
NPort 5000 Series User Manual
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PPPD Mode
PPPD (PPP on demand) is used for dial-in services, since it provides PPP services only when receiving a
request from a remote PC.
Destination IP address
: This is the IP address of the remote dial-in/ dial-out server.
Source IP address
: The Source IP address is IP address assigned to this serial port.
IP netmask
: The IP netmask defines the netmask, also known as the subnet mask, for the PPP connection
TCP/IP compression (default=Disable)
: The setting of this field depends on whether the remote user’s
application requests compression.
Inactivity time
(default=0 ms): This field specifies the idle time setting for auto-disconnection. A setting of
0 ms will cause the port to remain connected even if idle.
Link quality report (default=Disable)
: Setting this field to
Enable
allows the NPort 5000 to disconnect a
connection if the link noise exceeds a certain threshold.
Username
: This is the dial-out user ID account.
Password
: This is the dial-out user password.
Authentication type (default=None)
: This field allows you to configure the method used, if any, to verify
a user’s ID and authorization.
Option
Description
Local
Verify the ID against the NPort 5000 User Table.
RADIUS
Verify the ID against the external RADIUS server.
RADIUS-Local
Radius authentication is tried first, switching to Local if unsuccessful.
Local-RADIUS
Authentication is performed locally first, switching to Radius if unsuccessful
Verify the ID against the external server.
-Local
authentication is tried first, switching to Local if unsuccessful.
Local-
Authentication is performed locally first, switching to Radius if unsuccessful
None
Authentication is not required.
Try next type on authentication denied
(default=Disable): The field enables or disables the system to
try next type on first authentication denied.
Disconnect by
(default=None): If this field is set as
DCD-off
, the connection will be disconnected when
the DCD signal is off. If this field is set as
DSR-off
, the connection will be disconnected when the DSR
signal is off.