Connecting And Disconnecting The Modem; Checking Modem Status - Fortinet Fortigate-5000 series Administration Manual

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Connecting and disconnecting the modem

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Checking modem status

FortiGate Version 3.0 MR4 Administration Guide
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The modem must be in Standalone mode.
To connect to a dialup account
Go to System > Network > Modem.
Select Enable USB Modem.
Make sure there is correct information in one or more Dialup Accounts.
Select Apply if you make any configuration changes.
Select Dial Now.
The FortiGate unit initiates dialing into each dialup account in turn until the
modem connects to an ISP.
To disconnect the modem
Use the following procedure to disconnect the modem from a dialup account.
Go to System > Network > Modem.
Select Hang Up if you want to disconnect from the dialup account.
You can determine the connection status of your modem and which dialup
account is active. If the modem is connected to the ISP, you can see the IP
address and netmask.
To check the modem status, go to System > Network > Modem.
Modem status is one of the following:
not active The modem is not connected to the ISP.
connecting The modem is attempting to connect to the ISP.
connected The modem is connected to the ISP.
disconnecting The modem is disconnecting from the ISP.
hung up The modem has disconnected from the ISP. (Standalone mode only)
The modem will not redial unless you select Dial Now.
A green check mark indicates the active dialup account.
The IP address and netmask assigned to the modem interface appears on the
System Network Interface page of the web-based manager.
Configuring the modem interface
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