Outgoing Authentication Protocol - ZyXEL Communications Prestige 642 User Manual

Prestige 642 ADSL Internet Access Router
Field
Outgoing: My Login
Outgoing:
My
Password
Outgoing: Authen
Route
Bridge
Edit PPP Options
Rem IP Addr
Edit IP/IPX/Bridge
Session Option:
Edit Filter Sets
Once you have completed filling in Menu 11.1 – Remote Node Profile, press [Enter] at the message
[Press ENTER to Confirm...] to save your configuration, or press [Esc] at any time to cancel.

4.1.3 Outgoing Authentication Protocol

Generally speaking, you should employ the strongest authentication protocol possible, for obvious reasons.
However, some vendor's implementation includes 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 the case where the peer disconnects right after a
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Description
Enter the login name for your Prestige when it calls this
remote node.
Enter the password for your Prestige when it calls this
remote node.
This field sets the authentication protocol used for outgoing
calls.
Options for this field are:
CHAP/PAP - Your Prestige will accept either CHAP or
PAP when requested by this remote node.
CHAP - accept CHAP only.
PAP - accept PAP only.
This field determines the protocols that your Prestige will
route.
Bridging is used for protocols that the Prestige does not
support, e.g., SNA, or not turned on in the previous Route
field. When bridging is enabled, your Prestige will forward
any packet that it does not route to this remote node;
otherwise, the packets are discarded. .
To edit the PPP options for this remote node, move the
cursor to this field, use the space bar to select Yes and
press [Enter]. This will bring you to Menu 11.2 - Remote
Node PPP Options. For more information on configuring
PPP options, see the section Editing PPP Options.
Enter the IP address of the remote gateway.
Press the space bar to select Yes and press Enter to go to
Menu 11.3 - Remote Node Network Layer Options menu.
Use the space bar to toggle this field to Yes and press
[Enter] to open Menu 11.5 to edit the filter sets. See the
Remote Node Filter section for more details.
Options
CHAP/PAP
CHAP
PAP
Press
space bar
to toggle
Yes/No
Press
space bar
to toggle
Yes then
press
[Enter]
Yes or No
Default=
No
Remote Node Configuration