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10.1. ISP configuration
ISP stands for Internet Service Provider. An ISP represents the entrance to Internet.
It is required to access Internet with a dial-up connection: PSTN, GSM-DATA (CSD).
It represents the connection to the company you call to access an Internet service, like sending e-mail or
files (FTP).
Some among the most well-known: AT&T, Scarlet, Tiscali, …
When you want
TB
OX
LT2
to send e-mail or send files to a FTP site through a dial-up connection, you
subscribe an account to an ISP.
Using the button ‘Import…’
you access an existing ISP
configuration you have tested
successfully on the PC.
Name: It is the name of the provider.
Modem: a connection to an ISP is always
carried out through modem. Select the
modem.
Phone number: It is the phone number of the
provider
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LT2
must dial to send an e-
mail or files.
Dial Prefix: The default dial prefix to connect
to an ISP (ATDT). It should not be changed
unless the modem needs a particular
configuration.
If
TB
OX
LT2
is placed behind a telephone
switch, the ‘outside line prefix’ is defined in
the modem properties (see chapter 8.2.2);
it should not be added to the dial prefix.
User name:
It is the name of your account needed to access Internet (usually it is given by the
ISP).
Password:
It is the password of your account needed to access Internet (usually it is given by the
ISP).
DNS:
A DNS converts names in IP address. It is needed in case the Server (SMTP, FTP, NTP,
POP3) is indicated in 'text' and not with an IP address.
Most ISPs support dynamic DNS, they provide the DNS addresses when connecting.
If this is not the case, they provide you with a ‘Preferred’ and ‘Alternate’ DNS address.
You can declare several ISP entries!
Then they can be used in redundancy to access internet services (FTP, e-mail, NTP).
You are also allowed to define several SMTP Servers (see next), associated to different
ISPs. Creating the alarm recipient, you can select the ‘Redundancy’ option.