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Introduction
Orbitor 3000 Reference Manual— 1-19
Another example of a Point-to-Point configuration would consist of two Orbitor Ethernet bridge/routers
connected together with one link pair, with the other link pair being used for Time of Day connection. This extra
link could be needed during specific times for predicted traffic increases.
Multipoint
A simple Multipoint configuration would consist of a head office and two remote offices. Cost comparisons
might reveal that it is less expensive to use a dial-up line during business hours only instead of a permanent
leased line.
One Orbitor Ethernet bridge/router will be installed at each office (for a total of three units). Each Orbitor
Ethernet bridge/router at the remote office locations will connect to a separate link on the Orbitor Ethernet
bridge/router at the head office. The link from each bridge/router will be connected to a dial modem. Set the link
operation of both links on the bridge/router at the head office to Conditional, and then enter a time schedule for
each link by using the Time Schedule option of the Link Activation Conditions Menu. The modems connected
to the head-office bridge/router will each have an autodial number of one of the modems at the remote offices.
With the time schedule set to have the link active from 8 am to 6 pm each day of the week, the Orbitor Ethernet
bridge/router will establish the link and keep it active during those hours only.
Disaster Recovery Backup Link
Each Single Active Link Orbitor Ethernet bridge/router has the ability to activate a secondary RS-232 link when the main
link fails. This secondary link may be connected to a dial-up modem, so it can be used if something should happen to the
main link. The secondary link is available only for a disaster-recovery situation.
ISDN Single Active Link & Dual Active Link
On Single Active Link ISDN Orbitor Bridge/Routers, when the WAN Environment option is set to Multipoint, only
ISDN call 1 is available; ISDN call 2 is disabled. A Single Active Link ISDN Orbitor will be able to use both ISDN calls
to connect in a Point-to-Point topology to another ISDN Orbitor.
On Dual Active Link ISDN Orbitor Bridge/Routers, the WAN Environment option may be set to either Point-to-Point or
Multipoint. Both ISDN calls may be used to connect to the same ISDN Orbitor or to two other ISDN Orbitors.
Operating Software Upgrades
The Orbitor Ethernet Bridge/Router includes flash memory, that allows new system code to be downloaded using the
Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP). This allows software updates to be performed quickly and painlessly from a host
server (with TFTP capabilities) on the network.
The Orbitor Bridge/Router also allows the downloading of software updates by using a direct management port
connection and the ZMODEM transfer protocol.