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Modem Settings: Text Mode
Modem Settings: PPP Mode
Timeout Logins If you selected Text mode, you can enable logins to time out after the connection
is inactive for a specified number of minutes. The default is No . This setting is only
applicable for text mode connections. PPP mode connections stay connected until
either side drops the connection. Disabled by default.
Dial-in Host List From the drop-down list, select the desired host list. The host list is a prioritized list
of SSH, Telnet, and TCP hosts that are available for establishing outgoing modem
connections or for
connect direct at the CLI. The hosts in the list are cycled
through until the SLC device successfully connects to one.
To establish and configure host lists, click the Host Lists link.
Negotiate IP
Address If the SLC console 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 SLC device 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, USB port, or PC Card) basis. Users
dialing into the SLC console 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 Chapter 6: Basic Parameters.
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.