User Guide
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7. Copy the certificates and keys to the /etc/ppp/cert file. They must be named server.crt (the
ACS 6000 console server certificate), ca.crt (the Certificate Authority’s certificate) and
server.key (the ACS 6000 console server asymmetric key).
Dial-out Profile
To configure the Dial-out Profile for a serial port with a connected modem:
1. Select Ports – Serial Ports.
2. Click the checkbox for a serial port with a connected modem.
3. Click the Set Dial-out button.
4. Use the drop-down to enable/disable the port.
5. Configure the phone number to dial on-demand in the field Phone No.
6. Use the drop-down to configure the modem speed.
7. Configure the initial chat with modem in the Init Chat field.
8. Configure the PPP parameters (address, authentication and so on) and click Save.
NOTE: The Dial-out profile will work only to establish PPP link on-demand. The administrator must
configure static route to have packages routed to the PPP interface.
Parameter Description
Status Enables or disables the port. Default:Disabled.
Phone No. The phone number to dial to.
Speed
The speed that will be used to configure the serial
device and communicate with the connected modem.
Init Chat Chat for modem initialization.
Local IPv4/IPv6 Address
Configures the local IPv4/IPv6 address for this
PPPconnection. If empty, PPPwill accept the
address from the remote peer.
Remote IPv4/IPv6 Address
Configures the remote IPv4/IPv6 address for this
PPPconnection. If empty, PPPwill accept the
address from the remote peer.
PPPAuthentication Protocol
PPP Idle Timeout
Number of seconds being idle before PPPtimes out.
Default:0 (no time-out).
CHAP
Dial-out Parameters
To configure the Socket Client Profile for a serial port with a connected device:
1. Select Ports - Serial Ports.
2. Click the checkbox for a serial port with a connected device.