Data will be transmitted only when the link is in the open phase. Negotiation details are described in RFC1661.
Feature list
Async to Sync Conversion (external)
PPPuses
Related command:
∙ATB40 - Async to Sync PPP conversion.
Authentication conversion
After a link is established, it is necessary to authenticate the peer for security reasons. There are two popular authentication methods. One is Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) and the other is Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP). PAP is less secure because it transmits the username/password in plain text form. Unlike PAP, CHAP transmits the username/password in coded form. Some ISPs may support CHAP as the only method for authentication. For those applications which do not support CHAP, the omni converts PAP into CHAP. By default, the PAP/CHAP conversion is always activated, so the authentication from the TA to PC is always PAP. That means you must configure your software to accept plain text as password authentication. Do not worry about password leakage, the TA will send the password out in hashed form