Configuring the DSView software to dial in to a console server
Once the console sever has been added to the DSView software, an administrator can configure dial-in for the DSView software and then push the configuration to the console server.
To push dial-in configuration to the console server:
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From the System page in the DSView software, click DSView Modem Sessions. |
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Under the Session Timeouts heading, set the session time-out. |
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Under the Dial-up Settings heading, set the IP address range to be used by the PPP connections. |
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Under the Dial-back Settings heading, set the analog phone number if you want the console server to dial back to the DSView software. |
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From the Units View page in the DSView software, drill down to your console server. |
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In the side navigation bar, click DSView Settings-Dial-up. |
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Under Modem Type, select the radio button next to Analog. |
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In the Appliance Phone Number field, enter the phone number to be used for the console server. |
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In the PPP User field, enter the PPP user and use the drop-down box to select the PPP Auth Protocol. Check the Enable dial-back box if you want the console server to dial back to the DSView software. |
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Click the Save button. |
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In the side navigation bar, click DSView Settings-PPP Password. Enter the PPP Password and confirm in the appropriate fields, then click the Save button. |
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In the side navigation bar, click DSView Settings-IP Addresses. Click the Generate Automatically button to generate the IP addresses, then click the Save button. |
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In the PPP Local IP Address field, enter the console server's IP address, then click the Save button.
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(Required only for OTP call) In the side navigation bar, click DSView Settings-OTP. Check the box to enable the One Time Password (OTP) and enter the OTP user in the OTP User field, then click the Save button. |
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(Required only for OTP call) If OTP is enabled, in the side navigation bar, click DSView Settings-OTP Passphrase and enter and confirm the OTP passphrase in the appropriate fields, then click the Save button. |
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In the side navigation bar, click Ports-Serial Ports. |
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Check the box(es) next to the port(s) for which you want to use dial-in. |
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Click the Set Dial-in button. |
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Under the Status heading, use the drop-down box to enable the port and click the Save button. |
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In the side navigation bar, click Ports-Auxiliary Ports. Under the Status heading, use the drop-down box to enable the port and click the Save button.
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In the side navigation bar, click Pluggable Devices. Confirm there is a modem card inserted, use the drop-down box to enable the port and click the Save button.
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In the side navigation bar, click DSView Settings. Click the Enable Dial-Up button to enable the dial-in feature in the DSView software. |
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Click the Push Configuration button and use the drop-down box to select the modem to be configured, then click Next. |
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The DSView software dial-in configuration will be pushed to the console server. Click Finish to exit. |