Tripp Lite B050-000 - Manual (Page 88)

Chapter 6. Menu Options
cator cable is required (see the Section called B050-000 System Components in Chapter
2).
Configuration or console login
Do not use the serial port for any special function, use it only for the initial con-
figuration (see Table 4-1).
Modem
The B050-000 offers remote access using a telephone line in addition to the stan-
dard access over the built-in Ethernet adapter. The modem needs to be connected
to the serial interface of the B050-000.
Logically, connecting to the B050-000 using a telephone line means nothing else
than building up a dedicated point-to-point connection from your console com-
puter to the B050-000. In other words, the B050-000 acts as an Internet Service
Provider (ISP) to which you can dial in. The connection is established using the
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP). Before you connect to the B050-000 make sure to
configure your console computer accordingly. For instance, on Windows based
operating systems you can configure a dial-up network connection which de-
faults to the right settings like PPP.
The Modem Settings panel allows you to configure the remote access to the B050-
000 using a modem. The meaning of each parameter will be described below. The
modem settings are part of the serial settings panel .
Serial line speed
The speed with which the B050-000 is communicating with the modem.
Most of all modems available today will support the default value of 115.200
bps. In case you are using an old modem and discovering problems try to
lower this speed.
Modem Init String
The initialization string used by the B050-000 to initialize the modem. The
default value will work with all modern standard modems directly con-
nected to a telephone line. In case you have a special modem or the modem
is connected to a local telephone switch that requires a special dial sequence
in order to establish a connection to the public telephone network, you can
change this setting by giving a new string. Refer to the modem’s manual
about the AT command syntax.
Modem server IP address
This IP address will be assigned to the B050-000 itself during the PPP hand-
shake. Since it is a point-to-point IP connection virtually every IP address is
possible but you must make sure that it is not interfering with the IP settings
of the B050-000 and your console computer. The default value will work in
most cases.
Modem client IP address
This IP address will be assigned to your console computer during the PPP
handshake. Since it is a point-to-point IP connection virtually every IP ad-
dress is possible but you must make sure that it is not interfering with the IP
settings of the B050-000 and your console computer. The default value will
work in most cases.
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