User guide

RASExpress User Guide
30 CommPlete Communications Server
Telnet
Menu path: Main Menu ➔ Configuration of Server ➔ Server Setup ➔ Telnet.
[ 1] Telnet Administration : enabled
[ 2] Telnet Client : enabled
[ 3] Telnet Dialout : enabled
[ 4] Telnet Auto Dialout : disabled
[ 5] Auto Dialout Port Number : 8000
[ 6] Interface Type : Menu
[ESC] to go to previous menu
Telnet Administration
Select enabled if you want to be able to configure and manage the RASExpress server
from any Telnet client.
Telnet Client
Select enabled to allow a remote user who has dialed in to the RASExpress server to
Telnet to different hosts on the network.
Telnet Dialout
Select enabled to allow users to use any Telnet client to select a modem on the
RASExpress server and dial out to UNIX hosts and BBSs.
Telnet Auto Dialout
Select enabled to allow a Telnet client to connect to the TCP port number in Auto
Dialout Port Number and use any free modem on the RASExpress server
Auto Dialout Port Number
Type the TCP port number to be used for Telnet auto dialout.
Interface Type
Choose the Telnet interface type; the choices are Menu and Command. Menu mode
allows the RASExpress server to be configured using the menus in this chapter.
Command mode allows the RASExpress server to be configured by typing Telnet
commands (see Appendix C).
SNTP Client
Menu path: Main Menu ➔ Configuration of Server ➔ Server Setup ➔ SNTP Client.
[ 1] SNTP Client : disabled
[ 2] SNTP Server IP Address : 000.000.000.000
[ 3] Time Zone Standard Name : CST
[ 4] Offset from UTC : -06:00
[ 5] Daylight Savings : enabled
[ 6] Offset During Daylight Savings : 60
[ 7] Start of Daylight Savings Time
[ 8] End of Daylight Savings Time
[ESC] to go to previous menu
The Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) is used to synchronize computer clocks in
the Internet. RASExpress uses SNTP time signals to synchronize server clocks for ac-
counting accuracy.
SNTP Client
Select enabled to enable the RASExpress server to use SNTP time signals.