Remote Site Ip Wizard Field Descriptions; Remote Site Name; Network Service - 3Com OfficeConnect 3CP4144 Get Started Manual

Configuring the OfficeConnect Remote 812 Manager
A description of each field follows. After you have entered
in your configuration, when you want to send down the
configuration to the Remote 812, press the "configure"
button. You will then be redirected to the OfficeConnect
Remote 812 Home page. If you do not want to configure
the Remote Site profile, press the "cancel" button and you
will be redirected to the OfficeConnect Remote 812 Home
page. If you want to access additional features not
provided to you when using the Remote Site Wizard,
access the Remote Site profile from the Home page by
selecting Configuration, then Remote Sites.

Remote Site IP Wizard field descriptions

Remote Site Name

The Remote Site Name is used to identify the profile and
it's associated parameters. The name can be up to 32
characters and typically describes the remote site you are
connected to, such as my_isp or my_corp.

Network Service

Your Service provider should provide you with the type of
Network Service to configure for your WAN connection.
The Remote 812 supports the following Network Services:
PPP – The Point to Point Protocol is a WAN interface


protocol between the Remote 812 and your ISP's
Remote Server. The protocol provides built in
negotiation for addresses and connection parameters,
and can route multiple protocols over a single link.
RFC 1483 – Is a defined protocol standard that


describes two encapsulation methods for carrying
network traffic over ATM AAL5. The encapsulation
methods; routed and bridged, must be configured the
same on both ends of the link. To select routed
encapsulation, select RFC 1483. To select bridged
encapsulation, select RFC 1483 with MAC
encapsulation.
RFC 1483 with MAC encapsulation – specifies RFC


1483 with a bridge encapsulation. This feature enables
the Remote 812 to function as a router but to work in a
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