PPP Dialup
The system configuration settings encompass:
•
PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) Dialup - management of the PPP
internet connection,
•
Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) - management of your
host name in the DNS to convert host names into affiliated IP
(Internet Protocol) addresses in cases where the IP address is
not static,
•
SSH (Secure Shell) Tunnel - management of Secure Shell
Tunnelling to connect terminal devices via internet and by
secure communication,
•
Notification Sending - management of the allocation of
recipients for transmissions of messages related to specific
events,
•
NTP - management of the Network Time Protocol (a protocol
for time synchronization between computers),
•
Dialup Modems - management of dialup modem
communications with their RTUs,
•
Wireless Modems - management of Wireless Modem
communications with their RTUs,
•
GPRS Modems - management of GPRS modem
communications with their RTUs,
•
Users - management of users and user groups as well as of
their respective access rights,
•
Operating System - management of operating system
specific assignments,
•
Networking - management of the network configuration,
•
Gateway Detail - management of Gateway specific
information.
With PPP Dialup, a network connection to the internet or to a PPP
server, respectively, is established by means of a dialup modem.
The concerned menu allows you to determine the configuration of
a PPP network for a dialup modem connection.
Note: In order to be able to use the PPP network, you have to
enable at least one of your dialup modems for PPP dialup
("allow PPP dialup").
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