Using the Web Manager : Configuring IPDU Power Management : Configuring PCMCIA cards

Configuring PCMCIA cards
If an administrative user selects the Settings-PCMCIA menu option, the administrative user can use the PCMCIA screen to insert, eject and configure PCMCIA cards. Three buttons appear under the Action column in the PCMCIA table. The following table shows how the buttons are used and provides links to related procedures.
The following procedure describes the configuration steps to begin configuring any PCMCIA card.
To begin configuring a PCMCIA card:
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Select the Settings-PCMCIA menu option. The PCMCIA screen appears.
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Click the Insert button on the line for the slot in which you are installing the PCMCIA card.
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Click OK. The card type appears under the Card Type column.
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Click the Configure button. The PCMCIA card configuration dialog box for the selected slot appears.
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Configuring a modem or GSM the card
Selecting either Modem or GSM from the Card Type pull-down menu on the PCMCIA card configuration dialog cause the fields, menu options and checkbox shown in the following figure to appear.
Settings-PCMCIA-Configure Dialog-Modem or GSM
An administrative user can use this dialog to configure an installed modem or GSM PCMCIA card for dial-ins using PPP or login access. The configuration values to select or to enter are described in Table 4.16.
If the Call Back checkbox is selected, then an additional field for the phone number appears.
Access type menu options
If Autodetect is selected from the Access Type pull-down menu, the fields, menus and a checkbox shown in Figure 6.33 appear. Because autodetection can detect either a PPP or Login access attempt, the screen has fields and pull-down menus for configuring all the parameters that apply to both options.
If Login is selected from either the Modem Access Type, the GSM Access Type or CDMA Access Type pull-down menu, the fields, menu and checkbox shown in the following figure appear.
Settings-PCMCIA-Configure Modem or GSM> Login
If PPP is selected from the Access Type pull-down menu, the fields, the menu and the checkbox shown in the following figure appear.
Settings-PCMCIA-Configure Modem or GSM-PPP
If OTP is selected from the Access Type pull-down menu, the fields, the menu and the checkbox shown in the following figure appear.
Settings-PCMCIA-Configure Modem or GSM-OTP
NOTE: Configuration of OTP authentication through the Web Manager is only supported for modem or GSM cards.
To configure a modem or GSM PCMCIA card:
This procedure assumes that a modem or GSM PCMCIA card is inserted into a slot on the OnBoard appliance and the steps under To begin configuring a PCMCIA card: are complete. See Table 4.16 for the values that an administrative user needs to select or to enter for modem configuration, if needed.
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Select the Settings-PCMCIA menu option.
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Make sure that Modem or GSM is selected from the Card Type pull-down menu on the PCMCIA card configuration dialog.
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Select either Login, Autodetect, PPP or OTP from the Modem Access Type pull-down menu.
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Check the Call Back checkbox. The Phone Number field appears on the Slot dialog box.
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Check the Callback checkbox.
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Click Save and apply changes.
Configuring an Ethernet LAN PCMCIA card
When an administrative user selects Ethernet from the Card Type pull-down menu on the PCMCIA card configuration dialog, the dialog appears as shown in the following figure when the DHCP checkbox is checked.
Settings-PCMCIA-Configure-Ethernet or Wireless LAN-DHCP
The dialog for configuring an Ethernet card displays additional fields when the DHCP checkbox is not checked is shown in Figure 6.37.
Settings-PCMCIA-Configure Ethernet Dialog-Without DHCP
To configure an Ethernet PCMCIA card:
This procedure assumes that an Ethernet card is inserted into a PCMCIA slot on the OnBoard appliance and the steps under To begin configuring a PCMCIA card: are complete.
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Select the Settings-PCMCIA menu option.
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Make sure that Ethernet is selected from the Card Type pull-down menu on the PCMCIA card configuration dialog.
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To enable DHCP, check the DHCP checkbox and go to step 5.
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Click Save and apply changes.
Configuring a wireless LAN PCMCIA card
When an administrative user selects Wireless LAN from the Card Type pull-down menu on the PCMCIA card configuration dialog, the dialog appears as shown in the following figure when the DHCP checkbox is checked.
Settings-PCMCIA-Configure-Ethernet or Wireless LAN-DHCP
As shown in Figure 6.39, the dialog for configuring the Wireless LAN card displays additional fields when the DHCP checkbox is not checked.
Settings-PCMCIA-Configure WIreless LAN Dialog Without DHCP
To configure a wireless LAN PCMCIA card:
This procedure assumes that a wireless LAN card is inserted into a PCMCIA slot on the OnBoard appliance and the steps under To begin configuring a PCMCIA card: are complete.
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Select the Settings-PCMCIA menu option.
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Make sure that Wireless LAN is selected from the Card Type pull-down menu on the PCMCIA card configuration dialog.
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To enable DHCP, check the DHCP checkbox and go to step 6.
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Select either Managed or Ad-hoc from the Managed pull-down menu.
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Click Save and apply changes.
Configuring a compact Flash PCMCIA card
When a compact Flash card is inserted in the selected slot, clicking the Configure button on the Settings-PCMCIA screen brings up a dialog like the one shown in the following figure.
Settings-PCMCIA-Configure Flash Dialog: Mount Option Unchecked
To configure a compact Flash PCMCIA card:
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Select the Settings-PCMCIA menu option.
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Select Compact Flash from the Card Type pull-down menu on the PCMCIA card configuration dialog.
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Click Save and apply changes.