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.

To access this service, you can use the AT&T Global Network Dial Connection wizard to help you configure a switched-dial PPP connection profile to dial the AT&T Global Network. The wizard walks you through about eight panels and takes about ten minutes to complete. You can cancel the wizard at any time and no existing data is saved.

The following types of applications can use the AT&T Global Network connection:

• Mail Exchange: It allows you to periodically retrieve mail from a single AT&T Global Network account and send it to your system for distribution to your Lotus^® Mail users or to your Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) users.

• Dial-up Networking: Use other dial-up networking applications with AT&T Global Network, such as standard Internet access.

You maintain the AT&T Global Network connection profiles like any other PPP connection profiles.

You need one of these adapters to use the AT&T Global Network Dial Connection wizard:

• 2699: Two-line WAN IOA

• 2720: PCI WAN/Twinaxial IOA

• 2721: PCI Two-line WAN IOA

• 2745: PCI Two-line WAN IOA (replaces IOA 2721)

• 2771: Two-port WAN IOA, with a V.90 integrated modem on port 1 and a standard communications interface on port 2. To use port 2 of the 2771 adapter, an external modem or ISDN terminal adapter with the appropriate cable is required.

• 2772: Two-port V.90 integrated modem WAN IOA

• 2793: 576C (CCIN of Quartz), two-port WAN IOA, with a V.92 integrated modem on port 1, and a standard communications interface on port 2. This replaces model 2771.

• 2805: Four-port WAN IOA, with an integrated V.92 integrated modem. This replaces models 2761 and 2772.

Before starting the AT&T Global Network Dial Connection wizard, you need to collect this information about your environment:

• The AT&T Global Network account information (account number, user ID, and password) for the mail exchange application or the dial-up networking application.

• The IP addresses of mail server and domain name server for the mail exchange application.

• The name of the modem that is used for single line connections.

To start the AT&T Global Network Dial Connection wizard, follow these steps:

1. In iSeries™ Navigator, expand your system and access Network > Remote Access Services.

2. Right-click Originator Connection Profiles, and select New AT&T Global Network Dial Connection.

3. When the AT&T Global Network Dial Connection wizard starts, click Help for information about completing a panel.

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