Philips 5900 user manual NetWare Packet Signature Levels

Management and Configuration

NetWare Packet Signature Levels

NetWare Packet Signatures protect servers and clients using the NCP (NetWare Core Protocol) services and prevent packet forgery by requiring the server and the client to sign each NCP packet.

There are two levels of NCP Packet Signature: the Server Level and the

AXIS Print Server Level (also know as the Workstation Level).

Server Levels Server packet signature levels are assigned by a new SET parameter: SET NCP PACKET SIGNATURE OPTION = n

Key to Server Levels	Explanation
0	Server does not sign packets (regardless of the print server level)
1 (default)	Server signs packets only if the print server requests it (print server
	level is 2 or higher)
2	Server signs packets if the print server is capable of signing (print
	server level is 1 or higher)
3	Server signs packets and requires the print server to sign packets (or
	logging in will fail)

Print Server Levels Print server signature levels are assigned by a new NET.CFG parameter SIGNATURE LEVEL = n

Key to Print Server Levels	Explanation
0	Print server does not sign packets
1 (default)	Print server signs packets only if the server requests it (server option
	is 2 or higher)
2	Print server signs packets if the server is capable of signing (server
	option is 1 or higher)
3	Print server signs packets and requires the server to sign packets (or
	logging in will fail)

Regardless of server level, the AXIS print server has the capability to log in in Print Server Mode since it supports NCP Packet Level 3 (which is the most restrictive).

These procedures are taken care of automatically. There are no configurable parameters in the Print Server for choosing the NCP Packet Signature Level. The AXIS print server adapts itself to the Server Level.

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