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About this User's Guide

This PortServer II User's Guide is designed to be read by an installer or network
administrator who needs to install PortServer II, configure it for normal operation, and
connect it to a network. You should use it with the PortServer II Command Reference
Guide, which contains information on the operational and configuration commands.

Where do I look for more information?

This User's Guide is divided into eighteen chapters as follows:
Chapter 1 Introduction contains a brief introduction to PortServer II and how you
can use it to connect serial devices to a network. Read this chapter for general back-
ground information or if you are designing a network that will include PortServer II.
Chapter 2 Operation explains the front panel and connectors. Make sure you under-
stand this chapter before you proceed with installation or configuration.
Chapter 3 Installation. Refer to this chapter for general site requirements and proce-
dures you should follow for connecting up PortServer II.
Chapter 4 Basic Operation describes how to set the basic functions of PortServer II,
including its connection to the Ethernet. It also provides a general description of the
other parameters that you will need to configure for users, including a description of
how to use the configuration commands. It also describes how to provide a menu for
each user.
Chapter 5 Configuring Terminals describes how to add connections for "dumb" ter-
minals to PortServer II.
Chapter 6 Configuring Security includes information on configuring manual and
automatic logins to PortServer II for all types of users.
Chapter 7 Configuring Multiple Sessions and Multiple Screens describes how to
configure Portserver II for terminals that run multiple sessions and multiple screens.
Chapter 8 Configuring WAN Connections describes how to configure connections
to WANs (Wide Area Networks), including intra-company networks and the Internet.
Chapter 9 Configuring Modem Connections. This chapter describes how to config-
ure or modify PortServer II to operate over modem links.
Chapter 10 Configuring TCP/IP Routing describes how to configure each of the
different types of TCP/IP routing that PortServer II supports.
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