Instruction manual
Section 4 User Interface Guide Total Access 850 System Manual
118 © 2004 ADTRAN, Inc. 64203376L1-1B
L2 PROTOCOL (T1 TDM FIRMWARE) – T1 INTERFACE > PPP
Configure the L2 PROTOCOL parameters and view the status of the T1 interface using PPP protocol from
this menu.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1 TDM–T1–PPP) > CONFIG
Configure the L2 PROTOCOL parameters for the T1 interface using PPP protocol.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1 TDM–T1–PPP) > CONFIG > MODE
Select the L2 PROTOCOL mode. Choices are ROUTE IP, BRIDGE ALL, and ROUTE IP/BRIDGE OTHER. The
default is
ROUTE IP.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1 TDM–T1–PPP) > CONFIG > AUTHENTICATION
The AUTHENTICATION menu contains the required parameters for the authentication of the PPP peer and for
being authenticated by the PPP peer. Authentication is applied between the unit and the PPP peer as
described in the Authentication submenus.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1 TDM–T1–PPP) > CONFIG > AUTHENTICATION > TX METHOD
This parameter specifies how the unit is to be authenticated by the PPP peer. There are four possible
selections. Default is
NONE.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1 TDM–T1–PPP) > CONFIG > PPP
Configure the PPP specific parameters such as MAX CONFIG, MAX TIMER, MAX FAILURE, and FORCE PEER IP
A
DDRESS from this menu.
L2 PROTOCOL (T1 TDM–T1–PPP) > CONFIG > PPP > MAX CONFIG
This value is the number of unanswered configuration-requests that should be transmitted before resetting
PPP negotiations. The possible values are
5, 10, 15 and 20 (def).
NONE
The connection will not allow the PPP peer to authenticate it
PAP, CHAP, OR EAP
The unit will ask for EAP during the first PPP LCP negotiation and
allow the PPP peer to negotiate down to
CHAP or PAP.
CHAP OR EAP
The unit will ask for EAP during the first PPP LCP negotiation and
allow the PPP peer to negotiate down to
CHAP but not PAP.
EAP ONLY
The unit will only allow EAP to be negotiated. If the PPP peer is not
capable of doing EAP, then the connection will not succeed.
PAP ONLY
The unit will only allow PAP to be negotiated. If the PPP peer is not
capable of doing
PAP, then the connection will not succeed.