Cyclades-PR4000

STEP FOUR

The Encapsulation parameters for PPP are less straight-forward. Many of them are based on decisions that cannot be shown in a diagram. Fortunately, the choices made here will mostly affect the performance of the link, rather than whether it works or not. Fill in the parameters appropriate for your system, consulting chapter 11 of the Installation Guide for more information if necessary.

Menu CONFIG=>INTERFACE=>SWAN=>ENCAPSULATION=>PPP

Parameter

Example

Your Application

MLPPP

No

 

PPP Inactivity

None so that the connection is never

 

Timeout

broken.

 

Enable Van Jacobson

No

 

IP Header

 

 

Compression

 

 

Disable LCP Echo

No

 

Requests

 

 

Edit ACCM

No Value. This will depend on the

 

 

modem used.

 

Time Interval to Send

Use the preset value, one.

 

Config Requests

 

 

Enable Predictor

No

 

Compression

 

 

FIGURE 4.10 PPP ENCAPSULATION MENU PARAMETERS

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Avocent Cyclades-PR4000 installation manual Mlppp, PPP Encapsulation Menu Parameters