Honeywell Rapid Eye, Administrator'S Manual

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Connecting to a Rapid Eye Unit
Setting a Connection to a RAS Server
1. While Working with Connections , page 41 , enter the Multi-Media unit’s IP address in
the IP Address box.
2. Click Use Dial-up Networking. The connection suffix changes to
dial-up
.
3. Change or leave the Country Code used to reach the RAS server by telephone, as
needed.
4. Enter the RAS server’s Area Code (City Code) and Phone Number obtained from your
network administrator (also mentioned in
Adding a Site , page 35 ).
Figure 3-15 RAS Server Telephone Number and PPP Information
TIP! If your telephone exchange needs a prefix number (an extra telephone key stroke
such as a
9
or an
8
) to access an outside line, set this in the Windows Telephony
program used by the PC. For local calls that span area codes or long distance calls
within one area code, see
Irregular Use of Area Codes , page 50 .
5. Select the Override PPP Settings checkbox (see Figure 3-15 ). If a connection is
being added, a
PPP
is appended to the connection name. You have the option of
either:
• Entering another name in the Connection Name box, such as adding
RAS
.
- or -
• Leaving the connection name in the Connection Name box as it was
automatically set by Admin.
6. Enter the PPP User Name and Password; these are obtained from the network
administrator responsible for the network RAS server.
7. Enter the PPP Password a second time.
8. Click Save and Close. The Add/Update Connection window appears.
9. Click Close. The new connection appears in the tab’s Primary Connection column.
The first letter of PPP (
p
) appears in parentheses, followed by the telephone number
to connect to a RAS server; then by (
n
) and the IP address used to connect to the
Multi-Media unit. See also Figure 3-17 .