NS3000/iX NMMGR Screens Reference Manual - Edition 9 (36922-90040)

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Point-to-Point (Router) Network Interface Configuration Screens
Point-to-Point Network Interface Links
• To change the link name of an existing NI link configuration, specify
the link name and a new name; then press the
[Rename] function
key. The previously configured name is replaced, and the screen
displays the new name in a display field under the label Configured
Network Links.
• To delete an existing NI link configuration, specify the link name;
then press the
[Delete] function key. Press the [Delete] function key
again to confirm the deletion. The previously configured name is
deleted and is no longer displayed in a display field under the label
Configured Network Links.
Fields Link name Enter the same link name that you entered in the Link
Configuration: LAP-B Link Data screen (Figure 3-4) for
this node. This enables network transport to associate
the correct link with this point-to-point NI. The link
name is used by network transport when establishing
connections.
The name can contain as many as eight alphanumeric
characters, and the first character must be alphabetic.
Related screens:
• LINK.linkname
The link name of type LAP-B specified in this screen
for this node must match the link name in this
Point-to-Point Network Interface Link screen.
• NETXPORT.NI.NIname.MAPPING.mapentry
This screen specifies which link to use to reach a
specific node on the point-to-point network. The link
specified must be one entered on the current screen.
Type Enter DD, for “direct dial,” if this is a dial link that
provides a connection to a single remote system over a
phone line. For direct dial links, the phone number
dialed by the local node to reach the remote node never
changes.
Enter SD, for “shared dial,” if this is a dial link that
provides connection to more than one remote system.
Such a link is said to be shared by more than one
remote node, though the connection may only be to one
remote node at a time. If you choose shared dial, no
other nodes can be accessed through the remote host; it
is an end point in the connection.
Enter DC, for “direct connect,” if this is a non-switched
point-to-point link (a private line, leased line, or
hardwired connection).