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The Neighbor Gateways screen (#152) in Figure 10-11 "Neighbor Gateways Screen" is displayed when you press the [Go To INTERNET] function key at the Gateway Half Network Interface Configuration screen (Figure 10-3 "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 10-11 Neighbor Gateways Screen

[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.



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