One-way PAP authentication configuration example

Network requirements

As shown in Figure 3, configure Router A to authenticate Router B by using PAP, but Router B not to authenticate Router A.

Figure 3: Network diagram

Configuration procedure

  1. Configure Router A:

    # Create a user account for Router B.

    <RouterA> system-view
    [RouterA] local-user userb class network
    

    # Set a password for the user account.

    [RouterA-luser-network-userb] password simple passb
    

    # Set the service type of the user account to PPP.

    [RouterA-luser-network-userb] service-type ppp
    [RouterA-luser-network-userb] quit
    

    # Enable PPP encapsulation on Serial 2/1/0. By default, an interface uses PPP encapsulation.

    [RouterA] interface serial 2/1/0
    [RouterA-Serial2/1/0] link-protocol ppp
    

    # Set the authentication mode to PAP.

    [RouterA-Serial2/1/0] ppp authentication-mode pap domain system
    

    # Assign an IP address to Serial 2/1/0.

    [RouterA-Serial2/1/0] ip address 200.1.1.1 16
    [RouterA-Serial2/1/0] quit
    

    # Configure local authentication for the PPP users in the default ISP domain (system).

    [RouterA] domain system
    [RouterA-isp-system] authentication ppp local
    
  2. Configure Router B:

    # Enable PPP encapsulation on Serial 2/1/0. By default, an interface uses PPP encapsulation.

    <RouterB> system-view
    [RouterB] interface serial 2/1/0
    [RouterB-Serial2/1/0] link-protocol ppp
    

    # Configure the PAP username and password sent from Router B to Router A when Router B is authenticated by Router A using PAP.

    [RouterB-Serial2/1/0] ppp pap local-user userb password simple passb
    

    # Assign an IP address to Serial 2/1/0 of Router B.

    [RouterB-Serial2/1/0] ip address 200.1.1.2 16
    

Verifying the configuration

# Use the display interface serial command to display information about Serial 2/1/0 of Router B.

[RouterB-Serial2/1/0] display interface serial 2/1/0
Serial2/1/0
Current state: UP
Line protocol state: UP
Description: Serial2/1/0 Interface
Bandwidth: 64kbps
Maximum Transmit Unit: 1500
Internet Address: 200.1.1.2/16 Primary
Link layer protocol: PPP
LCP: opened, IPCP: opened
...

The output shows that:

# Verify that Router A and Router B can ping each other.

[RouterB-Serial2/1/0] ping 200.1.1.1
5 packet(s) transmitted, 5 packet(s) received, 0.0% packet loss Ping 200.1.1.1 (200.1.1.1): 56 data bytes, press CTRL_C to break
56 bytes from 200.1.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=128 time=3.197 ms
56 bytes from 200.1.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=2.594 ms
56 bytes from 200.1.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=128 time=2.739 ms
56 bytes from 200.1.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=128 time=1.738 ms
56 bytes from 200.1.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=128 time=1.744 ms

--- Ping statistics for 200.1.1.1 ---
5 packet(s) transmitted, 5 packet(s) received, 0.0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max/std-dev = 1.738/2.402/3.197/0.576 ms