Configuring for Cisco Mutual Authentication


This configuration note explains what other settings you need to pay attention to when configuring the Prestige talk to a Cisco router. Due to Cisco's authentication scheme, you need to configure some additional fields in Prestige when talking to a Cisco device. There are two things you must pay attention to. The first is Cisco's mutual authentication scheme, and the second is their interpretation of CHAP.


                       Menu 13 - Default Dial-in Setup

     Telco Options:                       IP Address Supplied By:
       CLID Authen= None                    Dial-in User= Yes
                                            IP Pool= No
     PPP Options:                             IP Start Addr= N/A
       Recv Authen= CHAP/PAP                  IP Count(1,4)= N/A
       Compression= Yes
       Mutual Authen= Yes                 Session Options:
         O/G Username= test                 Edit Filter Sets= No  
         O/G Password= ********               
       Multiple Link Options:                 
         Max Trans Rate(Kbps)= 128
                                          
     Callback Budget Management:            
       Allocated Budget(min)= 0             
       Period(hr)= 0                        

                  Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
 

Key Settings:


                    Menu 11.1 - Remote Node Profile

     Rem Node Name= LAN2                  Edit PPP Options= No
     Active= Yes                          Rem IP Addr=140.113.1.1
     Call Direction= Both             Edit IP= No
                                          
     Incoming:                            Telco Option:
       Rem Login=  [cisco_hostname]        Transfer Type= 64K
       Rem Password= ****                    Allocated Budget(min)=
       Rem CLID= N/A                          Period(hr)=
       Call Back= N/A                       Schedules=  
     Outgoing:                              Carrier Access Code=
       My Login= [prestige_systemname]      Nailed-Up Connection= No
       My Password= ********                Toll Period(sec)= 0
       Authen= CHAP/PAP                   Session Options:
       Pri Phone #= 10000                   Edit Filter Sets= No
       Sec Phone #=                         Idle Timeout(sec)= 100

                    Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:
 

Key Settings:


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