NS3000/iX NMMGR Screens Reference Manual - Edition 8 (36922-90038)

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Point-to-Point (Router) Network Interface Conﬁguration Screens

Network Interface Conﬁguration

• To change the name of an existing NI conﬁguration, specify the NI

name and a new name; then press the

[Rename] function key. The

previously conﬁgured NI name is replaced and the screen displays

the new name in a display ﬁeld under the label Conﬁgured Network

Interfaces.

• To delete an existing NI conﬁguration, specify the NI name; then

press the

[Delete] function key. Press the [Delete] function key again to

conﬁrm the deletion. The previously conﬁgured NI name (and the

associated data) is deleted and is no longer displayed in a display

ﬁeld under the label Conﬁgured Network Interfaces.

The network interface provides the interface between network

transport protocols and link protocols. It also provides the software

loopback capability.

Fields

Network

interface

name Enter the network interface name for the point-to-point

(router) interface.

The network interface name can contain as many as

eight characters. The ﬁrst character must be

alphabetic.

Type (GATEHALF,

LAN, LOOP,

ROUTER, X.25,

SNA, TOKEN, FDDI,

100VG-AnyLAN or

100Base-T) (Required only when adding an NI.) If you are

conﬁguring a point-to-point NI, select ROUTER.

New name (Required only when renaming an existing NI.)

Enter the name you want to change in the network

interface name ﬁeld. Enter a new NI name in the new

name ﬁeld. Press the Rename function key.

The new name can contain as many as eight

alphanumeric characters. The ﬁrst character must be

alphabetic.