Remote Access Options

Internet Access
The radio buttons located under Internet Access
allow you specify the connection type that will be used by the proxy
server:
- Use
Remote Access to Connect to the Internet: Use this
option when the computer running CProxy Server is directly connected to a
modem/ISDN adapter. CProxy will use the Windows Phonebook entry you select
from the Phonebook Entry list.
- Use
Computalynx Scheduler/Connection Manager: Select this option if
you have Computalynx SCM installed on the same machine as CProxy Server.
The remaining options will be greyed out as SCM will regulate the dial-up
connection.
- Use
a Router or Permanent Connection: When this option
is selected, CProxy will send Internet traffic via the default system
gateway which will normally point to a router or other Internet access
device.
- Use
RAS through CMail Server: Selecting this option will instruct
CProxy Server to pass all RAS requests to CMail Server when both
applications are installed on the system without the need for SCM. Please
note that you must be using CMail Server 2.4.5 or above for this facility
to work correctly.
Remote Access Settings
If you have elected to use Windows Dial-Up Networking (RAS) to
establish an Internet Connection, you will need to tell the proxy server
which phonebook entry to use and also supply and username and password
pair for authentication.
- Phonebook Entry: This is the
connection that CProxy will attempt to dial.
- Username: Enter the username
supplied by your Internet Service Provider to connect to the Internet
in this field.
- Password: Enter the password
supplied by your Internet Service Provider to connect to the Internet
in this field.
Modem Control
Modem Control defines the timeout periods that CProxy
Server will send to the modem when it attempts to make an Internet
connection. Once connected, these options also define how long the proxy
server will stay online.
- Allow X Seconds for Modem to Connect:
When CProxy requests an Internet connection, it will wait for the
amount of time specified here for Windows to report that it has
connected successfully. If no such message is received when the timer
expires, CProxy will abort the connection attempt and instruct Windows
to try again. The default value is 120 seconds.
- Retry X Times if Modem connection
Fails: If the Internet connection on the first
attempt, CProxy will instruct Windows to retry the connection the
number of times specified in this field. The default retry value is
three times.
- Allow X Seconds between retries:
If the Internet Connection fails on the first attempt, CProxy will
wait the number of seconds specified here before instructing Windows
to try again. The default value is 5 seconds.
- Allow X minutes inactivity before
disconnect: This value specifies the amount of time that CProxy
Server will remain online before dropping the Internet connection.
The default value is 5 minutes. Note: CProxy Server works on an
inactivity timer. If there is no Internet activity for 5 minutes, the
connection will be terminated. If there is activity, the timer will
be refreshed back to 5 minutes (or whatever the value has been
modified to).
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