TA 544 User Manual
© 2001, ADTRAN, Inc.
TA 544 User Manual/61200704L1-1A
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IP netmask
This is the network mask used for this interface.
Local IP Address
This is the IP address for this PVC.
NAT
Use this menu to set up and use Network Address Translation on this interface.
RIP
Use this menu to enable RIP on the WAN interface. (See RIP on page 34 for description of options.)
RFC 1483 Bridge
This is used to enable bridge mode on this PVC.
PPPoATM
This is used to enable bridge mode on this PVC.
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 TA 544 and the PPP peer as follows:
N
ETWORK
A
DDRESS
P
ORT
T
RANSLATION
By enabling port translation, IP packets are modified
as they pass through this interface. During transmis-
sion, private addresses are translated into a single
public (NAPT) IP address. Incoming packets are
translated from the public to private address based on
the protocol port numbers. Once enabled, you must
set up NAT for use.
TX M
ETHOD
This parameter specifies how the TA 544 is to be
authenticated by the PPP peer. There are four
possible selections. See PPP on page 32 for de-
scriptions of these selections.
TX U
SERNAME
This is the username that is used when being au-
thenticated by the PPP peer.
T
X
P
ASSWORD
This is the password or secret that is used when
being authenticated by the PPP peer.
R
X
U
SERNAME
This is the username used to match the user to the
Connection List profile. During an incoming call,
the TA 544 will scan all active connection profiles
and match the received PPP peer’s username. If
the name is not found, then the default profile is
used, if and only if the default profile has nothing
in the Rx Username parameter. During and outgo-
ing call, this username does not have to match the
username reported by the PPP peer.
R
X
P
ASSWORD
This is the password or secret that is used to au-
thenticate the PPP peer.
