Cabletron Systems Cabletron CyberSWITCH CSX5500 User Manual

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USER’S GUIDE188 CyberSWITCH9. Enter the authentication information needed. To begin entering the information, selectAuthentication from the Device Table Menu. The following menu will then be displayed:Provide the necessary device authentication information for your selected Line Protocol. (Referto On-node Device Database Security Requirements for details). For example, for a PPP device,specify a CHAP secret. Or, for an HDLC device, enter a Bridge Ethernet Address.For PPP, the ability to enable/disable outbound authentication (selection 3) is available.However, it is generally not necessary to enable outbound authentications on a point-to-pointline. If the device is associated with a frame relay virtual circuit, and the PVC name is differentthan the device name, then outbound authentication is required.In addition, if you want to add user-level security to IP, AppleTalk and bridge devices, youmay also enable User Level Authentication. This requires the user that initiates a connectionbetween the remote device and the CyberSWITCH to be authenticated at the user level as well.Refer to Device and User Level Security for details.Note: Do not enable User Level Authentication for terminal server devices which connectthrough the digital modem.10. To enter any needed IP information for your device, select IP from the Device Table Menu. Thefollowing screen will be displayed:Device Authentication Menu: (device = "DAN")PPP:1) PAP Password ""2) CHAP Secret ""3) Outbound Authentication ENABLED4) User Level Authentication DISABLEDIP Host (RFC 1294):5) IP Host Id ""HDLC Bridge:6) Bridge Ethernet Address ""7) Bridge Password ""ISDN:8) Calling Line Id(s) ""Select function from above or for previous menu:Device IP Menu: (device = "DAN")1) IP Address NONE2) IP Routing ENABLED3) Make calls for IP data ENABLED4) IP Input Filter NONE5) IP Output Filter NONESelect function from above or for previous menu: