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Chapter 9 IPX configuration and support
Example: normal
In this example, this set of defaults is called “Normal.”
[NORMAL]
description=Normal
; No defaults here. All questions asked.
The “;” in front of the last line indicates that it is a comment line only. For the
Normal workgroup, there are no defaults and all installations prompts are
displayed.
Installing multiple Contivity units
You can increase user capacity and access speed by installing multiple Contivity
units on a single LAN. The automatic load-balancing feature among the units in
an IPX environment enhances overall performance by distributing Contivity
Branch Access requests to each unit rather than by distributing all requests to one
unit. Installing more than one unit also provides fault tolerance, allowing users to
restart an Internet application quickly in the rare event that one unit fails.
Tips for installing multiple Contivity units
If you are installing multiple units, be sure to install each unit individually—plug
in one unit, configure it, and then complete the installation before plugging in the
next unit. This practice maintains the simplicity of installing multiple units and
avoids any confusion about which unit is currently being configured. You can
save any administrative user information and restore the information to multiple
units.
When you install the components of the Contivity Branch Access management
software, select a Contivity unit for the Internet applications to use from the list of
units.
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