Gateway Half Dial Link Configuration

Dial link configuration provides the information necessary to interface the gateway-half NI to a dial link. The Gateway Half Dial Link Configuration screen (#109), shown in Figure 10-10 “Gateway Half Dial Link Configuration Screen”, is displayed when you select an NI link name and link type DD at the Gateway Half Network Interface Link screen (Figure 10-8 “Gateway Half Network Interface Link Screen”) and press the [Add] or [Modify] function key. It is also displayed when you type the path name:

@NETXPORT.NI.NIname.LINK.linkname

in the command window of any screen and press the [Enter] key, where NIname is the configured gateway-half NI, and linkname is the configured gateway half NI link.

Figure 10-10 Gateway Half Dial Link Configuration Screen

Press the [Save Data] function key to transfer the data displayed on the screen to the configuration file you are creating or updating. Verify that the data record has been created by checking that the Data flag is set to Y.

Fields

Enable dial ID protocol (Y/N)

A Y (Yes) value activates the dial ID protocol for a dial link. The dial ID protocol verifies the identity of a remote node and ensures that both local and remote nodes have the required security access.

The dial ID protocol should be disabled (by entering N) only to connect a dial link to a remote node that does not support the dial ID protocol (that is, a non-HP node).

Related screens:

NETXPORT.NI.NIname.LINK
Configures a link name and type.
NETXPORT.NI.NIname.PROTOCOL.DIAL.SECURITY
Configures security strings for this node.

Default value: Y

Range: Y or N

Phone number

This is the telephone number of this node's partner gateway half. Enter the telephone number as a combination of decimal numbers (0 through 9), dashes, and the following special characters:

/: Separator used for automatic call units that have second dial-tone detect.
E: Optional end-of-number indicator.
D: One second delay (used for European modems and automatic call units that require built-in delays).
#: Defined by local phone system.
*: Defined by local phone system.

Enter ! to disable outbound dialing. A ! is required if the destination node is a personal computer.

Default value: None

Security string

This is the security string of this node's partner gateway half. It is relevant if the Dial ID protocol is enabled and security is enabled. The security screen can contain as many as eight alphanumeric characters. It must be left justified and contain no embedded blanks.

Related screens:

NETXPORT.NI.NIname.LINK
Dial ID protocol is enabled/disabled here
NETXPORT.NI.NIname.PROTOCOL.DIAL
Security validation is enabled/disabled here.

Default value: HP

Start device on gateway half initialization (Y/N)

A Y (Yes) value means that the device is to be started when a NETCONTROL START command is issued for this network interface. N (No) means that a NETCONTROL ADDLINK command must be used to start the device.

Default value: Y

Range: Y or N

Enable idle device timer (Y/N)

This field specifies whether the device is to be disconnected automatically if no packets have been received or transmitted over the link during a specified time period. It is relevant only if a nonzero timeout value has been entered in the Gateway Half NI screen (see related screens).

Related screen:

NETXPORT.NI.NIname
Configures router network interface information. The value configured for the idle device timeout is configured on this screen.

Default value: Y

Range: Y or N

Gateway Half Dial Link Configuration

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