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Configuring the Digi One and PortServer TS Products for Outbound PPP
Configuring the Digi One and PortServer TS Products for Outbound PPP Configuring the Digi One and PortServer TS Products for Outbound PPP

 

NOTE: Make sure you are running the latest firmware for the Digi product you have.  For the latest firmware go to www.digi.com and select your product from the drop down list.  This will bring you to the latest firmware version available for your Digi product.

1.     Open a browser window, point to the IP address of the PortServer TS or Digi One Device Server, and login as root (or use Digi Port
      Authority Remote).
2.   A screen like this should appear:
      

3.   After logging in select Configure, Port.
4.   Click on Port 1 to bring up the Port Configuration screen.
5.  
Set device type to Modem Out (or Modem if bidirectional)
     

6.   Click on the PPP Tab.     

7.   There are several schools of thought for handling Routing with our PPP abilities.  To test the PortServer use Forwarding=Passive
      and Proxy-Arp.

      1) Static. Where you place the routes manually in the machines in question. This can be a fairly labor-intensive process, and may require
          a bit of work to keep up.

      2) Proxy-Arp: Where your PPP client is on the same network as the Digi-One (172.17.153.x) and the Digi-One is responsible to
          see that packets get to the PPP client. This will require an extra Network IP address for the PPP client. (This is probably the
          preferred, and easiest method) Command: set forwarding state=passive proxyarp=on

      3) RIP: The process of having the Digi-One advertise to the other routers on the network that they have a way to get to a specific
          network, In this case the PPP Clients network. A few drawbacks include: a) Your current routers must use RIP to advertise routes
          between them. b) Each PPP client must be on it's own network. c) If Split-Horizon or Poison Reverse is not used, you will
          experience some route Convergence issues.

8.   Do not initially configure an IP Address.  Start with an IP Address on the same subnet as the PortServer otherwise you get into configuring
      whether or not other devices know how to get to the PortServer.

9.   Login scripts are seldom required. Use them when you are configuring Digi-device-to-Digi Device connections and the Digi device that 
      is to be accessed requires the user to supply a password and does not use RADIUS.

10. Configure a Device by clicking Add Device after selecting Device Menu from step #3 under the Outbound PPP section.

11. Enter the required information and click Submit.

12. Configure a User by clicking Add User after selecting User Menu from step #4 under the Outbound PPP section.


13. Initially set username and password to be the same.     
14. Default service should be NetService (if this is a PPP user. This setting is required for PPP users)
 

15. Select Outbound PPP Settings at the bottom of the page.


16. Configure an IP Address: This means that the user will use the IP address specified here. 
17. Device Name: Is the device to use for this outbound PPP user. The Digi-supplied device (gendialer) works for most applications.
18. Phone Number: Is the phone number to pass to the modem to establish this PPP connection.
19. Login Script: Is a login script to use for this outbound PPP user. Typically, a login script is not required. You need one for Digi
      Device-to-Digi Device communication, when passwords are enabled and when  RADIUS is not used by the Digi devices being
      accessed. If you require a login script, the Digi-supplied login script (loginscript) works for most applications.
20. Login Name: This is the name to use for logging into the remote server.
21. Password: This is the password to use for logging into the remote server.

 

 

Related Information:

  • http://supportold.digi.com/support/manuals/psts/92000305_D.pdf

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