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Setting global WAN parameters 675
Programming Operations Guide
Setting global WAN parameters
If PPP is the link protocol for a WAN interface (WAN1 or WAN2), you can restrict access to the
network using the PPP Password List. Business Communications Manager uses the information on
this list to verify and confirm the identity of the user. Only those users whose names appear on the
PPP Password List can access the network. The PPP Password List configuration allows you to
add, modify or delete an item on the list.
Configuring the PPP password list
To add an item to the PPP Password List:
1 On the navigation tree, click the Resources key and click the WAN heading.
The Resources screen appears.
2 Click the PPP Password List tab.
The PPP Password List screen appears.
3 On the Configuration menu, click Add PPP User&Password .
The PPP Password List dialog box appears.
4 Configure the PPP password parameters according to the following table.
5
Click the Save button.
Note: If you disconnect the WAN cable from the WAN card, the Status does not update
immediately. It can take more than two minutes before the Status updates to show the new
Status of the WAN card.
Table 175 PPP password parameters
Attribute Description
(P#) Enter the PPP Password identifier.
The PPP Password number uniquely identifies an PPP User and Password. The value for this
setting must follow certain conventions. You must type the prefix 'P' followed by a unique
number identifying the PPP User and Password. For example, 'P2' is a valid name. If you
specify an existing PPP Password number, you receive an error message. If you use
non-sequential numbers the system automatically reassigns sequential numbers. The PPP
Password number does not have any significance, other than uniquely identifying a PPP User
and Password.
PPP User Name Enter the user name associated with the computer you want Business Communications
Manager to identify as a valid network user.
You must overwrite the default user name User with the user name you want to add to the list.
PPP Password Enter the password you want to assign to the user defined in the PPP User Name box. The
password can contain a combination of lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers and
non-alphanumeric characters ($, !, %, ^).
Note : The password you choose must conform to the password policy used for your Business
Communications Manager system. For more information about the password policy, refer to
“Setting password policy” on page 134 .