Section 4 User Interface Guide Total Access 600R System Manual
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L2 PROTOCOL (T1[0] - PPP) > CONFIG > AUTHENTICATION > RX 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 > RX USERNAME
(This option is not available when the RX METHOD is set to none.)
This is the username used to authenticate the PPP peer. You can enter up to 31 characters in this field.
Default is no entry in the
RX USERNAME field.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1[0] - PPP) > CONFIG > AUTHENTICATION > RX PASSWORD
(This option is not available when the RX METHOD is set to none.)
This is the password or secret that is used to authenticate the PPP peer. You can enter up to 30 characters in
this field. Default is no password.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1[0] - PPP) > CONFIG > PPP
Configure the PPP specific parameters such as MAX CONFIG, MAX TIMER, MAX FAILURE, and FORCE PEER IP
A
DDRESS from this menu.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1[0] - PPP) > CONFIG > PPP > MAX CONFIG
This value is the number of unanswered configuration-requests that should be transmitted before resetting
PPP negotiations. The possible values are
5, 10, 15, and 20 (default).
L2 PROTOCOL (T1[0] - PPP) > CONFIG > PPP > MAX TIMER (SEC)
This value is the number of seconds to wait between unanswered configuration-requests. The possible
values are
1 SEC, 2 SECS, 3 SECS (DEFAULT) 5 SECS, and 10 SECS.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1[0] - PPP) > CONFIG > PPP > MAX FAILURE
Due to the nature of PPP, configuration options may not be agreed upon between two PPP peers. This
value is the number of configuration-naks that should occur before an option is configuration-rejected.
The possible values are
5 (DEFAULT), 10, 15, and 20.
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
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.