AWAN 3883/4/5 Access Server Configuration and Management Manual

Configuring Remote Access Connections
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Remote-Node Access and Remote-Office Access
Remote-Node Access and Remote-Office Access
Remote-node access and remote-office access enable a remote workstation to become
part of the local network. (Although remote users have full network access, they should
have all executable applications loaded on their hard drives for maximum performance.)
For remote-node access and remote-office access, the remote workstation must have a
modem and remote-node access software. At the local site, the AWAN access server
routes the data received to the local network. The AWAN access server supports an auto-
protocol detection function that identifies the protocol used by incoming data. Outgoing
data—data destined for the remote workstation—enters the AWAN access server
through its Ethernet port and is routed out the modem port to which the remote
workstation is connected.
Remote-Control Access
Remote-control access occurs when a remote user takes control of a computer at a local
site. To complete a remote-control connection, two connections are required:
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A Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Serial Line Interface Protocol (SLIP), or NetWare
Asynchronous Services Interface (NASI) connection between the remote-control
host computer and the AWAN access server.
•
A serial modem connection between the remote-control client computer and the
AWAN access server.
The remote-control client computer controls the remote-control host computer’s
keyboard, mouse, and monitor. The remote-control host computer must be powered-on
and available for the remote-control client computer to take control. Because the
remote-control client computer relies on the processing power and software applications
of the remote-control host computer, the remote-control client computer does not need
to have applications loaded on its hard drive.
Supported Networks
The AWAN access server provides remote-node access, remote-office access, and
remote-control access for IP and Novell NetWare networks. Dial-in remote-node access
and remote-office access also is supported for AppleTalk networks that use the Apple
Remote Access Protocol (ARAP).
Note. In the following discussion, the term remote-control host refers to the local computer
(the computer being controlled on the local network) and the term remote-control client refers
to the remote computer (the computer that is dialing into the AWAN access server).
Note. A workstation connected to an AWAN access server as an IPX remote access client can
access NonStop IPX/SPX applications on the Himalaya NonStop server. NonStop IPX/SPX
applications cannot directly access AWAN access server resources, however.
Routing of IPX and ARAP traffic is supported on the 3883-8R, 3883-16R, 3884R, and 3885R
AWAN access server models only.