Cabletron Systems CyberSWITCH CSX150 User Manual

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USER’S GUIDE128 CyberSWITCHNotes: It is not necessary to disable a security option, even if you are not using the option. Thesecurity required for the authentication of each device will depend on the informationyou have entered for that device. If, for some reason, you wish to disable an option,select the Id of the option and press .The CSX1200, CSX1000, and CSX150 no longer connect to devices which use the RFC1294 protocol to define their datalink headers. For these particular products only,disregard (i.e., do not select) the IP Host (RFC 1294) Link option on the System OptionsMenu.SYSTEM O PTIONS CONFIGURATION ELEMENTSCALLING LINE ID S ECURITYValidates the Calling Line information received when an ISDN connection is made. The system willcompare the incoming Calling Line Id with the value configured (if any) in the Device List. If thenumbers are identical the connection will be established. Otherwise, the system will reject theincoming call.When the Calling Line Id security is enabled, entering a Calling Line Id for each remote device isoptional. When two remote devices share the same line (a single point-multipoint ISDN line), theycan also configure the same Calling Line Ids if they both also have some other type ofauthentication configured (for example, PAP, CHAP, or Bridge MAC Address Authentication).The following table illustrates the dependencies between other authentication methods and theCalling Line Id authentication:System Options Menu:PPP Link:1) PAP Password Security ENABLED2) CHAP Challenge Security ENABLEDHDLC Bridge Link:3) Bridge MAC Address Security ENABLEDIP Host (RFC 1294) Link:4) IP Host Id Security ENABLEDISDN:5) Calling Line Id Security ENABLEDId of the Option to change or for previous menu: