Juniper Networks J-Series manual Configuring a Dialer Interface Required

Chapter 2: Setting Up USB Modems for Remote Management

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

Task	J-Web Configuration Editor	CLI Configuration Editor
Navigate to the Interfaces level in the	1. In the J-Web interface, select	From the [edit] hierarchy level, enter
configuration hierarchy.	Configuration>View and
	Edit>Edit Configuration.	edit interfaces

Create the new interface—for example, dl0.

Adding a description can differentiate between different dialer interfaces—for example,

USB-modem-remote-management.

2.Next to Interfaces, click Configure or Edit.

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 and name the interface:

1.edit dl0

2.set description USB-modem-remote-management

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.

1.In the Encapsulation column, next to the new interface, click Edit.

2.From the Encapsulation list, select ppp.

Enter

set encapsulation ppp

Create the logical unit 0.

1. Next to Unit, click Add new entry. Enter

2. In the Interface unit number box,

NOTE: The logical unit number must

be 0.

type 0.

set unit 0

3.Next to Dialer options, select Yes, and then click Configure.

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