
8: Device Ports
SLB™ Branch Office Manager User Guide
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Modem Settings: PPP Mode
Negotiate IP
Address
If the SLB branch office manager and/or the serial device
have dynamic IP addresses (e.g., IP addresses assigned
by a DHCP server), select
Yes
.
Yes
is the default.
If the SLB branch office manager or the modem have fixed
IP addresses, select
No,
and enter the local IP (IP address
of the port) and remote IP (IP address of the modem).
Authentication
Enables
PAP
or
CHAP
authentication for modem logins.
PAP
is the default. With PAP, users are authenticated by
means of the Local Users and any of the remote
authentication methods that are enabled. With CHAP, the
CHAP Handshake fields authenticate the user.
CHAP Handshake
The host/username (for UNIX systems) or secret/user
password (for Windows systems) used for CHAP
authentication. May have up to 128 characters.
Same
authentication for
Dial-in & Dial-on-
Demand (DOD)
Select this option to let incoming connections (dial-in) use
the same authentication settings as outgoing connections
(dial-on-demand). If this option is not selected, then the
dial-on-demand connections take their authentication
settings from the DOD parameter settings. If DOD
Authentication is PAP, then the DOD CHAP Handshake
field is not used.
DOD
Authentication
Enables
PAP
or
CHAP
authentication for dial-in & dial-on-
demand.
PAP
is the default. With PAP, users are
authenticated by means of the Local Users and any of the
remote authentication methods that are enabled. With
CHAP, the DOD CHAP Handshake fields authenticate the
user.
DOD CHAP
Handshake
For
DOD Authentication
, enter the host/username for
UNIX systems) or secret/user password (for Windows
systems) used for CHAP authentication. May have up to
128 characters.
Enable NAT
Select to enable Network Address Translation (NAT) for
dial-in and dial-out PPP connections on a per modem
(device port or PC Card) basis. Users dialing into the SLB
branch office manager access the network connected to
Eth1 and/or Eth2.
Note:
IP forwarding must be enabled on the
Network - Settings page for NAT to work. See
Dial-out
Number
Phone number for dialing out to a remote system or serial
device. May have up to 20 characters. Any format is
acceptable.
Dial-out
Login
User ID for dialing out to a remote system. May have up to
32 characters.
Dial-out Password
and
Retype
Password for dialing out to a remote system. May have up
to 64 characters.