Specifications
Table Of Contents
- About This Document
- Understanding Networking and IP Addressing
- Introduction to Networking
- Networking using IP
- Niagara Considerations
- Additional Information
- Configuration and Troubleshooting Tools
- Connecting on a LAN
- Connecting with Direct Dial
- Connecting to an ISP
- Using Security Technologies
- Configuration Files Used for Communication
- Glossary
- Index
Niagara Release 2.3
Niagara Networking & Connectivity Guide Revised: May 22, 2002
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About This Document
This document is intended to help you connect Niagara hosts to:
• Ethernet networks using IP
• each other, directly through modems
• an ISP for connectivity to other hosts
Included are procedures for getting started, station engineering considerations,
reference information on networking and IP addressing, troubleshooting tips, and
information on network security with Niagara hosts.
This preface includes the following sections:
• Intended Audience
• Prerequisite Knowledge
• Document Summary
• Formatting Conventions
• Special Notations
• Related Documentation
Intended Audience
The following people should use this document:
• Vykon systems integrators responsible for selling jobs into diverse customer
environments.
• Vykon systems integrators and installers responsible for initial setup and
ongoing configuration of JACE controllers and Web Supervisors.
• IT managers who want to understand how Niagara hosts interoperate in their
environment.