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Configuring dial-up connection

The ACS 5000 console server plug-in allows you to configure dial-up access via an external analog modem as a backup connection to the appliance.

The dial-up connection feature is configured from the Appliance Settings - Dial Up node, which can be found in the side navigation bar in a Units View window containing an ACS 5000 console server. From that node, two pages are available: Settings and External Modem.

NOTE: To configure dial-up, you must have rights for Configure Unit Settings. Without those rights, you can only view the current settings.

The following table provides a summary of the fields on the Dial-up Configuration screen.

NOTE: Dial-up can be configured only when the appliance is reachable using the primary network.

 

Table 3: Dial-up Configuration
Field Control Type Description
Enable Dial-up Checkbox This refers only to the modem. When enabled, DSView 3 software will use an external modem connection when the primary network is unavailable.
Modem Type Radio Button The only modem type supported is an external, analog modem.
Serial Modem Port Combo box This is the port number on the appliance where the external modem is connected.
Appliance Phone Prefix Read-only text This is the appliance’s phone number prefix (required to reach the appliance), set by selecting System - DSView Server - DSView Modem Sessions.
Appliance Phone Number Text Enter the phone number that the DSView 3 software uses to dial the appliance.
PPP User Text Enter the username of the modem user.
Change Password Checkbox Check this field to be able to enter a password in the PPP password field, otherwise that field will be disabled.
PPP Password and Confirm PPP Password Password Use this password to authenticate the dial-up user. When disabled, the plug-in will use the previously-set password.
PPP Auth Protocol Combo box Select the authentication method: PAP or CHAP.
PPP User Auth (PAM) Combo box

This is the desired authentication method for PPP user. It is recommended that Local authentication is selected since the PPP user is created as a Local user in the console server. If another authentication method is desired, the PPP user must be created in the authentication server and the authentication server must be accessible even if there is no connection between the dialer in DSView 3 software and the console server.

PPP Local IP address Display only When first configured, these text areas will be blank and you will have to select the Set PPP IP addresses checkbox to assign the PPP Local IP address. If previously configured, the PPP Local IP address will be displayed here.
PPP Appliance IP address Display only When first configured, these text areas will be blank and you will have to select the Set PPP IP addresses checkbox to assign the PPP Appliance IP address. If previously configured, the PPP Appliance IP address will be displayed here.
Set PPP IP addresses Checkbox Select this checkbox if the PPP Local IP and PPP Appliance IP address fields are blank, or if you wish to assign new IP addresses for them. Selecting this checkbox will enable you to select one of the two radio buttons: Automatically or Choose Address Manually.
Automatically (Under Choose Address) Radio button Select this button to have the DSView 3 software assign the PPP IP addresses from the address range in the System - DSView Server - DSView Modem Sessions page.
Manually (Under Choose Address) Radio button Select this button to enter the PPP Local IP address and PPP Appliance IP address manually in the fields provided.
External Modem (sub page) Pull-downs Select the appropriate values for Baud, Data Bit, Flow Control, Parity, Stop Bits and DCD to configure the console server for dial-in connection using an external modem.