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Administration Guide
IP Address
This field displays the IP address assigned by the PPPoE service provider
(0.0.0.0 indicates that the IP address is automatically assigned. If your ISP
assigned you a static IP address, type it in this field.
Authentication
Protocol
Select the authentication protocol from the drop-down menu.
Auto:
automatically configures the access protocol. This is the default
option.
CHAP:
(Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol) select this access
protocol for dialing into a network that provides a moderate degree of
security.
PAP:
(Password Authentication Protocol) select this access protocol for
dialing into a network that provides only basic functionality.
Connection
Connection options are
Always On
and
Connect on Demand
. If you
select
Connect on Demand
, the following field
Idle Timeout
is available.
If your ISP charges a fee for connection time, select
Connect on
Demand
.
Idle Timeout
This field is only available when the
Connection
field is set to
Connect on
Demand
. Type the number in minutes that you want the connection to dis-
connect when idle.
DNS
Check
Obtain DNS Automatically
to enable the router to configure this
value, or type in the Primary and Secondary DNS values provided by your
ISP.
RIP
Select the RIP version from the drop-down menu. If you are not sure which
version to choose, select
Disable
.
MTU
MTU (Maximum Transmission/Transfer Unit) refers to the largest frame
size that can be transmitted over the network. Messages longer than the
MTU must be divided into smaller frames. The default value is sufficient for
most scenarios.