Before You Set Up the Dial-out Machine (System Administration Guide: Resource Management and Network Services)

System Administration Guide: Resource Management and Network Services

Before You Set Up the Dial-out Machine

Before you configure a dial-out machine, gather the information that is listed in the following table.

Note -

The planning information in this section does not include information to be gathered about authentication or PPPoE. For details on authentication planning, refer to "Planning for Authentication on a Link". For PPPoE planning, refer to "Planning for DSL Support Over a PPPoE Tunnel".

Table 30-2 Information for a Dial-out Machine


Information	Action
Maximum modem speed	Refer to documentation that was provided by the modem manufacturer.
Modem connection commands (AT commands)	Refer to documentation that was provided by the modem manufacturer.
Name to use for dial-in server at the other end of the link	Create any name that helps you identify the dial-in server.
Login sequence that was required by dial-in server	Contact the dial-in server's administrator or ISP documentation, if dial-in server is at the ISP.

Before setting up a dial-in server, gather the information that is listed in the next table.