Telecommuting support generally requires the ability to efficiently access resources remotely what is available at the office. Ordinary telephone lines are the most convenient way to establish a data connection back to the office. In addition, home telephone lines are billed on a flat rate. Therefore significant savings can result from the use of this favorable tariff situation. In addition, using telephone connections at the office allow the use of telephone capacity that would otherwise be used if the employee were present. Good use of the office PBX can efficiently reallocate these resources. If ISDN is installed at the remote site, then ISDN connections must also be installed at the office. These lines would be dedicated data lines unless the lines are terminated on a PBX.

Install SrDA POP data modems with Microsoft Corporation Windows NT Server 4.0 software especially for business Telecommuting support. A server can be equipped with 4, 8, 12, or 16 built in data modems using one or two ISA bus slots. Real time online monitors provide important operational information on the status of each modem. Individual modems can be used separately or combined into a larger capacity link using the built in MultiLink PPP option.