Configuring a Dialer Interface (Required)

The dialer interface (dl) is a logical interface configured to establish USB modem

connectivity. You can configure multiple dialer interfaces for different functions on

the Services Router.

To configure a logical dialer interface for the Services Router:

1. Navigate to the top of the interfaces configuration hierarchy in either the J-Web

or CLI configuration editor.

2. Perform the configuration tasks described in Table 26 on page 35.
3. Go on to Configuring Dial-In (Required) on page 36.
Table 26: Adding a Dialer Interface to a Services Router
CLI Configuration EditorJ-Web Configuration EditorTask
From the [edit] hierarchy level, enter
edit interfaces
1. In the J-Web interface, select
Configuration>View and
Edit>Edit Configuration.
2. Next to Interfaces, click Configure
or Edit.
Navigate to the Interfaces level in the
configuration hierarchy.
Create and name the interface:
1. edit dl0
2. set description
USB-modem-remote-management
1. Next to Interface, click Add new
entry.
2. In the Interface name box, type dl0.
3. In the Description box, type
USB-modem-remote-management.
4. Click OK.
Create the new interfacefor example,
dl0.
Adding a description can differentiate
between different dialer interfacesfor
example,
USB-modem-remote-management.
Enter
set encapsulation ppp
1. In the Encapsulation column, next
to the new interface, click Edit.
2. From the Encapsulation list, select
ppp.
Configure Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
encapsulation.
NOTE: You cannot configure Cisco
High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC)
or Multilink PPP (MLPPP) encapsulation
on dialer interfaces used in USB
modem connections.
Enter
set unit 0
1. Next to Unit, click Add new entry.
2. In the Interface unit number box,
type 0.
3. Next to Dialer options, select Yes,
and then click Configure.
Create the logical unit 0.
NOTE: The logical unit number must
be 0.
Configuring USB Modem Interfaces with a Configuration Editor 35
Chapter 2: Setting Up USB Modems for Remote Management