4. Dial-in server configuration
SnapGear appliance enables remote and secure access to your office network. This chapter shows how to set up the dial-in features.
Your SnapGear appliance can be configured to receive dial-in calls from remote users/sites. Remote users are individual users (e.g. telecommuters) who connect directly from their client workstations to dial into modems connected to the serial ports on the SnapGear appliance. Remote site dial-in connections can be LAN-to-LAN connections, where a router at a remote site establishes a dial-in link using a modem connected to the SnapGear appliance.
The SnapGear appliance’s dial-in facility establishes a PPP connection to the remote user or site. Dial-in requests are authenticated by usernames and passwords verified by the SnapGear appliance. Once authenticated, remote users and sites are connected and have the same access to the LAN resources as a local user.
Note
Not all SnapGear appliances support the RAS (Remote Access Server) functions in this section.
The SnapGear appliance Models SOHO+, PRO and PRO+ support up to two dial-in connections. The SnapGear appliance models LITE2, LITE2+, SME530 and SME550 support a single dial-in connection.
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