Setup guide
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DS2 Network Guide
Enabling PPP for dialling into the unit
Enabling PPP and identifying specic modems for dial up
Conguring Alarm/VMD Reporting via the web and editing the prole.ini le
How to Enable and Congure PPP via Serial Port
The PPP facility on this unit is designed to be used in two contexts;
1) As the only network connection on the system.
2) As a backup connection in the event that the primary connection is available when
trying to dial out on alarm.
PPP will be congured to either run over a normal telephone line (PSTN) or an ISDN line. The
medium used does not effect the conguration.
PPP can be set up in a number of congurations, in this manual we will cover the two most likely
ones;
1) Unit to PC – Single PC for alarm receiving.
2) Unit to PPP Server/Router (ISDN) – Multiple PCs for alarm receiving.
System setup - Unit to PC
For the purpose of the tutorial, the Unit is connected between the network and a serial TA (or
modem). The TA is connected to an ISDN line or PSTN Modem.
The receiving PC is networked and has NetVu ObserVer running with the Event Distribution Point
Software, and is also connected to and ISDN or PSTN Modem.
The unit will be congured to Dial out using PPP and send an alarm to the PC using the ISDN line.
This can be accomplished in four steps.
1) Create a connection prole, telling the unit which number to dial to the ARC
2) Set the conditions under which the unit will dial out
3) Set up the unit serial port to dial out.
4) Setting up the ARC PC/EDP to accept incoming alarms
CREATE A CONNECTION PROFILE