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Packet Over SONET Module Installation and User Guide 3-31
Configuring and Monitoring PPP Functions
To configure the name and password for a specified PPP port, use the following
command:
config ppp user <name> {encrypted} {<password>} ports <portlist>
The name and password parameters can contain a maximum of 32 alphanumeric
characters each. As an option, you can use double quotation characters as delimiters to
enclose the
name and password parameters.
If you do not specify a
password parameter in this command, the command prompts
you to enter the new password two times: the first time to set the new password; the
second time to confirm the password.
The factory default value for both the
name and password parameters is the word
extreme.
You should not attempt to use the
encrypted keyword. It is used by the switch
when generating an ASCII configuration.
The following command example sets the name to “titus” and sets the password to
“1Afortune” for port 1 of the PoS module installed in slot 8 of the BlackDiamond
switch.
config ppp user "titus" "1Afortune" ports 8:1
Creating an Authentication Database Entry
Responses to authentication requests include a username. When the requesting entity
receives a response, it searches its local database for an entry with the specified
username. When an entry is located, the associated password is used to validate the
authentication response.
To create a local database entry that can be used to authenticate a PPP peer, use the
following command:
create account pppuser <name> {encrypted} {<password>}
The name and password parameters are both character strings of up to 32 alphanumeric
characters. Both strings must start with an alphabetic character, but can be any
combination of alphanumerical characters thereafter. As an option, you can use double
quotation characters as delimiters to enclose the
name and password parameters.