Avocent Cyclades-PR4000 Home Theater Server User Manual


 
70Chapter 8 - The E1 and T1 Interfaces, With Signaling
Cyclades-PR4000
Authentication Menu CONFIG =>INTERFACE =>T1/E1=>
<CHANNEL>
=>AUTHENTICATION
Parameter Description
Authentication Type
Local
uses the list of users defined in CONFIG=> SECURITY=>USERS=>ADD.
Server
uses either Radius or Tacacs to authenticate the user.
Remote
is when this interface is considered to be the user and the
other
end of the
connection performs the authentication
Username Applies when Authentication Type is Remote. The username the remote device expects
to receive.
Password Applies when Authentication Type is Remote. The password the remote device expects
to receive.
Authentication
Server
Applies when
Authentication Type
is
Server
. Indicates that either a Radius or Tacacs
server is used for validation. The location and other parameters of the server must be
configured in CONFIG=> SECURITY. See section 4.3.
Authentication
Protocol
Applies when
Authentication Type
is
Local
or
Server
. Either PAP or CHAP or both can
be used for authentication.
Wizards were created to simplify the E1/T1 configuration for common applications. The Wizards Menu tree is
shown in Figure 8.10, and its parameters are explained in the next table. The parameters set automatically are
given in the tables that follow.