Black Box 24 port, 16 port manual Service option, Option Description

Service option Description

PPPWhen you want a remote access service connection using PPP, or when you want to use the unit as a router with PPP. In both cases the user (whether real or dummy) will be authenticated within PPP (provided you use Security - PAP or CHAP).

cslogin	When you want a remote access service connection using SLIP. Do not use the
	option ‘SLIP’ because there would be no authentication of the user; (instead,
	you will set SLIP for a particular user - see Configuring a user account on page
	100).
	Choosing the ‘cslogin’ option, the unit will present the login prompt: the user
	will be required to enter a name and password and hence will be authenticated.
SLIP	When you want to use the unit as a router with SLIP. There will be no
	authentication of each unit by the other unit.
Option	Description
Line name	Line name can be configured to uniquely identify the line.
Speed, Bits,	Change as necessary from the default line configuration of 9600 baud, 8 data
Parity and	bits, no parity, 1 stop bit.
Stop
Flow	Flow Control field to either ‘soft’ (software) or ‘hard’ (hardware). For SLIP set to
	‘hard’ only. For PPP set to either ‘soft’ or ‘hard’ (‘hard’ recommended). If you
	select ‘soft’ you must set the parameter ACCM when you configure PPP for the
	line (in Configuring PPP on page 82)

Host port field. This is the host TCP port number and is set by default to 23. In most cases you can use the default value.

Dial	Set to ‘in’ if your user is remote and will be dialling in via modem or ISDN TA;
	set to ‘in’ or ‘out’ if using the unit as a router, depending on which end of the
	link your unit is situated.

Phone Number When dial is set to ‘out’ and the line ‘service’ is set to ‘slip’ or ‘ppp’ enter a phone number for the unit to dial (you should only have this combination of settings when you are using two units back-to-back, i.e. as routers.

Idle Timer Enter a period in seconds for which the idle timer will run. Use this timer to router use only close a connection because of inactivity. When the idle timer expires the unit

will end the connection. The default value is 300 seconds, meaning the idle timer will expire 300 seconds after the last activity. The maximum value is 4294967 seconds (equal to 49 days, approximately). A value of 0 (zero) means the idle timer will not expire, so the connection is open permanently.

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