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How to Use This Manual
The BANDIT Products Software Configuration and Maintenance Guide provides
information on the configuration, functionality, and capabilities of the
BANDIT products. The manual includes instructions for installing,
operating, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting the BANDIT
products. Its companion documents are the BANDIT Products Hardware
Reference Guide, the BANDIT Products Wireless Access Guide, and the
following installation guides:
• BANDIT, BANDIT IP, and BANDIT Plus Installation Guide
• IBR-10, BANDIT Mini, and ILR-100 Installation Guide
• VSR-30 Installation Guide
• RDU Installation Guide
For information about the BANDIT II, the BANDIT III, or the VSR-1200, see
the BANDIT II™, BANDIT III™, and VSR-1200™ Document Set.
Note: Screens shown in this guide are examples; each screen for your
device may vary slightly from the example shown. The options available for
each screen and menu depend on the following:
• The hardware features on your device’s chassis model
• The version of ELIOS™ software installed on the device
The BANDIT Products Software Configuration and Maintenance Guide is
organized as follows:
Chapter 1: Technical Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the products and discusses their
features.
Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
This chapter discusses installation of the chassis in your network.
Chapter 3: Software Configuration
This chapter discusses configuration and special software–hardware
implementations. This chapter also provides an overview of the BANDIT’s
Virtual Broadband Redundancy System (VBRS).
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Chapter 4: Port Configuration
This chapter discusses configuration of the device’s ports.
Chapter 5: Protocol Configuration
This chapter discusses configuration of the protocols and software interfaces
available for the products.
Chapter 6: IP Routing and IPX Routing
This chapter discusses IP routing and related considerations: IP policy, IP
quality of service (including differentiated services), firewall, and Network
Address Translation. This chapter also discusses configuration of IPX
routing.
Chapter 7: Routing with Frame Relay, X.25, and SNA
This chapter discusses Frame Relay, X.25, and SNA routing and related
considerations.
Chapter 8: Virtual Private Networks
This chapter discusses use of the BANDIT devices in virtual private
networks. It also discusses Selection Layer Encryption™, Encore Networks’
proprietary solution for maintaining both security of VPNs and
performance of transmissions over satellite networks.
Chapter 9: BANDIT Statistics
This chapter discusses the use of statistics to monitor a device’s
performance.
Chapter 10: System Management
This chapter provides instructions for using the BANDIT menus to operate
and control the device after it has been installed and configured for the
network.
Chapter 11: SNMP and Port Data Capture
This chapter discusses SNMP management of the device. It also provides
instructions for using the BANDIT products’ feature Port Data Capture.
Chapter 12: System Upgrade
This chapter provides instructions for updating the product’s hardware and
software.
Appendix A: Site Planning Worksheets
This appendix provides worksheets to help with the installation of the
device in your network.
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Appendix B: VPNC Scenario for IPsec Interoperability
This appendix provides the VPN product’s configuration for scenario 1 of
the VPN Consortium’s standard scenarios.
Appendix C: Scenarios for Operation with a VPN Client
This appendix provides the VPN product’s configuration as a VPN gateway
operating with a VPN client at a remote location.
Appendix D: Default Passwords
This appendix provides the default passwords for your BANDIT device.
Conventions
The following table shows the formats used in this manual. The conventions
in font and phrase allow instructions to be concise.
Convention
Description
Procedure Heading
How to (Name of Procedure
Heading)
Procedure Result
This is the result of an action.
Table Heading
Table 2-1. Table 1 in Chapter 2
Figure Heading
Figure 2-1. Figure 1 in Chapter 2
Note
Note: Text set in this manner presents
important information.
Caution
Warning
!
Caution: Text set in this manner
indicates situations in which minor
damage can occur to equipment or
data.
Warning: Text set in this manner
indicates situations in which the
equipment operator can suffer bodily
harm or in which serious damage can
occur to equipment or data.
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Convention
Description
Bold
Words in bold type indicate fields or values.
Italics
Words in italics indicate variables or titles.
Bold Italics
Words in bold italics represent system
messages.
Non-Proportional Roman
Words in a non-proportional roman
font indicate directory names, file names,
or commands.
Non-Proportional Bold
Words in a non-proportional bold
font indicate entries you type at a system
prompt.
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