Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Switch/Router The PPP Submenu

The PPP Submenu
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The PPP Submenu
The WAN menu contains a submenu, named PPP, containing commands specific to the Point-
to Point-Protocol (PPP).
To display the PPP menu, enter the following commands:
PPP
?
A screen similar to the following displays:
Command PPP Menu
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pppglobal Add PPP Global configuration record
pppadd Add PPP configuration record
pppmodify Modify PPP configuration record
pppdelete Delete PPP configuration record
pppview View PPP configuration record(s)
pppstatus Get Status of PPP configuration records and associated links
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PPP Configuration Overview
Your first configuration step is to create a global PPP configuration record using the
pppglobal command. This global record is used to provide default settings to be used for
incoming calls. Then, you can add individual PPP configuration records (called “PPP Entities”)
for each peer (i.e., for each remote site) with which you wish to be able to establish a point-
to-point connection. You will need to know specific information about the remote peers with
which you wish to connect in order to successfully configure the PPP Entity.
After you have configured at least one PPP Entity, you can use the other commands on the
PPP Menu to modify, delete, view, and display its operational status. You can then add PPP
Entities as you need them to support additional PPP connection requirements.
When a port is configured for PPP via the wpm command, a PPP entity and a WAN link entry
are created automatically. For more information, see Chapter 28 titled “Managing WAN
Switching Modules.”