LANCOM 821 ADSL/ISDN – LANCOM 1621 ADSL/ISDN – LANCOM 1711 VPN

Chapter 6: Providing dial- up access

6.1.1General information

The following entries are required to set up a RAS connection. The first column indicates whether the information is required for a connection via VPN (standard method using “preshared keys“) and/or ISDN .

Further details to RAS connections via VPN using enhanced methods can be found in the LCOS reference manual.

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Entry

VPN + ISDN

User name

 

 

VPN + ISDN

Password

 

 

VPN

Shared secret for encryption

 

 

VPN

Hide local stations for access to remote network (Extranet VPN)?

 

 

ISDN

Incoming number of remote station

 

 

ISDN

TCP/IP routing for access to remote network

 

 

ISDN

IPX routing for access to remote network

 

 

VPN + ISDN

IP addresses for the dial-up PCs: static or dynamic by address range (IP

 

address pool)

 

 

VPN + ISDN

NetBIOS routing for access to remote network?

 

 

VPN + ISDN

Name of remote workgroup (NetBIOS only)

 

 

Notes to the individual values:

User name and password: Users authenticate themselves with this information when dialling in.

Incoming number: The LANCOM uses the optional ISDN caller ID as an additional user authentication. This security function should not be used when users dial in from differing locations.

Please refer to chapter “Linking two networks” on page 46 for advice about the other values required for the installation of a RAS access.

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Lancom Systems 1711, 821, 1621 manual Coupling Entry

1621, 1711, 821 specifications

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