3Com Dual 56K User Manual

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Specifying a WINS Server Address 87indicate the bandwidth percentage threshold at which to allocate of remove thesecond channel. By default this threshold is 60%.Connect Delay. If you had specified use of the second channel “only asneeded” under your Service Provider settings, indicate the length of time that theLAN Modem should wait before adding the second channel, once the defaultthreshold has been breached. By default the length of time is 10 seconds.Disconnect Delay. If you had specified use of the second channel “only asneeded” under your Service Provider settings, indicate the length of time that theLAN Modem should wait before removing the second channel, once the defaultthreshold has been breached. By default the length of time is 20 seconds.Outgoing Call ControlEnable Outgoing Calls on Line 1. Check this box to enable the LAN Modemto place outgoing calls on modem 1. If you want to prevent any outgoing callsfrom being placed on this line, uncheck this box. Outgoing calls are enabled bydefault.Enable Outgoing Calls on Line 2. Check this box to enable the LAN Modemto place outgoing calls on modem 2. If you want to prevent any outgoing callsfrom being placed on this line, uncheck this box. Outgoing calls are enabled bydefault.To disable all outgoing calls from being placed by any device on the LAN, uncheckboth boxes for Outgoing Call Control.Configuring the DataCall ParametersTo configure data call parameters, follow these steps:1 From the Dual 56K LAN Modem Main Configuration Page, click the Clock icon.2 Specify the Data Call Parameters.3 Click Submit.If you wish to password-protect the configuration profile of the Dual 56K LANModem, refer to “Locking and Unlocking the Configuration.”Specifying a WINSServer AddressWINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) is used on Windows NT servers toassociate a computer’s host name with its IP address. If you have a WINS serversetup on your network, you can specify the IP address of the WINS server via theLAN Modem’s Maintenance page.To set a WINS server address, do the following.1 From the LAN Modem’s Main page, click the Advanced button.The Advanced submenu opens.2 Click the Maintenance button.The Maintenance page opens.3 In the WINS Server Address field, specify the IP address of your network’s WINSserver.