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Password
Complete this field only if you have specified
PAP
or
CHAP
(security
protocols) in the
Security
field and:
z
you wish to dedicate this serial port to a single remote user, who will be
authenticated by the IOLAN, or
z
you are using the IOLAN as a router (back-to-back with another IOLAN)
Password means the following:
z
When
PAP
is specified, this is the password the remote device will use to
authenticate the port on this IOLAN.
z
When
CHAP
is specified, this is the secret (password) known to both ends
of the link upon which responses to challenges shall be based.
Field Format: You can enter a maximum of 16 alphanumeric characters.
Remote User
Complete this field only if you have specified
PAP
or
CHAP
(security
protocols) in the
Security
field, and
z
you wish to dedicate this line to a single remote user, who will be
authenticated by the IOLAN, or
z
you are using the IOLAN as a router (back-to-back with another IOLAN)
When
Dial In
or
Dial In/Dial Out
is enabled, the
Remote
User
is the name the
IOLAN will use to authenticate the port on the remote device. Your IOLAN
will only authenticate the port on the remote device when
PAP
or
CHAP
are
operating. When connecting together two networks, enter a dummy user name;
for example, DS_SALES.
Note If you want a reasonable level of security, the user name and password
should not be similar to a user name or password used regularly to login to the
IOLAN. This option does not work with external authentication.
Field Format: You can enter a maximum of 16 alphanumeric characters.
Remote Password
Complete this field only if you have specified
PAP
or
CHAP
(security
protocols) in the
Security
field, and
z
you wish to dedicate this serial port to a single remote user, and this user
will be authenticated by the IOLAN, or
z
you are using the IOLAN as a router (back-to-back with another IOLAN)
Remote password means the following:
z
When
PAP
is specified, this is the password the IOLAN will use to
authenticate the remote device.
z
When
CHAP
is specified, this is the secret (password) known to both ends
of the link upon which responses to challenges will be based.
Remote Password
is the opposite of the parameter
Password
. Your IOLAN
will only authenticate the remote device when
PAP
or
CHAP
is operating.
Field Format: You can enter a maximum of 16 alphanumeric characters.
Authentication
Timeout
The timeout, in minutes, during which successful PAP or CHAP authentication
must take place (when
PAP
or
CHAP
are specified). If the timer expires before
the remote end has been authenticated successfully, the link will be terminated.
Range: 1-255
Default: 1 minute