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Managing
Introduction
AUTOLINK lets PC clients log in using SLIP,PPP, and character cell terminal mode. AUTOLINK AUTHENTICATION provides a flexible and secure method for clients to authenticate when using AUTOLINK. A single port can support authenticated logins from different types of PPP clients, which may have different LCP authentication capabilities. For SLIP or PPP clients that do not support PAP or CHAP authentication, and interactive or
When you use AUTOLINK authentication, a successful user login requires a user name/password authentication. The user name/password authentication requirement is independent of how you configure port characteristics (PORT AUTHENTICATION and LCP AUTHENTICATION).
To use AUTOLINK authentication, you need to set the DEFAULT PROTOCOL and DEDICATED SERVICE for the port to use the AUTOLINK protocol, and then enable the AUTOLINK AUTHENTICATION port characteristic.
Activating AUTOLINKThe port begins the AUTOLINK search protocol when the modem has established a connection. AUTOLINK examines the characters arriving on the port and determines if a PC is using PPP, SLIP, or a
If AUTOLINK does not detect a PPP or SLIP start frame character within a
Example: Configuring the Port
The following example shows how to set the port’s default protocol and dedicated service to AUTOLINK:
Local> DEFINE PORT DEFAULT PROTOCOL AUTOLINK
Local> DEFINE PORT DEDICATED SERVICE AUTOLINK