Configuring PPP

Before you can use PPP to set up a point-to-point connection, you must configure your PPP environment.

Creating a connection profile
The first step in configuring a PPP connection between systems is to create a connection profile on the system.
Configuring your modem for PPP
A modem provides you with analog connection capabilities (leased and switched lines). For your analog Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) connections, you can use an external or internal modem.
Configuring a remote PC
To connect to a IBM® i platform from a personal computer (PC) that runs any Windows 32-bit operating systems, you should verify that the modem is installed and configured properly, and ensure that you installed TCP/IP and Dial-Up Networking on the PC.
Configuring Internet access through the AT&T Global Network
If you want to communicate with the AT&T Global Network, you need to configure special profiles.
Connection wizards
You can use connection wizards to guide you through connection profile configuration.
Configuring a group access policy
The Group Access Policies folder under Receiver Connection Profiles provides options for configuring point-to-point connection parameters that apply to a group of remote users. It applies only to those point-to-point connections that originate from a remote system and are received by the local system.
Applying IP packet filtering rules to a PPP connection
You can use a packet rules file to restrict the access of a user or a group to IP addresses on your network.
Enabling RADIUS and DHCP services for connection profiles
Here are the steps for enabling RADIUS or Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) services for PPP receiver connection profiles.

Parent topic: Remote Access Services

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