StarTech.com SV1115IPEXT - Manual (Page 54)

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active, their screens will be in gray scale as well. When PPP in
inactive, color is automatically re-enabled.
Some areas of the screen may not be updated as frequently as
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others, and animations or other auto-updating areas of the screen
may appear out-of-focus or “blocky” as a result. Since the area
around the mouse pointer is refreshed most frequently, hold the
pointer over an area to improve its clarity.
It may be beneficial to minimize any unnecessary icons,
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backgrounds, or other clutter on the host computer’s desktop to
make the dial-up connection as efficient as possible.
When the modem feature is enabled, you can use a “line modem”
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connection on the serial port using a serial cable to begin a PPP
session. If you are using the DTE Serial port on the front panel, use
a null modem serial cable. If you have disconnected the modem
and are using the DCE Serial port on the rear panel for the PPP
connection, use a straight through serial cable. When the modem is
not actively connected, you can begin a PPP session at up to 460
kbps. To hang up and re-connect the modem, end the PPP session.
If you need to configure the device over a serial connection while the
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modem option is enabled, connect a serial cable (see immediately
above for instructions on what type of cable to use for the port you
are accessing on the SV1115IPEXT) and begin a terminal session
following the instructions under Terminal Configuration Using a
Serial Cable in this manual. Once connected, you will see the
following message:
Expecting a modem, if human, type admin password (Or start PPP)
Type the password for user admin and press Enter. The password will
not appear on the screen. The configuration menu will appear. Make
the changes you wish or press ‘q’ and Enter to exit and leave the
modem connection active.