User's Manual

4 Configuring the NCL1170
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8. At the NCL1170> prompt, type <write> to save the settings to memory.
9. When done configuring the NCL1170, disconnect the terminal from the NCL1170.
4.3 Configuration Options
For added performance, flexibility, and convenience, the NCL1170 offers users the following
configuration options:
Routing Mode
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP)—see Setting RIP Configuration on page 20
• Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) Relay—see Setting the DHCP Relay
Configuration on page 22
System Monitoring
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)—see Setting the SNMP Configuration
on page 22
• Domain Name Service (DNS) Resolver—see Setting the DNS Resolver Configuration
on page 23
After completing these procedures, it is important to confirm that the configuration is correct
before deploying the NCL1170 in the field. Refer to Chapter 5, Testing and Deployment,on
page 35.
Two example configuration diagrams and sessions are provided in Examples of Bridging and
Routing Configurations, on page 24: one for a point-to-multipoint bridging network, and the
second for a point-to-multipoint routing network.
4.3.1 Setting RIP Configuration
When the NCL1170 is operating in Routing Mode, you can optionally enable the Routing
Information Protocol (RIP) feature. RIP is a protocol that runs between two routers (for
example, two NCL1170s) or servers to allow exchange information about routes. When RIP is
enabled in routing mode, the NCL1170 can be configured to “advertise” default routes and
static routes, as well as interface routes.
In bridging mode, enabling RIP has no effect.