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indicate the bandwidth percentage threshold at which to allocate of remove the
second channel. By default this threshold is 60%.
Connect Delay. If you had specified use of the second channel “only as
needed” under your Service Provider settings, indicate the length of time that the
LAN Modem should wait before adding the second channel, once the default
threshold has been breached. By default the length of time is 10 seconds.
Disconnect Delay. If you had specified use of the second channel “only as
needed” under your Service Provider settings, indicate the length of time that the
LAN Modem should wait before removing the second channel, once the default
threshold has been breached. By default the length of time is 20 seconds.
Outgoing Call Control
Enable Outgoing Calls on Line 1. Check this box to enable the LAN Modem
to place outgoing calls on modem 1. If you want to prevent any outgoing calls
from being placed on this line, uncheck this box. Outgoing calls are enabled by
default.
Enable Outgoing Calls on Line 2. Check this box to enable the LAN Modem
to place outgoing calls on modem 2. If you want to prevent any outgoing calls
from being placed on this line, uncheck this box. Outgoing calls are enabled by
default.
To disable all outgoing calls from being placed by any device on the LAN, uncheck
both boxes for Outgoing Call Control.
Configuring the Data
Call Parameters
To configure data call parameters, follow these steps:
1 From the Dual 56K LAN Modem Main Configuration Page, click the Clock icon.
2 Specify the Data Call Parameters.
3 Click Submit.
If you wish to password-protect the configuration profile of the Dual 56K LAN
Modem, refer to “Locking and Unlocking the Configuration.”
Specifying a WINS
Server Address
WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) is used on Windows NT servers to
associate a computer’s host name with its IP address. If you have a WINS server
setup on your network, you can specify the IP address of the WINS server via the
LAN Modem’s Maintenance page.
To set a WINS server address, do the following.
1 From the LAN Modem’s Main page, click the Advanced button.
The Advanced submenu opens.
2 Click the Maintenance button.
The Maintenance page opens.
3 In the WINS Server Address field, specify the IP address of your network’s WINS
server.
