3Com Dual 56K User Manual

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76 CHAPTER 7: ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONAdding a PrivateNetwork ServiceProviderTo add a service provider profile for connection to a remote private network,follow the instructions provided in Chapter 6, “Configuring the Dual 56K LANModem for Private Network Access.”Editing ServiceProvider ProfilesThe following steps allow you to edit a previously configured service providerconnection.1 From the Main Configuration Home Page, click the Service Providers image.A drop-down list box appears which contains the names of your configuredservice providers.2 Select the name of the service provider connection profile you wish to edit.The connection profile page appears.3 Edit the fields as desired.For more information on the particular fields, refer to the configurationinstructions for the appropriate type of service provider (ISP or Private Network), orrefer to the online help located in the bottom frame on the page.4 When finished, click Submit.Restricting Access toService ProvidersIf you wish to restrict a particular workstations’s access to one or more serviceproviders, refer to the instructions under “Associating Service Providers withWorkstations on the LAN.”If you wish to password protect the configuration profile of the Dual 56K LANModem, refer to “Locking and Unlocking the Configuration.”Associating ServiceProviders withWorkstations on theLANWhen you configure a Service Provider on the Dual 56K LAN Modem, by defaultthat connection is made available to every workstation attached to the LAN. If, forexample, you set up an Internet connection through an ISP and have 25workstations attached to the LAN, all 25 users will be able to access the Internetthrough this connection. The ISP is, by default, “associated” with each user’sworkstation.You can change these associations through the Workstation Parameters page. Forexample, if you want only authorized workstations to have Internet accessthrough a Service Provider connection, you can associate that Service Providerexclusively with those workstations. This would all only authorized users on theLAN access to the Internet from their computers.To change the association between service providers and specific workstations onthe LAN, follow these steps.1 From the Main Configuration Home Page, click the Workstations icon.The Workstation Parameters window appears.2 Modify the associations for each listed workstation by leaving the box under eachlisted Service Provider checked to allow the association, or by clearing the box todisallow the association.