SEPTENTRIO PolaRx5S, User Manual

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4.8. PO I NT-TO-PO I NT PROTOCOL (P2PP)
Figure 4-30: Con fi guring P2PP
I t is possible to require authentication when establishing the connection. To enable
authentication, you will need to choose either the PAP or the CHAP protocol as shown in
Figure 4-31. PAP will use Password Authentication Protocol and CHAP will use Challenge
Handshake Authentication Protocol. When authentication is enabled, a password needs to
be set in order to successfully con
fi gure this feature.
Figure 4-31: Enabling P2PP authentication
Finally, Connect Timeout determines the maximum amount of time, in seconds, that a
connection attempt may consume before being refused. Meanwhile, Activity Timeout sets
the maximum time, in seconds, that a connection may be idle (no data transfer) before it
is disconnected. When a timeout occurs, the receiver will shut down the P2PP server and
restart it. When a server is enabled, and the con
fi guration is correct, the receiver will start
the P2PP server within a maximum of 30 seconds.
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