Using an intermediary device

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Using an intermediary device

Network Connections supports various kinds of intermediary devices (security hosts and switches) between the remote access client and the remote access server. These devices include:

• Modem-pool switches

• Security hosts

• X.25 networks

Before you connect to the remote access server, you can have one of two possible dialog boxes (user input and computer response screens) with each intermediary device:

• Static (a dialog box that never changes and requires no input from you)

• Interactive (a dialog box that always changes and requires input from you)

You must configure your connection to work with each intermediary device.

If you require both static and interactive dialog boxes, you must take the following steps:

• Write a script for the static dialog box. For more information, see Writing scripts for intermediary devices.

• Activate Terminal mode for the interactive dialog boxes. For more information, see Use the Terminal feature to log on to a remote computer.

If you require only one kind of dialog box, take only one of the preceding steps. For example:

• If your clients connect through only one intermediary device with a static dialog box (such as an X.25 network), skip step 2.

• If your clients connect through a security host with an interactive dialog box, skip step 1.