Perle Systems STS Remote Access PPP Profile, Default State, Data Options On, Off, Default Off

Serial Port Profiles

Default State	Sets the default state of the plug.
	Data Options: On, Off
	Default: Off
Associated Port	When a server or router has its console port connected to one of the serial ports
	on this IOLAN and that server/router is also powered by this RPS, the
	server/router serial port number should be entered here. This will give you
	direct access to some RPS commands when managing that server or router
	(using Telnet or SSH).

Remote Access (PPP) Profile

Overview

The Remote Access (PPP) profile configures a serial port to allow a remote user to establish a PPP connection to the IOLAN’s serial port. This is typically used with a modem for dial-in or dial-out access to the network or a wireless WAN card.

Functionality

There are two options for PPP user authentication:

1.You can configure a specific user/password and a specific remote user/password per a serial port.

2.You can create a secrets file with multiple users and their passwords that will globally authenticate users on all serial ports.

You can use configure PPP authentication in the configuration or in the secrets file, but not both.

If you want to use a secrets file, you must download the secrets file to the IOLAN for CHAP or PAP authentication; the files must be downloaded to the IOLAN using the names chap-secretsand pap-secrets, respectively. The file can be downloaded to the IOLAN under the Custom Files option by selecting the Download Other File parameter.

In the Remote Access (PPP) CHAP on the Authentication Password fields blank.

profile, you must also specify the Authentication option as PAP or tab, but must leave the User, Password, Remote User, and Remote

An example of the CHAP secrets file follows:

#	Secrets for authentication using CHAP			acceptable local IP addresses
# client		server	secret
	barney	fred	flintstone1234567890	192.168.43.1
	fred	barney	wilma	192.168.43.2

An example of the PAP secret file follows:

# Secrets for authentication using PAP			acceptable local IP addresses
# client	server	secret
barney	*	flintstone1234567890
fred	*	wilma
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