Specifications

6 CommPlete 4000 Communications Server Quick Start Guide

System Overview

Introduction

The CommPlete 4000 Communications Server is a single-segment, rack mountable communications

server. It is customized for dedicated turnkey operation of LAN-based communications and remote

access server functions. The CommPlete 4000 is a general purpose server that easily interfaces to any

existing Novell, Windows NT, or IP network.

Figure 1-1. CommPlete 4000 Communications Server

Product Overview

The CommPlete 4000 is a ruggedized, highly expandable 19" rack mount device that includes a built-in

hard drive, 3.5" floppy drive, and a slot for a CD-ROM drive. It has five circuit-board slots: four are PCI

compatible, and one accommodates either a PCI or ISA card. (Each CommPlete 4000 model is shipped

with a Network Interface Card and a MultiModem ISI card. These occupy two slots, leaving three slots

for expansion cards.) A separate slot supports the single board computer (SBC) that is the heart of the

system. A user configurable card cage allows for up to 32 V.90 (56kbps, KFlex) internal modems or up

to 32 high speed serial ports. The CommPlete 4000 is shipped with factory-installed RASExpress

server software for remote-access functionality. Each CommPlete 4000 has a default configuration that

allows it to boot as a RAS unit. Additional software for authentication service and network modem

port allocation are also included.

The four CommPlete 4000 models differ according to the serial interface card used. The different serial

interface cards offer, variously, serial ports for external modems, built-in modems, or built-in modems

and terminal adapters:

Model CC4S-8 with the ISI4608PCI serial card -- has serial port connections for eight external

modems.

Model CC4M-8 with the ISI5634PCI/8 serial card -- has eight built-in modems

Model CC4H-4S with the ISIHIP-4S serial card -- provides four ISDN terminal adapters using the S

interface as well as eight analog modems (allowing eight concurrent sessions)

Model CC4H-4U with the ISIHP-4U serial card -- provides four ISDN terminal adapters using the U

interface as well as eight analog modems (allowing eight concurrent sessions)

The CommPlete 4000 has expansion capability for up to three additional MultiModem ISI circuit cards

(for additional modems/TAs). When multiple serial-interface cards are used, the CommPlete

accommodates or includes as many as 32 communications devices. While it is most common to use

multiple ISI cards all of the same type, you can equip a single CommPlete 4000 unit with more than one

type of ISI card.