Operation Manual

Technology
6 NetWAYS/ISDN – 1 Welcome to NetWAYS/ISDN
Applications of NetWAYS/ISDN
Technology
NetWAYS/ISDN on the remote computer communicates with
the LAN transparently over ISDN or GSM. The network proto-
cols are bound to NetWAYS/ISDN acting as a network adap-
ter. The networking interface conforms to the NDIS standard.
NDIS stands for Network Device Interface Specification, a
standard for communication between network adapters
(hardware) and network protocols (software). Thanks to NDIS
support, any TCP/IP or IPX/SPX-based networking applica-
tion can be used over ISDN. The network settings of remote
NetWAYS/ISDN computers are only marginally different from
those of directly connected LAN computers.
The following diagram compares how two computer are con-
nected to a LAN. One is a NetWAYS/ISDN computer with RAS
(Remote Access Service) over ISDN; the other is a convention-
al LAN workstation.
Remote administration
NetWAYS/ISDN
+ Controller A1
Branch office in France
NetWAYS/ISDN
+ Controller B1
Home computer
NetWAYS/ISDN
+ FRITZ!Card DSL
Mobile employees in the field
NetWAYS/ISDN
+ Controller FRITZ!Card PCMCIA
Mobile phone user
NetWAYS/ISDN
+ FRITZ! GSM
AVM Access Server
ADSL
VPN Tunnel
LAN
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