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• NOTE: You can insert a card at any time and the corresponding driver should load automatically. Before removing a card, however, you must use the Web Manager to eject the card and stop the system from using the card. If you install an IDE PCMCIA card in a slot, it automatically mounts and no configuration is necessary through this form.NOTE: The console server supports GPRS and 1xRTT PCMCIA cards through a Generic Dial-Out application. For Configuration details refer to the Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Command Reference Guide.For a list of the supported PCMCIA cards, refer to Cyclades ACS advanced console server web site at http://www.cyclades.com and follow the links to Products - Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Servers - PC Cards List.
1. Go to Network - PCMCIA Management. The PCMCIA Management form appears.
2. Insert the card into the PCMCIA slot on the front of the console server and Click the Insert button for the slot in which you installed the PCMCIA card.
3. Click OK in the dialog box that displays.NOTE: You can insert a card at any time and the corresponding driver should load automatically. Before removing a card, you must use the Web Manager to eject the card and stop the system from using the card. If you install an IDE PCMCIA card in a slot it automatically mounts and no configuration is necessary through this form.
4. Click the Configure button.You can use the PCMCIA Management form under Network to enable a remote user to call into the console server through an installed modem PCMCIA card. When you select Modem from the pull-down menu, the dialog box for the corresponding card slot appears.NOTE: For all supported PCMCIA cards that include a checkbox for Authentication One Time Passwords Required, a full description of the One Time Password (OTP) feature can be found in the Cyclades ACS Advanced Console Server Command Reference Guide.
Authentication One Time Password Required If you click the PPP checkbox, additional fields for a local and remote IP address and a Call Back checkbox appear.
1. Install the modem card and select Modem from the pull-down menu on the PCMCIA Management form.
a. Check the PPP checkbox.NOTE: By default, the IP address of the console server is used. Only change the IP address if you have a specific reason to do so.
d. In the Remote IP field, specify the IP address to assign to the other end of the PPP connection, if desired.NOTE: By default, the IP address 10.0.0.1 is assigned. Only change the IP address if you have a specific reason to do so.
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a. Check the Call Back checkbox. The Phone Number field displays in the Slot dialog box.
5. Click OK.
6. Click apply changes.You can use the PCMCIA Management form under Network to enable users to connect to the console server through an ISDN PCMCIA card.When you select ISDN from the pull-down menu, the ISDN dialog box appears.
Select ISDN from the pull-down menu. Check Call Back box to enable the callback security feature.
1. Install the ISDN card and select ISDN from the pull-down menu on the PCMCIA Management form. The Local IP and Remote IP fields and the Call Back checkbox appear in the Slot dialog box.
2. Enter an IP address in the Local IP field, if desired. By default, the IP address of the console server is used. Only change the IP address if you have a specific reason to do so.
3. NOTE: By default, the IP address 10.0.0.1 is assigned. Only change the IP address if you have a specific reason to do so.
a. Check the Call Back checkbox. The Phone Number field appears on the Slot dialog box.
5. Click OK.
6. Click apply changes.You can use the PCMCIA Management form under Network to enable a remote user to call into the console server through an installed and configured GSM PCMCIA card. When you select GSM from the pull-down menu, the dialog box expands to include specific options.When the Call Back checkbox is checked, the Phone Number field appears as shown in the following figure.
Select GSM from the pull-down menu. Check Call Back box to enable the callback security feature. Authentication One Time Password Required
1. Install the GSM card and select GSM from the pull-down menu on the PCMCIA Management form. The Local IP, Remote IPand Pin Number fields and the Call Back checkbox appear on the Slot dialog box.NOTE: By default, the IP address of console server is used. Only change the IP address if you have a specific reason to do so.
3. NOTE: By default, the IP address 10.0.0.1 is assigned. Only change the IP address if you have a specific reason to do so.
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a. Check the Call Back checkbox. The Phone Number field appears on the Slot dialog box.
6. Click OK.
7. Click apply changes.You can use the PCMCIA Management form under Network to configure an Ethernet PCMCIA card. When you select Ethernet from the pull-down menu, the Ethernet dialog box appears.The following table provides a brief description of the fields available in the Ethernet dialog box.
Select Ethernet from the Pull-down menu.
1. Install the Ethernet card and select Ethernet from the pull-down menu on the PCMCIA Management form. The IP Address and Network Mask fields appear on the Slot dialog box.
4. Click OK.
5. Click apply changes.You can use the PCMCIA Management form under Network to configure a PCMCIA CompactFlash card or a PCMCIA hard disk drive. When you select CompactFlash/Hard Disk from the pull-down menu, the dialog box shown in the following figure appears.The following table provides a brief description of the fields available in the CompactFlash/Hard Disk dialog box.
1. Install the CompactFlash card or the hard disk drive and select CompactFlash/Hard Disk from the pull-down menu on the PCMCIA Management form. The Enable checkbox appears on the Slot dialog box.
2. Click the Enable checkbox. The Use for data buffering checkbox appear on the Slot dialog box.
3. If desired, uncheck the Use for data buffering checkbox. Default is checked.
4. Click OK.
5. Click apply changes.You can use the PCMCIA Management form under Network to configure a Wireless LAN PCMCIA card. When you select Wireless LAN from the pull-down menu, the dialog box shown in the following figure appears.The following table provides a brief description of the fields available in the Wireless LAN dialog box.
1. Install the wireless LAN card and select Wireless LAN from the pull-down menu on the PCMCIA Management form.
6. Click the Encrypted checkbox, if an encrypted data communication is required.
8. Click OK.
9. Click apply changes.You can use the PCMCIA Management form under Network to configure a CDMA PCMCIA card. When you select CDMA from the pull-down menu, the CDMA dialog box appears.CDMA cards are modem cards that make it possible for the console server to receive a dial-in connection and support the callback feature using the ppp protocol.
Additional initialization parameter to be sent to the card. CDMA configuration has a default command sequence to initialize the card, but if additional initialization command is required by the card, it will be added to default command sequence. For example, additional initialization parameters may be required in communication networks of some countries. Authentication One Time Password Required Checkbox if OTP is required for authentication by way of the PCMCIA CDMA card.
1. Install the CDMA card and select CDMA from the pull-down menu on the PCMCIA Management form.
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a. Check the Call Back checkbox. The Phone Number field appears on the Slot dialog box.
7. Click OK.
8. Click apply changes.Use the Eject button on the PCMCIA management form to eject any PCMCIA card before physically ejecting it.CAUTION: Always use the Eject button to eject the PCMCIA card. Any other method can cause a kernel panic.
1. Go to Network - PCMCIA Management.The PCMCIA Management form appears.
2. Click the Eject button adjacent to the card you wish to remove.The card type clears under the Card Type column.
3. Click apply changes.