User guide
IOLAN+, IOLAN+ Rack & IOLAN+ 102/104 User guide
User authentication/logging
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Chapter 5 Modem authentication and logging
Option Description
Auth Host The IP Address/Name of the host that IOLAN+ attempts to
login to for authenticating users.
Authentication Port The TCP service to be used for authenticating users.
Normally this is set to 23 for Telnet.
Login Prompt The string used by IOLAN+ 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.
Password Prompt The string used by IOLAN+ to know when to send the users
password. Use ‘ssword’ as depicted above.
Success Indication String The string used by IOLAN+ 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.
Failure Indication String The string IOLAN+ 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.
Maximum Login Attempts The number of login attempts IOLAN+ will allow the user to
make before dropping the call.
Login Timeout This defines the amount of time in seconds IOLAN+ will wait
for the user to provide a login ID and password before
dropping the line.
Disconnect Probe This option determines whether authentication probe logins
will be terminated on completion of authentication.
Log Username The User ID IOLAN+ 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
IOLAN+ 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 Tips on page 78.)
Log File The filename the log user will send itsmessages to.
Normally this will go to the log user’s home directory.
Log Power Up/Down IOLAN+ will log when it is powered up and rebooted.
Log User Login/Logout IOLAN+ will log when a user logs in and out of a port
on IOLAN+.