User`s guide

6-20 EtherLoop system provisioning
Software Release 2.30 YesWare Applications User’s Guide 08-01016-01
EtherLoop modem management provisioning requirements
The main purpose of the YWS is to serve and bill InterProxy clients connected
to the ETH 1 interface. However, the YWS can also serve to monitor and
manage EtherLoop modems connected to TCP/IP (non-InterProxy) network
clients.
EtherLoop modem management systems serve EtherLoop modems in
networks where InterProxy and YesWare billing capabilities are not required.
EtherLoop modem management systems are sometimes called "one-armed,"
because the YWS manages the EtherLoop modems using only one interface
(ETH 0). The second YWS "arm" (the InterProxy ETH 1 interface) is not used
in an EtherLoop modem management system.
EtherLoop modem management system requirements
Because they receive routing from a non-InterProxy network router, client
computers must have valid IP addresses for the network on which they reside.
In an EtherLoop modem management, YesWare’s EtherLoop modem
management capabilities such as EtherCraft and SNMP are managed through
the ETH 0 interface on the YWS. EtherLoop modems can be managed locally
through modem MAC addresses or by assigning modem TCP/IP addresses.
Figure 6-16 on page 6-21 shows the EtherLoop modem management system
architecture.
One-armed YesWare Server
EtherLoop modem management systems are sometimes called "one-armed,"
because the YWS manages its EtherLoop- clients using only one interface (ETH
0). The second YWS "arm," the InterProxy-VBN ETH 1 interface, is not used in an
EtherLoop modem management system.
Limited YesWare functionality
The main purpose of the YWS in an EtherLoop modem management system is to
monitor and manage the EtherLoop modems supporting TCP/IP network clients.
YesWare’s billing capabilities are not available to non-InterProxy clients, and
InterProxy service should be disabled to prevent accidental conflicts with existing
routers.
Avoid network conflicts
In non-InterProxy systems, InterProxy service should be turned off and the ETH 1
connecttion on the YWS should be marked "DO NOT USE." The InterProxy
attempts to take over routing functions for any network to which it is connected, and
will conflict with conventional network routers.