User`s guide

Configuring WAN Connections
Connection profiles
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Enter whether or not the connection will Route IP, Route IPX, or Bridge
unrouted protocols.
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Enter a value for Dial brdcast.
For example:
Dial Brdcast=No
The value determines if broadcast packets initiate a connection.
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To set the Encaps options, see “Encapsulation options” on page 1-13, “MP,
MPP, and MP+ connections” on page 1-15, or “Configuring Frame Relay
connections” on page 1-24, depending on the value of the Encaps parameter.
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To set the IP options, see Chapter 2, “Configuring IP Routing.”
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To set the IPX options, see Chapter 4, “Configuring IPX Routing.”
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Session and Telco options are described in the following sections.
Session options
Each Connection profile contains a group of session parameters for managing
WAN sessions. To set the Session options, do the following:
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Open Ethernet > Connection > any profile > Session Options.
For example:
Session options...
>Data Filter=0
Call Filter=0
Filter Persistence=No
Idle=60
Preempt=60
IPX SAP Filter=0
BackUp=
Secondary=
Block calls after=0
Blocked duration=0
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Set the Data and/or Call Filter parameters to prevent routine network
“chatter” from keeping a connection active. (For a discussion of how to
create filters, see Chapter 6, “Defining Filters and Firewalls.”)