Router Configuration Write

This option writes the just-completed configuration file to the MSS Server as a file in Pending status. You must select the Write option to prepare the new configuration to be loaded into active memory.

After selecting the Write option, select Reload Gateway to load the new configuration into active memory. The Reload Gateway option disconnects the MSS Server from the workstation. You will have to re-establish the connection to make further changes to the configuration.


Device Guided Quick Configuration

The Guided Configuration of the Quick Configuration option is designed to provide a default configuration which can consist of one or two ATM device interfaces (ATM adapters), up to two emulated LANs for each interface, bridging and configuration of Classical IP and IPX over the physical interfaces and the emulated LANs.

On the Device panel of Quick Configuration, the currently configured devices are displayed. Emulated interfaces (emulated LANs) are displayed as well as the ATM adapters, which are the physical interfaces. Only the physical interfaces (the adapters) are added when you press Submit.

Release 1.0 of the MSS Server provides just one or two existing physical interfaces, depending on the server that you are using. If you are using the IBM Nways Multiprotocol Switched Services Server Module, which is the blade used on the IBM 8260 Nways Multiprotocol Switching Hub, you have one physical interface; if you are using the IBM 8210 Nways Multiprotocol Switched Services Server, which is the standalone version, you have two physical interfaces. The slot number for the one physical interface on the module is 1; the slot numbers for the two devices on the 8210 are 1 and 2.

To add an ATM device:

  1. Select the Submit button. The display is updated with the new ATM device.
  2. Select the Submit button again, if you need to add another device. If you attempt to add more devices than the hardware supports, you will receive a warning message.
  3. Select LAN Emulation Configuration to configure the appropriate LAN emulation for the devices.

Note: After you have completed Quick Configuration, you will need to configure SNMP to use the Send and Receive options of the AIX version of the Multiprotocol Switched Services Configuration Program. To send and receive configurations using the OS/2 or Windows versions of the Multiprotocol Switched Services Configuration Program, you must use FTP or TFTP. See the help for the option *IPX in the option Quick Configuration, Guided Configuration for more information.


Device Quick Configuration

The Quick Configuration option is designed to provide a default configuration which can consist of one or two ATM device interfaces (ATM adapters), up to two emulated LANs for each interface, bridging and configuration of Classical IP and IPX over the physical interfaces and the emulated LANs.

On the Device panel of Quick Configuration, the currently configured devices are displayed. Emulated interfaces (emulated LANs) are displayed as well as the ATM adapters, which are the physical interfaces. Only the physical interfaces (the adapters) are added when you press Submit.

Release 1.0 of the MSS Server provides just one or two existing physical interfaces, depending on the server that you are using. If you are using the IBM Nways Multiprotocol Switched Services Server Module, which is the blade used on the IBM 8260 Nways Multiprotocol Switching Hub, you have one physical interface; if you are using the IBM 8210 Nways Multiprotocol Switched Services Server, which is the standalone version, you have two physical interfaces. The slot number for the one physical interface on the module is 1; the slot numbers for the two devices on the 8210 are 1 and 2.

To add an ATM device:

  1. Select the Submit button. The display is updated with the new ATM device.
  2. Select the Submit button again, if you need to add another device. If you attempt to add more devices than the hardware supports, you will receive a warning message.
  3. Select LAN Emulation Configuration to configure the appropriate LAN emulation for the devices.

Note: After you have completed Quick Configuration, you will need to configure SNMP to use the Send and Receive options of the AIX version of the Multiprotocol Switched Services Configuration Program. To send and receive configurations using the OS/2 or Windows versions of the Multiprotocol Switched Services Configuration Program, you must use FTP or TFTP. See the help for the option *IPX in the option Quick Configuration, Guided Configuration for more information.


LAN Emulation Quick Configuration

The Quick Configuration option is designed to provide a default configuration which can consist of one or two ATM device interfaces (ATM adapters), up to two emulated LANs for each interface, bridging, and configuration of Classical IP and IPX over the physical interfaces and the emulated LANs.

This panel defines the various attributes of the LAN emulation clients.

Note: If the defaults are acceptable, you need only select the Submit button.

To configure LAN emulation:

  1. Select the device over which you are running LAN emulation client services (LECS).
  2. Select which type of emulation you are using for clients that do not specify a LAN type. The default is Token Ring.
  3. Select or enter the following for each device:
  4. Enter the selector for the emulated LAN.

    Valid values: Any single octet value that has not been previously used and is within the range defined for the device.

    Default value: x'01', if not already in use by LAN Emulation component using the LECS Interface ESI.

  5. Select the protocols for which you are enabling the broadcast manager.

Select the Submit button.

Note: After you have completed Quick Configuration, you will need to configure SNMP to use the Send and Receive options of the AIX version of the Multiprotocol Switched Services Configuration Program. To send and receive configurations using the OS/2 or Windows versions of the Multiprotocol Switched Services Configuration Program, you must use FTP or TFTP. See the help for the option *IPX in the option Quick Configuration, Guided Configuration for more information.


Bridging Quick Configuration

The Quick Configuration option is designed to provide a default configuration which can consist of one or two ATM device interfaces (ATM adapters), up to two emulated LANs for each interface, bridging, and configuration of Classical IP and IPX over the physical interfaces and the emulated LANs.

This Bridge Quick Configuration Panel enables you to configure bridging on the LAN emulation interfaces.

To configure bridging:

  1. Enter the Source Routing Bridge Number.

    Dependencies: Use a unique number for each bridge on the same LAN segment.

    Valid values: X'0' to X'F'

    Default value: 01

  2. Enter the Virtual Segment Number. This number is used if you have more than one port configured.

    Valid values: X'001' to X'FFF'

    Default value: None

  3. Select "Configure Source Routing" and enter the Segment Number for each token-ring LAN over which you are running source routing. This segment number has the same valid values and defaults as the virtual segment number.

Select the Submit button.

Note: After you have completed Quick Configuration, you will need to configure SNMP to use the Send and Receive options of the AIX version of the Multiprotocol Switched Services Configuration Program. To send and receive configurations using the OS/2 or Windows versions of the Multiprotocol Switched Services Configuration Program, you must use FTP or TFTP. See the help for the option *IPX in the option Quick Configuration, Guided Configuration for more information.


IP Quick Configuration

The Quick Configuration option is designed to provide a default configuration which can consist of one or two ATM device interfaces (ATM adapters), up to two emulated LANs for each interface, bridging, and configuration of Classical IP and IPX over the physical interfaces and the emulated LANs.

This IP Quick Configuration Panel enables you to configure IP on the physical interfaces and on the emulated LAN interfaces. If IP is configured on the ATM physical interfaces, it is Classical IP over ATM. The MSS Server routes IP messages between networks that use Classical IP and those that use IP over LAN emulation.

To configure IP:

  1. Select the type of IP routing from the list box.
  2. Enable and configure IP on the physical interfaces, if desired.
    1. Select Enable:
    2. Enter the IP address for the adapter. This is any valid IP address.
    3. Enter the Subnet Mask. This has the same format as an IP address.
    4. Select whether the adapter is running as a Client with remote ARP Server ATM address or Client/Server with manually defined selector.

      If running as a client with remote ARP server, use the following to define the server ATM address:

      Valid values: Any valid ATM address

      Default value: None

      If running as a client/server with manually defined selector:

      Valid values: X'00' to X'FF'

      Default value: 00

  3. Enable and configure IP on the emulated LAN interfaces, if desired. For each interface:
    1. Select Enable
    2. Enter the IP Address
    3. Enter the Subnet Mask

Select the Submit button.

Note: After you have completed Quick Configuration, you will need to configure SNMP to use the Send and Receive options of the AIX version of the Multiprotocol Switched Services Configuration Program. To send and receive configurations using the OS/2 or Windows versions of the Multiprotocol Switched Services Configuration Program, you must use FTP or TFTP.