Modem configuration – Console port

Last Updated : Sep 19, 2023 |
Table 1: Console port configuration for modem use, CLI commands

Root level command

First level command

Description

interface console

Enter configuration context for the Console interface.

async mode interactive

Enter modem mode every time the proprietary modem cable is plugged into the Console port.

async mode terminal

Disable interactive mode on the Console.

async modem-init-string

Change the default modem initialization string.

async reset-modem (Console port)

Reset the connected modem.

ip address

Assign an IP address and mask to an interface.

ip peer address

Change the IP address offered to a requesting calling host during PPP or IPCP connection establishment.

ppp authentication

Configure the authentication method used when starting a client session on the PPP server.

ppp chap-secret

Configure the shared secret used in PPP sessions with CHAP authentication.

ppp timeout authentication

Set the maximum time to wait for an authentication response.

show ppp authentication

Display PPP authentication status.

shutdown (interface)

Disconnect an active PPP session and shut down the modem.

speed (PPP)

Set the PPP baud rate to be used by asynchronous PPP ports.

timeout absolute

Set the number of minutes until the system automatically disconnects an idle PPP incoming session.