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Contents         


 About This Guide


 Audience xvii

 PortMaster Documentation xvii

 Additional References xix

 RFCs xix

 ITU-T Recommendations xxi

 Books xxi

 Document Conventions xxii

 Document Advisories xxiii

 Contacting Lucent Remote Access Technical Support xxiii

 For the EMEA Region xxiv

 For North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific Region xxiv

 PortMaster Training Courses xxiv

 Subscribing to PortMaster Mailing Lists xxv

1. Introduction


 PortMaster Software 1-1

 Preconfiguration Planning 1-2

 Configuration Tips 1-3

 Basic Configuration Steps 1-4

2. How the PortMaster Works


 Booting the PortMaster 2-1

 PortMaster Initialization 2-3

 On-Demand Connections 2-4

 PortMaster Security Management 2-4

 Port Status and Configuration 2-5

3. Configuring Global Settings


 Setting the System Name 3-2

 Setting the Administrative Password 3-2

 Setting the Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) Server 3-2

 How the Cable Modem Telephone Return System Works 3-3

 Setting the Default Route Gateway 3-5

 Configuring Default Routing 3-6

 Configuring Name Resolution 3-6

 Using the Host Table 3-7

 Setting the Name Service 3-7

 Setting the Name Server 3-8

 Setting the Domain Name 3-8

 Setting the Telnet Port 3-9

 Using the Telnet Port as a Console Port 3-9

 Setting the Number of Management Application Connections 3-9

 Setting System Logging 3-9

 Setting the Loghost 3-10

 Disabling and Redirecting Syslog Messages 3-10

 Setting Administrative Logins to Serial Ports 3-12

 Configuring an IP Address Pool 3-12

 Setting the Reported IP Address 3-13

 Configuring SNMP 3-13

 About the livingston.mib Definition File 3-14

 Examining the MIB Structure 3-14

 PortMaster Modem Table 3-20

 Setting SNMP Monitoring 3-21

 Setting SNMP Read and Write Community Strings 3-21

 Adding SNMP Read and Write Hosts 3-22

 Viewing SNMP Settings 3-23

 Monitoring SNMP Alarms 3-23

 Displaying the Routing Table 3-23

 Setting Static Routes 3-24

 Adding and Deleting a Static Route for IP 3-24

 Adding and Deleting a Static Route for IPX 3-25

 Modifying the Static Netmask Table 3-26

 Enabling NetBIOS Broadcast Packet Propagation 3-29

 Setting Authentication for Dial-In Users 3-29

 Setting Call-Check Authentication 3-30

 Setting the ISDN Switch 3-30

4. Configuring the Ethernet Interface