Pathway Pathport Manager 3 User Guide - Manual (Page 27)

Pathport Manager User’s Guide
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Pathports and Pathport Manager are capable of living on any subnet, public or
private. However, use of Pathports on a public network is not recommended due
to large traffic volumes created by the Pathport. Due to varying complexities in
computer and network configuration and setup, Pathport Manager may require
additional setup before it is ready to communicate with a Pathport Network.
Using Pathport Manager with multiple Network Interfaces:
Pathport Manager is capable of running on a computer with multiple network
interfaces. Due to operating system and routing limitations, however, Pathport
Manager is only able to communicate with Pathport networks on a single
interface at any time.
When Pathport Manager runs for the first time, it locates Network Interfaces
present on the host computer and binds to the first interface found. This may not
guarantee that Pathport Manager chooses the correct interface connected to
your Pathport network. To change the network interface Pathport Manager uses,
select Options -> Pathport Communications-> Set-Up on the Menu bar: