Patton electronic 6300 Modify Default Packet Settings, Select Modify Link Configuration

FS6300 NMS User Manual 5 • Configuring the 2616RC Card

Modify Default Packet Settings

You may modify the default PPP settings that each PPP link will take when first initialized. See “Modify PPP Link Configuration” on page 74 for modifying settings for individual links.

To modify default packet settings for PPP links:

1.Right-click on the card in the main window and select PPP Configuration. The PPP2616 window dis- plays.

2.Select Modify Link Configuration.

Figure 65. PPP Default Packet Settings

3.Edit the desired options:

–Authentication Technique: The login technique to use for authentication.

•none(0)—No authentication will be used

•pap(3)—password authentication protocol will be used

•chap(4)—challenge handshake authentication protocol will be used

•chapORpap(5)—chap will be negotiated first, if that fails, pap will be attempted

–Authentication Side: The side of the link which will be authenticating.

•local(1)—local server will be authenticating. Remote needs to log into local server.

•remote(2)—remote server will be authentication. Local needs to log into remote server.

–Authentication Username and Password: The username and password that will be sent to the remote side if the remote machine is authenticating.

–MRU: The setting for Maximum Receive Unit (MRU), used for the PPP negotiation.

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