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Managing Remote Access Concentrators Using Annex Manager

Chapter 4    Setting Up RACs

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The

Port Options

 box determines whether the ports you selected use

modems and defines the type of access that is available on these ports.

•

The

Type

 box contains the

Modem, No Modem, Disable,

 and

Other

buttons. These buttons define several settings for modem
configuration. The button you choose here, combined with the
your selections in the

Direction

 box, determine the available

selections in the

Mode

 box.

•

Modem

 indicates that the ports you selected will use the

modem specified in the

Modem Name

 field. This button

selects the

Modem Signals

 button and sets flow control to

hardware.

•

No Modem

 indicates that the ports you select will not use a

modem. It clears modem signals, sets flow control to
software, and disables the

Modem

 box.

•

Disable

 disables the port. If you select this button you cannot

enter additional information in the window.

•

Other

 indicates that one or more ports you selected currently

define x25, tn3270, pc, terminal, or printer as the type of
device attached to a port. You can return to the

Main

 window

and use Annex Manager

Customize

 mode to check these

values. If the

Other

 button is selected when this window

appears you can select

the Modem, No Modem

, or

Disable

buttons. You cannot select the

Other

 button.

The

Direction

 box determines whether the port transmits or receives data.

•

The

Outgoing

 and

Incoming

 buttons allow the port to use

outgoing or incoming connections. You can select one or both
buttons. These buttons, combined with your selections in the

Type

 box, determine the Mode options you can use. When an

option is unavailable it is grayed out.