Chapter 1 Understanding remote management 17ICS Remote Tools User GuideConnecting remotely to a Norstar systemWith this configuration, your computer connects to the RAD by using a dial-up modem and adial-up connection to an auto-answered line on the Norstar system.When you click on the Connect button on an ICSRT Connection Properties screen that is correctlyset for Remote connection (ìConnecting to a Norstar systemî on page 51), your computer dials theNorstar system using the modem. The line your computer dials through is set up on the Norstarsystem so that the RAD answers after a specified number of rings. When the RAD answers,ICSRT transmits the RAD password, which is entered on the connection record. If the RADrecognizes the password, the connection occurs.Figure 1 Connecting through a dial-up modemRAD Norstar systemRemote computerModemRS-232 cable Dial-upconnectionUnsupervisedline
