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L2 PROTOCOL (T1[0] - PPP) > CONFIG > AUTHENTICATION
The AUTHENTICATION menu contains the required parameters for the authentication of the PPP peer and for
being authenticated by the PPP peer. Authentication is applied between the unit and the PPP peer as
described in the
AUTHENTICATION submenus.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1[0] - PPP) > CONFIG > AUTHENTICATION > TX METHOD
This parameter specifies how the unit is to be authenticated by the PPP peer. There are four possible
selections. Default is
NONE.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1[0] - PPP) > CONFIG > AUTHENTICATION > TX USERNAME
(This option is not available when the TX METHOD is set to NONE.)
This is the username that is used when being authenticated by the PPP peer. You can enter up to 31
characters in this field. Default is no entry in the
TX USERNAME field.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1[0] - PPP) > CONFIG > AUTHENTICATION > TX PASSWORD
(This option is not available when the TX METHOD is set to NONE.)
This is the password or secret that is used when being authenticated by the PPP peer. You can enter up to
30 characters in this field. Default is no password.
NONE
The connection will not allow the PPP peer to authenticate it.
PAP, CHAP, OR EAP
The unit will ask for EAP during the first PPP LCP negotiation and allow
the PPP peer to negotiate down to
CHAP or PAP.
CHAP OR EAP
The unit will ask for EAP during the first PPP LCP negotiation and allow
the PPP peer to negotiate down to
CHAP but not PAP.
EAP ONLY
The unit will only allow EAP to be negotiated. If the PPP peer is not
capable of doing
EAP, then the connection will not succeed.
PAP ONLY
The unit will only allow PAP to be negotiated. If the PPP peer is not
capable of doing
PAP, then the connection will not succeed.