Introduction; What Is The Multiuser Feature; Feature List - Paradyne COMSPHERE 6700 Series User Manual

Introduction

What is the Multiuser Feature?

Feature List

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The COMSPHERE 6700 Multiuser feature gives you the ability to connect
multiple Windows workstations together to form a network of NMS users. With
this feature, each user's workstation has a complete graphical interface that
interacts with the NMS as if it were a single user workstation.
The Multiuser feature consists of two separately orderable packages: Server and
Client.
You can install the Multiuser Server and Client packages on the COMSPHERE
6700 Series NMS at any time.
The Multiuser feature supports up to six simultaneous users. In addition, the
software provides statistical data and Platform/Network Performance Monitoring.
In addition to all the features of the 6700 Series NMS, the Multiuser feature
provides the following capabilities:
Integrated TCP/IP, UDP/IP, and SNMP
Concurrent Ethernet, Token Ring, FDDI, SLIP, and PPP interfaces
Support for various network adapter vendors
User-definable configuration via the COMSPHERE 6700 Series NMS
Network Configuration feature
Seamless multiuser (up to 6 users) via LAN and/or RS-232 connections via
SLIP and/or PPP
RS-232 Gateway to LAN via SLIP and/or PPP allowing dial-up multiuser
Full graphical user interface features at all multiuser workstations
Platform/Network Performance Monitoring
Knowledge of more than one NMS server
User-selectable active NMS server
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