PMconsole 3.5 Release Note PMconsole(TM) release 3.5 is available for the following platforms: - SunOS 4.1.4 - Solaris 2.5 - Solaris/X86 2.5.1 - AIX RS/6000 3.2.5 - BSD/OS 2.0 - DEC Alpha OSF/1 3.0 - HP/UX 10.03 - Linux 1.2.13 (ELF) - SGI Irix 5.2 - Windows 95 - Windows NT 4.0 As of this release, PMconsole is no longer supported on Windows 3.1.1 and Windows NT 3.51 ________________________________________________________________________ FEATURES PortMaster 3 Integrated Access Server support PMconsole release 3.5 supports configuration of the new PortMaster(TM) 3 Integrated Access Server. Earlier versions of PMconsole cannot be used with the PortMaster 3. ComOS 3.5 support When ComOS 3.5 on the PortMaster 2, IRX and Office Router is released, PMconsole 3.5 can be used to configure those. New utility to dump filters pmdumpfilter displays the contents of all filters that reside on the PortMaster. To use pmdumpfilter, specify the following: pmdumpfilter PortMasterName Password You can redirect the output into a file as follows: pmdumpfilter PortMasterName Password >File BOOTP supported in pminstall The "PortMaster Internet Address Setup" option in pminstall now uses BOOTP on all operating systems, including Win95 and WinNT. Console Port PMconsole now displays the console port (C0) for PM-2i PMconsole supports new features See ComOS release notes for more information on these features, which can now be configured with PMconsole release 3.5. Some of these features may not be available in some versions of ComOS. PMconsole release 3.5 can also be used to configure previous releases of ComOS. PAP, CHAP, and Serial Admin can now be enabled or disabled in the global table. 5ESS-PTP and various new ISDN switch types are supported. On dial-in ports, maximum idle time can now be set in minutes or seconds. On synchronous ports, Annex-D LMI may now be set for Frame Relay. In the User Table, maximum ports, session timeouts, and idle timeouts can be set. Idle timeouts can be specified in minutes or seconds. For ISDN calls, the phone number, username, and password can be specified for a dial out location, to make it easier for the PortMaster to authenticate itself using PAP or CHAP when dialing out to other sites. CHAP can be enabled or disabled in the Location Table. Multilink and Voice in the Location Table are now supported. ComOS 3.5 supports variable length subnet masks (VLSM), so PMconsole 3.5 allows you to specify VLSM-style routes. For example, to specify that only hosts 192.168.4.1 through 192.168.4.30 should be routed through 192.168.4.1, you can now use the route: 192.168.4.0/27 192.168.4.1 1 ________________________________________________________________________ RESTRICTIONS Filters from ComOS 3.5 on the PortMaster 3 cannot be edited with PMconsole. This will be fixed in ComOS 3.5.1 on the PortMaster 3 and 3.5 on all other platforms. If you attempt to edit filters on a PortMaster 3 running ComOS 3.5, PMconsole will display a warning message. PMconsole 3.5 cannot delete routes from the static routing table. ________________________________________________________________________ INSTALLATION - UNIX To install PMconsole 3.5 from the CD, mount the CD as /cdrom and run /cdrom/unix/setup to install. To get PMconsole 3.5 using FTP and install it, follow these instructions, replacing sun4 with the name of your platform instead. The software is usually installed in /usr/portmaster but may be installed anywhere. cd /usr/tmp ftp ftp.livingston.com anonymous (enter your email address; it will not echo) binary cd pub/le/software/sun4 get pm_3.5_sun4.tar quit mkdir /usr/portmaster cd /usr/portmaster tar xf /usr/tmp/pm_3.5_sun4.tar rm /usr/tmp/pm_3.5_sun4.tar PMconsole 3.5 also includes the Livingston RADIUS(tm) Server release 2.0 in binary form. For information on RADIUS source see . ________________________________________________________________________ INSTALLATION - WINDOWS To install PMconsole for Windows from the CD on Microsoft Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0: 1. Click the pc folder. 2. Click the pmconsole folder. 3. Double-click on setup.exe to install PMconsole. To install PMconsole for Windows from the FTP site, FTP the file ftp://ftp.livingston.com/pub/le/software/pc/pmw35kit.exe and double-click on it to install. ________________________________________________________________________ Copyright and Trademarks Copyright 1996 Livingston Enterprises, Inc. All rights reserved. The product names, "ChoiceNet", "ComOS," "IRX," "PortMaster," "PMconsole," "RADIUS," and "True Digital" are trademarks belonging to Livingston Enterprises, Inc. All brand product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. Notices Livingston Enterprises, Inc. makes no representations or warranties with respect to the contents or use of this manual, and specifically disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Livingston Enterprises, Inc. reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes to its content, any time, without obligation to notify any person or entity of such revisions or changes. Contacting Livingston Technical Support Every Livingston PortMaster or IRX product comes with lifetime software technical support and a one year hardware warranty. Livingston Enterprises provides technical support via voice, FAX, and electronic mail. Technical support is available Monday through Friday 6am-5pm Pacific Time (GMT-8). To contact Livingston technical support by voice, dial 1-800-458-9966 within the US or 1-510-426-0770 outside the US, by FAX, dial 1-510-426-8951, by electronic mail, send mail to support@livingston.com, and through the World Wide Web at http://www.livingston.com/. To contact Livingston technical support by voice, dial 1-800-458-9966 within the USA, Canada, or the Caribbean, or 1-510-426-0770 from elsewhere; by FAX, dial 1-510-426-8951; by electronic mail, send mail to support@livingston.com. Or contact Livingston technical support on the World Wide Web at http://www.livingston.com/ .