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90NetBotz Appliance User’s Guide
The following controls appear in the Advanced tab:
Use the Status tab to view the status of your PPP connection, or to request an immediate dial-out to
establish a PPP connection if none exists. Click Request Immediate Dial-Out to establish a connection.
Once initiated, the PPP connection stays active until you click Cancel Dial-Up Request or the appliance
reboots.
Dial-out response to alerts/reports Select the PPP dial-up action taken by the appliance when alerts or
periodic reports are generated. Select from the following list:
• Disabled—No dial-up action is taken when alerts or reports are
generated.
• Enabled—Use PPP to connect to the network whenever an alert or
report is generated. Note: If the alert does not require a PPP
connection, no connection will be made.
• Delivery Failure—Use PPP to connect to the network only if
network-based alert notification (for example, e-mail, FTP, HTTP
posting) or report delivery fails.
Remain connected after alerts/
reports sent
The number of minutes the appliance keeps the PPP connection active
after connecting to the network to deliver alert or report information.
Field Description
LCP - Send LCP echo requests to
peer
When checked, your appliance sends LCP echo requests, telling PPP
that the PPP link is active even when there is no network traffic.
Exclusive route - Route all data
through PPP when dialed-out
If selected, all data is routed through the PPP interface during PPP
dial-out sessions.
When cleared, the Ethernet interface communicates with hosts on the
same subnet as the appliance. All communication with hosts that are not
on the same subnet as the appliance uses the PPP interface.
Debug - Send debug messages to
syslog
When selected, debug messages are forwarded to the Syslog host
specified using the Log icon.
For more information, see “Log” on page 86.
SIM PIN / Confirm SIM PIN For modems that use a subscriber identification module (SIM), specify
the PIN used to unlock the SIM.
N
OTE: A SIM may not require a PIN. For modems that do not have a
SIM, this field must be blank.
Extra Initialization Commands If necessary, type additional initialization commands to append to the
commands noted in the Initialization commands field.
Use default modem commands Select to use the default modem initialization string for your modem.
Initialization commands If necessary, edit the initialization string for your modem.
E-mail Addresses for IP address
Notification
When a PPP connection is established, an e-mail containing the IP
address of the appliance is sent to all e-mail addresses in this field. To
add addresses to this field, click Add, type an address in the E-mail
Address field, and click OK.
Field Description