Chapter 36 Remote Node Setup

36.3.2.1 Outgoing Authentication Protocol

Generally speaking, you should employ the strongest authentication protocol possible, for obvious reasons. However, some vendor’s implementation includes a specific authentication protocol in the user profile. It will disconnect if the negotiated protocol is different from that in the user profile, even when the negotiated protocol is stronger than specified. If you encounter a case where the peer disconnects right after a successful authentication, please make sure that you specify the correct authentication protocol when connecting to such an implementation.

36.3.2.2 Nailed-Up Connection

A nailed-up connection is a dial-up line where the connection is always up regardless of traffic demand. The ZyWALL does two things when you specify a nailed-up connection. The first is that idle timeout is disabled. The second is that the ZyWALL will try to bring up the connection when turned on and whenever the connection is down. A nailed-up connection can be very expensive for obvious reasons.

Do not specify a nailed-up connection unless your telephone company offers flat-rate service or you need a constant connection and the cost is of no concern.

The following table describes the fields not already described in Table 219 on page 584.

36.3.2.3 Metric

See Section 8.6 on page 170 for details on the Metric field.

Table 220 Fields in Menu 11.1 (PPPoE Encapsulation Specific)

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

Service Name

If you are using PPPoE encapsulation, then type the name of your PPPoE service

 

here. Only valid with PPPoE encapsulation.

Authen

This field sets the authentication protocol used for outgoing calls.

 

Options for this field are:

 

CHAP/PAP - Your ZyWALL will accept either CHAP or PAP when requested by this

 

remote node.

 

CHAP - accept CHAP only.

 

PAP - accept PAP only.

Telco Option

 

 

 

Allocated

The field sets a ceiling for outgoing call time for this remote node. The default for this

Budget

field is 0 meaning no budget control.

 

 

Period(hr)

This field is the time period that the budget should be reset. For example, if we are

 

allowed to call this remote node for a maximum of 10 minutes every hour, then the

 

Allocated Budget is (10 minutes) and the Period(hr) is 1 (hour).

 

 

Schedules

You can apply up to four schedule sets here. For more details please refer to

 

Chapter 47 on page 681.

 

 

Nailed-Up

This field specifies if you want to make the connection to this remote node a nailed-

Connection

up connection. More details are given earlier in this section.

 

 

Session

 

Options

 

 

 

Idle Timeout

Type the length of idle time (when there is no traffic from the ZyWALL to the remote

 

node) in seconds that can elapse before the ZyWALL automatically disconnects the

 

PPPoE connection. This option only applies when the ZyWALL initiates the call.

 

 

36.3.3 PPTP Encapsulation

If you change the Encapsulation to PPTP in menu 11.1, then you will see the next screen.

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