Enterasys Networks X-Pedition XSR CLI - Manual (Page 366)

PPP Commands
8-96 Configuring the Point-to-Point Protocol
XSR(config-if<S1>)#ppp timeout retry 20
username
This command adds or modifies a user who can manage the XSR.
This command specifies the password to be used in the PPP Challenge Handshake Authentication
Protocol (CHAP) caller identification and by the Password Authentication Protocol (PAP).
A username entry is required for each remote system that the XSR communicates with and from
which it seeks authentication for protocols such as CHAP and PAP or MSCHAP. When the XSR
receives CHAP and MSCHAP challenges, the received username is searched through the list of
usernames to find a password so it can send a response.
When the XSR receives responses to its challenges, the response name is searched through the list
of usernames and passwords and compared. When the XSR receives PAP responses it also
searches through its list of usernames to match passwords.
Syntax
username name password {cleartext | secret type} password
Syntax of the “no” Form
The no form of this command deletes the user:
no username name
Default
No password is predefined
Mode
Global configuration: XSR(config}#
Note: Refer to “Network Management” on page 1 for more details.
name User ID.
cleartext The password will not be encrypted.
secret The password will be encrypted.
type 0 or 5 . 0 means the input password is expected to be unencrypted; 5 means the
input password is already encrypted so it will not be encrypted again.
password For CHAP authentication: specifies the secret password for the local router or
the remote system. The secret is encrypted when stored on the local router.
The password can be up to 255 ASCII characters. Enclose the password in
double quotes if entering a string with spaces. There is no limit to the number of
username‐password combinations that can be specified, allowing any number of
remote systems to be authenticated.