Avocent Cyclades-PR2000 installation manual Parameter, Description

Cyclades-PR2000

STEP FOUR

If PPP Encapsulation is being used, a type of authentication should be chosen. This is done in the authentication menu.

Authentication Menu CONFIG=>INTERFACE=>SWAN=>AUTHENTICATION

Parameter	Description
Authentication Type	Local uses the list of users defined in CONFIG=> SECURITY=>USERS=>ADD.
	Server uses either Radius or Tacacs to authenticate the user.
	Remote is when this interface is considered to be the user and the other end of the
	connection performs the authentication
Username	Applies when Authentication Type is Remote. The username the remote device
	expects to receive.
Password	Applies when Authentication Type is Remote. The password the remote device
	expects to receive.
Authentication Server	Applies when Authentication Type is Server. Indicates that either a Radius or Tacacs
	server is used for validation. The location and other parameters of the server must be
	configured in CONFIG=> SECURITY. See section 4.3 of the CyROS Reference
	Guide.
Authentication	Applies when Authentication Type is Local or Server. Either PAP or CHAP or both can
Protocol	be used for authentication.

STEP FIVE

The parameters defined in the Routing Protocol and Traffic Control Menus should be set after reading chapters 9 and 12, respectively. It is probably best to complete the basic configuration of all router interfaces, then return to the routing protocol and traffic control menus after general routing and traffic control strategies have been defined.

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