This article provides the specifications for Apple Remote Access Client version 3.0.

Modem support and scripts

• Modem scripts for a range of Hayes-compatible modems and ISDN terminal adapters
• Additional scripts may be available. Contact your modem manufacturer for more details
• If you understand the Apple Remote Access connection control languages scripts (CCLs) and are an experienced programmer, you may be able to write the necessary modem script yourself. This process can be expedited using the Apple Modem Script Generator** (available on the Apple Remote Access Client CD).

• Built-in DialAssist technology automatically generates dialing sequences for mobile users
• Control strip module makes it easy to select a configuration, and connect, or disconnect from the server
• Manual or automatic dialing
• Redial or alternate number option
• Tone and pulse dialing
• Ignore dial tone option that supports nonstandard telephone equipment
• Adjustable connection reminders
• Universal disconnect desk accessory

• Works with any Apple Remote Access version 2.x or later compatible server
• Works with any PPP dial-in server, including those running on Microsoft Windows, OS/2, UNIX, and many other operating systems
• Supports both AppleTalk and TCP/IP over PPP connections; supports AppleTalk services over Apple Remote Access Protocol (ARAP) connections
• Is Open Transport ready
• Runs native on PowerPC processor-based systems
• Accelerated for Power Macintosh computers

• Standard telephone
• Cellular*
• ISDN*

• Supports the AppleScript application program, the Mac OS system-wide scripting facility that lets you automate remote access connections
• Allows you to initiate a connection, close a connection, check the status of the connection, or save the contents of the log file
• Automates ARAP and PPP connections

• Smart buffering (developed by Apple Computer, Inc.) for data-transfer optimization
• MNP4, an industry standard for error detection
• V.42bis, an industry standard for data compression

• Supports Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) and Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) for PPP connection
• Supports the Apple Remote Access security API for ARAP connections, compatible with Apple Remote Access 2.x security plug-ins
• Allows interaction with the Remote Access Server through a terminal window and chat scripts for compatibility with systems using other security mechanisms

• User name maximum length: 255 characters for PPP, 31 characters for ARAP
• Password maximum length: 255 characters for PPP, 8 characters for ARAP

• Option to connect automatically to PPP server when an application that uses TCP/IP is launched
• Log file keeps track of session information to assist in troubleshooting

• A Mac OS based computer with at least 8MB of RAM
• Mac OS version 7.1, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.5.3, or later (version 7.5.3 or later required for PowerPC processor based systems)
• Open Transport version 1.1.1 or later
• A Hayes-compatible modem (14.4 kbps or faster recommended)
• Modem cable with hardware handshaking
• Apple Remote Access Personal Server or MultiPort Server (or any Apple Remote Access-compatible server)
• PPP-compatible or Apple Remote Access 2.x- compatible server, such as the Apple Remote Access Personal Server version 3.0

• The Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) (RFC 1661)
• PPP in HDLC-like Framing (RFC 1662)
• PPP LCP Extensions (RFC 1570)
• PPP Authentication Protocols (RFC 1334)
• PPP Reliable Transmission (RFC 1663)
• The PPP AppleTalk Control Protocol (ATCP) (RFC 1378)
• The PPP Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP) (RFC 1332)