Nortel Networks 3395 User Manual

Getting Started

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The user in Figure 1-1 has made a connection to the UNIX host on the LAN through the terminal server.
He can now read databases, send mail, and run applications on this host.  He can also connect to the VAX
host, the IBM host, or a serial device on the other terminal server.

The terminal server can support a variety of devices, other than terminals.  These include printers, modems,
data switches, personal computers, and other host computers.  These devices allow terminal server users to
access LAN resources in many different ways, and provide additional resources to LAN users.  Figure 1-2
shows an example of a Model 3395/3395A Terminal Server on the LAN, with several different devices
connected to it.

In a network like the one in Figure 1-2, terminal server users can gain access to the hosts connected directly
to the LAN.  Users on the LAN hosts can reach the devices connected to the terminal server, such as the
printer, the host system, or the personal computer.

Other Devices
with Serial
Interfaces

VAX/VMS System

UNIX System

Model 3395
Terminal Server
Cards In Chassis

Printers

Personal Computers

Host Systems

Terminals

Data Switches

Modems

IBM Mainframe

(Accessible through a
TN3270 connection)

Telnet
Server

VAX/VMS System