Management
Offering Services to the Network
Network services can include remote access to printers, PCs, or computers. You
can offer the various devices connected to the communications server as network
services to LAT hosts or to TCP/IP hosts. The configuration procedures differ for
each type of network protocol.
Offering LAT Services to the Network
To offer a resource as a LAT service, perform the following:
1.
Ensure that LAT service group codes are properly defined for the
communications server using the following command:
Local> CHANGE SERVER SERVICE GROUPS
group_1,...,group_n ENABLED
2.
Name the service and assign one or more ports to it using the following
command:
Local> CHANGE SERVICE
service-name PORT port_number
3.
To advertise the service on the network, give the service an identification
string when defining the service using the following command:
Local> CHANGE SERVICE
service-name PORT port_number ID
identification-name
4.
For advertised services, enable announcements with the following command:
Local> CHANGE SERVER ANNOUNCEMENTS ENABLED
You can set other values depending on the device, as follows:
•
Port name instead of a LAT service name
•
LAT service password
•
Port control from a remote location
•
Remote print queues
For a complete and detailed description of how to offer various types of LAT
services to the network, refer to "Configuring and Managing LAT Services" in
Ethernet Communications Server Management.
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