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Using the MAX as an ISP or telecommuting hub

Using the MAX as an ISP hub

Using the MAX as a telecommuting hub

Overview of MAX configuration

Creating a network diagram

Configuring lines, slots, and ports for WAN access

Configuring WAN connections and security

Concentrating Frame Relay connections

Enabling X.25 terminal connections

Configuring routing and bridging across the WAN

Enabling protocol-independent packet bridging

Using IPX routing (NetWare 3.11 or newer)

IP routing

Configuring Internet services

Multicast

OSPF routing

Virtual private networks

Overview of management features

Using the terminal server command line

Using status windows to track WAN or Ethernet activity

Managing the MAX using SNMP

Using remote management to configure far-end Ascend units

Flash RAM and software updates

Call Detail Reporting (CDR)

Where to go next

Introduction to WAN configuration

How the vt100 menus relate to slots and ports

Phone number assignments

Add-on numbers

Hunt groups

SPIDS (for Net BRI lines)

How the MAX routes inbound and outbound calls

Configuring T1 lines

Understanding the line interface parameters

T1 signaling mode

Assigning an interface ID to NFAS lines

Inband, robbed-bit call control mechanism

Carrier switch type

T1 line framing and encoding

Channel Service Units (CSU)

FDL for monitoring line quality

Cable length and the amount of attenuation required

Clock source for synchronous transmission

Supporting a PBX

Call-by-Call signaling values

Understanding the channel configuration parameters

Specifying how the channel will be used

Associating the channel with a slot/port in the MAX

Assigning the channel to a trunk group

Example T1 configurations

Enabling the internal CSU for a T1 port.

Configuring a line for ISDN PRI service

Configuring robbed-bit signaling

Using NFAS signaling

Enabling a robbed-bit PBX with PRI access lines (PRI-to-T1 Conversion)

Assigning bandwidth to a nailed link

Performing T1 line diagnostics

Configuring E1 lines

Understanding the line interface parameters

E1 signaling mode

Carrier switch type

E1 framing

Specifying digits received on an incoming R2 call

Group signaling

Required settings when you configure the switch for DASS 2 or DPNSS

Clock source for synchronous transmission

Understanding the channel configuration parameters

Specifying how to use the channel

Phone number assignments

Associating the channel with a slot/port in the MAX

Assigning the channel to a trunk group

Example E1 configurations

Using ISDN signaling

Using DPNSS signaling

Setting up a nailed connection

Performing E1 line diagnostics

ISDN call information

Configuring the serial WAN port

Understanding the serial WAN parameters

Assigning a group number to the serial WAN bandwidth

Signals to control the serial WAN data flow

Example serial WAN configuration

Configuring digital modems

56k Modem Numbering

8-MOD modem numbering

12-MOD modem numbering

Understanding the digital modem parameters

Example configuration

Quiescing digital modems and returning them to service

Configuring V.110 modems

Understanding the V.110 modem parameters

Example V.110 configuration

Configuring Personal Handy Phone Service

Configuring ISDN BRI network cards

Understanding the Net BRI parameters

Assigning a profile name

Carrier switch type and how it operates

BRI Analog Encode

Link Type

Using the BRI line for switched or nailed connections

Associating the channel with a slot/port in the MAX

Assigning the channel to a trunk group

Phone number and SPID (Service Profile Identifier) assignments

Example Net BRI configurations

Configuring incoming switched connections

Configuring the Net BRI line for outbound calls

Displaying information about BRI calls

Configuring Host BRI lines

Understanding the Host BRI parameters

Assigning a profile name

Enabling the line

Specifying how the terminating equipment sends and receives calls

Routing calls to the terminating equipment on the Host BRI line

Example Host BRI configurations

Routing inbound calls to the terminating device

Enabling the device to make outbound calls

Configuring a local BRI-to-BRI call

Configuring BRI/LT lines

Understanding the BRI/LT parameters

Assigning a profile name

Enabling the line

Specifying how the terminating equipment sends and receives calls

Using the BRI line for switched or nailed connections

Associating the channel with a slot/port in the MAX

Assigning the channel to a trunk group

Phone number and SPID (Service Profile Identifier) assignments

Routing calls to the terminating equipment on the BRI/LT line

Example BRI/LT configuration

BRI/LT diagnostics

Configuring IDSL voice call support

Configuring the MAX IDSL card for outgoing voice calls

Configuring the MAX IDSL card for incoming voice calls

Configuring a MAX for outgoing voice calls over IDSL

Performing loopback diagnostics for IDSL

Configuring Host/6 (Host/Dual) AIM ports

Configuring the AIM port

Understanding the Port profile parameters

Specifying the dial plan

Routing inbound calls to the codec

What happens when you turn on the power

How the codec dials out

How the codec answers calls

Clearing calls on this port

Host session authentication

Clocking data from the codec

Setting an escape character for RS-366 dialing

Preventing timeouts while waiting for a carrier detect signal

Controlling port usage

Example Port profile configuration

Performing port diagnostics

Configuring the host interface

Understanding the host interface parameters

Pairing ports for dual-port calls

Restricting access to the AIM port from the Palmtop Controller

Enabling dual-port calls

Configuring WAN connections between serial hosts

Understanding the Call profile parameters

Dialing out to the remote codec

Defining the type of connection and how to manage bandwidth.

Bandwidth issues

What the MAX does when it cannot establish a base channels of a connection

Telco options

Supporting configuration for certain call types or management methods

Dynamic bandwidth allocation issues

Host session authentication

Example AIM call configuration

Example FT1-B&O call configuration

Configuring a single-channel call

Configuring a two-channel dual-port call

Call routing

Routing inbound calls

Setting up ISDN subaddressing

Specifying answer numbers for destination host ports

Specifying host ports' slot and port numbers in WAN channel configurations

Exclusive port routing

Setting up ISDN subaddressing

Specifying answer numbers for destination host ports

Slot and port specifications

Exclusive port routing

Incoming call routing state diagram

Routing outbound calls

Enabling trunk groups

Dialing using trunk group 2 (local port-to-port calls)

Dialing using trunk group 3 (Destination profiles)

Dialing using trunk groups 4 through 9

Dialing using the extended dial plan

Matching slot and port specifications (reserved channels)

Enabling trunk groups

Dialing using trunk group 2 (local port-to-port calls)

Dialing using trunk group 3 (Destination profiles)

Dialing using trunk groups 4 through 9

Dialing using the extended dial plan

Slot and port specifications (reserved channels)

Introduction to WAN links

The Answer profile

Understanding the Answer profile parameters

Use Answer profile settings as the defaults for externally authenticated calls

Forcing 56k data service

Requiring a configured profile to answer a call

Called number and caller-ID authentication

Enabling types of encapsulation

IP options

Setting encapsulation-specific options

X.75 options

Session options

DHCP options

Example Answer profile configuration

Connection profiles

Understanding Connection profile parameters

The remote device's station name

ISDN call information

The dial number

The called number

The calling number

Encaps and encaps options

Routing configurations

Bridging

Connection profile Session options

Applying data or call filters to a session

Timing inactive sessions

Setting a maximum call duration

Allowing bandwidth to be preempted

Specifying a backup connection when a nailed connection fails

IP direct connections

Frame Relay redirect connections

Call blocking

Connection profile telco options

Enabling both dial-in and dial-out on this connection

Setting callback security

Nailed, switched, and other call types

Data service

Billing numbers

Dialout OK

Connection profile accounting options

Accounting type

Accounting host and port

Accounting timeout and key

Accounting ID base

Connection profile DHCP options

Reply Enabled

Pool Number

Max Leases

Name-Password profiles

Understanding the Name-password profile parameters

Name

Active

Password

Template connection

Example Name-Password profile configuration

Configuring PPP connections

Configuring single-channel PPP connections

Understanding the PPP parameters

Enabling routing and bridging in the Answer profile

Authentication method used for passwords received from the far end

Authentication method used for passwords sent to the far end

Passwords to send to and receive from the far end

Maximum receive units (MRU)

Link quality monitoring (LQM)

Link and header compression

CBCP Enable

CBCP Mode

CBCP Trunk Group

Example PPP connection

Enabling PPP outdial for v.110 modems

Configuring MP and BACP connections

Understanding the MP and BACP parameters

MP without BACP

Enabling BACP for MP connections

Specifying channel counts

Dynamic algorithm for calculating bandwidth requirements

Time period for calculating average line utilization

Comparing the average utilization to a target utilization

How long the condition should persist before adding or dropping links

Guidelines for configuring bandwidth criteria

Example MP connection without BACP

Example MP connection with BACP

Configuring Ascend MP+ connections

Understanding the MP+ parameters

Channel counts and bandwidth allocation parameters

Sending an auxiliary password for added channels

Monitoring traffic in one or both directions

Idle percent

Example MP+ configuration

Configuring a nailed MP+ connection

Spanning multilink or MP+ calls across multiple MAX units

How MP/MP+ call spanning works

Bundle ownership

Connection profiles not shared within a stack

Phone numbers for new MP+ and MP-with-BACP channels

Performance considerations for MAX stacking

Suggested LAN configurations

Suggested hunt group configurations

Understanding the stack parameters

Stacking Enabled

Stack Name

UDP Port

Configuring a MAX stack

Disabling a MAX stack

Adding and removing a MAX

Configuring a Combinet connection

Understanding Combinet bridging parameters

Specifying the hardware address of the remote Combinet bridge

Enabling bridging

Requiring a password from the remote bridge

Specifying passwords to exchange with the remote bridge

Configuring line-integrity monitoring

Base channel count

Compression

Example Combinet configuration

Configuring EU connections

Understanding the EU parameters

EU-RAW and EU-UI

MRU (Maximum Receive Units)

DCE (data communications equipment) address

DTE (data terminal equipment) address

Example EU configurations

Example EU-UI connection

Configuring an ARA connection

Understanding the ARA parameters

AppleTalk and zone name

Turning off ARA Guest access

A password required from ARA clients

Setting the maximum number of minutes for an ARA session

Example ARA configuration that allows IP access

Dial-in PPP support for AppleTalk

Configuring dial-in PPP for AppleTalk

Configuring an AppleTalk PPP connection using a Connection profile

Configuring an AppleTalk PPP connection using a Name/Password profile

Configuring AppleTalk connections from RADIUS

Configuring terminal server connections

Connection authentication issues

Modem connections

V.120 terminal adapter connections

TCP-clear connections

Username Login

TCP Modem connections (DNIS Login)

Enabling terminal server calls and setting security

Understanding modem parameters

Digital modem error control

Setting a maximum baud rate

Specifying the default modem transmit level

Attempting cellular connections first

7-bit even parity

Support for specialized applications on modem connections

Example modem configuration

Configuring terminal mode

Understanding the terminal mode parameters

Controlling how the screen appears to users while the connection is set up

Setting the terminal mode password

Setting the login banner and prompts

Specifying the command-line prompt

Another login prompt for RADIUS-authenticated logins

Affecting Telnet and Rlogin session defaults

Displaying a message when informing users of their address

Specifying a login timeout

Example terminal mode configuration

Configuring immediate mode

Understanding the immediate mode parameters

Specifying the type of immediate service

The host and the port on which the connection is made

Example immediate mode configuration

Configuring menu mode

Understanding the menu mode parameters

Specifying menu mode as the initial interface

Obtaining the menu from RADIUS

Specifying the hostnames and addresses of up to four Telnet hosts

Example menu mode configuration

Configuring PPP mode

Understanding the PPP mode parameters

Enabling PPP mode

PPP delay

PPP direct

The message informing users they are in PPP mode

Example PPP configuration

Configuring SLIP mode

Understanding the SLIP mode parameters

Enabling SLIP (Serial Line IP) sessions

Allowing users to obtain an IP address from a BOOTP server

IP Netmask Msg

IP Gateway Adrs Msg

SLIP Info

Example SLIP configuration

Configuring dialout options

Understanding the dialout parameters

Enabling dialout

Enabling direct access dialout

How the modem dialout works

How immediate modem works

Example dialout configuration

Using the MAX as a Frame Relay concentrator

Kinds of physical network interfaces

Kinds of logical interfaces to a Frame Relay switch

Network to Network Interface (NNI)

User to Network Interface-Data Communications Equipment (UNI-DCE)

User to Network Interface-Data Terminal Equipment (UNI-DTE)

Types of Frame Relay connections

Gateway connections

Frame Relay circuits

Redirect connections (rarely used)

Configuring the logical link to a Frame Relay switch

Understanding the Frame Relay parameters

Specifying a profile name and activating the profile

Bringing down the datalink when DLCIs are not active

Defining the nailed connection to the switch

Specifying the type of Frame Relay interface

Link management protocol

Frame Relay timers and event counts

MRU (Maximum Receive Units)

Example Frame Relay profile configurations

Configuring an NNI interface

Configuring a UNI-DCE interface

Configuring a UNI-DTE interface

Configuring Connection profiles for Frame Relay

Understanding the Frame Relay connection parameters

Gateway connections (Encaps=FR)

Frame Relay circuits (Encaps=FR_CIR)

Redirect connections (FR Direct=Yes)

Example connection configurations

Configuring a Frame Relay gateway connection

Configuring a Frame Relay circuit

Configuring a redirect connection

Monitoring Frame Relay connections

Displaying Frame Relay statistics

Displaying link management information

Displaying DLCI status

Displaying circuit information

Turning off a circuit without disabling its endpoints

Introduction to AppleTalk routing

When to use AppleTalk routing

Reducing broadcast and multicast traffic

Providing dynamic startup information to local devices

Understanding AppleTalk zones and network ranges

AppleTalk zones

Extended and non-extended AppleTalk networks

How AppleTalk works

How AppleTalk works

Configuring AppleTalk routing

System-level AppleTalk routing parameters

Answer profile parameter

Per-connection AppleTalk routing parameters

Configuring an AppleTalk connection with RADIUS

Additional information about AppleTalk

Introduction to Ascend X.25 implementation

Configuring the logical link to a X.25 switch

Understanding the X.25 parameters

Profile name and activation

Physical connection type

LAPB and reliable data transfer

X.25 packet handling

X.25 PVC and SVC numbers

X.25 diagnostic fields in packet types

X.25 options

X.25 reverse charge accept

X.25 network type

Controlling Restart-Requests

Controlling Call-Requests

Controlling Reset-Requests

Controlling Clear-Requests

X.121 source address is MAX source address for logical links using this profile.

Setting the VCE (Virtual Call Establishment) timer value

Example X.25 profile configuration

Configuring X.25 IP connections

Understanding the X.25 IP connection parameters

X.25 profile name

LCN (logical channel number) number

Encapsulation type

X.25 reverse charge

RPOA

CUG Index

NUI

Maximum number of unsuccessful calls

Inactivity timer

MRU

Call mode

Answer X.121 address

Remote X.121 address

IP configuration parameters

Example X.25 IP configuration

Configuring X.25 PAD connections

Understanding the X.25 PAD connection parameters

X.25 profile name

Receive password

LCN (logical channel number) number

X.3 parameter profile

Maximum number of unsuccessful calls

VC (Virtual Call Establishment) timer enabled

Auto-call to an X.121 address

X.25 reverse charge

X.3 Custom

Example X.25 PAD configuration

Setting up X.25 PAD sessions

X.3 parameters and profiles

X.25 PAD commands

Commands for working with X.3 parameters and profiles

X.25 PAD commands for managing calls

PAD service signals

X.25 clear cause codes

X.25 diagnostic field values

Monitoring X.25 and PAD service

Displaying information about PAD sessions

Displaying information about X.25

Setting up ISDN D-channel X.25 support

Configuring ISDN D-channel X.25 support

Customized X.25 T3POS support

Protocol summary

Configuring a T3POS connection

Accessing the T3POS

Introduction to Ascend filters

Packet filters and firewalls

Ways to apply packet filters to an interface

Data filters for dropping or forwarding certain packets

Call filters for managing connections

How packet filters work

Defining packet filters

Understanding the packet filter parameters

Assigning a name to the Filter profile

Input and Output filters

Enabling a specific In or Out filter

Specifying a generic or IP filter type

Generic filter rules

Defining the action to take when a packet matches the filter

Specifying an offset to the bytes in a packet to be examined

Specifying the number of bytes to test

Masking the value before comparison

The value to match up in the packet contents

The type of comparison to be performed when matching the packet

Linking the filter to the next In filter or Out filter in sequence

IP filter rules

Defining what action to take when a packet matches the filter

Specifying which part of the source IP address to use for comparison

Filtering the packet's source IP address

Specifying which part of the destination IP address to use for comparison

Filtering on the packet's destination IP address

Filtering on the protocol number field in IP packets

Filtering on source port numbers

Filtering on destination port numbers

Filtering based only on established TCP sessions.

Example filter specifications

Defining a filter to drop AppleTalk broadcasts

Defining a filter to prevent IP address spoofing

Defining a filter for more complex IP security issues

Applying packet filters

Understanding how filters are applied

Example configurations applying filters

Applying a data filter in a Connection profile

Applying a call filter and resetting the idle timer

Applying a data filter to the Ethernet interface

Predefined filters

IP Call filter

NetWare Call filter

AppleTalk Call filter

Introduction to Ascend bridging

Disadvantages of bridging

How a bridged WAN connection is initiated

Physical addresses and the bridge table

Broadcast addresses

How the MAX establishes a bridged connection

Enabling bridging

Managing the bridge table

Transparent bridging

Configuring bridged connections

Understanding the bridging parameters

Bridging in the Answer profile

Station name and password

Bridging and dial broadcast in a Connection profile

IPX bridging options

Names and passwords

Bridge profile parameters

Ethernet address

Network address

Connection number

Example bridged connection

IPX bridged configurations

Understanding the IPX bridging parameters

IPX frame type

Route IPX

How IPX bridged packets are handled

Netware t/o ("watchdog spoofing")

Example IPX client bridge (local clients)

Example IPX server bridge (local servers)

Configuring proxy mode on the MAX

Introduction to IPX routing

IPX Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) tables

IPX RIP (Routing Information Protocol) tables

Ascend extensions to standard IPX

IPX Route profiles

IPX SAP filters

WAN considerations for NetWare client software

Enabling IPX routing in the MAX

Understanding the global IPX parameters

Enabling IPX routing

Specifying which frame type to route and spoof

Setting or learning the proper IPX network number

Defining a virtual IPX network for dial-in clients

Example IPX routing configurations

A basic configuration using default values

A more complex example

Verifying the router configuration

Configuring IPX routing connections

Understanding the IPX connection parameters

Enabling IPX routing in the Answer profile

Authentication method used for passwords received from the far end

Applying IPX SAP filters

Specifying the station name and password in a Connection profile

Peer dialin for routing to NetWare clients

Controlling RIP and SAP transmissions across the WAN connection

Dial query for bringing up a connection based on service queries

IPX network and alias

IPX client or server bridging

Watchdog spoofing

SAP HS Proxy (NetWare SAP Home Server Proxy)

Example IPX routing connections

Configuring a dial-in client connection

Configuring a connection between two LANs

Configuring a connection with local servers only

Configuring the NetWare SAP Home Server Proxy

Creating static IPX routes

Configuring static IPX routes

Understanding the static route parameters

Example static route configuration

Creating and applying IPX SAP filters

Understanding the SAP filter parameters

Input and Output filters

Activating the current Input or Output filter

The type of action to take (include or exclude)

Specifying the name of a NetWare server

Specifying a service type

Applying SAP filters

Example IPX SAP filter configuration

Monitoring IPX connections

Verifying the transmission path to NetWare stations

Displaying IPX packet statistics

Displaying the IPX service table

Displaying the IPX routing table

Introduction to IP routing and interfaces

IP addresses and subnet masks

Zero subnets

IP routes

How the MAX uses the routing table

Static and dynamic routes

Route preferences and metrics

MAX IP interfaces

Ethernet interfaces

WAN IP interfaces

Numbered interfaces

Configuring the local IP network setup

Understanding the IP network parameters

Primary IP address for each Ethernet interface

Second IP address for each Ethernet interface

Enabling RIP on the Ethernet interface

Ignoring the default route

Proxy ARP and inverse ARP

Specifying address pools

Forcing callers configured for a pool address to accept dynamic assignment

Summarizing host routes in routing table advertisements

Telnet password

BOOTP Relay

Local domain name

DNS or WINS name servers

DNS lists

Client DNS

SNTP service

Specifying SNTP server addresses

UDP checksums

Example IP network configurations

Configuring the MAX IP interface on a subnet

Configuring DNS

New terminal server command changes

show commands

dnstab commands

Configuring the local DNS table

Criteria for valid names in the local DNS table

Entering IP addresses in the local DNS table

Editing the local DNS table

Deleting an entry from the local DNS table

Setting up address pools with route summarization

Configuring IP routing connections

Understanding the IP routing connection parameters

Enabling dynamic address assignment for answered calls

Enabling IP routing for WAN connections

Enabling IP routing for a WAN interface

Configuring the remote IP address

WAN alias

Specifying a local IP interface address

Assigning metrics and preferences

Private routes

Assigning the IP address dynamically

IP direct configuration

Configuring RIP on this interface

Checking remote host requirements

UNIX

Window or OS/2 software

Macintosh software

Software configuration

Examples IP routing connections

Configuring dynamic address assignment to a dial-in host

Configuring a host connection with a static address

Configuring an IP Direct connection

Configuring a router-to-router connection

Configuring a router-to-router connection on a subnet

Configuring a numbered interface

Configuring IP routes and preferences

Understanding the static route parameters

Route names

Activating a route

Route's destination address

Route's gateway address

Metrics, costs, and preferences

Tagging routes learned from RIP

Type-1 or type-2 metrics for routes learned from RIP

Making a route private

Routes for Connection profile interfaces

A connected route for the Ethernet IP interface

Static route preferences

RIP and OSPF preferences

Tagging routes learned from RIP

Metrics for routes learned from RIP

Example static route configurations

Configuring the default route

Defining a static route to a remote subnet

Example route preferences configuration

Configuring the MAX for dynamic route updates

Understanding the dynamic routing parameters

RIP (Routing Information Protocol)

Ignoring the default route

RIP policy and RIP summary

Ignoring ICMP Redirects

Private routes

Examples of RIP and ICMP configurations

Managing IP routes and connections

Working with the IP routing table

Displaying the routing table

Adding an IP route

Deleting an IP route

Displaying route statistics

Pinging other IP hosts

Configuring Finger support

Displaying information

Displaying the ARP cache

Displaying ICMP packet statistics

Displaying interface statistics

Displaying IP statistics and addresses

Displaying UDP statistics and listen table

Displaying TCP statistics and connections

Displaying address pool status

Introduction to OSPF

RIP limitations solved by OSPF

Ascend implementation of OSPF

OSPF features

Security

Support for variable length subnet masks

Interior gateway protocol (IGP)

Exchange of routing information

Designated and backup designated routers

Configurable metrics

Hierarchical routing (areas)

Stub areas

Not So Stubby Areas (NSSAs)

The link-state routing algorithm

Configuring OSPF routing in the MAX

Understanding the OSPF routing parameters

Example configurations adding the MAX to an OSPF network

Configuring OSPF on the Ethernet interface

Configuring OSPF across the WAN

Configuring a WAN link that does not support OSPF

Administering OSPF

Working with the routing table

Multipath routing

Third-party routing

How OSPF adds RIP routes

Route preferences

Monitoring OSPF

Viewing OSPF errors

Viewing OSPF areas

Viewing OSPF general info

Viewing the OSPF link-state database

Viewing OSPF link-state advertisements

Viewing OSPF neighbors

Viewing the OSPF routing table

Viewing OSPF protocol i/o

Configuring multicast forwarding

Understanding the multicast parameters

Enabling multicast forwarding

Setting the Membership Timeout value

Specifying the MBONE interface

Monitoring the multicast heartbeat

Configuring multicast forwarding on a client interface

An implicit priority setting for dropping multicast packets

Multicast interfaces

Forwarding from a MBONE router on Ethernet

Forwarding from a MBONE router on a WAN link

Configuring the MAX for to respond to multicast clients

Configuring the MBONE interface

Configuring multicasting on WAN interfaces

Administering multicast interfaces

Displaying the multicast forwarding table

Listing multicast clients

Displaying multicast activity

Introduction to virtual private networks

Configuring ATMP tunnels

How the MAX creates ATMP tunnels

Router and gateway mode

Configuring the foreign agent

Understanding the foreign agent parameters and attributes

Example foreign agent configuration (IP)

Example foreign agent configuration (IPX)

Configuring a home agent in router mode

Understanding the ATMP router mode parameters

ATMP mode and type

Password

SAP Reply

UDP port

IP configuration and Connection profile

Notes about routing to the mobile node

Example home agent in router mode (IP)

Example home agent in router mode (IPX)

Configuring a home agent in gateway mode

Understanding the ATMP gateway mode parameters

ATMP mode and type

Password

SAP Reply

UDP port

IP configuration and Connection profile

Connection profile to the home network

Example home agent in gateway mode (IP)

Example home agent in gateway mode (IPX)

Configuring the MAX as an ATMP multi-mode agent

Supporting mobile node routers (IP only)

ATMP connections that bypass a foreign agent

Configuring PPTP tunnels for dial-in clients

How the MAX works as a PAC

Understanding the PPTP PAC parameters

Enabling PPTP

Specifying a PRI line for PPTP calls and the PNS IP address

Example PAC configuration

Example PPTP tunnel across multiple POPs

Routing a terminal-server session to a PPTP server

Configuring L2TP tunnels for dial-in clients

Configuring L2TP tunneling

How the MAX creates L2TP tunnels

LAC and LNS mode

Authentication

Configuring the MAX as an LAC

Understanding the L2TP LAC parameters

Configuring the MAX as an LAC

Configuring the MAX as an LNS

Introduction to MAX administration

Where to find additional administrative information

Activating administrative permissions

System and Ethernet profile configurations

Understanding the administrative parameters

The system name

Specifying who to contact about problems and the location of the unit

Setting the system date and time

Console and term rate

Allowing remote management

Dial-in and dial-out parameters

Logging out the console port

DS0 minimum and maximum resets

Setting a high-bit-error alarm

Setting an alarm when no trunks are available

Customizing the vt100 interface

Interacting with the syslog daemon to save ASCII log files

Responding to Finger requests (RFC 1288)

Example administrative configurations

Setting basic system parameters

Configuring the MAX to interact with syslog

Configuring Finger support

Terminal server commands

Displaying terminal-server commands

Returning to the vt100 menus

Commands for monitoring networks

Commands for use by terminal-server users

SLIP, CSLIP, and PPP commands

Menu command

Specifying Telnet hosts

Specifying raw TCP hosts

Telnet command

Rlogin command

TCP command

Open, Resume, and Close commands

Administrative commands

Test command

Remote command

Set command

Show command

Kill command

Dirdo commands to support Deutsche Telekom's ZGR

SNMP administration support

Configuring SNMP access security

Understanding the SNMP options

Example SNMP security configuration

Setting SNMP traps

Understanding the SNMP trap parameters

Example SNMP trap configuration

Ascend enterprise traps

Alarm events

Port state change events

Security events

Supported MIBs

LEDs

MAX front panel

MAX back panel

ISDN cause codes

Common problems and their solutions

General problems

Calls fail between AIM ports

DO menus do not allow most operations

POST takes more than 30 seconds to complete

Configuration problems

The MAX cannot dial out on a T1 or E1 line

Some channels do not connect

Data is corrupted on some international calls

Only the base channel connects

No Channel Avail error message

Restored configuration has incorrect RADIUS parameters

Hardware configuration problems

Cannot access the vt100

FAULT LED is off but no menus are displayed

Random characters appear in the vt100 interface

A power-on self test fails

AIM port interface problems

The MAX reports data errors on all calls

Calls cannot be made, answered, or cleared using control leads

The codec indicates that there is no connection

The codec does not receive data

The codec cannot establish a call when DTR is active

Calls initiated by control-lead toggling are cleared too soon

The codec cannot clear a call

ISDN PRI and BRI interface problems

Calls are not dialed or answered reliably

The Net/BRI lines do not dial or answer calls

No Logical Link status

WAN calling errors occur in outbound Net/BRI calls

ISDN PRI and BRI circuit-quality problems

Excessive data errors on calls to AIM ports

Excessive handshaking on calls to AIM ports

Inbound data is scrambled during an AIM Static call

Problems indicated in LEDs

LEDs are not lit for the secondary E1 or T1 line

The E1 or T1 line is in a Red Alarm state

A PRI line is in use and the ALARM LED blinks

Problems accessing the WAN

Only some channels are dialed for AIM or BONDING calls

The MAX never uses some channels

An outgoing call using fails to connect to the remote end

Incoming call routing problems

Call status drops back to IDLE

Dual-port call status drops back to IDLE

AIM or BONDING call status drops back to IDLE

Bridge/router problems

The link is of uncertain quality

The MAX hangs up after answering an IP call

Upgrading system software

Definitions and terms

Guidelines for upgrading system software

Before you begin

Upgrading system software

Using TFTP to upgrade to a standard load

Using TFTP to upgrade to a fat or thin load

Recovering from a failed fat load upgrade

Upgrading software with an extended load

Upgrading software from versions earlier than 4.6C to version 5.0A or above

Using the serial port to upgrade to a standard or a thin load

System messages

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