WAN and System Configuration 7-3

4.Select Datalink Options and press Return. The Datalink Options screen appears.

Note: The Datalink Options shown below are for the default Data Link Encapsulation method PPP. (For VPN Data Link Options see “Virtual Private Networks” on page 9-1.)

Datalink (PPP/MP) Options

Data Compression...

Standard LZS

Send Authentication...

PAP

Send User Name:

 

Send Password:

 

Receive User Name:

 

Receive Password:

 

Maximum Packet Size:

1500

In this Screen you will configure the PPP/MP specific connection params.

You can accept the defaults, or change them if you wish.

Data Compression options are: Ascend LZS, Standard LZS (the default), or None.

Send Authentication options are: PAP (Password Authentication Protocol), CHAP (Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol), the secure token protocols PAP-TOKEN and CACHE-TOKEN, or None, the default. For more information about token security see “Token Security Authentication” on page 14-36. If your ISP does not use any of these authentication methods, choose None. The Send Authentication information is used to authenticate your call to your service provider. The Receive User Name and Password information is used to authenticate attempted dial-in connections.

If your ISP uses PAP or PAP-TOKEN, select Send User Name and enter the user name your ISP gave you to connect. If you selected PAP, select Send Password and enter your password. If you selected PAP-TOKEN, you don’t enter the password now.

If your ISP uses CHAP, select Send Host Name and enter the user name your ISP gave you to connect. Then select Send Secret and enter the secret (CHAP term for password) your ISP gave you.

If your ISP uses CACHE-TOKEN, select Send User Name and enter the user name your ISP gave you to connect. Select Send Password and enter your password.

You can specify user name and password for both outgoing and incoming calls. Your name and pass- word can be up to 32 characters each.

Enter a Maximum Packet Size between 128 and 1510 bytes. 1500 is the default.

Return to the Add Connection Profile screen by pressing Escape.

5.Select IP Profile Parameters and press Return. The IP Profile Parameters screen appears.

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