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MAX 3000 Installation and Basic Configuration Guide
Basic Configuration Tasks
Handling incoming calls through the Answer profile
Handling incoming calls through the Answer profile
The MAX has one Answer profile (Ethernet > Answer). The Answer profile controls how the
unit answers incoming calls from the WAN. If a call does not comply with specifications set in
the Answer profile, the MAX drops it.
Often administrators configure the MAX to reject calls that do not have a matching Connection
profile. When a call matches a Connection profile, the MAX uses the Connection profile
settings for the encapsulation and session options instead of those in the Answer profile. If a
Names/Passwords profile (in Ethernet > Names/Passwords) exists, the MAX can use Answer
profile settings to build a call in cases where the incoming call fulfills the name and password
requirements.
The following sections summarize the functionality that the Answer profile parameters define.
Chapter 6, “Quickstart” describes a basic Answer profile configuration. For detailed
information about configuring the MAX for your network, see the Network Configuration
Guide. For information about specific parameter settings, see the MAX Reference.
Determining which calls are answered
To determine which calls are answered, the MAX looks for a matching Connection profile
either on the MAX or on an external authentication server running authentication programs
such as RADIUS or .
The Profile Reqd parameter specifies whether the MAX requires a profile for incoming calls or
the MAX builds a temporary profile. Parameters that control how calls are authenticated,
determining characteristics such as Calling-Line Identification (CLID), Dialed Number
Information Service (DNIS), and external servers (RADIUS or ) include Use
Answer as Default, Id Auth, and Select CLID. The Assign Adrs parameter controls dynamic
address assignment, and the Framed Only parameter controls access to the terminal-server
CLI.
Building a connection through the Answer profile
The Answer profile stores the information needed to build a connection when no Connection
profile exists and the call is to be answered instead of rejected.
Defining encapsulation
The Encaps parameter, accessed through Ethernet > Answer > Encaps Options, specifies the
encapsulation method to use for exchanging data with a remote network. Both sides of the link
must use the same method.
The parameters in the Encaps Options subprofile enable encapsulation protocols, which
include: PPP, MP, MPP, COMB, FR, V.120, X.75, and ARA. The TCP-Clear parameter
specifies whether the MAX answers calls that use proprietary encapsulation protocols by
relying on raw TCP sessions to a local host for encapsulation processing.
