Setting up Apple Remote Access

• Setting up the modem port
• Setting up the ARA zone and network number
• FAQs

Setting up the modem port

The port settings are located under the AppleTalk screen in MPM. There is a pop-up menu for each LocalTalk port. Choose "Serial Connection"

Setting up the ARA zone and network number

Conceptually, think of the ARA zone and network number as being a fifth phantom localtalk segment with its own network number and zone name. Well, this is where the ARA users will be entering the network and this is the default zone the ARA users will see in their chooser

FAQs

• I cannot see/choose my CCL files
• The connection abruptly closes when I put any load on the connection

I cannot see/choose my CCL files

When the MPM looks for CCL files, it will look for them in the following order; if it finds at least one, it will not look any further.

• Inside a folder named "CCLs" in the same Folder as MPM
• Inside a folder named "CCLs" in the System Folder
• Inside the Extensions folder in the System Folder

After this, MPM will not look any further.

The connection abruptly closes when I put any load on the connection

Usually it is a sign that the modem cable in use is not a Hardware Handshake cable. Most of the time, the cable that came with the modem is setup for hardware handshaking, but even then, they sometimes still get it wrong. In selecting the correct modem cable, look for the wording "Macintosh Hardware Handshake Modem Cable" or "Mac to High Speed Modem."

Below is the correct wiring diagram

MP/LT user Reference v2.0 p19 table 2-4