User Manual

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4: Basic Remote Networking ..................................................................................... 4-1
4.1 Remote Connection Types..........................................................................................................4-1
4.1.1 Remote Dial-in ...........................................................................................................4-1
4.1.2 LAN to LAN...............................................................................................................4-2
4.2 Managing Connections With Sites..............................................................................................4-2
4.2.1 Creating a New Site ....................................................................................................4-3
4.2.2 Displaying Existing Sites............................................................................................4-4
4.2.3 Editing Sites................................................................................................................4-4
4.2.4 Testing Sites................................................................................................................4-5
4.2.5 Deleting Sites..............................................................................................................4-5
4.2.6 Using Sites for Incoming Connections .......................................................................4-5
4.2.7 Using Sites for Outgoing Connections .......................................................................4-6
4.3 IP Address Negotiation...............................................................................................................4-6
4.4 IP Routing ...................................................................................................................................4-6
4.4.1 Routes for Outgoing LAN to LAN ............................................................................4-7
4.4.2 Routes for Incoming LAN to LAN.............................................................................4-7
4.4.3 Routes for Remote User Dial-ins................................................................................4-8
4.4.4 Configuring RIP for Sites ...........................................................................................4-8
4.5 Incoming Connections ................................................................................................................4-9
4.5.1 Starting PPP/Slip for Incoming Connections............................................................4-10
4.5.2 Incoming Connection Sequence ..............................................................................4-11
4.5.3 Configuring Incoming Connections..........................................................................4-13
4.6 Outgoing Connections ..............................................................................................................4-15
4.6.1 Ports for Outgoing Connections ...............................................................................4-15
4.6.2 Telephone Numbers..................................................................................................4-16
4.6.3 Authentication...........................................................................................................4-16
4.6.4 Configuring Outgoing Connections..........................................................................4-16
4.7 Monitoring Networking Activity ..............................................................................................4-19
4.8 Examples ..................................................................................................................................4-20
4.8.1 LAN to LAN—Calling One Direction Only ............................................................4-20
4.8.2 LAN to LAN—Bidirectional (Symmetric) Calling ..................................................4-21
4.8.3 Remote Dial-in User Example..................................................................................4-23
5: Additional Remote Networking ............................................................................. 5-1
5.1 Basic Security ............................................................................................................................5-1
5.1.1 Port Authentication.....................................................................................................5-1
5.1.2 Filter Lists...................................................................................................................5-2
5.2 Chat Scripts.................................................................................................................................5-3
5.2.1 Creating a Chat Script.................................................................................................5-3
5.2.2 Editing and Adding Entries.........................................................................................5-4
5.2.3 Configuring Timeouts.................................................................................................5-4
5.2.4 Setting Markers...........................................................................................................5-4
5.3 Bandwidth On Demand...............................................................................................................5-5
5.3.1 How Bandwidth is Controlled ....................................................................................5-5
5.3.2 Disadvantages of Additional Bandwidth ....................................................................5-6
5.3.3 Configuring Bandwidth Allocated to Sites.................................................................5-6
5.3.4 Displaying Current Bandwidth Settings .....................................................................5-8
5.3.5 Restoring Default Bandwidth Settings .......................................................................5-8
5.3.6 Monitoring Bandwidth Utilization..............................................................................5-8