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Terminal Server User Guide
User authentication/logging
Option
Auth Host
Authentication Port
Login Prompt
Password Prompt
Success Indication String
Failure Indication String
Maximum Login Attempts
Login Timeout
Disconnect Probe
Log Username
Log File
Log Power Up/Down
Log User Login/Logout
Description
The IP Address/Name of the host that the Terminal Server
attempts to login to for authenticating users.
The TCP service to be used for authenticating users.
Normally this is set to 23 for Telnet.
The string used by the Terminal Server to know when to
send the login ID. Set this field to ogin:. Leave out the first
letter as some systems use a 'L' and others use a 'l' as the
first letter.
The string used by the Terminal Server to know when to
send the users password. Use 'ssword' as depicted above.
The string used by the Terminal Server to determine if the
login ID and Password were valid and the login process was
successful. Normally you will see the string 'Last' after
successfully logging in.
The string your Terminal Server will look for to determine
that the Login ID or Password were invalid. You will normally
see the word 'invalid' or 'incorrect' as part of the failure
message from the host.
The number of login attempts your Terminal Server will allow
the user to make before dropping the call.
This defines the amount of time in seconds the Terminal
Server will wait for the user to provide a login ID and
password before dropping the line.
This option determines whether authentication probe logins
will be terminated on completion of authentication.
The User ID your Terminal Server will use to log in to
the authentication host and log messages. This user
needs to be at a shell prompt to 'cat' messages to the
log file. The password for the log user is set up under
the Terminal Server Administration Menu -Change
option. Then choose the Logger option and enter the
log user's password as defined on the host. You will
have to enter this password twice. (See
page 74.)
The filename the log user will send itsmessages to.
Normally this will go to the log user's home directory.
The Terminal Server will log when it is powered up and
rebooted.
The Terminal Server will log when a user logs in and
out of a port on Terminal Server.
Chapter 5 Modem authentication and logging
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