Configuration Options

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Configuring the Modem Port (Model 9820-45M)
Select Modem Port from the Management and Communication menu to display
or change the Modem port configuration options (see Table 4-19).
Main Menu
Configuration
Management and Communication

Modem Port

Table 4-19. Modem Port Options (1 of 3)
Port Use
Possible Settings: Terminal, Net Link
Default Setting: Terminal
Assigns a specific use to the Modem port.
NOTE: If the Default IP Destination is set to Modem (see Table 4-10, Node IP
Options) and you change Port Use to Terminal, the Default IP Destination
is forced to None.
Terminal – The Modem port is used for the asynchronous terminal connection.
Net Link – The Modem port is the network communications link to the IP network or
IP device port.
Dial-In Access
Possible Settings: Enable, Disable
Default Setting: Enable
Determines whether dial-in access to the Modem port is allowed.
Enable – Dial-in access is permitted. Port Use must be set to Terminal.
Disable – Dial-in access is not permitted.
Login Required
Possible Settings: Enable, Disable
Default Setting: Disable
Determines whether a user ID and password (referred to as the login) is required in
order to log on to the asynchronous terminal interface through the Modem port.
Display Conditions
– This option only appears when Port Use is set to Terminal.
Enable – Requires a login to access the menu-driven user interface.
Disable – Does not requires a login.