Reference Guide for the Model RM356 Modem Router

Dial-In Configuration 6-3

Dial-In User Setup

To add a remote dial-in user, enter 14 from the main menu to display Dial-in User Setup.

To edit user parameters, select one of the eight users to go to th e Edit Dial-in User menu.

IP Address Supplied By:
Dial-in User
IP Pool
If this field is set to Yes, t he router allows a remo te host to specify its own
IP address. If this field is set to No, the remote host uses the IP address
assi
g
ned by the router from the IP pool. The default is Yes.
If this field is set to Yes, t he router provides the remote host with an IP
address from the pool. This field is required if Dial-In IP Address Supplied
By: Dial-in User is set to No. You can confi
g
ure this field even if Dial-in
User is set to Yes, in which case the router accepts the IP address if the
remote peer specifies one; otherwise, an IP address is assi
g
ned from the
pool. The default is No. If this field is set to Yes, enter in IP Start Addr field
the IP address that you want to assi
g
n the dial-in user.This field is active
only if you selected Yes in the Dial-In IPAddress Supplied By: IP Pool
field. This field specifies the IP address that is available to be assi
g
ned to
a dial-in user.
Session Options:
Input Filter Sets and
Output Filter Sets In these fields, you can select the filter set(s) to filter the incomin
g
and
out
g
oin
g
traffic between your router and the remote dial-in user . These
filter sets apply to all remote dial-in users but not the remote nodes.
You can choose from 12 different filter sets. In addition, you can link as
many as four filter sets to
g
ether for further customization (For example , 1,
5, 9, 12). Spaces and commas ( , ) are accepted in this field. For more
information about customizin
g
your filter sets, se e Chapter 8, “Filter
Confi
g
uration.” The default is blank (no filters).
Idle Timeout This value is the number of idle seconds that elaps e before the di al-i n use r
is automatically disconnected. Idle timeout i s the p eriod of ti me wh en ther e
is no data traffic between the dial-in user or remote node and the router.
This field is used only if the Recv. Authen is set to None and the callis not
mapped to any remote node or remote dial-in user or the router calls back
to the remote dial-in user.

Table6-1. Fields in Menu 13 - Default Dial-in Setup (continued)

Field Description