8: Device Ports
SLC™ Console Manager User Guide
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Modem Settings: Text Mode
Modem Settings: PPP Mode
Modem Timeout
Timeout for all modem connections. Select
Yes
(default) for the SLC unit to
terminate the connection if no traffic is received during the configured idle time.
Enter a value of from 1 to 9999 seconds. The default is 30 seconds.
Caller ID Logging
Select to enable the SLC console manager to log caller IDs on incoming calls.
Disabled by default.
Note:
For the Caller ID
AT
command, refer to the modem user guide.
Modem Command
Modem
AT
command used to initiate caller ID logging by the modem.
Note:
For the
AT
command, refer to the modem user guide.
Dial-back Number
Users with dial-back access can dial into the SLC device and enter their login and
password. Once the SLC unit authenticates them, the modem hangs up and dials
them back.
Select the phone number the modem dials back on -a fixed number or a number
associated with their login. If you select
Fixed Number
, enter the number (in the
format 2123456789).
The dial-back number is also used for CBCP client as the number for a user-
defined number. See
Device Ports - Settings (on page 94)
Dial-back Delay
For dial-back and CBCP Server, the number of seconds between the dial-in and
dial-out portions of the dialing sequence.
Dial-back Retries
For dial-back and CBCP Server, the number of times the SLC console manager
will retry the dial-out portion of the dialing sequence if the first attempt to dial-out
fails.
Timeout Logins
If you selected
Text
mode, you can enable logins to time out after the connection is
inactive for a specified number of minutes. The default is
No
. This setting is only
applicable for text mode connections.
PPP
mode connections stay connected until
either side drops the connection. Disabled by default.
Dial-in Host List
From the drop-down list, select the desired host list. The host list is a prioritized list
of SSH, Telnet, and TCP hosts that are available for establishing outgoing modem
connections or for
connect direct
at the CLI. The hosts in the list are cycled
through until the SLC console manager successfully connects to one.
To establish and configure host lists, click the
Host Lists
link.
Negotiate IP Address
If the SLC unit and/or the serial device have dynamic IP addresses (e.g., IP
addresses assigned by a DHCP server), select
Yes
.
Yes
is the default.
If the SLC device or the modem have fixed IP addresses, select
No
, and enter
the
Local IP
(IP address of the port) and
Remote IP
(IP address of the
modem).
Authentication
Enables
PAP
or
CHAP
authentication for modem logins.
PAP
is the default.
With PAP, users are authenticated by means of the Local Users and any of the
remote authentication methods that are enabled. With CHAP, the CHAP
Handshake fields authenticate the user.
CHAP Handshake
The
Host/User Name
(for UNIX systems) or
Secret/User Password
(for
Windows systems) used for CHAP authentication. May have up to 128
characters.
