Note: If you enable the PPP interface, the Remote Supervisor Adapter cannot use the serial port for serial remote access.
Complete the following steps to configure PPP access over a serial port:
1.Log in to the Remote Supervisor Adapter where you want to configure PPP access over a serial port. For more information, see Chapter 2, “Opening and using the ASM Web interface” on page 3.
2.In the navigation pane, click Network Interfaces. Scroll down to the PPP over Serial Port section.
Note: The values in the following window are examples. Your settings will be different.
3.In the Interface field, select Enabled.
4.In the Local IP address field, type the local IP address for the PPP interface on this Remote Supervisor Adapter. The field defaults to 192.96.1.1. The IP address must contain:
v Four integers from 0 through 255 separated by periods
vNo spaces
5.In the Remote IP address field, type the remote IP address that this Remote Supervisor Adapter will assign to a remote user. The field defaults to 192.96.1.2. The remote IP address must contain:
vFour integers from 0 through 255 separated by periods
vNo spaces
6.In the Subnet mask field, type the subnet mask for the Remote Supervisor Adapter to use. The default is 255.255.255.255. The subnet mask must contain:
vFour integers from 0 through 255 separated by periods
vNo spaces
7.In the Authentication field, specify the type of authentication protocol that will be negotiated when a PPP connection is attempted.
vThe PAP Only setting uses a
