Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router User Manual

Page 628

Defining and Configuring AutoTracker Policies

Page 20-12

Set Up an IPX Address

a. To specify an

IPX

address, enter a

at the

Select the Network Protocol:

prompt.

b. The following prompt displays:

Enter the IPX Network Number:

Enter an

IPX

network number to define the network devices you want included in the

mobile group or AutoTracker

VLAN

IPX

addresses consist of eight hex digits and you

can enter a minimum of one hex digit in this field. If you enter less than eight hex
digits, the system prefixes your entry with zeros to create eight digits. All devices with
the specified network number will be included in the mobile group or AutoTracker

VLAN

c. The following prompt displays:

Select the IPX Network Encapsulation
1. Ethernet-II
2. IEEE 802.2 LLC
3. IEEE SNAP
4. IPX Proprietary

Enter the IPX Network Encapsulation (1):

Select the encapsulation type from the list.

IPX

devices do not know their network

number at bootup. Typically,

IPX

servers assign different network numbers to devices

using different encapsulation types within the same physical network. When an
encapsulation type is specified here, an

IPX

device that does not know its network

number at bootup will be assigned to the mobile group or AutoTracker

VLAN

as long

as the device uses the encapsulation type you specify here.

d. Go on to Step 4 below.

4. The following prompt displays:

Configure more rules for this vlan (y/n):

You can set up multiple rules for the same mobile group or AutoTracker

VLAN

. Enter a

here if you want to set up more rules in addition to the Network Address rule specified
here. If you enter

, you will be prompted for the next rule that you want to set up on

this mobile group or AutoTracker

VLAN

. Follow the directions in the appropriate section

to configure that rule.

If you enter

, you will receive a message, similar to the one below, indicating that the

VLAN

was set up.

VLAN 1:2 created successfully

You are done setting up rules for this mobile group or AutoTracker

VLAN.