3Com 3C892 - OfficeConnect ISDN Lan Modem Router User Manual

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86 CHAPTER 8: PLACING , RECEIVING AND DISCONNECTING CALLSPlacing a CallManuallyYou can also manually place a call to an existing service provider or to adestination that has not been previously defined as long as the remote locationprovides an IP address dynamically during call setup.Placing a Call Manuallyto an Existing ServiceProviderTo place a call manually to a service provider that is already configured, do thefollowing.The existing service provider must be associated with your workstation in order foryou to place a manual call to it. By default all service providers are associated withall workstations. If you are unsure, click Workstations from the main page andthen select your workstation. Make sure the service provider you want to call isassociated with your workstation.1 From the ISDN LAN Modem home page, click the Manual Calling button.The Manual Call Control window appears.2 In the table, locate the name of the service provider to which you want to connectand then verify that the call is not already connected to that destination by lookingunder the Status of Call column.3 Click Place Call.A message indicates that the call is being placed. A B channel LED on the ISDNLAN Modem front panel illuminates green when a connection is established. Onceconnected you are ready to run any desired application appropriate for thatlocation, such as FTP to transfer files, or you may enter a different URL in yourWeb browser to access the Internet.Placing a Call Manuallyto a Temporary ServiceProviderTo place a call manually to a service provider that has not been previouslyconfigured, do the following. Note that for this type of manual call, the serviceprovider must supply a dynamic IP address.This call profile will remain under TempSvcProvider until you change the settingsof these fields.1 From the ISDN LAN Modem’s home page, click Manual Calling.The Manual Call Control window appears.2 In the table, locate TempSvcProvider.3 Click Place Call.4 Enter the telephone number of the destination in the Telephone Number field.5 Enter your User ID for the remote destination.6 Enter your Password for the remote destination.7 Enter the DNS address if the remote destination does not automatically provide anIP address. Otherwise, leave this field empty.8 Specify how you would like the bandwidth allocated for this connection.You can choose always to use just one B channel for this connection, always touse two B channels for this connection (that is, always use Multilink PPP), or youcan specify that you only want the second B channel added when the firstB channel reaches the threshold. The threshold default is 60%. To change thethreshold default, refer to “Changing Data Call Parameters” in Chapter 5.