Chapter 8. Device Management

OOBC

In case the KVM Over the NETTM switch cannot be accessed with the usual LAN-based methods, it can be accessed via the switch’s modem port. This page is used to enable support for PPP (modem) dial in operation.

An explanation of the items is given in the table below:

Item

Action

 

 

 

 

Enable Out of Band

Check this to enable dial-in out of band access to the KVM

Access

Over the NETTM switch.

 

Enable Dial Back

As an added security feature, check this to have the switch

 

disconnect the original dial-in connection and dial back to the

 

phone number specified below.

 

 

 

Phone Number

If Enable Dial Back is checked, this is the phone number the

 

switch will use to dial back to initiate a PPP session with the

 

user. This should be set to the same phone number that the

 

user is dialing from.

 

 

 

Use username as dial

If Enable Dial Back is checked, and a phone number has

back phone number

been specified in the Phone Number field, and Use username

 

as dial back phone number has been checked:

 

Š Use the phone number of the modem that the switch is

 

dialing back to for the dial-in Username.

 

Š Use the phone number specified in the Phone Number field

 

for the dial in password.

 

 

 

See PPP Modem Operation, page 212, for PPP setup and operation details.

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