To configure callback

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Open Network Connections

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On the Advanced menu, click Dial-up Preferences.

3.

On the Callback tab, do one of the following:

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If you do not want to use callback, click No callback.

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If you want to decide whether to use callback at the time you connect, click Ask me during dialing when the server offers.

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If you want to use callback consistently, click Always call me back at the number(s) below, and select the modem or device on which you want to be called back.

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If Phone number is blank for the device you have selected, click Edit, and then type the number.

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If you want to remove a modem or device from the list of possible callback devices, click the modem or device, and then click Delete.

Note

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To open Network Connections, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections. 

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Your callback privileges are determined by your system administrator and override any callback settings that you configure here. Through server settings, the administrator can deny the use of callback, allow you to set callback options, or require callback to a particular number. Contact your system administrator to determine your callback options.

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To use callback, Link Control Protocol (LCP) extensions must be enabled.

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Related Topics

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PPP operation and protocols

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Start requesting LCP extensions in PPP

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Callback


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