System Administration Guide

Setting Up Modems

Table 48-3 describes the three modem templates available when setting up a modem using Serial Ports.

Table 48-3 Modem Templates


Modem Configuration	Description
Dial-In Only	Users may dial in to the modem but cannot dial out.
Dial-Out Only	Users may dial out from the modem but cannot dial in.
Bidirectional	Users may either dial in or out from the modem.

Table 48-4 describes the default values of each template.

Table 48-4 Modem Template Default Values


Detail	Item	Modem - Dial-In Only	Modem - Dial-Out Only	Modem - Bidirectional
Basic	Port	--	--	--
	Service	Enabled	Enabled	Enabled
	Baud Rate	9600	`9600`	`9600`
	Terminal Type	--	--	--
More	Option: Initialize Only	yes	no	no
	Option: Bidirectional	no	no	yes
	Option: Software Carrier	no	no	no
	Login Prompt	`login:`	`login:`	`login:`
	Comment	Modem - Dial-In Only	Modem - Dial-Out Only	Modem - Bidirectional
	Service Tag	--	--	--
	Port Monitor Tag	`zsmon`	`zsmon`	`zsmon`
Expert	Create `utmp` Entry	yes	yes	yes
	Connect on Carrier	no	no	no
	Service	`/usr/bin/login`	`/usr/bin/login`	`/usr/sbin/login`
	Streams Modules	`ldterm`,`ttcompat`	`ldterm`,`ttcompat`	`ldterm`,`ttcompat`
	Timeout (secs)	Never	Never	Never

Table 48-5 describes the default values for the Initialize Only template.

Table 48-5 Initialize Only - No Connection Default Values


Detail	Item	Default Value
Basic	Port	--
	Service	Enabled
	Baud Rate	9600
	Terminal Type	--
More	Option: Initialize Only	yes
	Option: Bidirectional	no
	Option: Software Carrier	no
	Login Prompt	`login:`
	Comment	Initialize Only - No Connection
	Service Tag	--
	Port Monitor Tag	`zsmon`
Expert	Create `utmp` Entry	yes
	Connect on Carrier	no
	Service	`/usr/bin/login`
	Streams Modules	`ldterm`,`ttcompat`
	Timeout (secs)	Never