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Appendices
Installation & Reference Guide — Doc. 5798
Appendix F: Dial-up TCP/IP configuration
You should install the Windows
Dial-up Networking
software. Configure it to
connect using Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) without user confirmation and to
disconnect after idle for 1 minute.
Our experience is that the initial settings upon a fresh installation of
Dial-Up
Networking
are usually already set to allow for dialing without user confirmation. If,
however, you find this is not the case, you may be able to reconfigure the software
by following these steps:
1.
Locate and start
Dial-Up Networking.
A shortcut to this application can usually
be invoked from the
Start
menu, by selecting
Start | Programs | Accessories |
Dial-Up Networking
(or possibly
Start | Programs | Accessories |
Communications | Dial-Up Networking
).
2.
In the resulting window, click
More
to reveal a pop-up menu from which select
User Preferences
.
3.
In the resulting window, select the
Appearance
tab
4.
Make sure the checkbox labeled
Always prompt before dialing
in unchecked.
5.
Click
OK
.
One way of configuring the connection to auto-disconnect after 1 minute is as
follows:
1.
Bring up
Dial-Up Networking’s User Preferences
window again.
2.
Select the
Dialing
tab.
3.
Enter 60 into the textbox labled
Idle seconds before hanging up
.
4.
Click
OK
.
Note that different versions of
Dial-Up Networking
may have different windows then
those described above. Also note that
Dial-Up Networking
is not the only software
available for establishing a PPP connection over a dial-up line. If your computer uses
other software, you will have to hunt around for options similar to those described
above.
