Kentrox RMX-3200, Configuration Manual

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Remote RMX-3200 Version 5.2x Configuration Guide
Understanding Controllers and Interfaces: Controller Descriptions
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Controller Descriptions
A controller is a software object on Remote RMX-3200 that serves as a destination for
a data bit stream. It can be a physical device, such as a serial transceiver or a T1
framer, or the controller can be a virtual entity, such as a T1 channel group. There are
four types of controllers that can be configured in the Remote RMX-3200 CLI:

Bridge Controllers
 Ethernet Controllers

OpenVPN Controllers
 Serial Controllers
Bridge Controllers
There is only one bridge controller on Remote RMX-3200. The controller is named
bridge switch
because it is a bridge that (by default) includes all eight of the
Ethernet switch ports. Controller
bridge switch
can be configured to include or
exclude Ethernet, serial and WAN ports.
This and the next section imply that Ethernet controllers are always on the bridge.
Ethernet Controllers
There are eight Ethernet controllers on every Remote RMX-3200. They represent the
eight local switched Ethernet ports and can be included or excluded on the bridge
controller. You may also see an Ethernet port 0, which is associated with the
expansion slot. Fiber WAN ports will be named wan/1 and wan/2 like serial WAN
ports.
The Remote RMX-3200 supports up to 12 optional RME-E8 expansion cards. The
RME-E8 ports are automatically included on the bridge controller with the on-board
Ethernet ports. The RME-E8 ports cannot be excluded from the bridge controller but
they can be disabled.
Each individual controller on the RME-E8 can be enabled or disabled. Disabled ports
are unable to carry traffic preventing unauthorized access to the network. Each
controller is set to enable by default and can be managed separately. The controllers
are created when the RME-E8 peripheral type is configured on a unit and removed
when the type is removed. The controllers have a limited set of configuration options
compared to on-board Ethernet controllers.