Introduction to the Pipeline
Pipeline features
Pipeline Start Here Guide
Preliminary January 30, 1998
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Pipeline features
The following sections list the features of the Pipeline.
Remote management
Your corporate administrator can manage your Pipeline, troubleshoot
connections, and update the on-board software from the central site. Remote
management is implemented in the following ways:
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Simple Network Management protocol (SNMP)
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Telnet
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Ascend remote management protocol
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Syslog (system event logs)
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On-board flash memory (enabling downloadable software upgrades)
Multiple networking protocols
You can configure the Pipeline to route or bridge traffic. The following protocols
are supported:
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IP, IPX, and Appletalk routing
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Standard multiprotocol bridging
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Point-to-Point protocol (PPP), Multilink PPP, Multilink Protocol Plus (MP+)
Security
The built-in authentication protocols for securing your network are:
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Password Authentication protocol (PAP), Challenge Handshake protocol
(CHAP), and Microsoft CHAP (MS-CHAP).
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Calling Line ID and Callback authentication.
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Token-based security with support for hand-held personal security cards,
such as those provided by Enigma Logic, Security Dynamics, and Axent
SecureNet.
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Transmit and receive packet filtering.
