COMSPHERE 3900 Series Modems

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Security Configuration Options

DTE Password Termination Character. Allows you to change the ASCII character used to indicate the end of a password or User ID entered by an originating user. This character can be set to any ASCII value from 0 to 127.

DTE_PW_BkSpChar: 008

Nxt " 008

This configuration option does not appear if Answer Security Mode is configured for No_Answ_Sec.

DTE Password Backspace Character. Sets the character that is used to perform a backspace in security mode. This character can be set to any ASCII value from 0 to 127.

Get_User_ID: Disable

Nxt Disable Enable

This configuration option does not appear if Answer Security Mode is configured for No_Answ_Sec.

Get User ID. (Only applicable when using network management.) This configuration option is used for security auditing only and is not part of the modem’s normal security verification process.

HDisable

The remote user is not prompted for a User ID.

HEnable

The remote user is prompted for a User ID once the handshaking and error control negotiation (if applicable) are complete.

There is no equivalent AT command.

NMS_Reporting: 00

Nxt " 00

This configuration option does not appear if Answer Security Mode is configured for No_Answ_Sec.

NMS Reporting. (Only applicable when using network management.) Determines how, and if, security event information is reported to the 6700 Series NMS. This information can be collected to build an audit trail of successful and unsuccessful connections.

Values for this configuration option range from 00–15.

NOTE: If not using the 6700 Series NMS or if using 6800 Series NMS, this configuration option should remain at its default setting of 00.

There is no equivalent AT command.

Answ_Secur_Mode: No_Answ_Sec

Nxt No_Answ_Sec DTE_Only VF_&_DTE

Answer Access Security Mode. This configuration option is read-only and cannot be changed from the Configuration branch. The setting of this option can only be changed in the Set Answer Sec group found in the Security branch.

HNo Answer Security

Disables the dial access security feature.

HDTE Only

The answering modem is enabled for security. The originating user must supply a password when prompted.

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