User guide

Access Method
96 BLACK BOX ® Advanced Console Server
Configuration for Dial-in Access
Parameters and Passed Values
The parameters that need to be configured are shown in the following list. Note: The charac-
ter “\” at the end of a line means that the string continues on the next line.
conf.pppd Location of the ppp daemon with Radius. Default value:
/usr/local/sbin/pppd.
all.ipno This is the default IP address of the BLACK BOX ® Advanced Console
Server's serial ports. Any host can access a port using its IP address as long
as a path to the address exists in the host's routing table. An example value
would be 192.168.1.101+. The “+” indicates that the first port should be
addressed as 192.168.1.101 and the following ports should have
consecutive values.
all.initchat Modem initialization string. Example value:
TIMEOUT 10 "" \d\l\dATZ \OK\r\n-ATZ-OK\r\n “” \“” ATMO OK\R\N “”\
TIMEOUT 3600 RING “” \
STATUS Incoming %p:I.HANDSHAKE “” ATA\
TIMEOUT 60 CONNECT@ “” \
STATUS Connected %p:I.HANDSHAKE
all.autoppp Options to auto-detect a ppp session. The cb-script parameter defines the
file used for callback and enables negotiation with the callback server.
Callback is available in combination with Radius Server authentication.
When a registered user calls the BLACK BOX ® Advanced Console Server, it
will disconnect the user, then call the user back. The following three
parameters must be configured in the Radius Server.
• attribute Service_type(6): Callback Framed;
• attribute Framed_Protocol(7): PPP;
• attribute Callback_Number(19): the dial number (example: 50903300).