Black Box LRS002A-R2, LRA005A-R2 manual Async Router AR-P, AR-5, and Sync Router USER’S Manual

ASYNC ROUTER AR-P, AR-5, AND SYNC ROUTER USER’S MANUAL

•Maximum number of minutes—For dialup interfaces only, this parameter limits the time allowed per day for a dialup interface. Also known as the dialup quota.

•Name—Enter name of the remote system. This name must be identical to the system name configured on the remote system.

•Authentication—Specify either PAP, CHAP, or none, whichever is appropriate for the remote site. If the remote system does not support CHAP, then disable this encryption function by entering N, or by using the ppp command later. The Router supports PAP and CHAP, and defaults to CHAP.

•Link password—For PAP and CHAP Only. Enter the password required to access the remote system. A link password is required for PAP or CHAP authentication on the WAN interface. The link password is used by a remote Router (or other remote system) to access the local Router using the WAN port. This link password must be identical to the link password configured on the remote Router (or system).

•IP address—Enter the IP address for the remote system, using dotted-quad notation: d d.d.d,

where d is a decimal number, and 0<d<255.

•IP subnet mask—Enter the subnet mask for the remote system, in decimal dotted-quad notation. The subnet mask defaults to all ones for the network portion and all zeroes for the host portion, which corresponds to the class of the IP address entered. Refer to Table 5-1.

•Login name—Enter the name required to log into the remote system. The login name for the remote system is not necessarily the name used during PAP/CHAP authentication. The Livingston Portmaster and the Telebit NetBlazer can be configured to present a login and password prompt to systems attempting to connect. The Router sends the login name in response to the “login:” prompt from the remote system.

•Login password—Enter the password required to log into the remote system. The login password is not necessarily the link password used during PAP/CHAP authentication. The Router sends the login password in response to the “password:” prompt from the remote system.

•Script name—The name of the file that contains the dialer script used when the Router connects to the remote system. If you choose a Livingston Portmaster or Telebit NetBlazer as the remote system, a dialer script is provided on the Router diskette. If you specify “Other,” you must provide a dialer- script filename.

•Default route—To ensure that traffic with unknown addresses is handled properly (typically passed

to the Internet), you can choose to set a default route through any interface. The interface for the default route must be selected by your network administrator, because the entire network must be considered.

When configuring a Router link between two sites, one site is designated as the home office and the other site designated as a branch office. If the system at the other end of the line on this interface is the home office, then the default route will be set through that interface so that all traffic to destinations not on your local network is sent to the home office.

If you are configuring a Router with more than one WAN interface, this question is asked for each WAN interface until a default route is chosen. Indicate the default route through the interface that connects to the home office by answering yes for that interface. Once you have set the default route, the question is not asked again. If neither site is the home office, answer no to the question each time.

NOTE

It is possible to set the default route to point to a node on the Router’s Ethernet.

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