPX parameters. Using Configuration Files The Configuration file contains all the system and user configurations for the 833IS . Once a file has been created, it can be used to set the configuration for one Server or as a [...]

Chapter 5: Confi gu ri n g th e Pe rl e 83 3 IS Perle 833IS User Guide 69 5. The configuration will be uploaded fro m the server. A TFTP dialog window will be displayed indicating the upload process of the configuration file. 6. The Configuration File window will display the uploaded configuration file. Saving The configuration file shou ld be stor[...]

Using Configurat ion Files 70 Perle 833IS User Guide 4. The Download Configurati on dialog box appears. Click the radio button beside one of the following options: ■ Entire Configuration : The entire configuration (system and user) will be downloaded. ■ User Li st : The use r list will be downloaded. 5. Click the Download button. The TFTP serve[...]

Chapter 5: Confi gu ri n g th e Pe rl e 83 3 IS Perle 833IS User Guide 71 The Configuration Main Window is the main window for the configuration facility of the Manager. Server Name The configured name of the Server. This name also appears in the Se rver List, and the Front Panel of the 833IS. Asset ID The configured Asset ID o f the Server. This c[...]

Using Configurat ion Files 72 Perle 833IS User Guide Installed Indicates whether the Feature Card is installed in th is slot. If the Manager is currently attached to the 833IS being configured, the Card list will display all cards detected by the 833IS as well as any slots that have Feature card configurations. If the Manager is off-line, the Card [...]

Chapter 5: Confi gu ri n g th e Pe rl e 83 3 IS Perle 833IS User Guide 73 Removing To re move a Feature Card from the Manager: 1. Click and drag the card you wish to remove o ver to the Available Cards area. The card is now removed from the configuration. Interface This area displays information about th e Interfaces in this 833IS. It also is used [...]

Setting the Dat e and Time 74 Perle 833IS User Guide Setting the Date and Time The date and time is used to time stamp 83 3IS log messages. To set the 833IS Server date and time: 1. From the Configure m enu, select Set Date and Time . The following dialog box appears: 2. Set the date and time, and click OK . The new date and time take effe ct immed[...]

Perle 833IS User Guide 75 Chapter 6: Configuring the Interfaces About Configuring the Interfaces In this chapter, you will read about: ■ Overview of Interface Configuration ■ Interface selection screen ■ Configuring the Ethernet LAN interface ■ Configuring the Token Ring LAN interface ■ Configuring the ISDN BRI U interf ace ■ Configurin[...]

Overview 76 Perle 833IS User Guide For each of the above interfaces there is a default configuration available which attempts to satisfy the common environment. P lease check the configuration over to ensure that it has been configured correctly for your sp ecific environment. Interface Se lection Scree n The interface selection screen will display[...]

Chapter 6: Configu ring the Interfaces Perle 833IS User Guide 77 Configure the Ethernet LAN Interface The Ethernet LAN interface configuration screen is as follows: Server MAC Address This specifies the MAC address used by the Ethernet interfa ce for the server. Use Burned In Address The burned in MAC address was allocated from a range assigned to [...]

Configure t he Token Ring LAN Interface 78 Perle 833IS User Guide Base MAC Addres s This is the base address for the MAC Address Pool. The address is a 12 hex digit value that ends in 00. The legal values are 020000000000 to 02FFFFFFFF00 for Ethernet. You can use the default provided from a special manufacturer's range. However, all Perle 833I[...]

Chapter 6: Configu ring the Interfaces Perle 833IS User Guide 79 Enable BCP/ NetBEUI MAC Address Poo l Certain protocols require that the 833IS emulate a LAN adapter and supply a MAC address on behalf of the Dial-In Client. This option allows you to define a p ool of 16 MAC addresses, starting at the Base MAC Address defined below. If you are using[...]

Configure the ISDN BRI Line Interface 80 Perle 833IS User Guide Configure the ISDN BRI Li ne Interface Overvi ew An ISDN, BRI line is a digital transmission link with a capacity of 160Kbps. This bandwidth is split up into 2*64Kbps “B” channels which carry user data and a 16Kbps “D” channel used to transfer control information for such tasks[...]

Chapter 6: Configu ring the Interfaces Perle 833IS User Guide 81 An S/T line can be ordered (or configured, if on a PBX) such that clocking is not supplied unless a call is active on the S/T line. It is strongly recommended that at least one S/T BRI line always provide line clock. The 833IS will synchronize to the lowest number BRI line that provid[...]

Configure the ISDN BRI Line Interface 82 Perle 833IS User Guide ■ US NI-1 ■ AT&T 5ESS ■ Northern Telecom DMS 100 SPID (Service Profi le Identifiers) The Service Profile Id entifier is a string assigned to an interface or channel by the service provider. The SPID config ured on the 833IS is sent to the service provider at start-up. This is[...]

Chapter 6: Configu ring the Interfaces Perle 833IS User Guide 83 Callback When checked, channel is available for callba cks. Name Name of the channel. This name is for reference only and will appear in the following places: ■ 833IS Manager Statistics ■ 833IS Front Panel Maximum length is 16 characters. The default n ame is automatically generat[...]

Configure the ISDN BRI Line Interface 84 Perle 833IS User Guide ■ Northern Telecom DMS 100 ■ ETSI Net3 (Europe) ■ NTT INSnet64 (Japan) TEI T opology The Terminal Endpoint Identifier (TEI) can be configured to eithe r: ■ Automatic - The Terminal Endpoint Identifier (TEI) is ne gotiated automatically between the 833IS and the carrier. ■ Fix[...]

Chapter 6: Configu ring the Interfaces Perle 833IS User Guide 85 Callback When checked, channel is available for callba cks. Name Name of the channel. This name is for reference only and will appear in the following places: ■ 833IS Manager Statistics ■ 833IS Front Panel Maximum length is 16 characters. The default n ame is automatically generat[...]

Configuring the Perle DSP Modem Interfac e 86 Perle 833IS User Guide Configuring the P e r l e D S P M o d e m Interface No configuration is necessary for the modems to operate in the 833IS. The modem configuration screen allows you to: ■ Disable a modem on the card. ■ Change the name of the modem from the default name. ■ Customize the modem [...]

Chapter 6: Configu ring the Interfaces Perle 833IS User Guide 87 Name Name of the modem. This name is f o r reference only and will appear in the following places: ■ 833IS Manager statistics. ■ 833IS Front Panel. ■ SNMP Modem MIB, field mdmIDProductDetails. Maximum length is 16 characters. The default n ame is automatically generated as SxMy,[...]

Configuring the Perle DSP Modem Interfac e 88 Perle 833IS User Guide V. 9 0 M o d e m s A V.90 modem obtains its high data rates by treating the a nalog data line as an imperfect digital line. This "digital line" appears to the modem as having a number of impairments, and the modem during negotiation attempts to determine what impairments[...]

Perle 833IS User Guide 89 Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols About Configuring the Protocols In this chapter you will read about: ■ Overview of Protocol Configu ration ■ Configuring IP ■ Configuring IPX ■ Packet Filterin g ■ Configuring the Bridge Function (BCP) ■ Configuring PPP ■ Using Apple Remote Access (ARA) ■ Using NetB EUI [...]

Overview 90 Perle 833IS User Guide protocols are designed to op timize transmission across a WAN conne ction. The networking protocol is encapsulated within the WAN transport protocol. Protocols supported for WAN transport by the 833IS are: ■ PPP ■ ARA 8 3 3 I S Management Protocols are used between the 833IS M anager and 833IS. Protocols suppo[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 91 Configuring th e Protocols To configure the Protocols: From the Configuration File window, click on Protocol The Protocol screen appears. The fields are as follows: Disable an y Protocols that the serve r does not need to process. A protocol is disabled by removing th e mark in the chec[...]

Config ur in g IP Protocol 92 Perle 833IS User Guide Configuring IP Protocol IP networks require devices to be configured with unique IP addresses. Depending on network topology, other parameters may have to be set. You will have to set up the IP parameters for the 833IS itself and establish IP parameters for the WAN client's dialing in to the[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 93 In general, it is recommended to define the Internal WAN network distinct from the LAN network. It is possible to define th e Internal WAN network as a subnet of the LAN network, but there are limitations: ■ Routers on the LAN using RIP V1 cannot discov er th e Intern al WAN network ,[...]

Config ur in g IP Protocol 94 Perle 833IS User Guide WA N The IP Protocol - WAN screen is as follows: W AN Network Address Clients dialing in to the 833IS must be assign ed IP addresses on an Interna l WAN Network. This section defines the Internal WAN Network used by the 833IS and should be completed after consulting with your IP Network Administr[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 95 Defining the Internal WAN network as a subnet can still be useful if: ■ Routers on the LAN use RIP V2. RIP V2 sends subnet information and any routers on the LAN network using RIP2 will learn about the Internal WAN networ k. ■ Static routes are defined. ■ The "Enable Proxy AR[...]

Config ur in g IP Protocol 96 Perle 833IS User Guide W AN IP Addresses Clients dialing in to th e 833IS using the IP protocol need the i r own IP address. All clients are assigned IP addresses on the Internal WAN Network that has a subnet address distinct from the subnet address of the 833IS LAN port segment. Th e 833IS will route packets between t[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 97 User Database Override When checked, the IP address will be supplied by the user database (internal or RADIUS) if it is configured for that user. This address will override WAN IP addresses supplied by the internal p ool or DHCP server. Be careful, as you can set these parameters so tha[...]

Config ur in g IP Protocol 98 Perle 833IS User Guide DHCP DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol) permits the management of IP addresses and IP options from a centralized location. D HCP servers are used to assign addresses to devices that do not require a fixed IP address. When an IP address is required, the 833IS will req uest an address from the DH[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 99 DHCP Server Discover Select Discover to allow the 833IS to find any DHCP servers on the local network. Specify Select Specify to configure the IP addresse s of the DHCP servers. Up to 4 DHCP server addresses can be configured. IP Address To add a DHCP server, enter the address in the IP[...]

Config ur in g IP Protocol 100 Perle 833IS User Guide The IP Pool screen is as follows: IP Address The IP address field specifies the base address of a range of IP addresses.The count field specifies the number of addresses to be added, starting at the base. To add IP addresses to the IP pool, ente r the address in the IP Address field and count an[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 101 Pool Size Displays the actual number of IP addresses that have been defined for the IP Pool. If this count is less than the number that you have entered, you have address ranges that overlap. Server IP Address The IP Protocol - Server IP Address screen has the follo wing settings: The [...]

Config ur in g IP Protocol 102 Perle 833IS User Guide A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server that supports BOOTP may also be used. Many DHCP servers support BOOTP for the permanent assignment of addresses for servers on the network. Use RARP When checked, the 833IS will attempt t o acquire the Server IP ad dress from a RARP server. Spe[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 103 DNS/WI NS The 833IS can forward the address of a Domain Name Server (DNS) or Windows Internet Name Server (WINS) to a dial in client. If DHCP is enabled, the DHCP server can provid e these addresses. Y ou can also co nfigure DNS and WINS addresses. If DHCP is not enabled, the 833IS wil[...]

Config ur in g IP Protocol 104 Perle 833IS User Guide Secondary WINS Enter the IP address of the Secondary WINS server. Blank indicates no Secondary WINS server. Routing The IP Protocol - Routing screen has the following settings: Enable Dynamic Rou ting on LAN When checked, the 833IS will use the IP RIP table built from RIP messages received from [...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 105 The RIP Configuration screen has the following settings: RIP Send Type From the pulldown list select the type of RIPs to be sent over the LAN connection . The available choices are as follows. ■ No RIP Do not se nd RIPs ■ RIPV1 Send version 1 RIPs ■ RIPV1 COMPATIBLE Send version [...]

Config ur in g IP Protocol 106 Perle 833IS User Guide If RIPv2 is being used, you may decide to use either Plain Text Password authentication or Keyed Message Digest. If either of these options are selected, only the input fields for the chosen option will be displayed. You may also choose to have No Authentication when using RIPv2. If you choose P[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 107 Defined IP Static routes are also of benefit when using LAN-to-LAN connections. If you do not wish to maintain a p erm anent connection to the remote router and only wish to dial it on demand, then adding it as a static route will keep the route in the Routing Table even if it is not a[...]

Config ur in g IP Protocol 108 Perle 833IS User Guide Router IP Address The IP address of the route r that will be used to reach the destination. Add To configure a new static route, c lick on the Add button. Edit To edit an existing entry, select an entry from the table, and click the Edit button. Delete To delete an existing entry, select an entr[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 109 Destination T ype Specifies whether the destination type is Network or Host. If destination type is Network, the entry will define a route to a single network. If destination type is host, the entry will define a route to a single host. Destination Port Specifies whether the destinatio[...]

IP Filter 110 Perle 833IS User Guide Filters will be used by the Perle 833IS Serv er in the following way: 1. The user record for the dial-in user will be checked. If the record has been configured to Disable Server Filters, the n only the user assigne d filters will be checked. Proceed to point 4. 2. Incoming data packets are compared with the fil[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 111 incoming packets based on source and destination addresses. After you click the Filter Definition button in the IP Protocol - IP Filter screen, the IP Filter Definition window appears. The fields are as follows: Add To add a filter defintion, click Add . The Add IP Filter Defintion win[...]

IP Filter 112 Perle 833IS User Guide Add/Edit IP Filter Definition To com plete or modify the filter definition, enter the information i n the following fields: Name The filter name can be up to 8 characters in length. You will use the name to assign filters to the server or user. The name can also be used when adding filters to a user record on a [...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 113 Destination Mask This feature masks off the filter destination address and the packet destination address by using the Boolean AND function. If the two results are equal, then the address matches. Protoco l The entries in this pull-down list are None, TCP, UDP, ICMP, and Other. ■ If [...]

Config ur in g IPX 114 Perle 833IS User Guide Defined Filters This is a pull-down list for previously defined packet filters. Assigned Fi lters This area can contain a list of up to 10 IP filters to be assigned to the 833IS for processing. Add Select a filter name from the Defined Filters pull-down list and click Add to add the filter to the Assign[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 115 ■ 802.3 ■ Ethernet II ■ SNAP (Subnetwork Access Protocol) ■ 802.2 For Token Ring, IPX can be transported over these frame types: ■ SNAP ■ 802.2 It is not necessary to run more than one frame type. However, it may not be possible to standardize on on e frame type on a LAN su[...]

Config ur in g IPX 116 Perle 833IS User Guide Configured The network number for the frame type is set by configuration and is entered in the Network Number field. This guarantees that the Network Number will always be available and lets the 833IS connect to the network faster by eliminating repetitive searches. If you enable static routing, you mus[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 117 Routing The IPX Protocol - Routin g screen has th e following settings: Enable Dynamic Rou ting on LAN When checked, the 833IS will use the IPX RIP table built from RIP messages received from other routers to determine how to route a message. IPX Static Routing When checked, the 833IS [...]

Config ur in g IPX 118 Perle 833IS User Guide the Perle 833IS IPX routing tables to store 250 RIP entries and 500 SAP en tries. If your network has more routers and services than this, some of the table entries will be overwritten and those routes and services will be unavailab le. Static routing lets the network administrator configure the Perle 8[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 119 LAN port, click on LAN and enter the network and node address of the router that will be used to reach the destination. To specify a WAN port, click on WAN and then select the desired LAN-to-LAN c onnection from the drop-down menu. Router IPX Address This consists of two components - t[...]

Config ur in g IPX 120 Perle 833IS User Guide Add/Edit IPX Stati c Routes The following dialog box will appear if y ou are adding a new IPX static route, or editing an existing IPX static route. Destination Network Number Enter the network number for the destination network that you wish to reach. The Network Number is formatted as 1 to 8 hex digit[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 121 IPX SAP T able List The IPX SAP Table list displays the static SAP entries that have been configured. Fields are as follows: Server Name The server name of the IPX server. Server T ype The type of IPX server. This is represented as 4 hexidecimal dig its. Server IPX Address The IPX addr[...]

Config ur in g IPX 122 Perle 833IS User Guide Add/Edit IP X SAP Entries The Add/Edit IPX SAP Entry screen is as follows: Server Name The server name of the IPX server. The name can be up to 48 characters lon g. Server T ype The type of IPX server. This is represented as 4 hexidecimal digits. Network Number The network number for this server as defi[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 123 Filter Definition Use this window to create and manage the list of up to 50 filters for the IPX protocol. IPX filters can specify the Network, Node, Socket and Sub-Protocol. The filters can accept or reject incoming packets based on source and destination network and node addresses and[...]

Config ur in g IPX 124 Perle 833IS User Guide Add / Edit IP X Filter Definition To com plete or modify the filter definition, enter the information i n the following fields: Name The filter name can be up to 8 characters in length. You will use the name to assign filters to the server or user. The name can be used when adding filters to a user reco[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 125 Source Socket Number The socket number on the station that is sending the IPX packet. The socket number can be up to 4 hexidecimal characters. Destination Network Add ress The address of the IPX network that the IPX packet is be ing sent to. Destination Node Addre ss The node address t[...]

Configuring the Bridge Funct ion (BCP) 126 Perle 833IS User Guide To assign IPX filters for the 833IS, follow these steps, c lick Filter Assignment . The Server Filter Assignment wind ow appears. See “Filter Definition” on page 110 for information about th e fields and buttons. Configuring the Bridge Function (BCP) Bridging is used to transport[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 127 ■ If the protocol on the Client PC does not need the MAC address at the time the PC is started. ■ If it is not important that the user always has the same MAC address. ■ You can enter the MAC address in the user database for some users and use the internal pool fo r the others. T[...]

Configuring the Bridge Funct ion (BCP) 128 Perle 833IS User Guide filtering should be set. The filter settings have no effect on Routing clients such as Perle Remote or Windows Dial Up Networking clients. Filter Broadca st When checked, the 833IS will not pass a ny broadcast messages received from the LAN to the WAN client. Filter Mult icast When c[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 129 Configuring PPP PPP is used for communication between the Dial-In PC and the 833IS. These settings will apply to all clients (exc ept ARA) dialing in, regardless of whether the LAN protocol is IP, IPX, NetBEUI, or Bridge. The defaults should work in almost all situations. It is recomme[...]

Config ur in g PP P 130 Perle 833IS User Guide Address When checked, the 833IS will attempt to negotiate address compression during connection. This reduces the size of the PPP header. For address compression to be used, both the 833IS and the client must neg otiate this option. IP Header When checked, the 833IS will attempt to n egotiate IP header[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 131 negotiate these characters with the 833IS, and no control characters sh ould need to be set in the 833IS Async Control map. If you are using older clients that cannot successfully negotiate this map, you will need to set the control characters in the Async Control map. For best perform[...]

Using AppleTalk 132 Perle 833IS User Guide Using AppleTalk The native protocol for the Apple Macintosh is AppleTalk. AppleTalk is a transport layer protocol, providing similar functionality to IP. This protocol is used for connecting to native Apple file servers (kn own as AppleShare), other Macintoshes, and to printers. A remote Macintosh user con[...]

Chapter 7: Configuring the Protocols Perle 833IS User Guide 133 Fixed callback is supported by the ARA client. Using NetBEUI The Perle 833IS sup ports the NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface ) protocol. This permits clients such as the Windows 95 and Windows NT Dial up Networking clients to be used in a NetBIOS environment. NetBEUI requires th[...]

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Perle 833IS User Guide 135 Chapter 8: Configuring the User Database About Configuring the User Database In this chapter you will read about: ■ Overview o f User Databa se ■ Configuring the Internal User Database ■ Configuring the Standard Profile Overview of the User Database For a user to gain access to the 833IS, the user must be defined to[...]

Overview of the Use r Database 136 Perle 833IS User Guide External Securi ty Systems The 833IS can use network security serv ers to control access to the 833IS. The servers supported are: Novell Bindery, RADIUS, Axent, SecurID and NT Domain . Certain features may not be available when using any of the external security servers, because these databa[...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 137 Configure the Internal User Database From the Configuration File window, click on User . User Main The User main screen appears. Fields are as follows: User This area displays information about all the users configured in the User Database. User ID The name of the user. Department[...]

Configur e th e In te rn a l Us er Data b ase 138 Perle 833IS User Guide Edit Enables editing of the user currently highlighted in the User list. Remove Removes the user currently highlighted in th e User list from the database. Standard Profile Edits the Standard Profile. User Database Access Options for access to the User Database. The options ar[...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 139 Add/Edit User The Add/Edit User screen is used to enter permissions and user parameters for a user. At least one user record with administration privileges must be entered in the internal database. This allows access by the 833IS Manager for configuration and monitoring. The Add/E[...]

Configur e th e In te rn a l Us er Data b ase 140 Perle 833IS User Guide Department The department name is a 16 character long text field that can be used to describe users. It is used solely as a display field within the Mana ger, and is not used for granting privileges or access. Expires Select this option if you wish to disable this user rec ord[...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 141 User Profile The extended user parameters on the User Profile screen allow you to set value s for Lan To Lan, Inactivit y Time-out, Connect time, and Client Virtual Connection for this user. These values will override the values set in the S tandard Profile. The U ser Profile scre[...]

Configur e th e In te rn a l Us er Data b ase 142 Perle 833IS User Guide 2. Enter a time value in minutes. Note that bridged protocols may generate data traffic even though the user may not be performing any functions. This may cause the connection to remain open even when the user is inactive. Use caution when setting this option. A user that is c[...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 143 ■ Drops the physical connection if inactive , but not notify the application of disconnect ■ Automatically rec onnects if data is to be sent Reconnect to the 833IS is driven solely by the client in this mode. The 833IS cannot redial the client. In practice th is is not a real [...]

Configur e th e In te rn a l Us er Data b ase 144 Perle 833IS User Guide Protoco ls Disable any Protoco ls that the user should not have access to by removing the check in the check box. IP and IPX protocols are enabled by default. However, if the server has any protocols disabled, then that protocol cannot be enabled for the User. Compression Enab[...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 145 User Callbac k With User Callback enabled, when a user dials into the 833IS, the 833IS will disconnect the call and then callback the user. This can be used: ■ For additional security . The user record can contain a phone number to be used for callback. Only if the user is at th[...]

Configur e th e In te rn a l Us er Data b ase 146 Perle 833IS User Guide The U ser Cal lback screen is as follows: Enable Roaming Cal lback When checked, this option will enable Roamin g Callback . If a client asks for roaming callback during connect, the 833IS will callbac k with the number sup plied by the client. If a client does not request roa[...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 147 Preferred Callback Group By default, a callback will be performed on the next ava i lable line that has been enabled for callback. If you wish to allocate a specific group of channels for callback by this user, select the group in the drop box. The callback group must have been pr[...]

Lan To Lan 148 Perle 833IS User Guide it has data to send. Routing Information The dial in router and the 833IS need to learn about each other's network. This can be done by: ■ Using dynamic routing. The routers exchange routing information (using RIPs for IP, or RIPs and SAPs for IPX) when they connect, and periodically refresh their routin[...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 149 ■ Connect Time The dial up router w ill be disconnected after the time lim it set in this timer, regardless of activity. If virtual connection is enabled, the Inactivity Timeout and Connect Time apply to the virtual session. Timers that affe ct the LAN to LAN connection when vir[...]

Lan To Lan 150 Perle 833IS User Guide send out PAP and/or CHAP requests as defined in the security settings, and the dial in router PAP/CHAP settings must match. If the 833IS is calling the dial up router, the dial up router may need to authenticate the 833IS. The login (user) ID and password for the dial in router are entered in the Remote System [...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 151 Lan T o Lan Configurati on The following list of parameters are used for Lan To Lan connections. Remote Sy stem Login This section is used to setup the parameters for establishing the connection to the remote router. These include the dialing and authentic ation parameters: Login [...]

Lan To Lan 152 Perle 833IS User Guide Phone Number This field is used to enter the phone number of the remote router. The calls can be made on reserved channel numbers if necessary. The phone number fields are only required if the connection is initiated from the 833IS or virtual connection is enabled. Call T ype Select the type of call to the remo[...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 153 The Configure Virtual Connection screen is as follows: Enable V irtual Connection When enabled, the 833IS will take down the physical links to the remote router but maintain the virtual connection at the protocol level (IP or IPX). The remote router must be setup to suppo rt virtu[...]

Lan To Lan 154 Perle 833IS User Guide RIP Set up RIP Send T ype From the pulldown list, select the type of RIPs to be sent over the Lan To Lan WANconnection. The available choices are as fo llows: ■ No RIP Do not send RIPs ■ RIPV1 Send version 1 RIPs ■ RIPV1 Compatible Send version 2 RIPs (no multicasts) so as to be version 1 compatible ■ R[...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 155 Standard Profile From the User Main screen, click o n Standard Profi le . The Standard Profile screen appears. Fields are as follows: Inactivity Timeout This feature will disconnect a dial in user if there has been no activity on the link during a time out interval. The default di[...]

Standard Profile 156 Perle 833IS User Guide Connect T ime This feature will disconnect a dial in user after a preset time limit, regardless of activity. The default is to allow the user Unlimited connect time. To configure a time limit, clic k the Maximum radio button and enter a value for connect time in minutes. User Callbacks For a complete disc[...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 157 The Inactivity Timeout and Connection timers affect the virtual connection in the following manner: ■ Inactivity Timeout If there is no data transfer on the link for the duration set in this timer, the client session drops and the physical connection drops. Time in the virtual c[...]

Standard Profile 158 Perle 833IS User Guide Protocols The User Stand ard Profile - Protocols/Filters scre en is as follows: Disable any Protoco ls that the user should not have access to by removing the check in the check box. If the serve r has any protocols disabled , then that protocol will show as disabled for the User. Filters For a discussion[...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 159 IP Filter Assignment To assign an IP filter, click on IP Filter . The IP User Filter Assignment window appears. Up to 10 IP filters can be a ssigned to the user record. The server will process these filters from the top down, so the order may be important. For instructions on how [...]

Standard Profile 160 Perle 833IS User Guide IPX Filter Assignme nt To assign an IPX filter, click on IPX Filter . The IPX User Filt er Assignme nt window appears. For instructions on how to assign IPX filters, see “Filter Assig nment” on page 125. Shared User Database The Shared User Database feature allows the Perle 833IS to access the User Da[...]

Chapter 8: Configuring the Us er Database Perle 833IS User Guide 161 To configure Shared User Databases, ele ct or open the proper configurat ion file. From the Users section of the Configuration File window, click the Shared Databases button. The Shared User Database dialog box appears. The fields are as follows: Search Re mote Set the check box o[...]

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Perle 833IS User Guid e 163 Chapter 9: Configuring the Server About Configuring the Server In this chapter you will read about: ■ Overvie w ■ Configuring the Server ■ Dial- Out ■ Security ■ Configuring User Authentication Security ■ Group ■ SNMP ■ Logging Overview Parameters not related to Feature cards, protocols or users are conta[...]

Configuring the Server 164 Perle 833IS User Guide If you will be using an SNMP Manager such as HP OpenView to monitor the 833IS, you will need to set the SNMP parameters. If you will be using a Sys Log Server to receive the 833IS event log information then you will need to up the syslog parameters. Configuring the Server The Server scre ens contain[...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 165 equipment. This name is used for reference only an d appears within the Manager and the Front Panel of the 833IS. Enable Front Pane l Password When checked, the Front Panel password is ena bled. The Front Panel can be password protected to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing it.[...]

Dial-Out 166 Perle 833IS User Guide Group To access the Group settings, click this button. See pag e 182. SNMP To access the SNMP settings, click this button. See page 189. Logging To access the syslog and internal logging settings click this button. S ee page 192. Dial-Out This screen allows you to customize the Dial- Out settings. The Auto dial o[...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 167 Flow Contro l Flow Control regulates the internal flow of data between the 833IS software and the modem.The 833IS has been set up to use hardware flow control and this value should not have to be changed. However, if you enable software flow control in the modem (via the modem initializ[...]

Dial-Out 168 Perle 833IS User Guide Packet T imeout The maximum time that a packet will wait for characters from the modem before it is sent. If this time lim it is exceeded, the packet will be forwarded to the D ial-Out client. Enter the duration of the packet Timeout in milliseconds. The default value i s 720 milliseconds, with a maximum value of[...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 169 Security It is important that you manage ac cess to your network by Dial-In Remote Users. In particular you should: ■ Control who can connect to the 833IS. ■ Control who can access your network resources such as file servers. ■ Control who can configure and manage the 833IS. The 8[...]

Security 170 Perle 833IS User Guide the number stored in the User database. Only if the user is at that phone number will access be permitted. Callback is detailed in“User Callback” on page 145. Once a dial up session has been established, then the user is bound by the same network security as a user that is directly on the LAN. Although the 83[...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 171 Configuring User Authentication Security To access the Security Screen: 1. From the Configuration File screen, click on Server . 2. From the Server Screen, click on Security . The Security m ain screen will appear. 3. Choose the Authentication method from the drop list. Click Configure [...]

Configuring User Authenti cation Security 172 Perle 833IS User Guide Netware Bindery The Netware Bindery is a user profile database that is stored on a Novell Netware server. The Bindery controls access to resources on the Netw are network. A user defined on the Bindery is granted privileges for access to specific servers, file directories on the s[...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 173 ARA clients are not supported in this mode. RADIUS RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In Users Services) is an open standard network security protocol. It can be used to centralize the authentication and accounting functions fo r any number of RAS (Remote Access Server) units. A RADIUS [...]

Configuring User Authenti cation Security 174 Perle 833IS User Guide A backup RADIUS authentication server can be optionally configured on the 833IS. This server will be used if the main authentication serve r is not available. A RADIUS accounting server can be optionally configured on the 833IS. This server can be used to keep accounting informati[...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 175 The RADIUS configuration screen contains the following: Authenticat ion server Click on the Primary Authentication tab to configure the main RADI US authentication server. Click on the Backup Authentication tab to configure the backup RADIUS authentication server. Accounti ng server Cli[...]

Configuring User Authenti cation Security 176 Perle 833IS User Guide Authenticat ion Protocol Selects the Authentication protocol to be used between the 833IS and the RADIUS server. Click on the check box to enable CHAP or PAP authentication protocols. If both are checked, the 833IS will first attempt to retrieve the user name and password using CH[...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 177 key card. If the user ID and token are au thenticated by the Axent server, the user will be granted access. A remote Client must support terminal mode to use Axent security. Client configuration may be required to enable this mode. Users will be given the privileges granted in the Stand[...]

Configuring User Authenti cation Security 178 Perle 833IS User Guide Agent ID Enter the Agent ID for the 833IS. This is a 1 to 16 digit hexadecimal value and must match the Ag ent ID configured on the Axent server. This key is used to identify the 833IS as a valid Axent agent. Primary Server Address (IPX/ SPX) These fields specify the address fo r [...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 179 SecurID SecurID enables the 833IS to use the ACE/Server from Security Dynamics for user authentication. The ACE/Server is a software based security server that provides user authentication with a memorized personal identification number (PIN) and a code generated by the SecurID token. W[...]

Configuring User Authenti cation Security 180 Perle 833IS User Guide Master UDP Port The UDP port number of the SecurID service on the Master server. This is a 4 character decimal number. The default is 5500. Slave IP Address The IP address of the Slave SecurID serve r. Slave UDP Port The UDP port number of the SecurID service on the Slave server. [...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 181 NT Domain NT Domain enables the Perle 833IS to use a Windows NT’s domain user database for dial-in user authentication. The Perle 833IS server will collect the userid and password from the dial-in client and will forward an authorization request to the Primary Domain Contr oller (PDC)[...]

Group Setti ngs 182 Perle 833IS User Guide Allow User Specified NT Domain Click the check box to allow a dial-in user to sp ecify a domain to which they belong. The Perle 833IS server will send the authorization request to this domain instead of the default domain. A user would enter their userid in the format “domainuserid”. Group Settings Th[...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 183 Dial-In When a call comes in, the 833IS check s to see if the channel is assigned to a group. If it is, the group profile for that call is used. Based on this profile, the 833IS will allocate one of the modems assigned to the grou p. Also, other settings can optionally be defined for th[...]

Group Setti ngs 184 Perle 833IS User Guide Group Main The group main screen lists all the currently defined groups and whether a group is enabled for Dial-In, Dial-Out, or callback. Fields are as follows: Group Name of the group. Dial-In Displays whether this group is enabled for Dial-In. Dial-Out Displays whether this group is enabled for Dial-Out[...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 185 Add/Edit Group Th e Add Group and Edit Group scre ens allow you to set the parameters for the group. Fields are as follows: Group Name Enter the name you want to assign to the Group. Maximum length is 16 characters. Enable Group For These settings allow you to ena ble a group fo r: ■ [...]

Group Setti ngs 186 Perle 833IS User Guide channel is required for Dial-Out for this group, the 833IS will select the next available channel from the main pool that ha s been enabled for Dial-Out. When disabled, the next available channel that appears in the Ch annels In Group box will be used. Channels In Group Lists the channels by name that have[...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 187 Group Adva nced The advanced settings a llow you to customize these settings on a per group basis: ■ User standard profile. ■ PPP protocol settings. ■ Dial-Out settings. ■ Bridge filter settings. Click the checkbox for any settings that you wish to mod ify. If you do not modify [...]

Group Setti ngs 188 Perle 833IS User Guide Bridge Filt er - Group These protocol settings will replace the system Bridge Control Protocol (BCP) protocol settings for any Dial-In calls received on this group. This option can be used to independently filter out LAN broadcasts and multicast frames so they are not passed on to the WAN client. With LLC2[...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 189 SNMP SNMP, or Simple Network Management Protocol, is a command/response protocol used for managing IP devices on a ne twork. An SNMP Manager such as HP OpenView© is used to issue requests for status, performance, and configuration information to an IP device on the network. An SNMP com[...]

SNMP 190 Perle 833IS User Guide SNMP Configura tion The SNMP Confi guration screen is used to set parameters related to SNMP. Fields are as follows: Name Enter the name that the Server will be known as to the SNMP network. This name is not tied to the Server name that is defined on the main Serv er configuration screen. Maximum length is 255 charac[...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 191 ■ When an invalid l ogin is detect ed. Enabled Click on the box to enable th e Trap Host . IP Address Enter the IP address of the Trap Host in dotted decimal format. Community Select a community that the Trap Host belongs to from the drop box. Community and Community T ables Not every[...]

SNMP 192 Perle 833IS User Guide To delete an existing community, highlight the community and click De lete . You cannot delete the "public" SNMP community. However, its access level can be changed. Name Enter the SNMP community name in this field. Access Click on No Access if you want to prevent members of t h is community from receiving [...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 193 The Logging-Syslog screen is as follows: Enable Syslog Click on the box to enable the sending of Event Log messages to the configured Syslog Servers. Syslog Servers IP Address 1 - 4 Enter the IP address of the Syslog Servers that will receiv e the logging messages. Error Level Event Log[...]

SNMP 194 Perle 833IS User Guide 7: Debugging - For Perle use only Selecting a certain error level will ca use all events of that Error Level and all events with an error level lower than the one selecte d to be sent to the Syslog Server. Event Log The Logging - Event Log screen is as follows: Enable Event Log Click on the box to enable the storing [...]

Chapter 9: Conf iguring the Server Perle 833IS User Guid e 195 6: Informational - Informational messages only 7: Debugging - For Perle use only[...]

SNMP 196 Perle 833IS User Guide[...]

Perle 833IS User Guide 197 Section 3: Management Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 833IS Appendix 1: Menu Descriptions and Maps Appendix 2: A T Command Set Appendix 3: Specifications Appendix 4: RADIUS Server Attributes Appendix 5: Cisco Mode Reference Guide[...]

198 Perle 833IS User Guide[...]

Perle 833IS User Guid e 199 Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 8 3 3 I S About Managing the Perle 8 3 3 I S This chapter provides information related to managing the 833IS. You will re ad about: ■ 833IS Manager Statistics ■ 833IS Syslog ■ 833IS Front Panel ■ 833IS Event Log All 833IS Statistics are also available via a Telnet connection. For de[...]

833IS Manager Statist ics 200 Perle 833IS User Guide Server Information The following gen eral information about the Server is displayed: Name Name of this 833IS as defined in th e Server configuration. Asset ID Asset ID of this 833IS as defined in the Server configuration . Time The current time as set within this 833IS. Up time Time elapsed since[...]

Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 833IS Perle 833IS User Guid e 201 Slot Slot number of the interface. Interface Type of interface installed in the slot. Valid interface types are: ■ Ethernet ■ Token Ring ■ ISDN BRI U ■ ISDN BRI S/T ■ Perle DSP8 Resources The total number of resources available for this interface. A resource is a general ter[...]

833IS Manager Statist ics 202 Perle 833IS User Guide Accessing Interface Statist ics To access the statistics for an interface: 1. Bring up the main System Statistics screen. 2. Highlight the interface you are interested in, and click on the Interface button. The next screen displayed will be based on the interface selected. Ethernet Interface Conn[...]

Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 833IS Perle 833IS User Guid e 203 Bytes Receive d The total number of bytes received by this Ethernet connection for the 833IS since last start o r re set. Bytes Tran smitted The total number of bytes transmitted by the 833IS on this Ethernet connection since last start o r re set. Overruns The number of times that he[...]

833IS Manager Statist ics 204 Perle 833IS User Guide Overruns The number of times that heavy LAN traffic caused a frame to be lost by the Token Ring interface. Overruns result in frames having to be retransmitted. ISDN BRI Line Interface The statistics screen displayed is identical for both the BRI U and the BRI S/T interfaces. BRI Indicates the in[...]

Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 833IS Perle 833IS User Guid e 205 In Erro rs The number of inbound frames that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to LAPD. In Unknown Protocol s The number of frames with known TEI, but unk nown SAPI (Service Access Point Identifier). Out Discards The total number of outbound frames which were dis[...]

833IS Manager Statist ics 206 Perle 833IS User Guide Type Displays the type of call for the selected channel. Valid types are: ■ Idle - Channel is not in use ■ ISDN Digital - Call is an I SDN digital call . A modem is no t used. ■ ISDN Analog - Call is an ISDN analog (also known as ISDN voice) call. A modem is required. ■ Disabled - Channel[...]

Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 833IS Perle 833IS User Guid e 207 Time Connecte d The time since the start of the current call. Perle DSP Modem Interface This screen displays statistics for the Perle DSP Modem interface. Modem Stat us This area displays a detailed status for each modem on the Feature Card. For each modem, the following information i[...]

833IS Manager Statist ics 208 Perle 833IS User Guide Incoming Complete Number of successful incoming attempts for this modem since system reset. The count is incremented when th e m odem has completed the training sequence successfully and has indicated to the 833IS that the carrier is active. Fail Number of unsuccessful incoming attempts for th is[...]

Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 833IS Perle 833IS User Guid e 209 Department The department as configured in the User record. Valid for dial in only. Group If this modem has been configured to be part of a group, the group name is displayed here. IP Addres s If IP protocol is being used in this connection, the IP address of the client is displayed h[...]

833IS Manager Statist ics 210 Perle 833IS User Guide Address The IP address of the Server. Subnet The subnet of the Server. Acquired By The method used to acquire th e IP address. Valid values are: ■ BOOTP: Address was acq uired from a BOOTP server. ■ RARP: Address was acquired from a RARP serve r. ■ Configuration: Address was configured in t[...]

Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 833IS Perle 833IS User Guid e 211 IP RIP To display the contents of the IP RIP table, click on the IP RIP button on the IP Protoc ol screen. The IP RIP screen will be displayed. Fields are as follows: Network Number The network number of the network that can be acc essed. Hops The number of routers that are between th[...]

833IS Manager Statist ics 212 Perle 833IS User Guide IPX Prot ocol To access the statistics for the IPX protocol , from the main System S tatistics screen, click on IPX Protoco l . The following screen is displayed Type II The network number for Ethernet Type II fra me s. Field is blank if Ethernet Ty pe II frames are not used. SNAP The network num[...]

Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 833IS Perle 833IS User Guid e 213 IPX RIP To display the contents of the IPX RIP table, click on the IPX RIP button on the IPX Protoc ol screen. The I PX RIP screen will be displayed. Fields are as follows: Network Number The network number of the network that can be acc essed. Hops The number of routers that are betw[...]

833IS Manager Statist ics 214 Perle 833IS User Guide IPX SAP To display the contents of the IPX SAP table, click on the IPX SAP button on the main Protocol screen. The IP X SAP screen will be displayed. The fields are as follows: Server Name The name of the Novell Server described in this e ntry. Type Type of Novell Server. These numbers are define[...]

Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 833IS Perle 833IS User Guid e 215 Node Address The node address of this Server. Socket The IPX socket number that is used to communicate with this Se rver.[...]

833IS Manager Statist ics 216 Perle 833IS User Guide User Statistics From the statistics screen of the manager, the administrator will be able to vie w the session statistics on a per user basis. The User Statistics screen is as follows: User The name of the user dialed into the 833IS. Valid for dial in only. Modem Displays modem number and name as[...]

Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 833IS Perle 833IS User Guid e 217 Call is an IS DN digital ca ll. A mod em is not used. ISDN Analog Call is an ISDN analog (also known as IS DN voice) call. A modem is required. Channel Displays channel number, and channel n ame as defined by configuration. Department The department as configured in the User record. V[...]

Event Log 218 Perle 833IS User Guide Event Log The 833IS has a non-volatile Event Log that is used to track key ac tivities in the 833IS. This user log can be uploaded to the 833IS Manager for display or printing. The following types of events are recorded: ■ User access (log on, log out, and fa iled log on activity) ■ Configuration changes thr[...]

Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 833IS Perle 833IS User Guid e 219 PPP Debug This popup menu displays the following PPP Debug options. Enabling any of the following options, displays PPP level information in the Event Log for each dial-in connection. Authenti cation Displays all PPP authentication packets in th e Event Log Negotiation Displays PPP pa[...]

833IS Fr ont Panel 220 Perle 833IS User Guide 833IS F r o n t P a n e l The Front Panel consists of a keypad a nd LCD display at the fro nt of the 833IS. It is used for the initial setup of the 833IS and monitoring the operational status. The el ement s of the F ront P anel a re: ■ 2 x 16 character backlit LCD display ■ 6 key keypad. Keys are: [...]

Chapter 10: Managing the Perle 833IS Perle 833IS User Guid e 221 Once the 833IS has been fully configured, the Front Panel is in Normal mode. In this mode, many of the statistics that are available from the 8 33IS Manager can be displayed on the Front Pane l. You also have access to these contro l functions: ■ Reset the entire 833IS. ■ Reset th[...]

833IS Fr ont Panel 222 Perle 833IS User Guide Enter Key Accept changes and exit edit mode. ESC Key Discard changes and exit edit mode.[...]

Appendix 1: Me nu Descriptions and Map s Perle 833IS User Guid e 223 Appendix 1: Menu Descriptions and Maps About Menu Descriptions and Maps In this chapter you will read about: ! Front Panel Main Screen ! Control ! Status ! Card Status ! Network Status Display ! Factory Default Mode ! Factory Default Status Front Panel Main Screen Front Panel Main[...]

Control 224 Perle 833IS User Guide Control Indicates the start of control displays. Control is organized into System, Card, and Network control displays. Menu Description Control Indicates the start o f Control dis plays. Cont rol is organized into Sy stem, Card, and N etwork contr ol displays. Password If the panel lock has been defined in the Man[...]

Appendix 1: Me nu Descriptions and Map s Perle 833IS User Guid e 225 Control Menu Map Con t r ol Pas swo r d Con t r ol Sy st e m Syste m Reset R e s e t to D e fa u lt Vi ew Resource s Con t r ol Net wor k Con t r ol IP IP A d d re s s IP Subne t M ask D e fa ult G a te w ay Con t r ol IP X IP X N e tw ork # Sav e Co nf i g Con t r ol LAN In te rf[...]

Status 226 Perle 833IS User Guide Status Indicates the start of the Status Displays. Status is organized into System, Card, and Network Status Displays. Menu Descriptions Status Indicates the star t of Status di splays. Stat us is organized into Sy stem, Card, and N etwork Status displays. System System Status displays. Name Server name as defined [...]

Appendix 1: Me nu Descriptions and Map s Perle 833IS User Guid e 227 Status Menu Map † Card Status descriptions on page 228. †† Network Status descriptions on page 232. Status Name Status System Asset ID Start Date Up Time Firmware BIOS Status Card Card Type Card Number † Card Status †† Status Network[...]

Card Stat us 228 Perle 833IS User Guide Card Status Status specific to each card type is detailed below. Card Type Menu Description continues on page 229. Menu Description Card Status LAN Status LAN T ype Indicates whether the unit is configur ed for Ethernet or T oken Ring. Connection Indicates if the card is connected to t he Ethernet net work. M[...]

Appendix 1: Me nu Descriptions and Map s Perle 833IS User Guid e 229 Card Status continued Menu Description Line Status Statuses are avail able for each BRI i nterface on t he card. Use right and l eft arrow fo r each BRI inter face selection. BRI n Connection Ye s / N o Indicates whether the BRI int erface is conne cted to the telephone networ k o[...]

Card Status continued 230 Perle 833IS User Guide Card Status continued Menu Description Modem Status Statuses are availab le for each modem on the card. Use right and left arrow for each mode m selection. Modem n Enabled/Disabled Indicates whether the modem is enabled or disabled v ia configuration. The left and right keys will select the modem for[...]

Appendix 1: Me nu Descriptions and Map s Perle 833IS User Guid e 231 Card Status Menu Map * Display only when the unit includes both a BNC and RJ-45 Ethernet interface. Ethernet MAC A d d re s s Connec tion Port LAN Fram es RX LAN Fram es TX Overruns PerleDSP12, PerleDSP18 Attempts n Modem n Enable/Disable Com plet ions n Failures n Bytes Tx n Byte[...]

Network Stat us Display 232 Perle 833IS User Guide Network Status Display Menu Description IP IP Enable/Disable Indicates whether the IP is enab led or disabled. IP Address IP address of the 833IS. IP Subnet Mask IP subnet mask of the 833IS. Address found by Indicates how the IP add ress was deter mined: ! BOOTP ! RARP ! Configured RARP Indicates w[...]

Appendix 1: Me nu Descriptions and Map s Perle 833IS User Guid e 233 Menu Description IPX 802.2 by: Indicat es how the Networ k Number for t he 802.2 IPX frames was determined: ! Automatically f rom Network. ! Configured ! None (802.2 disabled) IPX 802.2 # 802.2 IPX frame network nu mber . IPX 802.3 by: Indicat es how the Networ k Number for t he 8[...]

Network St atus Display M enu Map 234 Perle 833IS User Guide Network Status Display Menu Map Status IPX Enable/Disable Status Network Enable/Disable Status IP IP Address Address Found By BOOTP # RIP En tries IPX Typell By: IPX Typell # IPX SNAP By: IPX SNAP # IPX 802.2 By: IPX 802.2 # RARP IPX 802.3 By: IPX 802.3 # IPX Network # # RIP Entries #SAP [...]

Appendix 1: Me nu Descriptions and Map s Perle 833IS User Guid e 235 Factory Default Mode Factory Default Setup Provides the base configuration for the 8 33IS so that it can communicate with the Manager . Menu Description Perle 833IS Appears f or 5 seconds on power up. Manager Status Indicates whether the Perle 833IS Manager is communicating with t[...]

Factory Default Mode and Setup Map 236 Perle 833IS User Guide Factory Default Mode and Setup Map . Continues with “Factory Defau lt Mode Menu Map” on page 239. † Can be configured only when the uni t includes both BNC and RJ-45 Ethernet interface. Menu Description Port Options are BNC, RJ45, Auto Detect. This panel is only available for vers [...]

Appendix 1: Me nu Descriptions and Map s Perle 833IS User Guid e 237 Factory Default Mode Indicates start of Factory Default Mode Displays. Menu Description LAN MAC address MAC Address of the LAN adapter . Port Port type. Display only when the unit includes both BNC and RJ-45 Ether net interfaces. Speed Speed of LAN. Display only when the unit incl[...]

Factory Default Mode 238 Perle 833IS User Guide IPX Frames Rx Number of IPX frames received since last start-up. IPX Frames Tx Number of IPX frames transmitted since last Star t-up. # RIP entries Current number of IPX RIP entries . # SAP entries Current Number of the IPX SAP entries. Menu Description[...]

Appendix 1: Me nu Descriptions and Map s Perle 833IS User Guid e 239 Factory Default Mode Menu Map * Displayed only when the unit includes both BNC and RJ-45 Ethernet interfaces. Sta tus IP IP Fr am es Tx IP Fr am es Rx # RIP Entries Address Found By IP Address IP Su bnet Ma sk Sta tus Sta tus LAN LAN Fram es Rx LAN Fram es Tx Over runs Sta tus IPX[...]

Factory Defaul t Mode Menu Map 240 Perle 833IS User Guide[...]

Perle 833IS User Guid e 241 Appendix 2: A T Command Set About AT Command Set In this chapter you will read a bout: ■ AT Commands ■ Error Detection and Data Compression Commands ■ S - Registers ■ S - Register Definitions ■ AT Command Set Summary The modem will respond to the commands detailed below. Parameters applicable to each command ar[...]

AT Commands 242 Perle 833IS User Guide A T= x - Write to Selected S-Register This command writes the value x to the currently selected S-Register. An S-Register can be selected by using the ATSn command . All of the S-Registers will return the OK response if x is a number. Some re gisters may not be written due to cou ntry specific PTT limitations.[...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 243 Dn - Dial This command directs the modem to go on-line, dial according to the string entered and attempt to establish a connection. Dial Modifiers The valid dial string parameters are described below. Punctuation characters may be used for clarity, with parentheses, hyphen, and spaces being ig[...]

AT Commands 244 Perle 833IS User Guide an error message. Valid only after the post dial characte r. @ Wait for silence: the modem will wait for at least 5 seconds of silence in the call progress frequency band before continuing with the next dial strin g parameter. If the modem does not detect these 5 seconds of silence before the expiration of the[...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 245 Nn - Automode Enable This command enables or disables automode detection. N0 Automode detectio n is disabled (equivalent to setting the +MS <automode> subparameter to 0). N1 Automode detection is enabled (equivalent to setting the +MS <automode> subparameter to 1). (Default.) Resul[...]

AT Commands 246 Perle 833IS User Guide The parameter n can be omitted, in which case the last S-Register accessed will be assumed. The S can be omitted for AT= and AT?, in which case the last S-Register accessed will be assumed. For example: ATS7 establishes S7 as the last acc essed register. AT=40 sets the contents o f the last register accessed t[...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 247 X0 Disables monitoring of busy tones unless forced otherwise by country requirements; send only OK, CONNECT, RING, NO CARRIER, ERROR, and NO ANSWER result codes. Blind dialing is enabled/ disabled by country parameters. If busy tone detection is enforced a nd busy tone is detected, NO CARRIER [...]

AT Commands 248 Perle 833IS User Guide  Short Form Long Form n V alue in A TXn Command 01234 0 OK x x x x x 1 C O N N E C T xx x xx 2 R I N G xx x xx 3 NO CARRIER x x x x x 4 E R R O R xx x xx 5 C O N N E C T 1 2 0 0 1 xxxx 6N O D I A L T O N E 3 3 x x x 7 B U S Y 333x x 8 NO ANSWER x x x x x 9 C O N N E C T 0[...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 249 Short Form Long Form n V alue in A TXn Command 3 3 F A X xxx xx 3 5 D A T A xxx xx 4 0 C A R R I E R 3 0 0 xxx xx 4 4 C A R R I E R 1 2 0 0 / 7 5 xxx xx 4 5 C A R R I E R 7 5 / 1 2 0 0 xxx xx 4 6 C A R R I E R 1 2 0 0 xxx xx 4 7 C A R R I E R 2 4 0 0 xxx xx 4 8 C A R R I E R 4 8 0 0 xxx xx 4 9[...]

AT Commands 250 Perle 833IS User Guide Short Form Long Form n V alue in A TXn Command 7 0 P R O T O C O L : N O N E xxx xx 7 7 P R O T O C O L : L A P M xxx xx 7 8 C A R R I E R 3 1 2 0 0 xxx xx 7 9 C A R R I E R 3 3 6 0 0 xxx xx 8 0 P R O T O C O L : A L T xxx xx 8 1 P R O T O C O L : A L T - C E L L U L A R xxx xx 8 4 C O N N E C T 3 3 6 0 0 1xxx[...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 251 A T& Commands &Cn - RLSD (DCD) Option The modem controls the RLSD output in accordance with the parameter supplied. &C0 RLSD remains ON at all times. &C1 RLSD follows the state of the carrier. (Default.) Result Codes : OK n = 0 or 1. ERROR Otherwise. &F - Restore Factory Co[...]

AT Commands 252 Perle 833IS User Guide &Rn - RTS/CTS Option This selects how the modem controls CTS. CTS operation is modified if hardware flow control is selected (see &K command). &R0 In sync mode, CTS tracks the state of RTS. In async mode, CTS is normally ON and will turn OFF only if required by flow control. &R1 In sync mode, C[...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 253 &V1 - Display Last Connection Statistics Displays the last connection statistics in the following format (shown with ty pical results): Termination Reason Link Disconnect Or Local Request LAST TX data rate 33600 BPS HIGHEST TX data rate 33600 BPS LAST RX data rate 28800 BPS HIGHEST RX data[...]

AT Commands 254 Perle 833IS User Guide A T Commands Kn - Break Control Controls the response of the modem to a break received from the DTE or the remote modem or the B command according to the parameter supplied. The response is different in three separate states. The first state is where the modem receives a break from the DTE when the modem is[...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 255 Nn - Operating Mode This command controls the preferred error correcting mode to be negotiated in a subsequent data connection. N0 Selects normal speed buffered mode (disables error-correction mode). N1 Same as N0. N2 Selects reliable (error-correction) mode. The modem will fir st attempt[...]

AT Commands 256 Perle 833IS User Guide Reporting Sele cted Options The modem can send a string of information to the DTE consisting of selected options using the following command: +MS? The response is: +MS: <mod>,<automode>,<min_rate>,<max_rate> There may be additional values displayed after the <max_rate> field, but [...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 257 Subparameter Definitions  <mod> = A decimal number which specifies the preferred mod ulation (automode enabled) or the modu lation (automode disabled) to use in originating or answering a connection. The options are: The modem may also automatically switch to another modulation (au[...]

AT Commands 258 Perle 833IS User Guide lowest and highest rates (see <min_rate > and <max_rate> below).  <automode> is an optional numeric value which enables or disables automatic modulation negotiation using V.8 bis/V.8 or V.32 bis Annex A. The options are: The default value is 1, which enables automode. Note, however, the[...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 259 <max_rate> is an optional number which specifies the highest rate at which the modem may establish a connection. The value is decimal coded, in units of bps, e.g., 14400 specifies the highest rate to be 14400 bps. The default is 28800 for 28800 bps. Error Detection and Data Compression C[...]

Error Detection and Data Compression Commands 260 Perle 833IS User Guide In error correction mo de, the modem will signal a break through the active error correction protocol, giving no indication of the length. B1-B9Break length in 100 ms units. (Default = 3.) (Non-error corrected mode only.) Result Codes: OK If connected in data modem mode. NO [...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 261 S-Registers The S-Registers are summarized in along with their default values. Registers or register fields quoted as “reserved” are reserved for current or future use by the Firmware, or are permanently overridden by PTT limitations.  Regist[...]

S-Regist ers 262 Perle 833IS User Guide Register Function Range Units Save d Default** S23 Reserved S24 Reserved S25 Reserved S26 Reserved S27 Reserved S28 Reserved S29 Reserved S30 Reserved S31 Reserved S32 Reserved S33 Reserved S34-S35 Res erved S36 LAPM Failure Control - - * 7 S37 Reserved S38 Reserved S39 Reserved S40 Reserved S41 Reserved S42-[...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 263 S-Register Definitions S3 - Carriage Return Character Sets the command line and result code terminator character. Pertains to WAN operation only. Range: 0-127, ASCII decimal Default: 13 (Carriage Return) S4 - Line Fe ed Character Sets the character recognized as a line feed. Pertains to WAN op[...]

S-Regist er Definitions 264 Perle 833IS User Guide S7 - Wai t Ti me F o r Carrier After Dial, For Silen ce, or For Dial T one After “W” Dial Modifier  Sets the length of time, in seconds, th at the modem will wait for carrier before hanging up. The timer is started when the modem finishes dialing (originate), or 2 seconds after going off-[...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 265 S36 - LAPM Failu re Control Default: 7 (00000111b) Bits 0-2 This value indicates what should happen upon a LAPM failure. These fallback options are initiated immediate ly upon connection if S48=128. If an invalid number is entered, the number is accepted into the register, but S36 will act as [...]

AT Command Set Summary 266 Perle 833IS User Guide S86 - Call Failu re Reason Code Wh en the modem issues a NO CARRIER result code, a value is written to this S- Register to help determine the reason for the faile d connection. S86 re cords the first event that contributes to a NO CARRIER message. The cause codes are: Range: 0, 4, 5, 9, 12, 13, or 1[...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 267 F9 Select V.32 bis 12000 line modulation. (RC144) F10 Select V.32 bis 14400 line modulation. (RC144) SPEAKER ON DURING A NSWERING. N0 Turn off automode detection. N1 Turn on automode detection. O0 Go on-line. O1 Go on-line and initiate a retrain sequence. Q0 Allow result codes to DTE. Q1 Inhib[...]

AT Command Set Summary 268 Perle 833IS User Guide &F Restore factory co nfiguration. &R0 CTS tracks RTS (async) or acts per V.25 (sync). &R1 CTS is always active. &S0 DSR is always active. &V Display current configura tions. &V1 Display connection statistics %E0 Disable li ne quality monitor and auto retrain. %E1 Enable line[...]

Appendix 2: AT Comma nd Set Perle 833IS User Guid e 269 ECC Commands %C0 Disable data compression. %C1 Enable MNP 5 data compression. %C2 Enable V.42 bis data compression. %C3 Enable both V.42 bis and MNP 5 compressio n. A0 Set maximum block size in MNP to 64. A1 Set maximum block size in MNP to 128 . A2 Set maximum block size in MNP to 192 . A[...]

AT Command Set Summary 270 Perle 833IS User Guide +FDT= Data transmission. +FDTC: Report the polled station capabilities. +FET: Post page message response. +FET=N Transmit page punctuation. +FHNG Call te rmination with status. +FK Session termination. +FLID= Local ID string. +FLPL Document for polling. +FMDL? Identify model. +FMFR? Identify manufac[...]

Appendix 3: Sp ecifications Perle 833IS User Guide 271 Appendix 3: Specifications Dimensions Height x Widt h x Depth 67 x 430 x 310 mm 2.6 x 16.9 x 12.2 inches Weight 5.5 kg/ 12 lbs maximum Physical/Electrical Specifications Operating Temperatu re 0 o - 40 o C 32 o - 104 o F Relative Humidity 0% - 95%, non condensing Power 100 - 125 VAC, 50 - 60 Hz[...]

Chassis 272 Perle 833IS User Guide Chassis ■ 19" rack mountable, 1.5U high ■ 2 slots, rear loading ■ 1 System card ■ Optional expansion card can double number of BRI a nd modem resources Power Supply ■ Auto sensing power supply ■ ON/OFF switch LCD Panel ■ 2 rows by 16 characters backlit display Keypad ■ 6 keys used for system s[...]

Appendix 3: Sp ecifications Perle 833IS User Guide 273 Connectors ■ RJ45 LAN Wiring Su pported ■ 10Base-T: Category 3, 4, 5 Unshielde d Twisted Pair ■ 100Base-TX: Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair o r Type 1 shielded twisted pair Token Ring ■ 4/16 Mbps T oken Ring Network interface with hardware MAC address range filtering. Protocols Suppo[...]

PerleDSP Modem Interface 274 Perle 833IS User Guide ISDN Network Protocols Supported ■ US NI-1 ■ AT & T 5 E S S ■ NT DMS100 ■ Japan INSnet64 BRI ■ EuroISDN ETSI Net3 PerleDSP Modem Interface Data Modulations Supported ■ V. 9 0 ■ 56K (K56flex, Central Site mode) ■ 56K modulation will be supported for dial in applications only . M[...]

Appendix 3: Sp ecifications Perle 833IS User Guide 275 Other ■ U-Law and A-Law Supported ■ DTMF Signaling Supported Approvals CE Mark Safety ■ Canadian Standards Association (CS A) CAN/CSA-C22.2, No. 950-95, Third Editio n ■ Underwriters Laboratories (UL ) UL Standard for safety for Information T echnology Equip ment, UL1950, Third Edition [...]

Protocols Supported 276 Perle 833IS User Guide Protocols Supported Network ■ IPX ■ SPX ■ IP ■ TCP ■ UDP ■ Netbeui ■ LLC2 Note: Other protocols (example - Lantastic) can be supported by bridging via LLC2 WAN ■ PPP ■ Link Control Protocol ■ Network Control Protocols: IPCP , IPXCP ■ Header Compression Protocols: IP-VJ, CIPX ■ M[...]

Appendix 3: Sp ecifications Perle 833IS User Guide 277 Dial In Clients Supported ■ Perle Remote ■ Microsoft Dial Up Networking ■ Apple Remote Access ■ Any PPP client compliant with PPP standards in " Supported RFCs" Dial Out ■ Perle Dial Out Client Supported Emulated Interfaces ■ DOS ■ INT14 ■ Novell NA SI/NA CI ■ Window[...]

RFCs Supported 278 Perle 833IS User Guide ■ SNMP support ■ Cisco mode management via Telnet and TFTP ■ DHCP support ■ IP address pooling ■ MAC address pooling ■ DNS/WINS remote user assignment ■ Static and dynamic IP and IPX routing tables supported. RFCs Supported ■ RFC 1144 - Compressing TCP/IP Headers for Low-Speed Serial Li nks.[...]

Perle 833IS User Guid e 279 Appendix 4: RADIUS Server Attributes Account Request Messages This section describes the attributes which will be included by the 833IS when re- questing authentication from a RADIUS server. Number Name Description 1 User-Name The name of the user to be aut hent icated. 2 User-Password The password of the user to be auth[...]

Access-Accept Messages 280 Perle 833IS User Guide Access-Accept Messages This section describes the attributes which will be accepted by the 833IS from a RADIUS authentication server in response to an authentication reque st. The values returned will override any values currently in use. This includes values derived from a record in the local user [...]

Appendix 4: RADIUS Serve r Attributes Perle 833IS User Guid e 281 Number Name Description 22 Framed-Route Routing info rmation to be configured for the user. This would identify any networks that can be reached by this node. The format of this field is: nn.nn.nn.n n [/yy] vv.vv.vv.vv m nn = destination network yy = number of bits to use for sub net[...]

Accounti ng Messa ges 282 Perle 833IS User Guide Accounting Messages This section describes the attributes which will beincluded by the 833IS when sending an accounting message to the RADIUS server. Number Name Description 40 Acct-Status-Type Indicates if this is the beginning or end of a session. Supported values include: 1 = Start 2 = Stop 41 Acc[...]

Appendix 4: RADIUS Serve r Attributes Perle 833IS User Guid e 283 49 Acct-Terminate-Cause Indicat es how t he session was terminated. Supported values in clude: 1 1 = User Request 2 = Lost Carrier 3 = Lost Service 4 = Idle Timeout 5 = Session Timeout 14 = Port Suspend ed 16 = Callback  [...]

Accounti ng Messa ges 284 Perle 833IS User Guide[...]

Appendix 5: Cis co Configuratio n Mode Perle 833IS User Guid e 285 Appendix 5: Cisco Configuration Mode In this manual you will read about: ! Introduction to Cisco Configuration Mode ! Overview of 833IS ! Differences between 833IS and Cisco Products ! Command Overview ! Installation and Configuration of 833IS in Cisco Configuration Mode ! Monitorin[...]

Overview of 833IS 286 Perle 833IS User Guide Similar procedures and commands for managin g the installation and configur ation of Cisco products are incorporated in to Cisco Configuration Mode. Familiar key sequences and Cisco commands, wh erever possible, are used to manage and configure the 833IS through a Command Line Interface accessed via Teln[...]

Appendix 5: Cis co Configuratio n Mode Perle 833IS User Guid e 287 Similar to Cisco products the dial topology for the 833IS is illustrated by the following diagram. Initially, the 833IS unit powers up using the bootFlash volume which contains the factory default firmware for the unit. The factory default firmware is the limited code required for t[...]

Differences Bet ween 833IS and Cisco Products 288 Perle 833IS User Guide The startup configuration is a text file stored on the nvram volume on the 833IS. Similar to Cisco products, the “startup-config” is applied upon bootup of the unit. Downloading configuration files using the 833IS Manag er will update the “startup- config” file but req[...]

Appendix 5: Cis co Configuratio n Mode Perle 833IS User Guid e 289 firmware versions from flash volume, the 833IS will then still run in factory mode upon bootup. Instead of initial configuration being performed over a direct serial conn ection, the 833IS configures IP parameters through the front pan el of the unit. The 833IS is able to configure [...]

Differences Bet ween 833IS and Cisco Products 290 Perle 833IS User Guide For IP, the 833IS looks like a router between two networks. The first network is comprised of the devices on th e LAN. The second network, referred to as the "Internal WAN network", is comprised of all IP clients and routers that are dialed into the WAN ports. Settin[...]

Appendix 5: Cis co Configuratio n Mode Perle 833IS User Guid e 291 Command Overview Cisco commands used to configure and manage the 833IS are based upon the command struc ture of Cisco IOS TM version 12. Equivalent Cisco commands may have additional parameters that are not present in the 833IS version. If the additiona l parameters are in cluded wi[...]

Installati on and Configuration of 833 IS with Cisco Configuration Mode 292 Perle 833IS User Guide ! Set the parameters needed for communication with the Management PC or Telnet/TFTP session ! Monitor the 833IS's operation on the n etwork to verify correct configuration and provides information to diagnose network problems. To navigate through[...]

Appendix 5: Cis co Configuratio n Mode Perle 833IS User Guid e 293 To configure the basic IP Address: Press Press To enter an IP address, press Enter to go to Edit mode. Use to select the digit to change. Use to change the digit. When completed, press Ente r to accept the new IP Address and the 833IS unit new IP configuration takes effect immediate[...]

Installati on and Configuration of 833 IS with Cisco Configuration Mode 294 Perle 833IS User Guide Press Set the value to match your LAN speed set to 4 or 16 Mbps for T oken Ring or set to Auto, 10 or 100 Mbps for Ethern et. Press If you have an Ethernet interface on th e card installed in slot 1, this panel may be displayed. Some versions of the 8[...]

Appendix 5: Cis co Configuratio n Mode Perle 833IS User Guid e 295 This configuration takes affect immediately and does not require an IPL of the 833IS. At this time you can connect to the 833IS th ro ugh a Telnet sessio n on y our PC. The front panel of the unit can be used to verify that communications between the PC and the server are operationa[...]

Monitoring the 833I S 296 Perle 833IS User Guide This command is used by the ro uter to determine which image <filename> to load at startup or when the reload command is executed. Monitoring the 833IS In Cisco Configuration Mode, you are able to monitor statistics and the status of the 833IS. During your Telnet session, you can execute the sh[...]

Appendix 5: Cis co Configuratio n Mode Perle 833IS User Guid e 297 through Cisco commands you can delete files from the flash, the files are hidden and still consume space on the flash volume. Until the en tire flash is erased, the memory is still consumed by the hidden files. If configuration of the 833IS is p erformed using the 833IS Manager, mai[...]

Differences be tween 833IS Manager and Cisco Conf iguration Mode 298 Perle 833IS User Guide[...]

Perle 833IS User Guide 299 Glossary 3270 A class of IBM terminal s and printers used in SNA Networks. 5250 A class of IBM terminals used in mid-range environments. e.g. AS/400 Analog Refers to telecommunication and/or switching that is not digital. e.g. voice communication ov er the phone. Computers requ ire digital, there fore computers r equire m[...]

Glossary 300 Perle 833IS User Guide Burned In Address An address installed at the time of manufacture that cannot be altered. Callback A Security feature where th e Perle 833IS calls back the User at a predetermined number defined in the User’s account. See Fixed and Roaming Callback CBCP (Callback Control Proto col) A callback protocol defined b[...]

Glossary Perle 833IS User Guide 301 Encapsulate The carrying o f frames of one protocol as data in another. TCP/IP is an encapsulating protocol. Errored Seconds Number of seconds within the current interval (a 15 minute period) that errors have occurred. Ethernet A high-speed (10Mbps,1 00M bps) c able technology that connects devices to a LAN, usin[...]

Glossary 302 Perle 833IS User Guide Multicast The broadcasting of messages to a specifie d group of workstations on a LAN, WA N, or internet. Multiplexi ng The transmissio n of two or more signals over a single channel. NAK (Negative Acknowl edgment) A communication control cha racter sent by the receiving destination indicati ng that the last mess[...]

Glossary Perle 833IS User Guide 303 RISC (Reduc ed Instruction Set Computer) A microprocessor architecture that simplifies the operating commands of a de vice to enable it to operate at high speeds. RJ1 1 The most common telephone jack in the world. Used for voice transmissions. RJ-45 A jack used fo r data transmission s over a standard telephone w[...]

Glossary 304 Perle 833IS User Guide T rigger Character A character that force the transmission of a network packet. Data characters ac cumulate in packets when they are received from the phone line o r sent from a modem. A packet is sent out when a trigger character is encountered, when a character ti me-out or packet time-out occurs, or when a pac[...]

Perle 833IS User G uide 305 Index Numerics 100Base-TX 16 10Base- T 15 A Access-Accept Messag es 280 Accessing Card statistics 202 Security Screen 171 Accounting Messages 282 Account Request Mes sages 279 add new Feature Card 72 Addresses Fixed MAC Address 144 User IP address 144 Use Standard Profile 140 Agent ID 178 Agent Key 177 AIS 29 9 Ambien t,[...]

Perle 833IS User G uide 306 BNC 299 BOOTP 39 , 299 BOOTstrap Protocol see BOOTP 299 BRI 1 Bridge Filter 188 broadcast fi lter 188 BTU Output 271 buffered po rt 44 Burned In Address 77 , 78 , 300 Bytes received 203 transmitted 203 C Cable Attach Ethernet 29 Token Ring 30 Ethernet 14 Planning 14 Telephony 19 Token Ring 17 Cable Requirements 14 Call 2[...]

Perle 833IS User G uide 307 Protocols 89 Security 171 Static Route Servic es 122 Connection Ethernet 202 Connect Time 156 Setting limit 142 CRC4 300 Creating new configuration f ile 68 CSU 300 D Database 300 Date and Time Setting 74 DB9 30 Default gatewa y 300 Defaults Factor y 54 Delay Start 300 Demarcation Point 19 Demark Point 300 DHCP 96 , 102 [...]

Perle 833IS User G uide 308 Get 54 viewing 54 F FAX Class 2 269 FDL 301 Feature Card 301 add 72 Configuring 75 display 200 Edit 76 Feature Cards 75 File Menu Manager 52 Filter 110 Bridge 18 8 broadcast 188 multicast 188 Firmware 58 Download 54 download 43 loading 43 upgrade 58 Flow Contro l 166 Hardware 167 No 167 Xon/Xoff 167 Frame 301 frames RX 3[...]

Perle 833IS User G uide 309 History 207 Hot Swappable 301 HP OpenView 189 Humidity, Relati ve 271 I IEEE 301 Incoming Call Handling 64 Installatio n 7 Installing Manager Software 45 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engi- neers see IEEE 301 Integrated Services Digital Network see ISDN 301 Interface 203 Internet Packet eXchange see IPX 301 Inte[...]

Perle 833IS User G uide 310 Lantastic 89 LAN-to-LA N 161 List, Serv er 49 Loop Start 301 M MAC 301 Main Screen Manager 51 Main screen 51 Manager Connection IP 45 IPX 45 Setting up 45 functions 43 Installing 43 LAN Connection Requirements 44 requirements 43 software 43 Statistics 199 Accessing Card Statistics 202 Call Status 205 Channel Status 205 E[...]

Perle 833IS User G uide 311 Multistation Access Unit see MAU 301 N NAK 302 NDIS 65 , 30 2 nel 82 NetBEUI 12 9 , 133 , 302 NetBIOS 64 , 133 , 30 2 NetBIOS Extended User Interfac e see Net BEUI 302 Network Broadcast Address 30 2 Number 302 network address 214 Network Basic/In put Output System NetBios 302 Networ k Bind ery Netware Group Name 172 Serv[...]

Perle 833IS User G uide 312 AppleTalk 132 Bridge 126 IP 92 Netbeui 133 PPP 129 Protocol Stack 302 Q Quick Buttons 51 R Rack Mount 302 Assembling 28 Attaching 28 Radius 2 , 96 , 17 3 , 302 Security 173 RADIUS Server Att ributes 279 RARP 39 , 302 Recent File List 53 Reduced Instruction Set Computer RISC 30 3 Relative Humidity 13 , 271 Operating 13 Re[...]

Perle 833IS User G uide 313 Dial-Out 163 Group 163 Group Settings 166 Main Screen 164 Name 200 Novell Advertising Print Server 214 Archive Server 214 File Server 214 Job Server 214 Print Queue 214 Print Server 214 Remote Bridge Serv er 214 Up time 200 Server List 49 Service Advertising Protocol see SA P 303 Setting, Date and Time 74 Setup Front Pan[...]

Perle 833IS User G uide 314 T Tables, Community 191 TCP 303 TCP/IP 44 , 303 Telephone Attaching line 10 , 42 Temperature Range 13 Operating 13 Thinnet, Defintion 303 Time Division Multiplexing Defintion 303 Time Ou t 141 Inactivity 155 setting inactivity time out 141 Token Ri ng 30 , 203 , 303 Cable 17 Server MAC Address 78 STP 18 UTP 18 Tool Bar C[...]

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