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Chapter 27 WAN and Dial Backup Setup
The following table describes the fields in this menu.
Table 156 Menu 11.3: Remote Node Profile (Backup ISP)
FIELD
DESCRIPTION
Rem Node
Name
Enter a descriptive name for the remote node. This field can be up to eight characters.
Active
Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select Yes to enable the remote node or
No to disable the remote node.
Outgoing
My Login
Enter the login name assigned by your ISP for this remote node.
My Password
Enter the password assigned by your ISP for this remote node.
Retype to
Confirm
Enter your password again to make sure that you have entered is correctly.
Authen
This field sets the authentication protocol used for outgoing calls.
Options for this field are:
CHAP/PAP - Your ZyWALL will accept either CHAP or PAP when requested by this
remote node.
CHAP - accept CHAP only.
PAP - accept PAP only.
Pri Phone #
Sec Phone #
Enter the first (primary) phone number from the ISP for this remote node. If the
Primary Phone number is busy or does not answer, your ZyWALL dials the
Secondary Phone number if available. Some areas require dialing the pound sign #
before the phone number for local calls. Include a # symbol at the beginning of the
phone numbers as required.
Edit PPP
Options
Move the cursor to this field and use the space bar to select [Yes] and press [Enter] to
edit the PPP options for this remote node. This brings you to Menu 11.2.1 - Remote
Node PPP Options (see
Edit IP
This field leads to a “hidden” menu. Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press
[ENTER] to go to Menu 11.2.2 - Remote Node Network Layer Options. See
for more information.
Edit Script
Options
Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press [ENTER] to edit the AT script for the dial
backup remote node (Menu 11.2.3 - Remote Node Script). See
for more information.
Telco Option
Allocated
Budget
Enter the maximum number of minutes that this remote node may be called within the
time period configured in the Period field. The default for this field is 0 meaning there
is no budget control and no time limit for accessing this remote node.
Period(hr) Enter the time period (in hours) for how often the budget should be reset. For
example, to allow calls to this remote node for a maximum of 10 minutes every hour,
set the Allocated Budget to 10 (minutes) and the Period to 1 (hour).
Schedules
You can apply up to four schedule sets here. For more details please refer to
Nailed-Up
Connection
Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes to set this connection to always be on, regardless
of whether or not there is any traffic. Select No to have this connection act as a dial-
up connection.
Session
Options
Edit Filter sets
This field leads to another “hidden” menu. Use [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and press
[ENTER] to open menu 11.2.4 to edit the filter sets. See
for more details.