Network Users; Login Users; Configuring Settings For Network And Login Users; Setting A Password - Lucent Technologies PortMaster 4 Configuration Manual

The user table provides login security for users to establish login sessions or network
dial-in connections. If you want to allow a network dial-in connection from another
router, the router must have an entry in the user table or in RADIUS.
PortMaster products allow you to configure two types of users, network users and login
users.

Network Users

Network users dial in to an asynchronous serial, synchronous serial, or ISDN port on the
PortMaster. A connection is established as soon as the user logs in. A PPP or SLIP (on
asynchronous ports) session is started. This type of connection can be used for dial-in
users or for other routers that need to access and transfer data from the network. Define
this type of user when network packets must be sent through the connection.

Login Users

Login users are allowed to establish PortMaster (in.pmd), rlogin, Telnet, or netdata
(TCP clear) connections through an asynchronous serial or ISDN port. A connection is
established to the specified host as soon as the user logs in. This type of connection is
useful for users who need to access an account on a host running TCP/IP.

Configuring Settings for Network and Login Users

The following settings can be configured for either network or login users.

Setting a Password

To set a password for either a login or network user, use the following command:
Command> set user Username password Password
The password can contain between 0 and 16 printable ASCII characters.

Setting the Idle Timer

The idle timer defines the number of minutes or seconds the line can be idle—in both
directions—before the PortMaster disconnects the user. You can set the idle time in
seconds or minutes, with any value between 2 and 240. The default setting is 0 minutes.
The idle timer is not reset by RIP, keepalive, or SAP packets.
To set the idle timer, use the following command:
Command> set user Username idle Number [minutes|seconds]
To disable the idle timer, set the time to 0 minutes.
Configuring Dial-In Users
Configuring Settings for Network and Login Users
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