DSView 3 Software Plug-in for the ACS Advanced Console Server : Configuring the ACS Console Server : Configuring dial-up connection

Configuring dial-up connection
ACS plug-in version 1.2.1 allows you to configure dial-up access via modem or ISDN as a backup connection to the appliance. The appliance can be configured for dial-in, dial-back or dial-in with One-Time Password (OTP).
The dial-up connection feature is configured from the Appliance Settings - Dial Up node. From that node, two pages are available: Settings and External Modem (a sub-page available when External is selected as the modem type from the Settings page).
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 this screen.
NOTE: Dial-up can be configured only when the appliance is reachable using the primary network.
Refers only to the modem. When enabled, DSView 3 software will use a modem or ISDN connection when the primary network is unavailable.
NOTE: ISDN cannot be used with OTP. Analog external cannot be used with OTP and dial-back.
Select this checkbox if you want the caller to be verified for incoming appliance calls. If selected, only those phone numbers listed in the Allowed Remote Numbers will be accepted by the appliance. If not selected, the appliance will accept incoming calls from any phone number.
List of user-selected phone numbers that the appliance will allow when Secure Dial-in (checkbox) is enabled. Phone numbers are entered without spaces and a comma is required between each phone number added.
The appliance’s phone number prefix (required to reach the appliance), set in System - DSView Server - Properties.
Check this field to be able to enter a password in the PPP password field, otherwise that field will be disabled.
Use this password to authenticate the dial-back or dial-out user. When disabled, the plug-in will use the previously-set password.
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.
NOTE: For ACS console server firmware version 3.0.x using Modem Type ISDN PCMCIA or Analog PCMCIA, the PAM should be set to Same as unit authentication and the unit authentication should be set to Local, or, the authentication server can be set to allow the PPP user to log into the appliance.
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.
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.
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.
Choose address automatically
Select this button to have the DSView 3 software assign the PPP IP addresses from the address range in the System - DSView Modem Sessions page.
Select this button to enter the PPP Local IP address and PPP Appliance IP address manually in the fields provided.
Select whether to enable or disable dial-back mode. Dial-back cannot be used with OTP or with an external modem. Can only be enabled when there is a dial-back phone number configured in the DSView 3 software.
Use this prefix for the remote appliance to dial back to the DSView 3 software. This field will be disabled when dial-back is not enabled.
This field displays the phone number(s) of the analog line(s) in the DSView 3 software. The phone number is set in System - DSView Server - Properties.
This field displays the phone number(s) of the ISDN line(s) in the DSView 3 software. The phone number is set in System - DSView Server - Properties.
Select whether to enable or disable OTP for the dial connection. Does not work with dial-back or ISDN. All OTP related fields will be disabled when this field is not checked.
Eliminates the need to manually refresh the OTP sequence periodically. This is necessary to let the DSView 3 software know how to answer when the console server asks if it should reset the sequence during PPP establishment.
Use to generate a random pass phrase. This will disable the OTP pass phrase field. It causes the plug-in to generate a random pass phrase at that moment.
OTP pass phrase and confirm OTP pass phrase
Select the appropriate values for Baud, Data Bit, Flow Control, Parity, Stop Bits and DCD to configure the ACS console server for dial-in connection using an external modem. An external modem cannot be configured for dial-back or OTP.