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You can switch any of your installed transports on or off at any time. Changes you
make in the Incoming Access dialog box take effect as soon as you select or clear
a check box.
To shut down a transport
1.
From the Setup menu, choose Incoming Access.
2.
In the Incoming Access dialog box, select or deselect the transports that you
want to use for incoming access.
Note: If the feature associated with a transport has been disabled on the Fea-
tures tab in the Preferences dialog box, the transport will not be visible in the
Incoming Access dialog box. For example, Dial Direct may not be available on
some computers.
If a transport is visible but dimmed, the transport is not configured properly
or a site administrator has restricted access to the transport.
Your changes take effect immediately. However, if a remote user is already con-
nected to your computer using a transport that you turned off, that connection will
continue. To disconnect a remote user, see
“Disconnecting Remote Users” on
You can also use the Connection menu or the Timbuktu Pro Info dialog box as a
shortcut to turn transports on and off. Choose a transport to change its status.
Checked transports are turned on.
Setting up Timbuktu Pro for Incoming Dial Direct Access
This section explains the steps you’ll need to take to customize Timbuktu Pro to
receive incoming Dial Direct connections. To set up your computer and modem to
make outgoing connections, see
“Setting Dial Direct Preferences” on page 46
.
Configuring Timbuktu Pro for Incoming
Connections
Most modem setup is required only if you intend to make outgoing Dial Direct
connections. It is covered in more detail in