Field | Description |
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Select the PPP | |
| periodic reports are generated. Select from the following list: |
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| generated. |
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| report is generated. Note: If the alert does not require a PPP |
| connection, no connection will be made. |
| • Delivery |
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| posting) or report delivery fails. |
Remain connected after alerts/ | The number of minutes the appliance keeps the PPP connection active |
reports sent | after connecting to the network to deliver alert or report information. |
The following controls appear in the Advanced tab:
Field | Description |
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LCP - Send LCP echo requests to | When checked, your appliance sends LCP echo requests, telling PPP |
peer | that the PPP link is active even when there is no network traffic. |
Exclusive route - Route all data | If selected, all data is routed through the PPP interface during PPP |
through PPP when | |
| When cleared, the Ethernet interface communicates with hosts on the |
| same subnet as the appliance. All communication with hosts that are not |
| on the same subnet as the appliance uses the PPP interface. |
Debug - Send debug messages to | When selected, debug messages are forwarded to the Syslog host |
syslog | specified using the Log icon. |
| For more information, see “Log” on page 86. |
SIM PIN / Confirm SIM PIN | For modems that use a subscriber identification module (SIM), specify |
| the PIN used to unlock the SIM. |
| NOTE: A SIM may not require a PIN. For modems that do not have a |
| SIM, this field must be blank. |
Extra Initialization Commands | If necessary, type additional initialization commands to append to the |
| commands noted in the Initialization commands field. |
Use default modem commands | Select to use the default modem initialization string for your modem. |
Initialization commands | If necessary, edit the initialization string for your modem. |
When a PPP connection is established, an | |
Notification | address of the appliance is sent to all |
| add addresses to this field, click Add, type an address in the |
| Address field, and click OK. |
Use the Status tab to view the status of your PPP connection, or to request an immediate
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