Virtual Profiles Commands

This chapter describes the commands used to configure Virtual Profiles.

Virtual Profiles is a unique Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) application that can create and configure a virtual access interface dynamically when a dial-in call is received, and tear down the interface dynamically when the call ends.

This feature runs on all Cisco IOS platforms that support Multilink PPP.

For configuration tasks and examples, refer to the "Configuring Virtual Profiles" chapter in the Dial Solutions Configuration Guide.

interface virtual-template

To associate a virtual template with a virtual template interface, use the interface virtual-template global configuration command.

interface virtual-template number

Syntax Description

number

Number used to identify the virtual template interface.

Default

Disabled. No virtual template number is defined.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.2 F.

A virtual template interface is used to provide the configuration for dynamically created Virtual-Access interfaces. It is created by users and can be saved in nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM).

Once the virtual template interface is created, it can be configured in the same way as a serial interface.

Example

The following example links this virtual-template interface with virtual-template 1:

interface virtual-template 1
 ip unnumbered ethernet 0
 ppp multilink
 ppp authentication chap

virtual-profile aaa

To enable virtual profiles by AAA configuration, use the virtual-profile aaa global configuration command.

virtual-profile aaa

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Default

Disabled

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.2 F.

Effect of this command for any specific user depends on the router being configured for AAA and the AAA server being configured for that user's specific configuration information.

Example

The following example configures virtual profiles by AAA configuration only:

virtual-profile aaa

Related Commands

You can use the master indexes or search online to find documentation of related commands.

aaa authentication
virtual-profile virtual-template

virtual-profile virtual-template

To enable virtual profiles by virtual interface template, use the virtual-profile virtual-template global configuration command.

virtual-profile virtual-template number

Syntax Description

number

Number of the virtual template to apply, in the range 1 to 30.

Default

Disabled. No virtual template is defined, and no default virtual template number is used.

Command Mode

Global configuration

Usage Guidelines

This command first appeared in Cisco IOS Release 11.2 F.

When virtual profiles are configured by virtual templates only, any interface-specific configuration information that is downloaded from the AAA server is ignored in configuring the virtual access interface for a user.

The interface virtual-template command defines a virtual template to be used for virtual profiles. Because several virtual templates might be defined for different purposes on the router (such as MLP, PPP over ATM, and virtual profiles), it is important to be clear about the virtual template number to use in each case.

Example

The following example configures virtual profiles by virtual templates only. The number 2 was chosen because virtual template 1 was previously defined for use by Multilink PPP.

virtual-profile virtual-template 2 

Related Commands

You can use the master indexes or search online to find documentation of related commands.

interface virtual-template