The IBM 2212 supports remote access through its Dial-In Access to LANs (DIALs) feature. Remote users can dial-in to access the corporate data center:
Figure 7-1. Dialing in to Reach the Corporate Data Center
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And on-site workers can dial out to reach off-site resources:
Figure 7-2. Dialing out to Reach Off-Site Resources
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DIALs is supported on IBM 2212 integrated WAN ports, 4-port WAN PMC, 4-port WAN CPCI, all ISDN BRI adapters, all ISDN PRI adapters, 4-port analog 56K modem CPCI, and all digital modem adapters.
To use DIALs on a WAN port, you will need a Hayes AT command set-compatible modem supporting modulations up to V.90 (56 Kbps). You will also need an EIA-232 DTE cable such as the EIA-232D/V.24 Cable (FC 2321, PN 55H7756), listed in Cables.