Acer R700 manual Setting Up Remote Modem or Serial Access

72 4 Configuration Software and Utilities

•DHCP: the IP address for the server is automatically assigned by the DHCP (dynamic host control protocol) server on the network. The Host, Gateway, and Subnet Mask boxes in the dialog are ignored.

•Static: assign the IP address for the server using the Host, Gateway, and Subnet Mask boxes in the dialog.

6If you chose Static IP Setup in the previous step, fill in the IP addressing boxes:

•Host IP Address: the IP address of this server.

•Gateway IP Address: the IP address of the router for this server.

•Subnet Mask: the IP address for the server’s subnet. The server uses this to decide if the alert destination is on the same subnet.

7Click Save to save the changes.

8Click Close to return to the PEM window.

Setting Up Remote Modem or Serial Access

To configure remote modem or serial access:

1From the SSU Main window, choose Platform Event Manager (PEM).

2In the PEM window, click Configure EMP and fill in the boxes described in the following steps (boxes that aren’t listed here are not required for remote access).

3To require a password for remote access, enter the password in the Enter New Password box and in the Verify New Password box. Passwords can be from 1 to 16 characters long, using any ASCII character in the range [32-126]. To clear the passwords, leave both boxes blank. (You can also clear the password by choose the menu Options > Clear LAN Password.)

4In the Modem Ring Time box, enter the number of 500ms intervals that the BMC should wait before taking control of the serial 2 port and answering an incoming call. A value greater than zero gives the BIOS time to answer before the BMC takes control. A value of zero causes the BMC to answer immediately. The maximum value, 63, tells the BMC to ignore the call. Modem Ring Time applies only to Preboot access mode and is ignored for other access modes.