10-10 User’s Reference Guide
Customizing the default profile
You can customize the Netopia Router’s default profile in the Default Answer Profile screen under the WAN Configuration menu.
Main
Menu
WAN
Configuration
Default Answer
Profile
1.Select Default Answer Profile in the WAN Configuration screen. Press Return. The Default Profile screen appears.
Default Answer | Profile |
Calling Number Authentication... | Preferred |
Force 56k on Answer: | No |
Must Match a Defined Profile: | Yes |
PPP Authentication... | PAP |
Bandwidth Allocation... | BAP |
Configure values which may be used when receiving a call in this screen.
2.To enable
Ignored: Calling Number Authentication (CNA) is not in effect.
Preferred: This is the default setting. Authentication is attempted if the calling number is available. If authentication fails, or the calling number is not available, the call proceeds as usual and the caller may still connect successfully. Use this setting if you expect to receive both regular and
Required: Authentication is attempted if the calling number is available. If authentication fails, or the calling number is not available, the Netopia R3100 disconnects the caller. Use this setting if you require all calls to be
Calling Number Authentication (CNA), is an application of CallerID. It is a method of verifying that an incoming call is originating from an expected site. Using CNA, you can increase the security of your network by requiring that callers not only possess the correct PPP authentication information, but also are calling from a particular physical location.