Peer IP Address: Enter the IP address (default= 192.168.2.201) that will be assigned by the switch to the peer client at connection time.
Maximum Speed: Specify the modem connection speed. The switch supports a
User Name: Specify the username that must be used for the PPP connection login by the peer computer on the other side of the phone line/serial connection.
Password: Specify the password that must be used by the peer computer, then enter the same password in the next entry field to confirm the password. Note: The switch can support only one User Name / Password combination and one PPP connection at a time.
Modem Initialization (chat script style): The modem initialization script is a chat script that will initialize the modem to be ready for connection. The standard script provided by default permits you to connect a Windows client to the switch in Server mode over a direct serial cable (null modem). As shown:
TIMEOUT 3600
CLIENT CLIENTSERVER\c
In other words: Wait for “CLIENT” one hour before timeout, and respond “CLIENTSERVER”
without a carriage (hard) return. Note: Refer to the Power Management screen for more details about the chat program. Also refer to your modem documentation; for Linux users, to the standard manual pages of pppd and chat programs. In Server mode, the modem should be set to wait and automatically connect when receiving remote calls.
PPP Client Settings
Current Local IP Address: This displays the dynamic IP address assigned to the switch by the
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