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Defining the Dialer Service
21-14 Managing Dial Services
MODE Command Variables
The following table explains the MODE command variables:
USERNAME Defines the user name
to be supplied to a peer
that requires the
access server to be
authenticated.
Maximum length = 1 to 16
characters
PASSWORD Indicates the password
to be supplied to a peer
that requires
authentication from
the access server.
Maximum length = 1 to 16
characters
• May be entered either on
the command line within
quotes or at a prompt.
• If PASSWORD is the
last word on the
command line, the user is
prompted for a password.
• DNAS masks the
password string upon
entry.
MODE Indicates the type of
session the dial
service will create
after successfully
completing the
modem connection.
Variables: LOCAL/
LOGIN/PPP/SLIP/*
Variable Definition
LOCAL Interactive nondedicated session.
LOGIN Interactive dedicated session to a host.
PPP Dedicated PPP session.
SLIP Dedicated SLIP session
* Any mode allowed
Characteristic Description Comments