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Table 6-5 Menu 11.1 Remote Node Profile (Backup ISP)

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

Allocated

Budget

Enter the maximum number of minutes that this remote node may be

called within the time period configured in the

Period

field. The default

for this field is 0 meaning there is no budget control and no time limit

for accessing this remote node.

0

(default)

Period(hr)

Enter the time period (in hours) for how often the budget should be

reset. For example, to allow calls to this remote node for a maximum

of 10 minutes every hour, set the

Allocated Budget

to 10 (minutes)

and the

Period

to 1 (hour).

0

(default)

Nailed-Up

Connection

Press [SPACE BAR] to select

Yes

to set this connection to always be

on, regardless of whether or not there is any traffic. Select

No

to have

this connection act as a dial-up connection.

No

(default)

Session

Options

Edit Filter sets

This field leads to another “hidden” menu. Use [SPACE BAR] to select

Yes

and press [ENTER] to open menu 11.5 to edit the filter sets.

No

(default)

Idle Timeout

Enter the number of seconds of idle time (when there is no traffic from

the Prestige to the remote node) that can elapse before the Prestige

automatically disconnects the PPP connection. This option only

applies when the Prestige initiates the call.

100

seconds

(default)

Once you have configured this menu, press [ENTER] at the message “Press ENTER to Confirm...” to

save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

6.2.7 Editing PPP Options

To edit the remote node PPP Options, move the cursor to the

Edit PPP Options

field in

Menu 11.1 -

Remote Node Profile

, and press [

SPACE BAR]

to select

Yes

and open Menu 11.2, as shown next.

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Figure 6-5 Menu 11.2 - Remote Node PPP Options

Table 6-6 Menu 11.2 - Remote Node PPP Options

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

Select the vendor-specific encapsulation for the link. There are two options in this field.

Standard PPP - Standard PPP encapsulation is used.

Encapsulation

CISCO PPP - Cisco PPP encapsulation is used.

Compression

Turn on/off Stac data compression. The default for this field is Off.

Once you have completed filling in

Menu 11.2 - Remote Node PPP Options

, press [ENTER] at the

message “Press ENTER to Confirm…” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

6.2.8 Edit Script Options

The Prestige provides this script facility if text login is required before PPP negotiation is started. The

script consists of programmable sets; each set is composed of an

Expect

string and a

Send

string. After

matching a message from the server to the

Expect

field, the Prestige returns the set’s

Send

string to the

server.

For instance, a typical login sequence starts with the server printing a banner, a login prompt for you to

enter the user name and a password prompt to enter the password:

Welcome to Acme, Inc.

Login: myLogin

Menu 11.2 - Remote Node PPP Options

Encapsulation= Standard PPP

Compression= No

Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL:

Press Space Bar to Toggle.

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Password:

To handle the first prompt, you specify “ogin: ” as the

Expect

string and “myLogin” as the

Send

string in

set.

The reason for leaving out the leading “L” is to avoid having to know exactly whether it is upper or

lower case.

Similarly, you specify “word: ” as the

Expect

string and your password as the

Send

string for

the second prompt in set 2.

You can use two variables, $USERNAME and $PASSWORD (all UPPER case), to represent the actual

user name and password in the script, so they will not show in clear text.

They are replaced with the

outgoing login name and password in the advanced dial backup setup screen, when the Prestige sees them

in a

Send

string.

Please note that both variables must been entered exactly as shown.

Also note that the ordering of the sets is significant, i.e., starting from set 1, the Prestige will wait until the

Expect

string is matched before it proceeds to set 2, and so on for the rest of the script.

When both the

Expect

and the

Send

fields of the current set are empty, the Prestige will terminate the script processing

and start PPP negotiation.

This implies two things: first, the sets must be contiguous; secondly, the sets

after an empty one are ignored.

Second, the last set should match the final message sent by the server.

For

instance, if the server prints

login successful.

Starting PPP...

After you enter the password, then you should create a third set to match the final “PPP...” but without a

Send

string. Otherwise, the Prestige will start PPP prematurely right after sending your password to the

server.

If there are errors in the script and it gets stuck at a set for longer than the

Dial Timeout

in the advanced

dial backup setup screen, then Prestige will timeout and drop the line.

To debug a script, initiate a manual

call and watch the trace display to see if the sequence of messages and prompts from the server differs from

what you expect.

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Figure 6-6 Remote Node Setup Script

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

Active

Press the space bar to toggle between Yes and No.

Set 1-6:

Expect

Enter an

Expect

string to match.

After matching the

Expect

string, the Prestige returns

the string in the

Send

field.

Set 1-6: Send

Enter a string to send out after the

Expect

string is matched.

Menu 11.4 – Remote Node Setup Script

Active= No

Set 1:

Expect=

Send=

Set 2:

Expect=

Send=

Set 3:

Expect=

Send=

Set 4:

Expect=

Send=

Set 5:

Expect=

Send=

Set 6:

Expect=

Send=

Press ENTER to CONFIRM or ESC to CANCEL:

Press Space Bar to Toggle.

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Chapter 7

LAN Setup

This chapter describes how to configure the WAN using menu 3.

7.1

Introduction

From the main menu, enter 3 to display menu 3 (shown next).

Figure 7-1 Menu 3 — LAN Setup

7.1.1 LAN Port Filter Setup

This menu allows you to specify the filter sets that you wish to apply to the LAN traffic. You seldom need

to filter the LAN traffic, however, the filter sets may be useful to block certain packets, reduce traffic and

prevent security breaches.

Menu 3 - LAN Setup

1. LAN Port Filter Setup

2. TCP/IP and DHCP Setup

Enter Menu Selection Number: