MAX 4000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Preliminary November 4, 1998
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Getting Acquainted with the MAX
This chapter covers the following topics:
What is the MAX?
The MAX is a WAN access router designed for central site remote access applications. It has
the following main features:
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Supports digital WAN access for numerous WAN services.
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Allows digital and analog modems to dial in over channelized T1/PRI and E1/PRI access
lines.
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Provides IP and IPX routing, bridging, and terminal-server functions.
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Aggregates multiple calls for Bandwidth-on-Demand.
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Supports multiple security methods.
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Has various management and control features.
The items in your MAX package
All MAX models ship with the same set of accessories. Expansion cards might be preinstalled
or packaged separately, depending on how you ordered them.
Checking the MAX base unit
Open the shipping package and make sure you have received the base MAX unit that you
ordered. Figure 1-1 shows the ac MAX base unit. Figure 1-2 shows the ac Redundant MAX
base unit and Figure 1-3 shows the dc MAX base unit (with a dc power source).