Module - Dial-Up Connection

The Dial-Up Connection module serves for the initial setting of your Dial-Up connection. The appropriate data should be provided by your Internet provider.

The user interface contains text field folders for entering data and the following switches "Main setting", "Attributes" and "Remote connection".

Main Setting

After clicking the "Dial-UP connection" icon or "Main setting" folder the user interface will display text fields for entering the appropriate data.

Dialling: Choose the dialling mode for telephone numbers.

Serial port: Select the port your modem is connected to. The designation ttyS0 corresponds with the designation com1 in the MS DOS system. (ttyS1=com2, and so on)

Phone number: Enter the telephone number here. The telephone number must not contain any other characters (slash, dash, …) than numbers. If needed you may use a comma, it is considered a short interval. It is used sometimes, for instance, between the number for access to the external line and the true telephone number you are dialing.

Initial string for modem: In case of problems with your modem you may specify the dialling mode and other selections with the initial modem string. You can find documentation for these AT commands in the modem manual. It is true that in most cases the string ATX3 will work.

User: The access name

Password: The access password

Connection Attributes

After clicking the "Attributes" switch the user interface will be displayed, which will allow the timeout setting of individual services and selection of the static IP address that is used.

The timeout is a time (in seconds) the automatic shutdown of the Internet connection will occur because of inactivity. For the most frequently used services the timeout can be set separately.

WWW Timeout: The timeout setting for the WWW service (in seconds)

FTP Timeout: The timeout setting for the FTP service (in seconds)

Timeout for others: The timeout setting for all services except the WWW and FTP ones

Use static IP: If you have a reserved static IP address of the Internet connection from your Internet provider, check this choice. The user interface will change and the "Static IP" text field will be displayed. Enter the IP address into this text field.

Batch Connection

After clicking the "Batch connection" switch the user interface will be displayed allowing you to set the connections, which some connection providers offer. In case of questions contact your Internet provider.

Enable terminal connection: Not checking will mean the terminal connection will not be used.

Login call: The text calling you to enter your user name.

Password call: The text calling you to enter your password.

Command call: The text calling you to enter commands.

PPP activation command: The text serving as the activation command of the PPP protocol.

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