Multitech MultiConnect rCell 100 Series - Configuring PPP: Setting up the Modem; Configuring PPP: Setting up Authentication; Configuring PPP: Configuring Keepalive Checks

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UsingtheRouter’sWebInterface 25
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8. IntheDialingMaxRetriesfield,typethenumberofdialingretriesallowed.Thedefaultiszero,which
meansaninfinitenumberisallowed.Therangeis0to100.
ConfiguringPPP:Settingupthemodem
Tosetupthecellularmodemthatisintegratedwithyourrouter:
(RefertotheCustomerActivationNoticesincludedwiththeproductforproperinformationtoenter).
1. FromCellular,selectPPPConfiguration.
2. IntheDialNumberfield,typethenumbertobedialed.DefaultisNULL.
 ForHSPAmodels,theDialNumberis*99***1#
 ForEVDOmodels,theDialNumberis#777
 ForGSMmodels,theDialNumberis*99***1#
 ForCDMAmodels,theDialNumberis#777
3. IntheConnectStringfield,typethemodemConnectString.ThedefaultisCONNECT.
4. IntheDialPrefixfield,typethemodemdialprefix.ThedefaultisATDT.
5. IntheAPNfield,typetheAPN(AccessPointName).TheAPNisassignedbyyourwirelessservice
provider.
6. IntheIn
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ng1‐4fields,typemodeminitstrings.Youcansetupto4modeminitializationstrings.
7. InthePowerOnfield,typethePower‐OnInitString.Youcanenterastringof0to40charactersthatare
senttotherouterupo
nbootup.AllcommandsinitializebeforeyouproceedwithregularPPPrelated
activity.
Whennoinitializationstringisconfigured,regularfunctionsoftherouterareretained.
ConfiguringPPP:Settingupauthentication
Todefineauthentication:
1. FromtheAuthenticationTypedrop‐downlist,selecttheauthenticationprotocoltypeusedtonegotiate
withtheremotepeer:pap,chap,orpap‐chap.Thedefaultispap‐chap.
2. IntheUsernamefield,typeusernamewithwhichtheremotepeerauthenticates.Youcanleavethis
fieldblank,ifdesired.Username
islimitedto60characters.
3. InthePasswordfield,typethepasswordwithwhichtheremotepeerwillauthenticate.Youcanleave
thisfieldblank,ifdesired.Passwordislimitedto60characters.
ConfiguringPPP:Configuringkeepalivechecks
YoucanusethekeepalivecheckfeaturetochecktheavailabilityoftheInternetconnection.
Toconfigurethekeepalivecheck:
1. CheckEnabled.
2. FromtheKeepAliveTypedrop‐downlist,selecttheprotocoltypeusedforthecheck:ICMPorTCP.
3. IntheHostNamefield,typethenameofthehostcomp
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erusedtorespondtothekeepalive.
4. IntheTCPPortfieldtypetheTCPPortnumbertoconnectwiththehost.
5. IntheIntervalfield,typethenumberofsecondsthatpassbeforeakeepalivecheckissent.Defaultis60
seconds.