Serial Port

Dial -in Users

This section describes how to create and manage remote users who wish to use the Wireless Gateway's RAS Dial-in facility.

For details of configuring the remote PC to use Dial-in access, refer to Dial-inin Chapter 4 - Client PC Configuration.

Overview

Upon connection, the Wireless Gateway will allocate an IP Address to the Dial-in user. To other LAN users and devices, the Dial-in user will be valid device on the LAN. However, currently Microsoft networking services are not available.

The Dial-in user can connect to any Servers and devices on your LAN which use the TCP/IP network protocol. For example, the Dial-in user can connect to an E-Mail Server, Web Server, or FTP Server on your LAN. If a PC is running NetMeeting, PC Anywhere or similar program, the Dial-in user can connect to that PC.

The Dial-in user can use access the Internet through the Wireless Gateway, just like LAN users.

The Dial-in user can print to the printer connected to the Wireless Gateway, just as if they were on the LAN.

Controlling Dial-in Access

The Wireless Gateway provides the following options to control Dial-in access:

1.Allow access by anyone and everyone.

If Dial-in PPP link security on the Serial Port screen is set to "None", then the user name and password is not checked, so anyone who dials in can gain access.

This creates a major security weakness. It is strongly recommended that this option is NOT used.

2.All users use the same log-in.

All Dial-in users can use the existing "guest" user, once Dial-in access is Enabled for both the Serial port and the guest user.

A password should be assigned to the "guest" user. By default, there is no password.

3.Each Dial-in user has a separate log-in and password

This is the recommended approach.

Each person requiring dial-in access is entered in the Wireless Gateway's user data- base, using the Dial-in Users and User Details screens.

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