Introduction

SyncSwitch 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 transports X.25, Frame Relay and SNA traffic over a TCP/IP network to a second SyncSwitch, 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.

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 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, 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 and the link configuration, as well as view statistics for the SyncSwitch operations.

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

SyncSwitch Components

The SyncSwitch consists of:

A multi-link rackmountable computer.
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)