The Neighbor Gateways screen (#152) in Figure 12-11 “Neighbor Gateways Screen” is displayed when you press the [Go To INTERNET]
function key at the Gateway Half Network Interface Configuration
screen (Figure 12-3 “Gateway Half Network Interface Configuration
Screen”). It is also
displayed when you type the path name:
@NETXPORT.NI.NIname.INTERNET
in the command window of any screen and press the [Enter]
key, where the NIname is the configured gateway-half
NI name.
Figure 12-11 Neighbor Gateways Screen
Use the fields and the function keys of this select screen
to perform the desired action:
To define a new gateway configuration,
specify the gateway name; then press the [Add]
function key. The path for the selected gateway name is added to
the configuration file, and the data screen on the path is displayed.
You may configure up to 14 gateways under an NI.
To modify an existing gateway configuration, specify
the gateway name; then press the [Modify] function
key. The data screen on the path for the specified gateway is displayed.
To change the gateway name of an existing gateway
configuration, specify the gateway name and a new name; then press
the [Rename] function key. The previously configured
name is replaced, and the screen displays the new name in a display
field under the label Configured Gateways.
To delete an existing gateway configuration specify
the gateway name, then press the [Delete] function
key. Press the [Delete] function key again to confirm
the deletion. The previously configured name is deleted and is no
longer displayed in a display field under the label Configured Gateways.
Fields
- Gateway name
Enter a name to represent this node's partner
gateway half, through which one or more remote networks can be reached.
Using the remote node's node name may help you keep track
of gateways.
A gateway name can contain as many as eight alphanumeric characters.
The first character must be alphabetic.
- New name
(Required only when renaming an existing
gateway half.) Enter the name of an existing gateway
in the gateway name field and enter a new gateway name in this field.
Press the [Rename] function key. This new gateway
name is used in place of the current gateway name for an existing
gateway configuration.
The name can contain as many as eight alphanumeric characters.
The first character must be alphabetic.