3com 09-0704-001 User Manual

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NTRODUCTION
General
Information
The AccessBuilder Security Package is a model for flexible multi-vendor 
security interoperation that is consistent with preliminary IETF (Internet 
Engineering Task Force) work. The AccessBuilder Security Package software 
provides the network administrator with the means to control network 
access by remote users through an existing network security mechanism. 
The AccessBuilder Security Package model allows integration of Novell 
NetWare security solutions while keeping the AccessBuilder open to future 
security options. The AccessBuilder Security Client is thus designed for 
maximum flexibility and investment protection for 3Com AccessBuilder 
customers.
This document provides an overview of the Novell NetWare Bindery/NDS 
Security, a description of the installation procedures, and a summary of 
limitations.
Also provided is documentation and installation procedures for 
AccessBuilder Name Server, a self-contained security database operating on 
a Sun workstation. The AccessBuilder Name Server has application in a 
wide variety of workgroup environments. 
1.1. Three 
Security Client 
Types
The AccessBuilder Security Package - NetWare/Workgroup Version 1.2 
software provides compatibility with two major types of Novell 
network-based user authentication environments and one self-contained 
security database package:
AccessBuilder Security Client for Novell NetWare Bindery Services
AccessBuilder Security Client for Novell NetWare Directory Services
AccessBuilder Name Server for networks running SunOS 4.1.x