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Configuring PCMCIA Cards
176 AlterPath OnBoard Administrator’s Guide
T To Configure a Modem or GSM PCMCIA Card
This procedure assumes that a modem or GSM PCMCIA card is inserted into
a slot on the OnBoard and the steps under “To Begin Configuring a PCMCIA
Card” on page 172 are complete. See Table 1-20, “Modem and Phone Card
Field and Menu Definitions,” on page 38 for the values that an administrative
user needs to select or to enter for modem configuration, if needed.
1. Log into the Web Manager as an administrative user.
2. Go to Settings → PCMCIA.
1. Make sure that “Modem” or “GSM” selected from the “Card Type” pull-
down menu on the PCMCIA card configuration dialog.
2. Select either “Login,” “Autodetect,” “PPP,” or “OTP” from the “Modem
Access Type” pull-down menu.
3. Select an option from the “Flow control” pull-down menu.
4. Select a baud rate from the “Baud rate” pull-down menu.
5. Enter a modem chat string in the “Modem Initialization” field.
6. To enable callback, do the following steps.
a. Check the “Call Back” check box.
The Phone Number field appears on the Slot dialog box.
b. Enter a number for the OnBoard to use when calling back the remote
user’s modem or phone.
7. If you selected either the “PPP” or “Autodetect” modem access types, do
the following steps:
a. Enter a local IP address or accept the default provided in the “Local
IP address” field.
b. Enter a remote IP address or accept the default provided in the
“Remote IP address” field.
c. Enable or disable authentication by checking or leaving unchecked
the “Authenticating Required” checkbox.
d. Accept or change the value in the MTU field.
e. Accept or change the value in the MRU field.