Introduction

SyncSwitch 1000 is a comprehensive hardware/software package used to provide direct TCP/IP access to IP-based LANs, intranets and the Internet for legacy communcations transport protocols, such as X.25, Frame Relay and SNA. SyncSwitch 1000 transports X.25, Frame Relay and SNA traffic over a TCP/IP network to a second SyncSwitch 1000, which converts the information back into the original protocol. Only a simple Ethernet network is required to allow two clients running legacy protocols to talk to one another.

This guide describes how to administer SyncSwitch 1000.

If you are installing this product for the first time you should read the Installer's Guide first.

Refer to Obtaining Technical Support when additional technical support is required.

Product Features

SyncSwitch 1000 requires minimal configuration to set up. Use the Web-based Configuration Interface, which is accessed using a web browser on a PC, to configure the SyncSwitch 1000, the link mapping and to view the sync statistics.

Web-based Configuration Interface

Through a web browser on a PC you can configure both the SyncSwitch 1000 and the link configuration, as well as view statistics for the SyncSwitch 1000 operations.

Note: These options are not enabled unless you are logged in as the 'admin' user. For 'stats' users, these options are disabled.

SyncSwitch 1000 Components

The SyncSwitch 1000 consists of:

A single link box with an MPC 860-based Linux system including The Software Group's synchronous communications software installed.
A device driver that controls the communications hardware.

Requirements

This is a list of the minimum requirements needed to operate and administer SyncServer

A browser. The interface has been tested with Internet Explorer 6 and Netscape 6. It has been written with standard HTML version 4.0 code and should render with most compliant browsers.
A TCP/IP interface that'll run on the 192.168.254/24 network.

Revision 6.3.0 (April 2004)