Cisco Systems DC-145 manual Supporting Dial-In Modems, Command, Purpose, DC-149

Configuring and Managing External Modems

Supporting Dial-In Modems

Modems differ in the method that they use to lock the EIA/TIA-232 (serial) port speed. In the modem documentation, vendors use terms such as port-rate adjust, speed conversion, or buffered mode. Enabling error correction often puts the modem in the buffered mode. Refer to your modem documentation to learn how your modem locks speed (check the settings &b, \j, &q, \n, or s-register settings).

RTS and CTS signals must be used between the modem and the access server to control the flow of data. Incorrectly configuring flow control for software or setting no flow control can result in hung sessions and loss of data. Modems differ in the method that they use to enable hardware flow control. Refer to your modem documentation to learn how to enable hardware flow control (check the settings &e, &k, &h, &r, or s-register).

The modem must use the DCD wire to indicate to the access server when a session has been negotiated and is established with a remote modem. Most modems use the setting &c1. Refer to your modem documentation for the DCD settings used with your modem.

The modem must interpret a toggle of the DTR signal as a command to drop any active call and return to the stored settings. Most modems use the settings &d2 or &d3. Refer to your modem documentation for the DTR settings used with your modem.

If a modem is used to service incoming calls, it must be configured to answer a call after a specific number of rings. Most modems use the setting s0=1 to answer the call after one ring. Refer to your modem documentation for the settings used with your modem.

Supporting Dial-In Modems

The Cisco IOS software supports dial-in modems that use DTR to control the off-hook status of the telephone line. This feature is supported primarily on old-style modems, especially those in Europe. To configure the line to support this feature, use the following command in line configuration mode:

Command	Purpose
Router(config-line)# modem callin	Configures a line for a dial-in modem.

Figure 24 illustrates the modem callin command. When a modem dialing line is idle, it has its DTR signal at a low state and waits for a transition to occur on the data set ready (DSR) input. This transition causes the line to raise the DTR signal and start watching the CTS signal from the modem. After the modem raises CTS, the Cisco IOS software creates an EXEC session on the line. If the timeout interval (set with the modem answer-timeoutcommand) passes before the modem raises the CTS signal, the line lowers the DTR signal and returns to the idle state.

Cisco IOS Dial Technologies Configuration Guide

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