ADTRAN 624, 612, 616, 606, 604 L2 Protocol T1 TDM-T1-PPP Config, L2 Protocol TDM-T1-PPP Config Mode

Total Access 600 Series System Manual Section 4 User Interface Guide

L2 PROTOCOL (TDM FIRMWARE) – T1 INTERFACE > PPP

Configure the L2 PROTOCOL parameters and view the status of the T1 interface using PPP protocol from this menu.

L2 PROTOCOL (T1 TDM–T1–PPP) > CONFIG

Configure the L2 PROTOCOL parameters for the T1 interface using PPP protocol.

L2 PROTOCOL (TDM–T1–PPP) > CONFIG > MODE

Select the L2 PROTOCOL mode. Choices are ROUTE IP, BRIDGE ALL, and ROUTE IP/BRIDGE OTHER. The default is ROUTE IP.

L2 PROTOCOL (TDM–T1–PPP) > CONFIG > AUTHENTICATION

The AUTHENTICATION menu contains the required parameters for the authentication of the PPP peer and for being authenticated by the PPP peer. Authentication is applied between the unit and the PPP peer as described in the Authentication submenus.

L2 PROTOCOL (TDM–T1–PPP) > CONFIG > AUTHENTICATION > TX METHOD

This parameter specifies how the unit is to be authenticated by the PPP peer. There are four possible selections. Default is NONE.

NONE

PAP, CHAP, OR EAP

CHAP OR EAP

EAP ONLY

PAP ONLY

The connection will not allow the PPP peer to authenticate it

The unit will ask for EAP during the first PPP LCP negotiation and allow the PPP peer to negotiate down to CHAP or PAP.

The unit will ask for EAP during the first PPP LCP negotiation and allow the PPP peer to negotiate down to CHAP but not PAP.

The unit will only allow EAP to be negotiated. If the PPP peer is not capable of doing EAP, then the connection will not succeed.

The unit will only allow PAP to be negotiated. If the PPP peer is not capable of doing PAP, then the connection will not succeed.

L2 PROTOCOL (TDM–T1–PPP) > CONFIG > PPP

Configure the PPP specific parameters such as MAX CONFIG, MAX TIMER, MAX FAILURE, and FORCE PEER IP ADDRESS from this menu.

L2 PROTOCOL (TDM–T1–PPP) > CONFIG > PPP > MAX CONFIG

This value is the number of unanswered configuration-requests that should be transmitted before resetting PPP negotiations. The possible values are 5, 10, 15 and 20 (def).

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