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Table 193 Menu 11.3: Remote Node Profile (Backup ISP) (continued)

 

 

 

 

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

Edit IP

This field leads to a “hidden” menu. Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press

 

 

[ENTER] to go to Menu 11.3.2 - Remote Node Network Layer Options. See Section

 

 

34.8 on page 517 for more information.

 

Edit Script

Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press [ENTER] to edit the AT script for the dial

 

Options

backup remote node (Menu 11.3.3 - Remote Node Script). See Section 34.9 on

 

 

page 519 for more information.

 

Telco Option

 

 

 

 

 

Allocated

Enter the maximum number of minutes that this remote node may be called within the

 

Budget

time period configured in the Period field. The default for this field is 0 meaning there

 

 

is no budget control and no time limit for accessing this remote node.

 

Period(hr)

Enter the time period (in hours) for how often the budget should be reset. For

 

 

example, to allow calls to this remote node for a maximum of 10 minutes every hour,

 

 

set the Allocated Budget to 10 (minutes) and the Period to 1 (hour).

 

Schedules

You can apply up to four schedule sets here. For more details please refer to Chapter

 

 

51 on page 644.

 

Always On

Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes to set this connection to be on all the time,

 

 

regardless of whether or not there is any traffic. Select No to have this connection act

 

 

as a dial-up connection.

 

Session

 

 

Options

 

 

Edit Filter sets

This field leads to another “hidden” menu. Use [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press

 

 

[ENTER] to open menu 11.3.4 to edit the filter sets. See Section 34.10 on page 521

 

 

for more details.

 

Idle Timeout

Enter the number of seconds of idle time (when there is no traffic from the ZyWALL to

 

 

the remote node) that can elapse before the ZyWALL automatically disconnects the

 

 

PPP connection. This option only applies when the ZyWALL initiates the call.

 

Once you have configured this menu, press [ENTER] at the message “Press ENTER to Confirm...” to

 

save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

34.7 Editing PPP Options

The ZyWALL’s dial back-up feature uses PPP. To edit the remote node PPP Options, move the cursor to the Edit PPP Options field in Menu 11.3 - Remote Node Profile (Backup ISP), and use the space bar to select Yes. Press [Enter] to open Menu 11.3.1 - Remote Node PPP Options as shown next.

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