The topic demonstrates the steps for associating a modem
with a line description.
- In IBM® Navigator
for i, expand and click Originator
Connection Profiles or Receiver Connection
Profiles.
- Select one of the following options:
- To work with an existing connection profile, right-click a
connection profile, and select Properties.
- To work with a new connection profile, create a new one.
- From the New Point-to-Point Profile Properties page, select
the Connection tab, and click New.
- Enter a name for the link configuration.
- Click New to open the New Line Properties
window.
- From New Line Properties window, click the Modem tab,
and select the modem from the list. The selected modem will be associated
with this line description. For internal modems, the appropriate modem
definition should already be selected. For more information, see the
online help.
You can configure originator connection profiles to borrow
a PPP line and modem assigned to a receiver connection profile that
is awaiting an incoming call. The originating connection will return
the PPP line and modem to the receiver connection profile when the
connection has ended. To enable this new function, select the Enable
dynamic resource sharing option from the Modem tab
of the PPP line configuration window. You can configure PPP lines
from the Connection tab of Receiver and Originator
Connection Profiles.