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About This Guide
The PortMaster® Configuration Guide provides general information about networking and
network configuration as well as specific information needed to configure PortMaster
products. Review this guide thoroughly before configuring your PortMaster. This guide
provides the settings required for the most commonly used PortMaster configurations.
To use this guide you must have successfully installed your PortMaster according to the
instructions provided in the relevant installation guide. This guide provides
configuration information only.
You can use either of two interfaces to configure the PortMaster:
• Command line interface—use this guide and the PortMaster Command Line
Reference for more detailed command descriptions and instructions.
• PMVision™ graphical user interface (GUI).
This guide assumes you are using the command line interface and provides examples of
command line usage.
Audience
This guide is designed for qualified system administrators and network managers, and
for persons with a working knowledge of networking and routing. Appendix A,
“Networking Concepts,” provides an overview of network address conventions but is
intended as a quick refresher and should not be used as a substitute for careful study of
these principles.
Refer to “Additional References” in this Preface for appropriate RFCs and other
suggested reading. See the PortMaster Routing Guide for advanced information on routing
protocols and routing with PortMaster products.
PortMaster Documentation
The following manuals are available from Lucent Technologies. The hardware
installation guides are included with most PortMaster products; other manuals can be
ordered through your
PortMaster distributor or directly from Lucent.