Basic Configuration Tasks
Establishing dial-in calls through terminal-server connections
MAX 3000 Installation and Basic Configuration Guide
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Starting PPP sessions from the command line
To configure the terminal server for the user to start a PPP session from the command line
(sometimes referred to as PPP mode), you need to assign values defining:
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Whether PPP is enabled (the PPP parameter).
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How long the terminal server waits before transitioning to packet-mode processing (the
PPP Delay parameter).
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Whether PPP negotiation starts immediately after a user enters the PPP command or waits
to receive a PPP packet from an application (the PPP Direct parameter).
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A message to use to inform users they are using PPP (the PPPinfo parameter).
Starting SLIP sessions from the command line
To configure the terminal server for the user to start a Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP)
session from the comand line (sometimes called SLIP mode), you need to assign values
defining the following:
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Whether SLIP is enabled (the SLIP parameter).
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Whether the terminal server can respond to BOOTP requests within a SLIP session (the
SLIP BOOTP parameter).
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The SLIP information that must be reported in the SLIP session startup message (the SLIP
Info, IP Netmask Msg, and IP Gateway Adrs Msg parameters).
Connecting dial-in users directly to hosts (immediate mode)
To configure the terminal server for dial-in users to connect directly to hosts (immediate mode)
through Telnet, Rlogin, raw TCP, or X.25, you need to assign values defining the following:
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The connection service to use for the host connection. You can use Telnet, Rlogin, raw
TCP, or X.25, established through setting the Immed Service parameter. You can also use
the Telnet Host Auth parameter, which bypasses terminal-server authentication, going
directly to a Telnet login prompt.
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The hostname or address to which users will be connected (the Immed Host and Immed
Port parameters).
Providing dial-in users with a menu of hosts (menu mode)
To configure the terminal server for dial-in users to connect to hosts through the menu
selections, you need to assign values defining the following:
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As many as four host addresses and names (the Host #N Addr and Host #N Text
parameters).
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Whether the menu screen is the first display seen by interactive users initiating
connections (the Initial Screen parameter).
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Whether the user can switch from menu mode to the terminal-server command line by
pressing the 0 (zero) key (the Toggle Scrn parameter).
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Whether the user is required to enter a login and password when entering the menu
interface (the Security parameter).
